William John LexAge: 86 years1874–1961
- Name
- William John Lex
- Given names
- William John
- Surname
- Lex
 Birth | December 14, 1874 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 3 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Rachel V Lex about 1901 (Age 26 years) Address: Birth year/place based on 1910 Census |
 Marriage | Jane V “Jennie” Foster — View this family July 24, 1903 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Helene Jane Lex about 1904 (Age 29 years) Address: Birth year/place based on 1910 Census |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Ethel May Lex about 1907 (Age 32 years) Address: Birth year/place based on 1910 Census |
| Birth of a son #4 | William Lex Jr about 1909 (Age 34 years) Address: Birth year/place based on 1910 Census |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Ruth Helen Lex March 3, 1911 (Age 36 years) Address: See Social Security Death Index for birth/death years |
| Birth of a son #6 | Foster J Lex about 1913 (Age 38 years) Address: Birth year/place based on 1930 Census |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 41 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 42 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 43 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 7, 1920 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 54 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 11, 1930 (Age 55 years) |
| Census | May 7, 1940 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a wife | Jane V “Jennie” Foster January 17, 1941 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 75 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 71 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | May 23, 1961 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Christ Church Cemetery |
| Family with Jane V “Jennie” Foster |
| himself |
William John Lex Birth: December 14, 1874 — Ringtown, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States Death: May 23, 1961 — Butler, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States |
| wife |
Jane V “Jennie” Foster Birth: May 24, 1883 19 22 — England, United Kingdom Death: January 17, 1941 — Fountain Springs, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Marriage: July 24, 1903 — Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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-19 months daughter |
Rachel V Lex Birth: about 1901 26 17 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: |
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4 years daughter |
Helene Jane Lex Birth: about 1904 29 20 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: |
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4 years daughter |
Ethel May Lex Birth: about 1907 32 23 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
William Lex Jr Birth: about 1909 34 25 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Ruth Helen Lex Birth: March 3, 1911 36 27 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: September 1993 — Hatboro, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States |
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3 years son |
Foster J Lex Birth: about 1913 38 29 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William John Rex - Household
Conyngham, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William John Lex - Household
Conyngham, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William John Rex - Household
Butler, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - William John Lex - Household
Butler, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States
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