Catherine Corrine SheesleyAge: 91 years1908–1999
- Name
- Catherine Corrine Sheesley
- Given names
- Catherine Corrine
- Surname
- Sheesley
 Birth | February 5, 1908 24 22 |
 Birth of a sister | Vale Lorraine Sheesley October 2, 1916 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 7 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 8 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 9 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/ |
 Census | January 29, 1920 (Age 11 years) |
| Census | 1925 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 21 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 6, 1930 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a father | Harry Ephraim Sheesley January 24, 1931 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 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 41 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 37 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 | Valley Forrest Housholder December 12, 1981 (Age 73 years) |
 Death | October 29, 1999 (Age 91 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clearwater Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Harry Ephraim Sheesley Birth: April 1, 1883 — Illinois, United States Death: January 24, 1931 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States |
| mother |
Valley Forrest Housholder Birth: October 25, 1885 — Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas, United States Death: December 12, 1981 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: June 6, 1906 — Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas, United States |
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20 months herself |
Catherine Corrine Sheesley Birth: February 5, 1908 24 22 — Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas, United States Death: October 29, 1999 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States |
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9 years younger sister |
Vale Lorraine Sheesley Birth: October 2, 1916 33 30 — Cicero, Sumner, Kansas, United States Death: August 2, 2005 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Harry Ephraim Sheesley - Household
London, Sumner, Kansas, United States
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| Census | Kansas State - Census transcript - Harry Ephraim Sheesley - Household
Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Harry Ephraim Sheesley - Household
Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
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