Grace Blanche FloydAge: 82 years1905–1988
- Name
- Grace Blanche Floyd
- Given names
- Grace Blanche
- Surname
- Floyd
- Married name
- Grace Blanche Nelson
 Birth | May 16, 1905 22 16 |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 10 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 11 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 12 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/ |
 Marriage | Phillip Anderson Nelson — View this family January 11, 1924 (Age 18 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Phyllis Jean Nelson October 16, 1924 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 24 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 1930 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Robert Benona Nelson September 11, 1930 (Age 25 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a mother | Cora Coffel April 19, 1943 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a father | Edward Theodore Floyd August 5, 1944 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 36 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 husband | Phillip Anderson Nelson December 26, 1949 (Age 44 years) |
| Census | April 1950 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 44 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 40 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 | March 3, 1988 (Age 82 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hillcrest Memorial Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Edward Theodore Floyd Birth: March 1, 1883 — Galveston, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: August 5, 1944 — Rensselaer, Jasper, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Cora Coffel Birth: September 9, 1888 — Carroll, Indiana, United States Death: April 19, 1943 — Rensselaer, Marion, Jasper, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: November 2, 1904 — Pulaski, Indiana, United States |
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6 months herself |
Grace Blanche Floyd Birth: May 16, 1905 22 16 — Indiana, United States Death: March 3, 1988 — Tulare, California, United States |
| Family with Phillip Anderson Nelson |
| husband |
Phillip Anderson Nelson Birth: July 6, 1900 23 20 — Indiana, United States Death: December 26, 1949 — Kern, California, United States |
| herself |
Grace Blanche Floyd Birth: May 16, 1905 22 16 — Indiana, United States Death: March 3, 1988 — Tulare, California, United States |
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Marriage: January 11, 1924 — Pulaski, Indiana, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Phyllis Jean Nelson Birth: October 16, 1924 24 19 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: December 27, 2011 — Maryville, Madison, Illinois, United States |
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6 years son |
Robert Benona Nelson Birth: September 11, 1930 30 25 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: August 25, 1996 — Runnemede, Camden, New Jersey, United States |
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Edward Theodore Floyd - Household
Marion, Jasper, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Phillip Anderson Nelson - Household
Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Phillip Anderson Nelson - Household
Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Grace Blanche Floyd - Household
Oildale, Kern, California, United States
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| Name | Phyllis Jean Huskey (nee Nelson) Obituary and Family Listing
Phyllis Jean Huskey, 87, of Edwardsville, Illinois died Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, IL. She was born October 16, 1924 in Kewanna, Indiana, the daughter of the late Philip Anderson and Grace Blanche (Floyd) Nelson. She married Elwood E. Huskey on January 10, 1946 whom she met at the USO in Washington, DC. She retired from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville after 18 years of dedicated service in the Student Union Accounting Office. She had also worked at the Scott Air Force Base Thrift Shop. She and her husband had also owned and operated a grocery store in Beardsley, California where she had also worked at Family Drive-in & Diner and as a bookkeeper for a cab company. Phyllis proudly served her country with the United States Navy with the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) during World War II. Her world centered around her family and will be remembered for being a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. In addition to her beloved husband, survivors include her one son and daughter-in-law, Philip and Lucinda Huskey of O'Fallon, Illinois; two daughters and one son-in-law, Linda Kay Huskey of Edwardsville and Carol Ann and Jim Combs of Edwardsville; six grandchildren and their spouses, Gregory and Kari Schipkowski of Granite City, Kimberly and Aaron Meade of Michigan, Matthew and Jodi Husky of Freeburg, Illinois, Andrew Huskey of O'Fallon, Illinois, Richard and Jenna Husky of O'Fallon, Illinois and Timothy and Corinthia Huskey of Edwardsville; fifteen great grandchildren; other extended family and friends. In addition to her parents, one brother, Robert Nelson, preceded her in death. Visitation: Irwin Chapel, 591 Glen Crossing Road, Glen Carbon, IL on Friday, December 30, 2011 from 10:30 a.m. until time of funeral service at 11:30 a.m. with Reverend Charles West officiating. Burial with fully military rites will be accorded at Jefferson Barracks National cemetery in St. Louis, MO.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82488448/phyllis_jean_huskey |