Myrtle Lena MasseyAge: 53 years1885–1939
- Name
- Myrtle Lena Massey
- Given names
- Myrtle Lena
- Surname
- Massey
- Married name
- Myrtle Lena Duff
 Birth | September 15, 1885 |
 Adoption | unknown Adoption: Adopted by father |
 Death of a father | Edward Perkins May 31, 1888 (Age 2 years) |
| Marriage of parents | James Kindred Massey — Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Frost — View this family July 3, 1890 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Ivy Maude Massey November 17, 1890 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ivy Maude Massey November 17, 1890 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Samuel Edward Massey August 25, 1894 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel Edward Massey August 25, 1894 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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 |
| Death of a half-brother | John W Koontz before 1900 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | John W Koontz before 1900 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 30 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 31 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 32 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 44 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 |
| Death of a mother | Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Frost November 30, 1929 (Age 44 years) Cause: Elremia |
| Death of a mother | Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Frost November 30, 1929 (Age 44 years) Cause: Elremia |
 Death | July 13, 1939 (Age 53 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Edward Perkins Birth: about 1854 Death: May 31, 1888 — Plaquemines, Louisiana, United States |
| mother |
Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Frost Birth: September 12, 1851 32 29 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: November 30, 1929 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: May 24, 1884 — Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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16 months herself |
Myrtle Lena Massey Adoption: Birth: September 15, 1885 — Pulaski, Arkansas, United States Death: July 13, 1939 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| Family with adoptive parents |
| father |
James Kindred Massey Birth: April 4, 1845 — Floyd, Georgia, United States Death: September 27, 1942 — Sweet Home, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Frost Birth: September 12, 1851 32 29 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: November 30, 1929 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: July 3, 1890 — Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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-5 years herself |
Myrtle Lena Massey Adoption: Birth: September 15, 1885 — Pulaski, Arkansas, United States Death: July 13, 1939 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Ivy Maude Massey Birth: November 17, 1890 45 39 — Pulaski, Arkansas, United States Death: October 17, 1973 — Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Samuel Edward Massey Birth: August 25, 1894 49 42 — Pulaski, Arkansas, United States Death: November 19, 1957 — San Diego, San Diego, California, United States |
| Mother’s family with Adam P Koontz |
| step-father |
Adam P Koontz Birth: September 13, 1840 — Bremen, Marshall, Indiana, United States Death: January 29, 1926 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Frost Birth: September 12, 1851 32 29 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: November 30, 1929 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: before 1870 — |
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9 months half-sister |
Rosa Alice Koontz Birth: September 25, 1870 30 19 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: October 7, 1954 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years half-sister |
Lillie Catherine “Kate” Koontz Birth: September 12, 1873 32 22 — Bremen, Marshall, Indiana, United States Death: November 5, 1968 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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7 years half-brother |
John W Koontz Birth: about 1880 39 28 — Marion, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1900 |
| Mother’s family with Adam P Koontz |
| step-father |
Adam P Koontz Birth: September 13, 1840 — Bremen, Marshall, Indiana, United States Death: January 29, 1926 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Frost Birth: September 12, 1851 32 29 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: November 30, 1929 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: before 1870 — |
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9 months half-sister |
Rosa Alice Koontz Birth: September 25, 1870 30 19 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: October 7, 1954 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years half-sister |
Lillie Catherine “Kate” Koontz Birth: September 12, 1873 32 22 — Bremen, Marshall, Indiana, United States Death: November 5, 1968 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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7 years half-brother |
John W Koontz Birth: about 1880 39 28 — Marion, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1900 |