Sarah Elizabeth “Lizzie” RidensAge: 71 years1895–1966
- Name
- Sarah Elizabeth “Lizzie” Ridens
- Given names
- Sarah Elizabeth
- Surname
- Ridens
- Nickname
- Lizzie
- Married name
- Sarah Elizabeth Pottenger
 Birth | November 29, 1895 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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 |
 Marriage | George William Pottenger — View this family November 5, 1916 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 20 years)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 daughter#1 | Ruby Christine Pottenger August 28, 1917 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 21 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 22 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 daughter #2 | Ruth Irene Pottenger August 18, 1919 (Age 23 years) |
 Census | January 20, 1920 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Orville Pottenger November 7, 1921 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 33 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 3, 1930 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Harold Paul Pottenger November 21, 1932 (Age 36 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Kenneth Maynard Cline — Ruby Christine Pottenger — View this family April 16, 1938 (Age 42 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1940 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Judith Ellen “Judy” Cline September 14, 1940 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Mary Ann Cline January 14, 1942 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Russell Marion Raker — Ruth Irene Pottenger — View this family December 27, 1947 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Michael William “Mike” Pottenger August 27, 1949 (Age 53 years) |
| Census | April 6, 1950 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Marjorie Grace Pottenger November 8, 1953 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 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 husband | George William Pottenger July 6, 1958 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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 | December 9, 1966 (Age 71 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maple Park Cemetery |
| Family with George William Pottenger |
| husband |
George William Pottenger Birth: April 9, 1892 32 17 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: July 6, 1958 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Sarah Elizabeth “Lizzie” Ridens Birth: November 29, 1895 — Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States Death: December 9, 1966 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: November 5, 1916 — Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States |
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10 months daughter |
Ruby Christine Pottenger Birth: August 28, 1917 25 21 — Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States Death: December 29, 2002 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Ruth Irene Pottenger Birth: August 18, 1919 27 23 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 16, 2013 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
William Orville Pottenger Birth: November 7, 1921 29 25 — Monarch, Marion, Arkansas, United States Death: April 9, 1978 — Harris, Texas, United States |
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11 years son |
Harold Paul Pottenger Birth: November 21, 1932 40 36 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States Death: November 25, 1994 — Missouri, United States |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - George William Pottenger - Household
Dodd, Marion, Arkansas
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - George William Pottenger - Household
312 Locust Street Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - George William Pottenger - Household
Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - George William Pottenger - Household
312 Locust Street Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri
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