May Vernon SandyAge: 80 years1883–1964
- Name
- May Vernon Sandy
- Given names
- May Vernon
- Surname
- Sandy
- Married name
- May Vernon Showalter
 Birth | August 4, 1883 33 23 |
 Birth of a sister | Maud Lee Sandy November 16, 1885 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | George William Sandy December 2, 1887 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Loy Franklin Sandy March 22, 1890 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Edward “Tommy” Sandy August 9, 1892 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Herman Luther Sandy November 8, 1894 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ada Frances Sandy April 1, 1897 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William E Sandy April 13, 1898 (Age 14 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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 |
| Birth of a brother | Elmer Hughes Sandy Sr. February 15, 1899 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ruth Sandy October 22, 1901 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a father | Reuben Hoffman Sandy February 23, 1907 (Age 23 years) |
 Marriage | Kenneth Stewart “Kenny” Showalter — View this family December 24, 1908 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary Alice Showalter September 14, 1910 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mildred Showalter September 20, 1912 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Katherine Laura Showalter October 5, 1915 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 32 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 33 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 34 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/ |
| Birth of a son #4 | Eugene L “Gene” Showalter March 6, 1922 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a brother | Elmer Hughes Sandy Sr. December 9, 1927 (Age 44 years) Cause: Train/Car Accident |
| Death of a mother | Kate Vernon Rhodes December 9, 1927 (Age 44 years) Cause: Train/Car Accident |
| Burial of a brother | Elmer Hughes Sandy Sr. December 12, 1927 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 46 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 58 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 66 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 62 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 | May 17, 1964 (Age 80 years) |
 Burial | May 19, 1964 (2 days after death) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Reuben Hoffman Sandy Birth: March 23, 1850 37 30 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: February 23, 1907 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
| mother |
Kate Vernon Rhodes Birth: October 17, 1859 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: December 9, 1927 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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Marriage: November 11, 1880 — Ray, Missouri, United States |
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8 months elder brother |
… Sandy Birth: July 18, 1881 31 21 — Cedar, Missouri, United States Death: July 18, 1881 — Cedar, Missouri, United States |
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11 months elder brother |
Claud Lee Sandy Birth: June 11, 1882 32 22 — Cedar, Missouri, United States Death: September 18, 1882 — Cedar, Missouri, United States |
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14 months herself |
May Vernon Sandy Birth: August 4, 1883 33 23 — Dade, Missouri, United States Death: May 17, 1964 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Maud Lee Sandy Birth: November 16, 1885 35 26 — Dade, Missouri, United States Death: October 22, 1986 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
George William Sandy Birth: December 2, 1887 37 28 — Dade, Missouri, United States Death: July 11, 1978 — Sandy, Clackamas, Oregon, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Loy Franklin Sandy Birth: March 22, 1890 39 30 — Ray, Missouri, United States Death: February 23, 1969 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Thomas Edward “Tommy” Sandy Birth: August 9, 1892 42 32 — Norborne, Carroll, Missouri, United States Death: October 22, 1980 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Herman Luther Sandy Birth: November 8, 1894 44 35 — Norborne, Carroll, Missouri, United States Death: May 20, 1971 — Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Ada Frances Sandy Birth: April 1, 1897 47 37 — Norborne, Carroll, Missouri, United States Death: June 24, 1990 — Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Elmer Hughes Sandy Sr. Birth: February 15, 1899 48 39 — Norborne, Carroll, Missouri, United States Death: December 9, 1927 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Ruth Sandy Birth: October 22, 1901 51 42 — Norborne, Carroll, Missouri, United States Death: September 24, 1973 — Ada, Idaho, United States |
| Family with Kenneth Stewart “Kenny” Showalter |
| husband |
Kenneth Stewart “Kenny” Showalter Birth: June 14, 1882 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: August 13, 1971 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
| herself |
May Vernon Sandy Birth: August 4, 1883 33 23 — Dade, Missouri, United States Death: May 17, 1964 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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Marriage: December 24, 1908 — Ada, Idaho, United States |
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21 months daughter |
Mary Alice Showalter Birth: September 14, 1910 28 27 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States Death: March 21, 1995 — Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mildred Showalter Birth: September 20, 1912 30 29 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States Death: December 24, 2012 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Katherine Laura Showalter Birth: October 5, 1915 33 32 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States Death: September 25, 1985 — Reedsport, Douglas, Oregon, United States |
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6 years son |
Eugene L “Gene” Showalter Birth: March 6, 1922 39 38 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States Death: April 3, 2000 — Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States |