 Birth | September 12, 1936 23 21 |
 Birth of a brother | Charles Rayburn Book June 18, 1938 (Age 21 months) |
 Census | April 23, 1940 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Henry Edward Book December 9, 1941 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 5 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 maternal grandmother | Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell September 2, 1946 (Age 9 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1950 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 13 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 9 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 paternal grandmother | Elenore Nora “Ella” Wiggers January 4, 1977 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a brother | Charles Rayburn Book October 26, 1995 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a mother | Madge Lucille Ross October 11, 1998 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a father | Hampton Henry Book Jr. April 9, 2001 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry Edward Book November 22, 2008 (Age 72 years) |
 Death | September 17, 2009 (Age 73 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fernwood Cemetery |