Ruth Naomie PettitAge: 55 years1917–1972
- Name
- Ruth Naomie Pettit
- Given names
- Ruth Naomie
- Surname
- Pettit
- Married name
- Ruth Naomie Burkette
 Birth | March 7, 1917 |
 Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918Note: 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 9 months)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 12 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 24 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 32 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 |
 Marriage | John Jefferson Burkette Sr — View this family March 18, 1960 (Age 43 years) |
 Death of a husband | John Jefferson Burkette Sr June 28, 1965 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 | December 26, 1972 (Age 55 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cochise Gardens of Rest Cemetery |
| Family with John Jefferson Burkette Sr |
| husband |
John Jefferson Burkette Sr Birth: January 26, 1911 48 38 — Akron, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: June 28, 1965 — Benson, Cochise, Arizona, United States |
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Ruth Naomie Pettit Birth: March 7, 1917 — Independence, Buchanan, Iowa, United States Death: December 26, 1972 — Fort Bragg, Moore, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: March 18, 1960 — Cochise, Arizona, United States |
| John Jefferson Burkette Sr + Lenora Catherine Simpson |
| husband |
John Jefferson Burkette Sr Birth: January 26, 1911 48 38 — Akron, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: June 28, 1965 — Benson, Cochise, Arizona, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Lenora Catherine Simpson Birth: February 28, 1912 18 15 — Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, United States Death: October 23, 1992 — Falconer, Chautauqua, New York, United States |
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John Jeffereson “Jack” Burkette Jr Birth: January 7, 1931 19 18 — Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, United States Death: April 28, 1984 — Granite Falls, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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| step-son |
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| step-daughter |
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| John Jefferson Burkette Sr + Lida “Sally” Schmidt |
| husband |
John Jefferson Burkette Sr Birth: January 26, 1911 48 38 — Akron, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: June 28, 1965 — Benson, Cochise, Arizona, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Lida “Sally” Schmidt Birth: April 4, 1915 — Benson, Cochise, Arizona, United States Death: April 18, 1958 — Benson, Cochise, Arizona, United States |
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Marriage: 1956 — Cochise, Arizona, United States |