James Rex JohnsonAge: 67 years1893–1961
- Name
- James Rex Johnson
- Given names
- James Rex
- Surname
- Johnson
 Birth | December 22, 1893 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 22 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Marriage | Ruth Ellen Pugh — View this family June 8, 1918 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 23 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 24 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 | January 9, 1920 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 35 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 10, 1930 (Age 36 years) |
| Census | April 9, 1940 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 22, 1950 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 56 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 wife | Ruth Ellen Pugh March 3, 1961 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 52 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 | July 8, 1961 (Age 67 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Vernon IOOF Cemetery Note: Second Lieutenant, he enlisted in the service May 23, 1917 and was stationed at Nogales Arizona first and then was transferred to officers training school at Camp Pike Arkansas where he remained until he was honorably discharged January 22, 1918. |
| Family with Ruth Ellen Pugh |
| himself |
James Rex Johnson Birth: December 22, 1893 — Lawrence, Missouri, United States Death: July 8, 1961 — Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Ruth Ellen Pugh Birth: June 9, 1892 30 28 — Golden City, Barton, Missouri, United States Death: March 3, 1961 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: June 8, 1918 — Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Rex Johnson - Household
Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Rex Johnson - Household
Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - James Rex Johnson - Household
Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Ruth Ellen Pugh - Household
Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
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| Burial | Second Lieutenant, he enlisted in the service May 23, 1917 and was stationed at Nogales Arizona first and then was transferred to officers training school at Camp Pike Arkansas where he remained until he was honorably discharged January 22, 1918. |