 Birth | September 5, 1927 |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 2 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 14 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 1, 1950 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 22 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 | John Lee “Johnny” Cox December 16, 1971 (Age 44 years) |
 Marriage | Curtis Lesile Ford — View this family after 1972 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 18 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 husband | Curtis Lesile Ford September 6, 1982 (on the date of death) Cause: Drowning |
 Death | September 6, 1982 (Age 55 years) Cause of death: Drowning |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Highland Memorial Cemetery |