Ethel FlansburgAge: 87 years1891–1979
- Name
- Ethel Flansburg
- Given names
- Ethel
- Surname
- Flansburg
- Married name
- Ethel Keys
 Birth | July 8, 1891 35 |
 No Children | No Known Biological Children |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 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 | William N Flansburg about 1899 (Age 7 years) |
 Census | June 4, 1900 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Willis Miles Ponder April 9, 1904 (Age 12 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1910 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 24 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 25 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 26 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 3, 1920 (Age 28 years) |
 Marriage | John Forest Keys — View this family October 19, 1927 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 38 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 21, 1930 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Saphronia “Nannie” Ponder April 23, 1941 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Mary A Minton October 30, 1941 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Nellie Ponder Minton February 9, 1943 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 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 58 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 | John Forest Keys December 23, 1961 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 54 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 | June 16, 1979 (Age 87 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William N Flansburg Birth: New York, United States Death: about 1899 — Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Saphronia “Nannie” Ponder Birth: October 12, 1855 32 27 — Missouri, United States Death: April 23, 1941 — Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States |
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Marriage: about 1890 — |
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18 months herself |
Ethel Flansburg Birth: July 8, 1891 35 — Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, United States Death: June 16, 1979 — Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States |
| Mother’s family with William Thomas Minton |
| step-father |
William Thomas Minton Birth: March 23, 1855 — Missouri, United States Death: February 17, 1881 — Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Saphronia “Nannie” Ponder Birth: October 12, 1855 32 27 — Missouri, United States Death: April 23, 1941 — Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States |
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Marriage: September 6, 1877 — Lawrence, Arkansas, United States |
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1 year half-sister |
Mary A Minton Birth: August 1878 23 22 — Arkansas, United States Death: October 30, 1941 — Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Nellie Ponder Minton Birth: October 1880 25 24 — Lawrence, Arkansas, United States Death: February 9, 1943 — Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States |
| Family with John Forest Keys |
| husband |
John Forest Keys Birth: February 6, 1888 32 — Walker, Linn, Iowa, United States Death: December 23, 1961 — Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States |
| herself |
Ethel Flansburg Birth: July 8, 1891 35 — Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, United States Death: June 16, 1979 — Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States |
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Marriage: October 19, 1927 — Whatcom, Washington, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Saphronia “Nannie” Ponder - Household
305 27th Street Tacoma, Pierce, Washington
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Saphronia “Nannie” Ponder - Household
1303 S. 40th Tacoma, Pierce, Washington
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Nellie Ponder Minton - Household
S. 40th Street Tacoma, Pierce, Washington
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John Forest Keys - Household
Olympic Place Seattle, King, Washington
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