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Charles Henry GilchristAge: 53 years19181971

Name
Charles Henry Gilchrist
Given names
Charles Henry
Surname
Gilchrist
Birth April 25, 1918 21 20
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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

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 5, 1920 (Age 20 months)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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
Census April 27, 1950 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 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
Birth of a son
#1
Michael Dale Gilchrist
July 16, 1956 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 July 25, 1971 (Age 53 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Resthaven Gardens of Memory
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father
John Henry Gilchrist
Birth: October 30, 1896Woods, Oklahoma, United States
Death: August 27, 1993Seiling, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States
mother
Avis Olive Hunter
Birth: August 4, 1897Chihuahua, Mexico
Death: July 5, 1991Arlington, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Marriage: April 17, 1917Woodward, Oklahoma, United States
1 year
himself
Charles Henry Gilchrist
Birth: April 25, 1918 21 20Oklahoma, United States
Death: July 25, 1971Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
Family with Jessie Pearl Troutman - View this family
himself
Charles Henry Gilchrist
Birth: April 25, 1918 21 20Oklahoma, United States
Death: July 25, 1971Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
wife
Jessie Pearl Troutman
Birth: January 9, 1917 24 21Kansas, United States
Death: April 11, 2011Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
son
Private
son
Private
son
Michael Dale Gilchrist
Birth: July 16, 1956 38 39Wichita, Kansas, United States
Death: August 12, 2005Harvey, Kansas, United States

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Henry Gilchrist - Household

Webster, Woodward, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Gilchrist, HenryheadRMW23MYesYesOKKSKSFarmerGeneral FarmOA
Gilchrist, AviswifeFW22MYesYesMexicoEnglishOKILNone
Gilchrist, CharlessonMW1 year 8 monthsSOKOKMexicoEnglish

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Charles Henry Gilchrist - Household

Garden City, Finney, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Gilchrist, Charles HheadMW32MarOKWK29ConstructionConstruction CoP
Gilchrist, Jessie PwifeFW33MarKSWK40TeacherSchoolG