Olen Ira WheatAge: 56 years1901–1957
- Name
- Olen Ira Wheat
- Given names
- Olen Ira
- Surname
- Wheat
 Birth | February 8, 1901 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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/ |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Velma Marguarette Wheat January 28, 1925 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 28 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 10, 1940 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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 10, 1950 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 48 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 wife | Lola Pruitt October 22, 1956 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 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 | June 18, 1957 (Age 56 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Olivewood Cemetery |
| Family with Lola Pruitt |
| himself |
Olen Ira Wheat Birth: February 8, 1901 — Missouri, United States Death: June 18, 1957 — Riverside, California, United States |
| wife |
Lola Pruitt Birth: September 6, 1903 24 18 — Arkansas, United States Death: October 22, 1956 — Riverside, California, United States |
| daughter |
Velma Marguarette Wheat Birth: January 28, 1925 23 21 — Silver Lake, Desha, Arkansas, United States Death: July 28, 2002 — Moreno Valley, Riverside, California, United States |
| son |
Private |
| son |
Private |
| son |
Private |
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Olen Ira Wheat - Household
Perris, Riverside, California, United States
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