John Henry GilchristAge: 96 years1896–1993
- Name
- John Henry Gilchrist
- Given names
- John Henry
- Surname
- Gilchrist
 Birth | October 30, 1896 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 months)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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 19 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Marriage | Avis Olive Hunter — View this family April 17, 1917 (Age 20 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Charles Henry Gilchrist April 25, 1918 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 20 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 21 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 5, 1920 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 32 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 45 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 53 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Michael Dale Gilchrist July 16, 1956 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a son | Charles Henry Gilchrist July 25, 1971 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 wife | Avis Olive Hunter July 5, 1991 (Age 94 years) |
 Death | August 27, 1993 (Age 96 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Brumfield Cemetery |
| Family with Avis Olive Hunter |
| himself |
John Henry Gilchrist Birth: October 30, 1896 — Woods, Oklahoma, United States Death: August 27, 1993 — Seiling, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States |
| wife |
Avis Olive Hunter Birth: August 4, 1897 — Chihuahua, Mexico Death: July 5, 1991 — Arlington, Tarrant, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: April 17, 1917 — Woodward, Oklahoma, United States |
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1 year son |
Charles Henry Gilchrist Birth: April 25, 1918 21 20 — Oklahoma, United States Death: July 25, 1971 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John Henry Gilchrist - Household
Webster, Woodward, Oklahoma, United States
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