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Thomas E Welch

Name
Thomas E Welch
Given names
Thomas E
Surname
Welch
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898
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
Birth of a son
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Thomas E Welch Jr.
November 5, 1911
Birth of a daughter
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Carrie Elizabeth Welch
September 14, 1913
Birth of a daughter
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Pauline Welch
January 29, 1915
Birth of a son
#4
Richard Welch
December 21, 1916
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916

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

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
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Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918

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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929

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 fatherMorris Welch
October 17, 1938

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945

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
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953
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 sonThomas E Welch Jr.
January 14, 1957
Death of a wifeGrace Smith
November 11, 1967
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975
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 sonRichard Welch
May 15, 1976
Deathunknown

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Thomas E Welch Jr.
Birth: November 5, 1911 18Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: January 14, 1957Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
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Pauline Welch
Birth: January 29, 1915 22Villa Grove, Douglas, Illinois, United States
Death:
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Richard Welch
Birth: December 21, 1916 23Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Death: May 15, 1976Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
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