Elbert Ovie EdwardsAge: 84 years1876–1961
- Name
- Elbert Ovie Edwards
- Given names
- Elbert Ovie
- Surname
- Edwards
 Birth | December 23, 1876 54 31 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 12 months)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 sister | Milen J Edwards February 8, 1883 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a father | Andrew Jackson Edwards September 28, 1885 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 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 39 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 40 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 41 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 mother | Amanda Latham July 26, 1920 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | William Harrison Edwards July 7, 1926 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 52 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 half-brother | Howell B Edwards July 10, 1933 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a sister | Rosa Bell Edwards November 27, 1938 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Annie Laura Edwards May 11, 1941 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 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 73 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 69 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 16, 1961 (Age 84 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Andrew Jackson Edwards Birth: January 22, 1822 64 42 — Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 28, 1885 |
| mother |
Amanda Latham Birth: December 19, 1845 Death: July 26, 1920 |
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Marriage: 1869 — |
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2 years elder sister |
Rosa Bell Edwards Birth: December 26, 1870 48 25 Death: November 27, 1938 |
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22 months elder sister |
Addie S Edwards Birth: November 7, 1872 50 26 Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
James Edwards Birth: May 1, 1875 53 29 Death: |
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20 months himself |
Elbert Ovie Edwards Birth: December 23, 1876 54 31 Death: October 16, 1961 |
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6 years younger sister |
Milen J Edwards Birth: February 8, 1883 61 37 Death: March 1962 |
| Father’s family with Arena Edwards |
| father |
Andrew Jackson Edwards Birth: January 22, 1822 64 42 — Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 28, 1885 |
| step-mother |
Arena Edwards Birth: November 10, 1827 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 5, 1866 |
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Marriage: January 15, 1844 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months half-brother |
Howell B Edwards Birth: March 12, 1845 23 17 Death: July 10, 1933 |
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3 years half-brother |
William Harrison Edwards Birth: November 16, 1847 25 20 — Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 7, 1926 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Mary Elizabeth Edwards Birth: February 4, 1850 28 22 Death: about 1874 |
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2 years half-sister |
Martha Ann Edwards Birth: February 16, 1852 30 24 Death: September 1, 1861 |
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10 years half-sister |
Annie Laura Edwards Birth: October 12, 1861 39 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 11, 1941 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |