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Lois Estella MufflyAge: 98 years18931991

Name
Lois Estella Muffly
Given names
Lois Estella
Surname
Muffly
Married name
Lois Estella Barnett
Birth January 5, 1893 41 43
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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
Census June 9, 1900 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 22 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 23 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 24 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/
MarriageChester Ralph BarnettView this family
October 30, 1921 (Age 28 years)
Death of a motherMinerva Glenn Baker
June 11, 1923 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Betty G Barnett
June 5, 1924 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 36 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 10, 1930 (Age 37 years)
Death of a fatherJames Henry Muffly
October 7, 1937 (Age 44 years)
Census April 8, 1940 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 48 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
#1
Robert Dale Zeiner Sr
December 10, 1949 (Age 56 years)
Census April 10, 1950 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 56 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 husbandChester Ralph Barnett
May 13, 1972 (Age 79 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 52 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 January 15, 1991 (Age 98 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenwood Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
James Henry Muffly
Birth: January 15, 1851Stephenson, Illinois, United States
Death: October 7, 1937Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
mother
Minerva Glenn Baker
Birth: July 4, 1849Howard, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: June 11, 1923Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States
Marriage: April 2, 1873Dakota, Stephenson, Illinois, United States
20 years
herself
Lois Estella Muffly
Birth: January 5, 1893 41 43Iowa, United States
Death: January 15, 1991Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
Family with Chester Ralph Barnett - View this family
husband
Chester Ralph Barnett
Birth: September 24, 1888 43 33Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
Death: May 13, 1972Kansas, United States
herself
Lois Estella Muffly
Birth: January 5, 1893 41 43Iowa, United States
Death: January 15, 1991Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
Marriage: October 30, 1921Kansas, United States
3 years
daughter

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Henry Muffly - Household

Sumner, Bremer, Iowa, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Muffly, James HheadWMJan185149M27ILPAPAMerchant (Hardware)0YesYesYesOFF
Muffly, Minerva GwifeWFJul184950M2733PAPAPAYesYesYes
Muffly, GlennsonWMOct188415SIAILPAAt School9YesYesYes
Muffly, Lois EdaughterWFJan18937SIAILPAAt School2

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Chester Ralph Barnett - Household

Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Barnett, Chester RheadR25NoMW42M34NoYesKSINILYesForemanDairyWYes
Barnett, Lois MwifeFW38M29NoYesIAILPAYesEnumeratorFederal CensusWYes
Barnett, BettydaughterFW5SYesKSKSIANone
Muffly, James Hfather-in-lawMW79WdNoYesILPAPAYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Chester Ralph Barnett - Household

Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Barnett, C RheadO1600MW51MNoKS00
Barnett, Lois MxwifeFW47MNoIA00
Barnett, BettyxxdaughterFW15SYesKS00

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Chester Ralph Barnett - Household

Riverside, Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Barnett, C RheadMW61MarKSOT
Barnett, Lois MwifeFW57MarIAH