Clara E “Pink” RushAge: 71 years1879–1951
- Name
- Clara E “Pink” Rush
- Given names
- Clara E
- Surname
- Rush
- Nickname
- Pink
 Birth | October 19, 1879 38 27 Note: The birth year is based on the 1880 Census. It appears her Obituary and Tombstone Photo shoul be 1879 and not 1880. |
 Census | June 24, 1880 (Age 8 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Rush March 22, 1882 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a mother | Susan Agnes Kershner February 7, 1890 (Age 10 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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 |
| Death of a father | John Wesley Rush January 4, 1912 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 36 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 37 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 38 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 49 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 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 | August 7, 1951 (Age 71 years) |
| Obituary | Clara E Charters (nee Rush) Obituary August 8, 1951 (1 day after death) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 70 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 66 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 |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kewanna Citizens IOOF Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Wesley Rush Birth: December 9, 1840 — Indiana, United States Death: January 4, 1912 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Susan Agnes Kershner Birth: November 4, 1851 — Ohio, United States Death: February 7, 1890 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: December 3, 1869 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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10 years herself |
Clara E “Pink” Rush Birth: October 19, 1879 38 27 — Indiana, United States Death: August 7, 1951 — Indiana, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Rush Birth: March 22, 1882 41 30 — Indiana, United States Death: October 9, 1966 — South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States |
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| Birth | The birth year is based on the 1880 Census. It appears her Obituary and Tombstone Photo shoul be 1879 and not 1880. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Rush - Household
Wayne Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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