Dora Alice EdwardsAge: 92 years1868–1961
- Name
- Dora Alice Edwards
- Given names
- Dora Alice
- Surname
- Edwards
 Birth | July 20, 1868 20 21 |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 5 months)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Birth of a brother | John Jackson Edwards August 15, 1870 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Edwards 1872 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Walter Edwards May 2, 1875 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Charles H Edwards March 25, 1877 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary E Edwards December 8, 1878 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 9 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a brother | Hershel Edwards January 8, 1881 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nettie Edwards August 30, 1883 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Andrew Jackson Edwards September 28, 1885 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Barney Coy Edwards May 27, 1887 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 29 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 47 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 48 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 49 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/ |
| Death of a father | William Harrison Edwards July 7, 1926 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Jane Bivin June 24, 1927 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a brother | Charles H Edwards September 27, 1928 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 61 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 73 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 |
| Death of a sister | Nettie Edwards July 4, 1948 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a brother | Barney Coy Edwards July 8, 1951 (Age 82 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 81 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 | John Jackson Edwards August 16, 1954 (Age 86 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Edwards 1958 (Age 89 years) |
| Death of a brother | Walter Edwards September 28, 1959 (Age 91 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 77 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 | 1961 (Age 92 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Harrison Edwards Birth: November 16, 1847 25 20 — Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 7, 1926 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Martha Jane Bivin Birth: May 20, 1847 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 24, 1927 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: September 5, 1867 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months herself |
Dora Alice Edwards Birth: July 20, 1868 20 21 Death: 1961 |
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2 years younger brother |
John Jackson Edwards Birth: August 15, 1870 22 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 16, 1954 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Thomas Edwards Birth: 1872 24 24 Death: 1958 |
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3 years younger brother |
Walter Edwards Birth: May 2, 1875 27 27 Death: September 28, 1959 |
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23 months younger brother |
Charles H Edwards Birth: March 25, 1877 29 29 Death: September 27, 1928 |
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20 months younger sister |
Mary E Edwards Birth: December 8, 1878 31 31 Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
Hershel Edwards Birth: January 8, 1881 33 33 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 20, 1962 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Nettie Edwards Birth: August 30, 1883 35 36 Death: July 4, 1948 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Barney Coy Edwards Birth: May 27, 1887 39 40 Death: July 8, 1951 |