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Eva Lou WesterfieldAge: 75 years19211997

Name
Eva Lou Westerfield
Given names
Eva Lou
Surname
Westerfield
Married name
Eva Lou Knight
Married name
Eva Lou Myers
Birth May 10, 1921 31 21
Birth of a brotherLawrence Tomerlin Westerfield
January 8, 1923 (Age 19 months)
Birth of a sisterFrances Lee Westerfield
September 19, 1924 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherEdward Eugene “Eddie” Westerfield
March 29, 1927 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterTheda Marie Westerfield
June 1, 1928 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterWilma Bell Westerfield
August 11, 1929 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 8 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 8 years)
Birth of a sisterMartha Ann Westerfield
September 10, 1936 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Barbara Lou Knight
March 5, 1940 (Age 18 years)
Census April 24, 1940 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a sisterLinda Jo Westerfield
December 22, 1941 (Age 20 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Herbert Tomerlin
January 24, 1942 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 20 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 son
#2
James Merrill Knight
June 25, 1948 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 28 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 maternal grandmotherLou Ann Fulkerson
January 20, 1961 (Age 39 years)
Death of a sonJames Merrill Knight
August 20, 1972 (Age 51 years)
Cause: Accidental Drowning
Death of a motherMargaret Dayton Tomerlin
October 15, 1975 (Age 54 years)
Cause: Tuberculosis
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 24 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 of a fatherLawrence Blaine “Larry” Westerfield
April 17, 1978 (Age 56 years)
MarriageRussell E MyersView this family
July 14, 1986 (Age 65 years)
Death of a husbandMillard Sherman Knight
February 8, 1987 (Age 65 years)
Death of a sisterMartha Ann Westerfield
February 18, 1989 (Age 67 years)
Death of a brotherLawrence Tomerlin Westerfield
January 24, 1994 (Age 72 years)
Death April 17, 1997 (Age 75 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Marion Baptist Cemetery
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Eva Lou Westerfield
Birth: May 10, 1921 31 21Echols, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 17, 1997Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
20 months
younger brother
Lawrence Tomerlin Westerfield
Birth: January 8, 1923 33 23Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 24, 1994Daviess, Kentucky, United States
20 months
younger sister
Frances Lee Westerfield
Birth: September 19, 1924 35 25Echols, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 28, 2001Cromwell, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
Edward Eugene “Eddie” Westerfield
Birth: March 29, 1927 37 27Echols, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 24, 2000Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
14 months
younger sister
Theda Marie Westerfield
Birth: June 1, 1928 38 28Echols, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 9, 2001Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States
14 months
younger sister
Wilma Bell Westerfield
Birth: August 11, 1929 40 30Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 6, 2020Ohio, Kentucky, United States
brother
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younger sister
Martha Ann Westerfield
Birth: September 10, 1936 47 37Wysox, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 18, 1989Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
brother
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sister
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younger sister
Linda Jo Westerfield
Birth: December 22, 1941 52 42Cromwell, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 4, 2007Newburgh, Warrick, Indiana, United States
brother
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Family with Millard Sherman Knight - View this family
husband
Millard Sherman Knight
Birth: April 27, 1916Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 8, 1987Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
herself
Eva Lou Westerfield
Birth: May 10, 1921 31 21Echols, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 17, 1997Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
daughter
Barbara Lou Knight
Birth: March 5, 1940 23 18Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 30, 2009Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
son
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James Merrill Knight
Birth: June 25, 1948 32 27Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 20, 1972Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Family with Russell E Myers - View this family
husband
Russell E Myers
Birth: July 29, 1922New Marion, Ripley, Indiana, United States
Death: June 8, 2011Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
herself
Eva Lou Westerfield
Birth: May 10, 1921 31 21Echols, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 17, 1997Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Marriage: July 14, 1986Kentucky, United States

Eva Lou Westerfield has 10 first cousins recorded

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Mother's family (10)

Parents Oscar Lee Tomerlin + Gertrude L Robinson
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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Lawrence Blaine “Larry” Westerfield - Household

Beaver Dam and Paridise Rockport, Ohio, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Westerfield, BlaineheadMW40M31KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Westerfield, Margaret DwifeFW30M20KYKYKY
Westerfield, Eva LdaughterFW8SKYKYKY
Westerfield, Lawrence TsonMW7SKYKYKY
Westerfield, Frances LdaughterFW5SKYKYKY
Westerfield, Edward UsonMW3SKYKYKY
Westerfield, Theda MdaughterFW1-10mSKYKYKY
Westerfield, Wilma BdaughterFW7mSKYKYKY