Opal Ruth ArmstrongAge: 82 years1909–1992
- Name
- Opal Ruth Armstrong
- Given names
- Opal Ruth
- Surname
- Armstrong
- Married name
- Opal Ruth Ness
 Birth | November 21, 1909 25 30 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 6 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Death of a father | Albert Howard Armstrong March 8, 1917 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 7 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 8 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 paternal grandmother | Annie Elizabeth Holland June 5, 1928 (Age 18 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 19 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 |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Burton Armstrong August 19, 1934 (Age 24 years) |
 Marriage | John I Ness — View this family July 31, 1936 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 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 40 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 mother | Gertrude Frances Bell May 5, 1954 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 36 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 of a husband | John I Ness February 15, 1978 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a sister | Emma Elizabeth Armstrong February 13, 1985 (Age 75 years) |
 Death | February 9, 1992 (Age 82 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fort Logan National Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Albert Howard Armstrong Birth: August 24, 1884 27 25 — Illinois, United States Death: March 8, 1917 — LaSalle, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Gertrude Frances Bell Birth: April 2, 1879 — Black Hawk, Iowa, United States Death: May 5, 1954 — Fresno, California, United States |
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Marriage: December 20, 1905 — McLean, Illinois, United States |
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Divorce: 1915 — |
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16 months elder sister |
Emma Elizabeth Armstrong Birth: April 21, 1907 22 28 — McLean, Illinois, United States Death: February 13, 1985 — Schuyler, Missouri, United States |
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3 years herself |
Opal Ruth Armstrong Birth: November 21, 1909 25 30 — DeWitt, Illinois, United States Death: February 9, 1992 — Denver, Colorado, United States |
| Family with John I Ness |
| husband |
John I Ness Birth: November 23, 1911 Death: February 15, 1978 |
| herself |
Opal Ruth Armstrong Birth: November 21, 1909 25 30 — DeWitt, Illinois, United States Death: February 9, 1992 — Denver, Colorado, United States |
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Marriage: July 31, 1936 — McCook, Red Willow, Nebraska, United States |