Ida Millie BiggerstaffAge: 73 years1874–1948
- Name
- Ida Millie Biggerstaff
- Given names
- Ida Millie
- Surname
- Biggerstaff
- Married name
- Ida Millie Blanton
 Birth | December 12, 1874 28 27 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 3 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death of a mother | Susan Cowan March 16, 1889 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 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 | John Broadus Blanton — View this family about 1900 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a husband | John Broadus Blanton February 25, 1904 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Joseph Cowan February 28, 1907 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 41 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 42 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 43 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/ |
| Death of a father | Isaac Newton Biggerstaff January 20, 1923 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 54 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 |
| Death of a brother | Robert England Biggerstaff October 1, 1936 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a brother | Charles May “Charlie” Biggerstaff July 4, 1942 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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 | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 71 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 | May 28, 1948 (Age 73 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cool Springs Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Isaac Newton Biggerstaff Birth: about 1846 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: January 20, 1923 — Forest City, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Susan Cowan Birth: February 28, 1847 21 17 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: March 16, 1889 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: February 26, 1866 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Mary Isabella Biggerstaff Birth: May 27, 1868 22 21 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 13, 1948 |
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20 months elder brother |
Charles May “Charlie” Biggerstaff Birth: January 16, 1870 24 22 — Forest City, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: July 4, 1942 — Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
Robert England Biggerstaff Birth: March 10, 1874 28 27 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: October 1, 1936 — Forest City, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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9 months herself |
Ida Millie Biggerstaff Birth: December 12, 1874 28 27 — Forest City, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: May 28, 1948 — Forest City, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with John Broadus Blanton |
| husband |
John Broadus Blanton Birth: October 30, 1873 35 30 — Nebo, McDowell, North Carolina, United States Death: February 25, 1904 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
| herself |
Ida Millie Biggerstaff Birth: December 12, 1874 28 27 — Forest City, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: May 28, 1948 — Forest City, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: about 1900 — |