Bernice Sarah BirdwellAge: 95 years1905–2001
- Name
- Bernice Sarah Birdwell
- Given names
- Bernice Sarah
- Surname
- Birdwell
- Married name
- Bernice Sarah Barnett
Shared note: Rita Jean Barnette Obituary
 Birth | October 21, 1905 25 21 |
 Census | April 27, 1910 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 10 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 11 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 12 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 23 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 3, 1940 (Age 34 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Rita Jean Barnett May 11, 1942 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 36 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 2, 1950 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 44 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 mother | Gertrude Jones May 23, 1962 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a father | Joel Thomas Birdwell November 9, 1962 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 40 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 daughter | Rita Jean Barnett July 5, 1996 (Age 90 years) |
| Cremation of a daughter | Rita Jean Barnett 1996 (Age 90 years) |
 Death | April 15, 2001 (Age 95 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joel Thomas Birdwell Birth: March 30, 1880 — Harrison, Indiana, United States Death: November 9, 1962 — Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Gertrude Jones Birth: March 25, 1884 — Niles, Trumbull, Ohio, United States Death: May 23, 1962 — Madison, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: May 1, 1904 — Madison, Indiana, United States |
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18 months herself |
Bernice Sarah Birdwell Birth: October 21, 1905 25 21 — Madison, Indiana, United States Death: April 15, 2001 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Family with William Dean Barnett |
| husband |
William Dean Barnett Birth: August 7, 1904 32 24 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: October 13, 2004 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| herself |
Bernice Sarah Birdwell Birth: October 21, 1905 25 21 — Madison, Indiana, United States Death: April 15, 2001 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| son |
Private |
| daughter |
Rita Jean Barnett Birth: May 11, 1942 37 36 — South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States Death: July 5, 1996 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| William Dean Barnett + Hattie Lorene Cessna |
| husband |
William Dean Barnett Birth: August 7, 1904 32 24 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: October 13, 2004 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Hattie Lorene Cessna Birth: November 29, 1903 36 32 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: December 22, 1929 — Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: February 11, 1922 — Berrien, Michigan, United States |
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-1 months step-daughter |
Betty Lou Barnett Birth: January 23, 1922 17 18 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: July 25, 2001 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| William Dean Barnett + Juanita Finton |
| husband |
William Dean Barnett Birth: August 7, 1904 32 24 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: October 13, 2004 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Juanita Finton Birth: September 16, 1905 31 25 — Pierceton, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Death: January 2, 1994 — South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: November 1, 1924 — St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, United States |
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13 months step-son |
Robert D Barnett Birth: December 9, 1925 21 20 — Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States Death: October 14, 1983 — Gaines, Kent, Michigan, United States |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Joel Thomas Birdwell - Household
Anderson, Madison, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - William Dean Barnett - Household
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
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| Name | Rita Jean Barnette Obituary
May 11, 1942 - Jul. 5, 1996
Name: Rita Jean Barnette
Social Security #:
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 11 May 1942
Birth Place: Indiana
Death Date: 5 Jul 1996
Death Place: Los Angeles
Mother's Maiden Name: Birdwell
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