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Robert Russell BowsherAge: 62 years19131976

Name
Robert Russell Bowsher
Given names
Robert Russell
Surname
Bowsher
Birth December 23, 1913 26 25
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Ann “Margret” Carter
June 19, 1916 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 2 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 3 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 4 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 6 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 15 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 16 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 26 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherCephas Bowsher
June 9, 1943 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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
Census April 1950 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 36 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 motherSarah Gail Ewell
May 15, 1960 (Age 46 years)
Death of a fatherRussell Vernon Bowsher
January 1966 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 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 August 9, 1976 (Age 62 years)
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father
Russell Vernon Bowsher
Birth: September 5, 1887 26 22Ligonier, Noble, Indiana, United States
Death: January 1966Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado, United States
mother
Sarah Gail Ewell
Birth: March 15, 1888 22 26Vacaville, Solano, California, United States
Death: May 15, 1960Tangier, Tangier-Assilah, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco
Marriage: June 1, 1910Rio Grande, Colorado, United States
4 years
himself
Robert Russell Bowsher
Birth: December 23, 1913 26 25Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado, United States
Death: August 9, 1976Del Norte, Rio Grande, Colorado, United States

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Russell Vernon Bowsher - Household

Rio Grande, Colorado, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Bowsher, Russell VheadRMW32MYesYesINININYesFarmerGeneral Far,OA
Bowsher, Sarah GwifeFW32MYesYesCANYINYesNone
Bowsher, Robert RsonMW6SYesCOINCANone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Russell Vernon Bowsher - Household

Rio Grande, Colorado, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Bowsher, VerneheadORYesMW42M22YesINININYesFarmerGen FarmEYes
Bowsher, Gail EwifeFW42M22YesCACAIAYesNone
Bowsher, RusselsonMW16SYesCOINCAYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Russell Vernon Bowsher - Household

Rio Grande, Colorado, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Bowsher, R VerneheadO10000YesMW52MNoIN
Bowsher, FailwifeFW52MNoCAN.P
Bowsher, Robert RussellsonMW26SNoCOFarm OperatorFarmE

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Russell Vernon Bowsher - Household

Rio Grande, Colorado, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Bowsher, VerneheadMW62MarINOT
Bowsher, GailwifeFW62MarCAH
Bowsher, RussellsonMW37DCOWK50FarmerFarmO