Wilbert Lessie BacusAge: 85 years1878–1963
- Name
- Wilbert Lessie Bacus
- Given names
- Wilbert Lessie
- Surname
- Bacus
 Birth | January 23, 1878 41 26 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Birth of a brother | James Edward Bacus May 23, 1879 (Age 16 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Lanna M Bacus July 28, 1882 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lanna M Bacus July 1, 1883 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Coral Bacus September 12, 1884 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a brother | Coral Bacus January 11, 1885 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Perl Byron “Perley” Bacus November 2, 1885 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Elizabeth Burgess August 1, 1886 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Henry “Johnie” Bacus September 29, 1888 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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 maternal grandfather | Andrew Samuel Yaryan February 14, 1902 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a father | John Sanford Bacus April 18, 1910 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 37 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a brother | Andrew Othniel “Othie” Bacus July 6, 1917 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a mother | Harriet Elizabeth “Hattie” Yaryan July 24, 1918 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 38 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 39 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 51 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 |
| Death of a brother | James Edward Bacus August 21, 1943 (Age 65 years) |
| Burial of a brother | James Edward Bacus August 24, 1943 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 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 brother | John Henry “Johnie” Bacus January 20, 1949 (Age 70 years) Cause: Chronic Heart Disease |
| Burial of a brother | John Henry “Johnie” Bacus January 25, 1949 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 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 | Nellie Elizabeth Bacus September 5, 1961 (Age 83 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Nellie Elizabeth Bacus September 8, 1961 (Age 83 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 67 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 | April 27, 1963 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | April 30, 1963 (3 days after death) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Sanford Bacus Birth: March 3, 1836 — Wright, Iowa, United States Death: April 18, 1910 — Marshall, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
| mother |
Harriet Elizabeth “Hattie” Yaryan Birth: January 10, 1852 27 25 — Bladensburg, Wapello, Iowa, United States Death: July 24, 1918 — Gooding, Gooding, Idaho, United States |
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Marriage: September 5, 1872 — Ada, Idaho, United States |
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16 months elder brother |
Andrew Othniel “Othie” Bacus Birth: January 5, 1874 37 21 — Idaho, United States Death: July 6, 1917 — Gooding, Idaho, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Nellie Elizabeth Bacus Birth: May 22, 1876 40 24 — Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, United States Death: September 5, 1961 — Wendell, Gooding, Idaho, United States |
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20 months himself |
Wilbert Lessie Bacus Birth: January 23, 1878 41 26 — Appanoose, Iowa, United States Death: April 27, 1963 — Gooding, Gooding, Idaho, United States |
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16 months younger brother |
James Edward Bacus Birth: May 23, 1879 43 27 — Appanoose, Iowa, United States Death: August 21, 1943 — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Lanna M Bacus Birth: July 28, 1882 46 30 — Appanoose, Iowa, United States Death: July 1, 1883 |
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2 years younger brother |
Coral Bacus Birth: September 12, 1884 48 32 — Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, United States Death: January 11, 1885 — Appanoose, Iowa, United States |
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14 months younger brother |
Perl Byron “Perley” Bacus Birth: November 2, 1885 49 33 — Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, United States Death: June 11, 1963 — Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
John Henry “Johnie” Bacus Birth: September 29, 1888 52 36 — Jetmore, Hodgeman, Kansas, United States Death: January 20, 1949 — Gooding, Gooding, Idaho, United States |