Cora Ida BreshearsAge: 77 years1875–1953
- Name
- Cora Ida Breshears
- Given names
- Cora Ida
- Surname
- Breshears
- Married name
- Cora Ida Shaffer
 Birth | September 15, 1875 23 22 |
 Birth of a brother | Albert Winfield Breshears November 3, 1876 (Age 13 months) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 2 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a sister | Snow Iva Breshears November 15, 1879 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Rosetta “Etta” Breshears April 27, 1881 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Reuben Dobbin Breshears December 1, 1881 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Charles A Breshears March 23, 1883 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a brother | Charles A Breshears August 2, 1884 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mae T Breshears April 9, 1885 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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 paternal grandmother | Mary H Batten April 12, 1899 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a sister | Frances Elizabeth Breshears October 2, 1904 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a father | John Morris Breshears April 27, 1909 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 40 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 41 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 42 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/ |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Narcissa Elizabeth Howe July 27, 1920 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a mother | Rhoda Ann Keith October 23, 1927 (Age 52 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 |
| Death of a sister | Mae T Breshears March 12, 1939 (Age 63 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Mae T Breshears March 14, 1939 (Age 63 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kohlerlawn Cemetery |
| Death of a brother | Albert Winfield Breshears December 5, 1940 (Age 65 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Albert Winfield Breshears December 9, 1940 (Age 65 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Star Cemetery |
| 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 74 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 70 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 | February 27, 1953 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Star Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Morris Breshears Birth: November 23, 1851 27 19 — Polk, Missouri, United States Death: April 27, 1909 — Star, Ada, Idaho, United States |
| mother |
Rhoda Ann Keith Birth: December 13, 1852 25 19 — Polk, Missouri, United States Death: October 23, 1927 — Star, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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Marriage: June 11, 1871 — Polk, Missouri, United States |
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10 months elder sister |
Frances Elizabeth Breshears Birth: April 14, 1872 20 19 — Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States Death: October 2, 1904 — Ada, Idaho, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Sarah J Breshears Birth: January 11, 1874 22 21 — Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States Death: September 15, 1874 — Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States |
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20 months herself |
Cora Ida Breshears Birth: September 15, 1875 23 22 — Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States Death: February 27, 1953 — Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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14 months younger brother |
Albert Winfield Breshears Birth: November 3, 1876 24 23 — Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States Death: December 5, 1940 — Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Snow Iva Breshears Birth: November 15, 1879 27 26 — Middleton, Canyon, Idaho, United States Death: December 14, 1960 — Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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17 months younger sister |
Rosetta “Etta” Breshears Birth: April 27, 1881 29 28 — Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States Death: March 27, 1960 — Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Charles A Breshears Birth: March 23, 1883 31 30 — Ada, Idaho, United States Death: August 2, 1884 — Ada, Idaho, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Mae T Breshears Birth: April 9, 1885 33 32 — Star, Ada, Idaho, United States Death: March 12, 1939 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |