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Roscoe ReedAge: 75 years18851960

Name
Roscoe Reed
Given names
Roscoe
Surname
Reed
Birth January 14, 1885 36 31
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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 paternal grandmotherMargaret McCain
May 8, 1899 (Age 14 years)
Census June 6, 1900 (Age 15 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 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 31 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 32 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/
Religious marriageHelen RoperView this family
October 24, 1919 (Age 34 years)
Census January 9, 1920 (Age 34 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam M Reed Jr.
October 1, 1925 (Age 40 years)
Death of a motherMary Rosa Strow
March 2, 1926 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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 9, 1930 (Age 45 years)
Census April 6, 1940 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 brotherClarence Boone Reed
July 13, 1948 (Age 63 years)
Census April 6, 1950 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 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 60 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 9, 1960 (Age 75 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
William M Reed Jr.
Birth: September 5, 1848 23 19Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 1, 1925Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
mother
Mary Rosa Strow
Birth: October 17, 1853Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 2, 1926Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: October 17, 1872Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
8 months
elder brother
4 years
elder brother
Cecil Reed
Birth: June 1877 28 23Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death:
3 years
elder sister
Lulu Reed
Birth: October 1880 32 26Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death:
4 years
himself
Roscoe Reed
Birth: January 14, 1885 36 31Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 9, 1960Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Family with Helen Roper - View this family
himself
Roscoe Reed
Birth: January 14, 1885 36 31Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 9, 1960Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
wife
Helen Roper
Birth: December 12, 1893Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 9, 1962Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: October 24, 1919Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States

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Census
Reed, William M Head W M SEP 1848 51 M Attorney at Law Reed, Mary R Wife W F OCT 1853 46 M Reed, Clarence B son W M JUN 1873 27 M 6 mos Foreman Reed, Cecil son W M JUN 1877 22 S Lawyer Reed, Lulu dau W F OCT 1880 19 S Reed, Roscoe son W M JAN 1885 15 S farm labor Reed, Rube Enoch dau in law W F JUL 1877 M
Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William M Reed Jr. - Household

Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Reed, William headMW61M37KYKYKYjudge
Reed, RosawifeFW56M3754KYKYKY
Reed, LuladaughterFW29SKYKYKY
Reed, RoscoesonMW26SKYKYKYlawyer

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William M Reed Jr. - Household

Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Reed, William MheadMW71MKYNCTNjudge2nd District
Reed, Mary RwifeFW66MKYKYKY
Reed, RoscoesonMW34MKYKYKYlawyergeneral practice
Reed, Helen Rdaughter in lawFW26MKYALKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Roscoe Reed - Household

Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Reed, RoscoeheadMW45MKYKYKYlumber dealerown business
Reed, HelenwifeFW37MKYALKYstenographerpaint store

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Roscoe Reed - Household

Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Reed, RoscoeheadMW55MKYmanagerlumber mill
Reed, HelenwifeFW44MKY

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Roscoe Reed - Household

Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Reed, RoscoeheadMW64MarKYattorneylaw office
Reed, HelenwifeFW56MarKY