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Reta Mae DittoAge: 88 years19322021

Name
Reta Mae Ditto
Given names
Reta Mae
Surname
Ditto
Married name
Reta Mae Alton
Married name
Reta Mae Taylor
Birth December 30, 1932 50 38
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 8 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
Birth of a son
#1
Thomas Willian Alton
February 16, 1950 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Thomas Willian Alton
February 16, 1950 (Age 17 years)
Census April 3, 1950 (Age 17 years)
Death of a fatherAlbert Leroy Ditto
May 25, 1953 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 17 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 13 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 husbandRichard Roland “Dick” Alton
October 24, 1987 (Age 54 years)
Death of a motherMallinda Alvina Siratt
November 26, 1990 (Age 57 years)
Death of a husbandJames Allen Taylor
March 18, 2005 (Age 72 years)
Death of a sonThomas Willian Alton
September 7, 2018 (Age 85 years)
Death of a sonThomas Willian Alton
September 7, 2018 (Age 85 years)
Adoption of a sonThomas Willian Alton

Adoption: Adopted by father
Adoption of a sonThomas Willian Alton

Adoption: Adopted by father
Death April 19, 2021 (Age 88 years)
Obituary
Rita Mae Taylor (nee Ditto) Obituary and Family Listing
April 20, 2021 (1 day after death)
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father
Albert Leroy Ditto
Birth: January 1, 1882Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, United States
Death: May 25, 1953Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
mother
Mallinda Alvina Siratt
Birth: April 9, 1894Grandview, Johnson, Texas, United States
Death: November 26, 1990Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
Marriage: February 2, 1922Wichita, Texas, United States
11 years
herself
Family with Richard Roland “Dick” Alton - View this family
husband
herself
son
Thomas Willian Alton
Adoption:
Birth: February 16, 1950Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
Death: September 7, 2018Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States
daughter
Private
son
Private
Family with James Allen Taylor - View this family
husband
James Allen Taylor
Birth: September 23, 1932Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
Death: March 18, 2005Odessa, Ector, Texas, United States
herself
son
Thomas Willian Alton
Adoption:
Birth: February 16, 1950Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
Death: September 7, 2018Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States
daughter
Private
son
Private
daughter
Private
Richard Roland “Dick” Alton + Private - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Private
Richard Roland “Dick” Alton + Angie Mae Lenora Stanley - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Angie Mae Lenora Stanley
Birth: December 28, 1928Colorado, United States
Death: May 12, 1983San Bernardino, California, United States
Marriage: August 22, 1974Riverside, California, United States

Reta Mae Ditto has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Richard Roland Alton - Household

Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Ditto, Albert LheadMW67MarMOWK90BrakemanR.R. TransportationP
Ditto, Linda ElvinawifeFW67MarMOOT70NursemaidPrivate HomeNursingP
Alton, Richard Rson-in-lawMW21MarKSWK---Armed ForcesG
Alton, Rita MaydaughterFW17MarTXH
Alton, Thomas WilliamgrandsonMWFebNevTX