Bessie Trafton1897–
- Name
- Bessie Trafton
- Given names
- Bessie
- Surname
- Trafton
 Birth | 1897 47 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy Womack September 26, 1913 (Age 16 years) |
| 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/ |
| Death of a father | Robert Allen Trafton January 18, 1928 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 32 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 brother | Oron Trafton September 15, 1973 (Age 76 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Oron Trafton September 15, 1973 (Age 76 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hopewell Cemetery |
| 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 | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Robert Allen Trafton Birth: January 17, 1849 33 25 — Copiah, Mississippi, United States Death: January 18, 1928 — Charlotte, Atascosa, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Corn Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder sister |
Emily Mamie Trafton Birth: April 2, 1877 28 Death: |
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8 years elder brother |
Richard Trafton Birth: May 23, 1885 36 Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Lydia Trafton Birth: 1887 37 Death: |
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4 years elder sister |
Elvira Birdie Trafton Birth: 1890 40 Death: |
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10 months elder brother |
Oron Trafton Birth: October 28, 1890 41 Death: September 15, 1973 — Smith, Texas, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Vincent Trafton Birth: October 3, 1893 44 Death: |
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4 years herself |
Bessie Trafton Birth: 1897 47 Death: |
| Father’s family with Lenora Anne Scott Gilbert |
| father |
Robert Allen Trafton Birth: January 17, 1849 33 25 — Copiah, Mississippi, United States Death: January 18, 1928 — Charlotte, Atascosa, Texas, United States |
| step-mother |
Lenora Anne Scott Gilbert Birth: June 25, 1848 37 — Pickens, Alabama, United States Death: 1880 — Texas, United States |
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Marriage: October 9, 1867 — Gonzales, Texas, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Mary J Trafton Birth: 1869 19 20 Death: |
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13 months half-sister |
Martha Ann Trafton Birth: January 18, 1870 21 21 Death: |
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1 year half-brother |
Robert Lee Trafton Birth: January 6, 1871 21 22 Death: |
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2 years half-sister |
Laura C Trafton Birth: December 25, 1872 23 24 Death: |
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6 years half-brother |
William E Trafton Birth: November 1878 29 30 Death: |
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2 months half-brother |
Malachi C Trafton Birth: January 1, 1879 29 30 Death: |
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2 years half-sister |
Ella Lane Trafton Birth: 1880 30 31 Death: |