Emmie Lou RagerAge: 87 years1915–2003
- Name
- Emmie Lou Rager
- Given names
- Emmie Lou
- Surname
- Rager
 Birth | October 31, 1915 21 16 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 2 months)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Birth of a sister | Ima Jean Rager October 20, 1917 (Age 23 months) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 14 months)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 2 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 sister | Bernice Ellen Rager January 7, 1920 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Thomas “Bob” Rager February 18, 1922 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Dorothy V Rager January 28, 1924 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ruby Doris Rager February 4, 1926 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 13 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 2, 1930 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Jacob Alexander “Jake” Groves July 12, 1942 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 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 | Ima Jean Rager December 8, 1947 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a father | Houston Robert Rager February 28, 1948 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 34 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 maternal grandmother | Martha Ellen “Mattie” Carneal July 16, 1961 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 30 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 mother | Elva Gertrude “Elvie” Groves February 12, 1989 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a brother | Robert Thomas “Bob” Rager December 22, 2000 (Age 85 years) |
| Death of a sister | Bernice Ellen Rager June 28, 2002 (Age 86 years) |
 Death | April 9, 2003 (Age 87 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Houston Robert Rager Birth: May 27, 1894 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 28, 1948 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Elva Gertrude “Elvie” Groves Birth: February 21, 1899 36 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 12, 1989 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: April 19, 1915 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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6 months herself |
Emmie Lou Rager Birth: October 31, 1915 21 16 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 9, 2003 |
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2 years younger sister |
Ima Jean Rager Birth: October 20, 1917 23 18 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 1947 — Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Bernice Ellen Rager Birth: January 7, 1920 25 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 2002 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Robert Thomas “Bob” Rager Birth: February 18, 1922 27 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 22, 2000 — Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months younger sister |
Dorothy V Rager Birth: January 28, 1924 29 24 — Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 10, 2020 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Ruby Doris Rager Birth: February 4, 1926 31 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 12, 2016 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| Mother’s family with Private |
| step-father |
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| mother |
Elva Gertrude “Elvie” Groves Birth: February 21, 1899 36 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 12, 1989 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
Emmie Lou Rager has 16 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (16)
Parents Charles Clayton “Charlie” Groves + Eva Lee Turner
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Parents John Robert Crawley + Ermine Esther Groves
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Parents William Thomas Sullivan + Ona Marie Groves
Parents Otho Raymond Davis + Nina Groves
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Houston Robert Rager - Household
Clifty Street Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky
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