Ruth Irene BorakerAge: 95 years1906–2001
- Name
- Ruth Irene Boraker
- Given names
- Ruth Irene
- Surname
- Boraker
- Married name
- Ruth Irene Power
 Birth | February 25, 1906 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 9 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 10 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 11 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/ |
 Marriage | Forest Penniwell Power — View this family November 30, 1926 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 23 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 25, 1930 (Age 24 years) |
 Divorce | Forest Penniwell Power — View this family before 1935 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 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 43 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 39 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 husband | Forest Penniwell Power September 7, 1983 (Age 77 years) |
 Death | December 12, 2001 (Age 95 years) |
| Family with Forest Penniwell Power |
| ex-husband |
Forest Penniwell Power Birth: August 9, 1905 36 23 — Swan Lake, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States Death: September 7, 1983 — Washington, United States |
| herself |
Ruth Irene Boraker Birth: February 25, 1906 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States Death: December 12, 2001 — Blaine, Whatcom, Washington, United States |
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Marriage: November 30, 1926 — Whatcom, Washington, United States |
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Divorce: before 1935 — |
| Forest Penniwell Power + Donalda Mae Denis |
| ex-husband |
Forest Penniwell Power Birth: August 9, 1905 36 23 — Swan Lake, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States Death: September 7, 1983 — Washington, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Donalda Mae Denis Birth: January 26, 1916 — Skagit, Washington, United States Death: April 5, 2005 — Seattle, King, Washington, United States |
| step-son |
James R Power Birth: December 23, 1940 35 24 — Washington, United States Death: November 14, 1962 — Washington, United States |
| step-daughter |
Private |
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Forest Penniwell Power - Household
2520 Dean Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington
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