Clyde KuhnAge: 90 years1882–1973
- Name
- Clyde Kuhn
- Given names
- Clyde
- Surname
- Kuhn
Shared note: Earl Richard Kuhn Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | November 19, 1882 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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 |
 Marriage | Elvida Burns — View this family December 9, 1908 (Age 26 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Earl Richard Kuhn January 9, 1914 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 33 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 34 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 35 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/ |
 Census | February 6, 1920 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 46 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 #1 | Ronald Lee Kuhn May 6, 1939 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 59 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 wife | Elvida Burns June 4, 1950 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 67 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 63 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 | April 8, 1973 (Age 90 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Akron IOOF Cemetery |
| Family with Elvida Burns |
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Clyde Kuhn Birth: November 19, 1882 — Indiana, United States Death: April 8, 1973 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Elvida Burns Birth: October 12, 1887 — Henry, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: June 4, 1950 — Akron, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: December 9, 1908 — Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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5 years son |
Earl Richard Kuhn Birth: January 9, 1914 31 26 — Henry, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: August 16, 1983 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Clyde Kuhn - Household
Henry, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Name | Earl Richard Kuhn Obituary and Family Listing
Published in the Rochester(IN) Sentinel, Tuesday, August 16, 1983
Earl R. KUHN, 69, of 708 E. Rochester St., Akron, died at 2 a.m. today at Fort Wayne Parkview Hospital. He had been ill two years and six months. He was born in Akron Jan. 9, 1914, to Clyde and Elvida BURNS KUHN. He had lived in Akron all his life. On Sept. 19, 1943, he married Thelma ARMSTRONG in LaPorte. She survives. He was a supervisor for Sonoco Products Co., retiring Jan. 1, 1976. He worked in the same plant all his working life, beginning when it was known as the Rittenhouse Co. It later was changed to the CKR Co. Prior to becoming Sonoco, it was known as the Tru-Temper Corp. Mr. Kuhn was a member of the Akron United Methodist Church, Akron Masons and Eastern Star, Akron Lions Club and the Akron Chamber of Commerce. He was a past worthy patron of the Eastern Star, past president of the Lions and past secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. Surviving with the wife are two sons, Ronald L. [KUHN], Fort Wayne, and the Rev. Charles ARMSTRONG, New Castle, and five grandchildren. A brother, Harold [KUHN], preceded in death. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Akron United Methodist Church, the Revs. Harold LEININGER and Frank CRAMER officiating. Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Deaton Funeral Home, Akron, and the hour prior to services Thursday at the church. Masonic memorial services will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to the Akron United Methodist Church organ fund.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries – 1983 by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40490076/earl-richard-kuhn |