Lawrence Blaine “Larry” WesterfieldAge: 88 years1889–1978
- Name
- Lawrence Blaine “Larry” Westerfield
- Given names
- Lawrence Blaine
- Surname
- Westerfield
- Nickname
- Larry
 Birth | July 31, 1889 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 26 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 27 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 28 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/ |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Eva Lou Westerfield May 10, 1921 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Lawrence Tomerlin Westerfield January 8, 1923 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Frances Lee Westerfield September 19, 1924 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Edward Eugene “Eddie” Westerfield March 29, 1927 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Theda Marie Westerfield June 1, 1928 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Wilma Bell Westerfield August 11, 1929 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 40 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 9, 1930 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Martha Ann Westerfield September 10, 1936 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Barbara Lou Knight March 5, 1940 (Age 50 years) |
| Census | April 24, 1940 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Linda Jo Westerfield December 22, 1941 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | James Merrill Knight June 25, 1948 (Age 58 years) |
| Census | April 13, 1950 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Rickie Lane Daugherty June 30, 1951 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | John Thomas Renfrow IV December 31, 1951 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Alan N Westerfield February 28, 1952 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 60 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 |
| Death of a grandson | James Merrill Knight August 20, 1972 (Age 83 years) Cause: Accidental Drowning |
| Death of a wife | Margaret Dayton Tomerlin October 15, 1975 (Age 86 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 56 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 | April 17, 1978 (Age 88 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery |
| Family with Margaret Dayton Tomerlin |
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Lawrence Blaine “Larry” Westerfield Birth: July 31, 1889 — Ohio, Kentucky, United States Death: April 17, 1978 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Margaret Dayton Tomerlin Birth: July 10, 1899 22 21 — Echols, Ohio, Kentucky, United States Death: October 15, 1975 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
| daughter |
Eva Lou Westerfield Birth: May 10, 1921 31 21 — Echols, Ohio, Kentucky, United States Death: April 17, 1997 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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20 months son |
Lawrence Tomerlin Westerfield Birth: January 8, 1923 33 23 — Ohio, Kentucky, United States Death: January 24, 1994 — Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months daughter |
Frances Lee Westerfield Birth: September 19, 1924 35 25 — Echols, Ohio, Kentucky, United States Death: November 28, 2001 — Cromwell, Ohio, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Edward Eugene “Eddie” Westerfield Birth: March 29, 1927 37 27 — Echols, Ohio, Kentucky, United States Death: April 24, 2000 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months daughter |
Theda Marie Westerfield Birth: June 1, 1928 38 28 — Echols, Ohio, Kentucky, United States Death: April 9, 2001 — Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States |
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14 months daughter |
Wilma Bell Westerfield Birth: August 11, 1929 40 30 — Ohio, Kentucky, United States Death: December 6, 2020 — Ohio, Kentucky, United States |
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Martha Ann Westerfield Birth: September 10, 1936 47 37 — Wysox, Ohio, Kentucky, United States Death: February 18, 1989 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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Linda Jo Westerfield Birth: December 22, 1941 52 42 — Cromwell, Ohio, Kentucky, United States Death: August 4, 2007 — Newburgh, Warrick, Indiana, United States |
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Lawrence Blaine “Larry” Westerfield - Household
Beaver Dam and Paridise Rockport, Ohio, Kentucky
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