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Albert Taylor ConoverAge: 100 years18971998

Name
Albert Taylor Conover
Given names
Albert Taylor
Surname
Conover
Birth October 21, 1897 32 29
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 2 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 12 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherSamuel L Troutman
June 17, 1910 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 18 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 19 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 20 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 1, 1920 (Age 22 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAdeliz Maria Frances Gouge
February 1, 1922 (Age 24 years)
MarriageLaVon TimbrookView this family
October 2, 1926 (Age 28 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth Ann Bear
November 10, 1927 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 31 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 1, 1940 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 fatherAndrew Jackson “Jack” Conover
January 4, 1948 (Age 50 years)
Death of a motherMary Etta Troutman
February 10, 1948 (Age 50 years)
Census April 5, 1950 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 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 wifeLaVon Timbrook
July 25, 1968 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 January 5, 1998 (Age 100 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Edgewood Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Andrew Jackson “Jack” Conover
Birth: December 22, 1864 23 22Bearsdale, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: January 4, 1948Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States
mother
Mary Etta Troutman
Birth: October 2, 1868 25 31Bearsdale, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: February 10, 1948Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Marriage: June 28, 1893Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
10 months
elder brother
Frank Troutman Conover
Birth: April 22, 1894 29 25Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: July 11, 1894Macon, Illinois, United States
4 years
himself
Albert Taylor Conover
Birth: October 21, 1897 32 29Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: January 5, 1998Jackson, Missouri, United States
Family with LaVon Timbrook - View this family
himself
Albert Taylor Conover
Birth: October 21, 1897 32 29Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: January 5, 1998Jackson, Missouri, United States
wife
LaVon Timbrook
Birth: June 28, 1900Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri, United States
Death: July 25, 1968Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Marriage: October 2, 1926Jackson, Missouri, United States

Albert Taylor Conover has 5 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Jackson “Jack” Conover - Household

Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Conover, Andrew JheadWMDec186535M6ILILILGrain DealerYesYesYesRH
Conover, Mary EwifeWFOct186831M621ILINPAYesYesYes
Conover, Albert TsonWMOct18972SILILIL
Conover, Eliza JauntWFDec184257SILKYVAYesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Jackson “Jack” Conover - Household

Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Conover, Andrew JheadMW45M116ILILILEnglishFarmerFarmOAW0YesYesRF
Conover, MarywifeFW42M11621ILINPAEnglishNoneYesYes
Conover, AlbertsonMW12SILILILEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Conover, AdeliamotherFW67Wd77ILILILEnglishNoneYesYes
Conover, ElizaauntFW67WdILILILEnglishNoneYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth Ann Bear - Household

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Conover, Andrew JheadOFMW55MYesYesILILILYesHighway CommissionDecatur TownshipW
Conover, Mary EwifeFW51MYesYesILINPAYesNone
Conover, Albert TsonMW22SYesYesILILILYesFarmerHomeW
Conover, AdeliamotherFW77WdYesYesILPAKYYesNone
Troutman, Elizabeth Amother-in-lawFW74WdYesYesPAPAPAYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Albert Taylor Conover - Household

Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Conover, Albert TheadO1800MW40MNoILSuperintendantMedical Compressed GasPW522160
Conover, LaVonxwifeFW39MNoMO00

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Albert Taylor Conover - Household

Madison, Johnson, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Conover, A TheadMW52MarILWK52FarmerFarmO
Conover, LaVonwifeFW49MarMOH

Name
Mary Etta Troutman Obituary and Family Listing Obituary documents the following family members: parents Samuel and Elizabeth Bear Troutman, husband Andrew Jackson Conover, son Albert T Conover, brother Frank Troutman, and sister-in-law Mrs Anna M Boland https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34488716/mary_etta_conover