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James Arthur CrockerAge: 64 years18841949

Name
James Arthur Crocker
Given names
James Arthur
Surname
Crocker
Birth December 27, 1884
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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
MarriageEthel Ann SissellView this family
January 18, 1912 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Annette Crocker
June 1, 1913 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James Arthur Crocker Jr
October 19, 1914 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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 13, 1920 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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 7, 1930 (Age 45 years)
Death of a wifeEthel Ann Sissell
1933 (Age 48 years)
Census April 5, 1940 (Age 55 years)
Marriage of a childJames Aicklen HarrisAnnette CrockerView this family
March 7, 1942 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 grandson
#1
Myles Arthur Harris
July 6, 1949 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 61 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 December 12, 1949 (Age 64 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery
Family with Ethel Ann Sissell - View this family
himself
James Arthur Crocker
Birth: December 27, 1884Paris, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States
Death: December 12, 1949Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
wife
Ethel Ann Sissell
Birth: March 10, 1885 22 20Republic, Republic, Kansas, United States
Death: 1933Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
Marriage: January 18, 1912Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
16 months
daughter
Annette Crocker
Birth: June 1, 1913 28 28Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
Death: June 6, 1999Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States
17 months
son
James Arthur Crocker Jr
Birth: October 19, 1914 29 29Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
Death: November 14, 2014Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Arthur Crocker - Household

Cold Water Road Yalobusha, Mississippi

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Crocker, James AheadMW35MMSMSMSFarmerGeneral Farm
Crocker, EthelwifeFW34MKSIAKS
Crocker, AnnettedaughterFW6SMSMSKS
Crocker, James AsonMW5SMSMSKS

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Arthur Crocker - Household

Gage Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Crocker, James AheadMW45M27MSMSMSLaborerRailway
Crocker, EthelwifeFW45M27KSIAKS
Crocker, AnnettedaughterFW16SMSMSKS
Crocker, JamessonMW15SMSMSKS

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - James Arthur Crocker - Household

Calhoun Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Crocker, ArthurheadMW55WdMSContractorBuilding
Crocker, JamessonMW25SMSAgentInsurance