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George Oscar HartleyAge: 83 years18851969

Name
George Oscar Hartley
Given names
George Oscar
Surname
Hartley
Birth September 15, 1885
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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 30 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 31 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 32 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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
MarriageLaura Beth HancockView this family
between June 2, 1940 and December 1940 (Age 54 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 1950 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 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 60 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 August 13, 1969 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hillcrest Cemetery
Family with Laura Beth Hancock - View this family
himself
George Oscar Hartley
Birth: September 15, 1885Kansas, United States
Death: August 13, 1969Waynesville, Pulaski, Missouri, United States
wife
Marriage: between June 2, 1940 and December 1940
Robert E Key + Laura Beth Hancock - View this family
wife’s husband
Robert E Key
Birth: November 21, 1892Lawrenceburg, Anderson, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 7, 1986Clay Center, Butler, Kansas, United States
wife
Marriage: April 19, 1911Craig, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
step-son
Harry Alvin Key Sr.
Birth: November 1, 1913 20 17Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States
Death: May 13, 1989Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Grace Kathryn Key
Birth: September 4, 1916 23 20Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 18, 2002Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States
7 years
step-son
Robert E Key Jr
Birth: October 16, 1923 30 27Missouri, United States
Death: April 27, 1944Missouri, United States
13 years
step-son

No family available

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - George Oscar Hartley - Household

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Hartley, George OheadMW64MarKSWK62FarmerFarm
Hartley, Laura BwifeFW54MarARH
Key, LarrystepsonMW14NevMOOT