Garrison MeffordAge: 46 years1916–1962
- Name
- Garrison Mefford
- Given names
- Garrison
- Surname
- Mefford
 Birth | June 6, 1916 35 31 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916Note: 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 6 months)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 18 months)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 3 years) |
 Death of a maternal grandmother | Celia Beckham August 23, 1928 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 13 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 23, 1930 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William Auburn “Willie” Pruitt April 8, 1938 (Age 21 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1940 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 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 33 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 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 | October 13, 1962 (Age 46 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Big Cabin 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 elder sister |
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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 himself |
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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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Lewis Izara Mefford - Household
ED 27 Sugar Loaf, Boone, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Lewis Izara Mefford - Household
Craig, Oklahoma, United States
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