Houston Robert RagerAge: 53 years1894–1948
- Name
- Houston Robert Rager
- Given names
- Houston Robert
- Surname
- Rager
 Birth | May 27, 1894 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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 | Elva Gertrude “Elvie” Groves — View this family April 19, 1915 (Age 20 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Emmie Lou Rager October 31, 1915 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 21 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ima Jean Rager October 20, 1917 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 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 23 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/ |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Bernice Ellen Rager January 7, 1920 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Robert Thomas “Bob” Rager February 18, 1922 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Dorothy V Rager January 28, 1924 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Ruby Doris Rager February 4, 1926 (Age 31 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 2, 1930 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Gerald Ray Willis November 29, 1938 (Age 44 years) |
| Census | May 4, 1940 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Linda June Willis May 26, 1940 (Age 45 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 |
| Death of a daughter | Ima Jean Rager December 8, 1947 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 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 | February 28, 1948 (Age 53 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clifty Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery |
| Family with Elva Gertrude “Elvie” Groves |
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Houston Robert Rager Birth: May 27, 1894 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 28, 1948 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Elva Gertrude “Elvie” Groves Birth: February 21, 1899 36 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 12, 1989 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: April 19, 1915 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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6 months daughter |
Emmie Lou Rager Birth: October 31, 1915 21 16 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 9, 2003 |
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2 years daughter |
Ima Jean Rager Birth: October 20, 1917 23 18 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 1947 — Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Bernice Ellen Rager Birth: January 7, 1920 25 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 2002 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Robert Thomas “Bob” Rager Birth: February 18, 1922 27 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 22, 2000 — Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Dorothy V Rager Birth: January 28, 1924 29 24 — Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 10, 2020 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Ruby Doris Rager Birth: February 4, 1926 31 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 12, 2016 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| Private + Elva Gertrude “Elvie” Groves |
| wife’s husband |
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| wife |
Elva Gertrude “Elvie” Groves Birth: February 21, 1899 36 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 12, 1989 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Houston Robert Rager - Household
Clifty Street Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Houston Robert Rager - Household
Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky
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