Ora Louise ShanksAge: 97 years1916–2013
- Name
- Ora Louise Shanks
- Given names
- Ora Louise
- Surname
- Shanks
- Married name
- Ora Louise Carneal
- Married name
- Ora Louise Ward
 Birth | July 21, 1916 29 25 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916Note: 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 5 months)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 17 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/ |
 Birth of a brother | Paul Shanks about 1924 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Naoma D Shanks about 1926 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 13 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 son #1 | Roland Eldred Carneal November 16, 1936 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a husband | Roland Clifton Carneal August 5, 1938 (Age 22 years) Cause: Homicide, shot through the chest. |
 Census | April 10, 1940 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 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 33 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 | Alonzo Clark Ward — View this family May 29, 1964 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a father | Taylor Angus Shanks June 25, 1968 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a mother | Rosie Lula McCulley February 19, 1973 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 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 of a husband | Alonzo Clark Ward December 18, 1991 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a son | Roland Eldred Carneal October 12, 2007 (Age 91 years) |
 Death | July 30, 2013 (Age 97 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Taylor Angus Shanks Birth: March 5, 1887 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 25, 1968 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Rosie Lula McCulley Birth: February 4, 1891 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 19, 1973 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| elder sister |
Nadine Shanks Birth: about 1914 26 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years herself |
Ora Louise Shanks Birth: July 21, 1916 29 25 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 30, 2013 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
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8 years younger brother |
Paul Shanks Birth: about 1924 36 32 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Naoma D Shanks Birth: about 1926 38 34 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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| Family with Roland Clifton Carneal |
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Roland Clifton Carneal Birth: December 3, 1909 26 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 5, 1938 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Ora Louise Shanks Birth: July 21, 1916 29 25 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 30, 2013 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Roland Eldred Carneal Birth: November 16, 1936 26 20 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 12, 2007 — Kentucky, United States |
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| Family with Alonzo Clark Ward |
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Alonzo Clark Ward Birth: February 20, 1921 — Daviess, Kentucky, United States Death: December 18, 1991 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
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Ora Louise Shanks Birth: July 21, 1916 29 25 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 30, 2013 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: May 29, 1964 — Robertson, Tennessee, United States |
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Ora Louise Shanks Birth: July 21, 1916 29 25 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 30, 2013 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
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