Effie Ellen MeffordAge: 89 years1902–1992
- Name
- Effie Ellen Mefford
- Given names
- Effie Ellen
- Surname
- Mefford
 Birth | November 5, 1902 21 17 |
 Birth of a brother | Albert Franklin Mefford May 18, 1905 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Zetta Mae Mefford May 20, 1907 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Dennis Raymond Mefford April 20, 1914 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Isaiah Tevis Mefford Jr December 30, 1914 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Garrison Mefford June 6, 1916 (Age 13 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 13 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 14 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 15 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/ |
 Census | January 16, 1920 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Celia Beckham August 23, 1928 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 26 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William Auburn “Willie” Pruitt April 8, 1938 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 39 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 47 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 brother | Garrison Mefford October 13, 1962 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a mother | Oma Alice Pruitt February 23, 1968 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a father | Lewis Izara Mefford May 28, 1970 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 43 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 brother | Albert Franklin Mefford May 5, 1976 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a sister | Zetta Mae Mefford June 21, 1990 (Age 87 years) |
 Death | April 25, 1992 (Age 89 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pheasant Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Lewis Izara Mefford Birth: April 10, 1881 27 33 — Mansfield, Wright, Missouri, United States Death: May 28, 1970 — Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Oma Alice Pruitt Birth: January 7, 1885 28 26 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 23, 1968 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: January 30, 1902 — Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States |
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9 months herself |
Effie Ellen Mefford Birth: November 5, 1902 21 17 — Arkansas, United States Death: April 25, 1992 — Bluejacket, Craig, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Albert Franklin Mefford Birth: May 18, 1905 24 20 — Arkansas, United States Death: May 5, 1976 — Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Zetta Mae Mefford Birth: May 20, 1907 26 22 — Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States Death: June 21, 1990 — Prairie Grove, Drew, Arkansas, United States |
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7 years younger brother |
Dennis Raymond Mefford Birth: April 20, 1914 33 29 — Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States Death: June 24, 2004 — Rio Linda, Sacramento, California, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Garrison Mefford Birth: June 6, 1916 35 31 — Arkansas, United States Death: October 13, 1962 — Oklahoma, United States |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Lewis Izara Mefford - Household
ED 50 Sugar Loaf, Boone, Arkansas, United States
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