John Anderson Ross HortonAge: 76 years1896–1972
- Name
- John Anderson Ross Horton
- Given names
- John Anderson Ross
- Surname
- Horton
 Birth | July 9, 1896 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 months)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 19 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 20 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 21 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/ |
 Marriage | Mary Catherine Shemwell — View this family June 16, 1923 (Age 26 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Mary “Little Mary” Horton May 27, 1928 (Age 31 years) twin: Margaret “Marty” Horton
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| Birth of a daughter #2 | Margaret “Marty” Horton May 27, 1928 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | John Robert Horton July 18, 1929 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 33 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 1, 1930 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | April 9, 1940 (Age 43 years) |
 Military | WW2 Draft 1942 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 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 | Mary Catherine Shemwell 1968 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 | August 15, 1972 (Age 76 years) Cause of death: Prostate Cancer |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: National Memoral Park |
| Family with parents |
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William W Horton Death: |
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Cora Vickery Death: |
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John Anderson Ross Horton Birth: July 9, 1896 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: August 15, 1972 — Falls Church, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
| Family with Mary Catherine Shemwell |
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John Anderson Ross Horton Birth: July 9, 1896 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: August 15, 1972 — Falls Church, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
| wife |
Mary Catherine Shemwell Birth: March 14, 1897 32 23 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: 1968 — Arlington, Virginia, United States |
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Marriage: June 16, 1923 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Mary “Little Mary” Horton Birth: May 27, 1928 31 31 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: October 6, 2001 |
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Margaret “Marty” Horton Birth: May 27, 1928 31 31 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: February 15, 1992 — Vienna, Fairfax, Virginia, United States |
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14 months son |
John Robert Horton Birth: July 18, 1929 33 32 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: December 14, 1987 — Arlington, Virginia, United States |
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John Anderson Horton - Household
Washington DC
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - John Anderson Horton - Household
Arlington Virginia Apartments Arlington, Virginia
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