Herschel Sherman “Boots” GrimsleyAge: 81 years1916–1998
- Name
- Herschel Sherman “Boots” Grimsley
- Given names
- Herschel Sherman
- Surname
- Grimsley
- Nickname
- Boots
 Birth | August 27, 1916 25 25 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916Note: 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 4 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 16 months)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 | Yoma Zerbetta Grimsley June 15, 1919 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Robert Gordon McGehee July 9, 1921 (Age 4 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 22, 1930 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Carolyn Sue Grimsley July 25, 1933 (Age 16 years) |
 Marriage | Georgia Dean Mhoon — View this family June 18, 1938 (Age 21 years) |
| Marriage | Lillian Lorraine Copenhaver — View this family between 1940 and 1943 (Age 23 years) Note: Marriage info based on marital status in 1940 Census and 1943 military records |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 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 maternal grandmother | Harriette A “Hattie” Howell November 21, 1945 (Age 29 years) |
| Census | April 4, 1950 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 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 29 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 father | James Arthur Grimsley July 27, 1977 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lula Lee McGehee January 24, 1986 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a wife | Lillian Lorraine Copenhaver August 9, 1993 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a sister | Janice Nadine Grimsley July 28, 1995 (Age 78 years) |
 Death | May 11, 1998 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fayetteville National Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Arthur Grimsley Birth: October 2, 1890 — Arkansas, United States Death: July 27, 1977 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| mother |
Lula Lee McGehee Birth: November 11, 1890 23 21 — Arkansas, United States Death: January 24, 1986 — Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: April 10, 1910 — Benton, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Janice Nadine Grimsley Birth: October 24, 1912 22 21 — Arkansas, United States Death: July 28, 1995 — Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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4 years himself |
Herschel Sherman “Boots” Grimsley Birth: August 27, 1916 25 25 — Arkansas, United States Death: May 11, 1998 — Washington, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Yoma Zerbetta Grimsley Birth: June 15, 1919 28 28 — Cave Springs, Benton, Arkansas, United States Death: June 2, 2004 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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14 years younger sister |
Carolyn Sue Grimsley Birth: July 25, 1933 42 42 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States Death: September 22, 2005 — Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Family with Georgia Dean Mhoon |
| himself |
Herschel Sherman “Boots” Grimsley Birth: August 27, 1916 25 25 — Arkansas, United States Death: May 11, 1998 — Washington, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Georgia Dean Mhoon Birth: June 6, 1919 — Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States Death: November 13, 2001 — Lowell, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: June 18, 1938 — Washington, Arkansas, United States |
| Family with Lillian Lorraine Copenhaver |
| himself |
Herschel Sherman “Boots” Grimsley Birth: August 27, 1916 25 25 — Arkansas, United States Death: May 11, 1998 — Washington, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Lillian Lorraine Copenhaver Birth: May 19, 1919 — Osage, Oklahoma, United States Death: August 9, 1993 — Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: between 1940 and 1943 — |
Herschel Sherman “Boots” Grimsley has 16 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (16)
Parents Luther Erie Hooper + Mary Mae McGehee
Parents Edmund Ralston + Mary Mae McGehee
Parents Michael Leroy Troutman + Mary Mae McGehee
Parents Albert Lon “Bert” McGehee + Lena Bell Beard
Parents Herman Earl McGehee + Sadie B Gorum
Parents Herman Earl McGehee + Clara Nannie Stroud
1Private–
Parents Carl Everette McGehee + Maud Epperson
4Private–
Parents Walter Galway Browning + Anna Laura McGehee
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Arthur Grimsley - Household
Benton, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Arthur Grimsley - Household
Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Herschel Sherman “Boots” Grimsley - Household
Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
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