Ruth SandyAge: 71 years1901–1973
- Name
- Ruth Sandy
- Given names
- Ruth
- Surname
- Sandy
 Birth | October 22, 1901 51 42 |
 Death of a father | Reuben Hoffman Sandy February 23, 1907 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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/ |
| Death of a brother | Elmer Hughes Sandy Sr. December 9, 1927 (Age 26 years) Cause: Train/Car Accident |
| Death of a mother | Kate Vernon Rhodes December 9, 1927 (Age 26 years) Cause: Train/Car Accident |
| Burial of a brother | Elmer Hughes Sandy Sr. December 12, 1927 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 27 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 40 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 48 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 sister | May Vernon Sandy May 17, 1964 (Age 62 years) |
| Burial of a sister | May Vernon Sandy May 19, 1964 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a brother | Loy Franklin Sandy February 23, 1969 (Age 67 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Loy Franklin Sandy February 26, 1969 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a brother | Herman Luther Sandy May 20, 1971 (Age 69 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Herman Luther Sandy May 24, 1971 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 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 | September 24, 1973 (Age 71 years) |
 Burial | September 29, 1973 (5 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 elder sister |
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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 herself |
Ruth Sandy Birth: October 22, 1901 51 42 — Norborne, Carroll, Missouri, United States Death: September 24, 1973 — Ada, Idaho, United States |