Luther JessupAge: 87 years1872–1960
- Name
- Luther Jessup
- Given names
- Luther
- Surname
- Jessup
 Birth | December 20, 1872 |
 Marriage | Susie “Sue” Powell — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 5 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 25 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 |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Mable Jessup November 2, 1907 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Nellie Myrtle Jessup November 15, 1909 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Henry “Bill” Jessup October 23, 1912 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 43 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 44 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 45 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/ |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Taylor Edward Slaughter Jr June 6, 1928 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 56 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Lindal Ray Slaughter May 11, 1930 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 68 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 77 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 73 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 | June 17, 1960 (Age 87 years) |
| Family with Susie “Sue” Powell |
| himself |
Luther Jessup Birth: December 20, 1872 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: June 17, 1960 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Susie “Sue” Powell Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| daughter |
Mable Jessup Birth: November 2, 1907 34 Death: April 1987 |
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2 years daughter |
Nellie Myrtle Jessup Birth: November 15, 1909 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 21, 1998 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
William Henry “Bill” Jessup Birth: October 23, 1912 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
| John Jackson Edwards + Susie “Sue” Powell |
| wife’s husband |
John Jackson Edwards Birth: August 15, 1870 22 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 16, 1954 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Susie “Sue” Powell Death: |
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Marriage: about 1893 — |
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5 years step-daughter |
Marie Edwards Birth: August 22, 1897 27 Death: July 26, 1971 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months step-daughter |
Missie Germ “Germie” Edwards Birth: December 31, 1898 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 30, 1932 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |