Gerald Arthur LongAge: 46 years1914–1960
- Name
- Gerald Arthur Long
- Given names
- Gerald Arthur
- Surname
- Long
 Birth | May 7, 1914 47 42 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 19 months)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 2 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 3 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 20, 1920 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 15 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 8, 1930 (Age 15 years) |
 Death of a father | Albert Long 1935 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a brother | Clarence A Long October 9, 1938 (Age 24 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1940 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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 mother | Prudence Evelyn Ritter 1951 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 35 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 31 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 | October 13, 1960 (Age 46 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Glendale Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Albert Long Birth: April 1867 — Clear Creek Township, Jasper, Iowa, United States Death: 1935 — Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States |
| mother |
Prudence Evelyn Ritter Birth: February 29, 1872 34 29 — Ligonnaire, Indiana, United States Death: 1951 — Jasper, Iowa, United States |
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Marriage: September 14, 1890 — Jasper, Iowa, United States |
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7 months elder sister |
Margaret May Long Birth: April 1891 24 19 — Iowa, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
Clifford Long Birth: May 9, 1894 27 22 — Mingo, Jasper, Iowa, United States Death: 1963 — Polk, Iowa, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Iva Zella Long Birth: December 20, 1897 30 25 — Iowa, United States Death: June 1981 — Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Fern Blanch Long Birth: 1900 32 27 — Iowa, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
Clarence A Long Birth: 1902 34 29 — Missouri, United States Death: October 9, 1938 — Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Alma Fayette Long Birth: May 16, 1906 39 34 — Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
Roy Kenneth Long Birth: June 12, 1909 42 37 — Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States Death: August 7, 1967 — Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States |
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5 years himself |
Gerald Arthur Long Birth: May 7, 1914 47 42 — Des Moines, Iowa, United States Death: October 13, 1960 — Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Albert Long - Household
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Albert Long - Household
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Prudence Evelyn Ritter - Household
Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, United States
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