Gertrude Elizabeth GreggAge: 101 years1888–1989
- Name
- Gertrude Elizabeth Gregg
- Given names
- Gertrude Elizabeth
- Surname
- Gregg
- Married name
- Gertrude Elizabeth Epps
 Birth | April 2, 1888 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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 27 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 28 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 29 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 41 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 |
 Marriage | Benjamin Franklin Epps — View this family September 4, 1943 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 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 12, 1950 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 61 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 husband | Benjamin Franklin Epps April 27, 1958 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 57 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 25, 1989 (Age 101 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tilden Cemetery |
| Family with Benjamin Franklin Epps |
| husband |
Benjamin Franklin Epps Birth: January 1, 1876 36 31 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: April 27, 1958 — Overland, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Gertrude Elizabeth Gregg Birth: April 2, 1888 — Creighton, Cass, Missouri, United States Death: April 25, 1989 — Swansea, St. Clair, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: September 4, 1943 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Benjamin Franklin Epps + Mary Jane Miller |
| husband |
Benjamin Franklin Epps Birth: January 1, 1876 36 31 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: April 27, 1958 — Overland, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Mary Jane Miller Birth: June 2, 1876 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Death: November 11, 1940 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: October 15, 1898 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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14 months step-son |
Harry Epps Birth: December 3, 1899 23 23 — Missouri, United States Death: December 24, 1899 — Missouri, United States |
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19 months step-daughter |
Hazel Helen Epps Birth: July 15, 1901 25 25 — Missouri, United States Death: August 28, 1969 — Missouri, United States |
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4 years step-son |
Earle Leo Epps Sr Birth: January 11, 1905 29 28 — Missouri, United States Death: September 25, 1974 — Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States |
| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Epps - Household
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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