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Martha Avis RussellAge: 54 years19241978

Name
Martha Avis Russell
Given names
Martha Avis
Surname
Russell
Married name
Martha Avis Gallagher
Birth September 20, 1924 23 20
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 5 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 1, 1930 (Age 5 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMartha Nooe
December 9, 1931 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 17 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
#1
Timothy Russell Gallagher
November 19, 1950 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 25 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 daughter
#2
Patricia Elizabeth Gallagher
June 17, 1954 (Age 29 years)
Death of a fatherHugh Way Russell
September 1, 1968 (Age 43 years)
Death of a motherBlanche Elizabeth Hanner
November 19, 1972 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 21 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 November 12, 1978 (Age 54 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Holly Hill Memorial Park
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father
Hugh Way Russell
Birth: March 31, 1901 20 19Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 1, 1968Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
mother
Blanche Elizabeth Hanner
Birth: October 3, 1903Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 19, 1972Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: October 23, 1922Davidson, North Carolina, United States
23 months
herself
Martha Avis Russell
Birth: September 20, 1924 23 20Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 12, 1978Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
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husband
John Ray Gallagher
Birth: October 2, 1913Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States
Death: May 24, 1994Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
herself
Martha Avis Russell
Birth: September 20, 1924 23 20Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 12, 1978Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Patricia Elizabeth Gallagher
Birth: June 17, 1954 40 29Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 3, 2017Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
-4 years
son
Timothy Russell Gallagher
Birth: November 19, 1950 37 26Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 15, 2017
daughter
Private
son
Private

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Hugh Way Russell - Household

10 Cox Ave Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Russell, Hugh WheadMW29M22NCNCNCLinotypeOperator
Russell, Blanche EwifeFW26M19NCNCNCHair DresserBeauty Shop
Russell, Martha AdaughterFW5SNCNCNC