Martha Lou ReardenAge: 91 years1924–2016
- Name
- Martha Lou Rearden
- Given names
- Martha Lou
- Surname
- Rearden
- Married name
- Martha Lou Billingsley
 Birth | July 15, 1924 33 32 |
 Birth of a sister | Dorothy “Dot” Rearden March 22, 1926 (Age 20 months) |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 5 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 1930 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Betty Jo Rearden June 30, 1930 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Charles William Rearden September 16, 1932 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Clara Eugenia Cooksey October 12, 1938 (Age 14 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Miles Clayton Machen March 26, 1941 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Alvin Richard Billingsley October 4, 1942 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 17 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 |
| Birth of a son #2 | Randall Steve “Duck” Billingsley March 19, 1946 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Martha Brenda Billingsley March 10, 1947 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 25 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 paternal grandmother | Martha Frances “Fannie” Hunter February 6, 1957 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a brother | Charles William Rearden May 31, 1959 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Randall Van Billingsley April 13, 1969 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a father | Wesley Hunter “Wessie” Rearden February 28, 1972 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 21 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 mother | Ida Vocata Machen September 17, 1978 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a brother | Roy Rearden November 1986 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a brother | Johnnie Wesley Rearden February 4, 1989 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a husband | Alvin Owie Billingsley May 28, 1997 (Age 72 years) Note: Veterans Hospital |
| Death of a sister | Clara Fannie Rearden January 3, 2001 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a sister | Dorothy “Dot” Rearden February 26, 2011 (Age 86 years) |
| Death of a sister | Betty Jo Rearden September 24, 2014 (Age 90 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Martha Brenda Billingsley October 2, 2014 (Age 90 years) |
 Death | May 3, 2016 (Age 91 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairfax Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Wesley Hunter “Wessie” Rearden Birth: January 25, 1891 33 25 — Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama, United States Death: February 28, 1972 — Opelika, Lee, Alabama, United States |
| mother |
Ida Vocata Machen Birth: November 7, 1891 33 25 — Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States Death: September 17, 1978 — Lanett, Chambers, Alabama, United States |
| elder brother |
Johnnie Wesley Rearden Birth: September 29, 1912 21 20 — Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama, United States Death: February 4, 1989 — Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States |
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14 months elder sister |
Clara Fannie Rearden Birth: December 14, 1913 22 22 — Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama, United States Death: January 3, 2001 |
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Roy Rearden Birth: 1919 27 27 — Ridge Grove, Chambers, Alabama, United States Death: November 1986 — Lanett, Chambers, Alabama, United States |
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| herself |
Martha Lou Rearden Birth: July 15, 1924 33 32 — Ridge Grove, Chambers, Alabama, United States Death: May 3, 2016 — Auburn, Lee, Alabama, United States |
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20 months younger sister |
Dorothy “Dot” Rearden Birth: March 22, 1926 35 34 — Chambers, Alabama, United States Death: February 26, 2011 — LaGrange, Troup, Georgia, United States |
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Betty Jo Rearden Birth: June 30, 1930 39 38 — Chambers, Alabama, United States Death: September 24, 2014 — Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Charles William Rearden Birth: September 16, 1932 41 40 — Chambers, Alabama, United States Death: May 31, 1959 — Opelika, Lee, Alabama, United States |
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Wesley Hunter “Wessie” Rearden Birth: January 25, 1891 33 25 — Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama, United States Death: February 28, 1972 — Opelika, Lee, Alabama, United States |
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| Family with Alvin Owie Billingsley |
| husband |
Alvin Owie Billingsley Birth: May 28, 1921 49 45 — Bauxite, Saline, Arkansas, United States Death: May 28, 1997 — Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, United States |
| herself |
Martha Lou Rearden Birth: July 15, 1924 33 32 — Ridge Grove, Chambers, Alabama, United States Death: May 3, 2016 — Auburn, Lee, Alabama, United States |
| son |
Alvin Richard Billingsley Birth: October 4, 1942 21 18 — Valley, Chambers, Alabama, United States Death: August 4, 2019 — Valley, Chambers, Alabama, United States |
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3 years son |
Randall Steve “Duck” Billingsley Birth: March 19, 1946 24 21 — Oxford, Calhoun, Alabama, United States Death: November 28, 2016 — Lanett, Chambers, Alabama, United States |
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1 year daughter |
Martha Brenda Billingsley Birth: March 10, 1947 25 22 — West Point, Harris, Georgia, United States Death: October 2, 2014 — Auburn, Lee, Alabama, United States |
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Martha Lou Rearden has 10 first cousins recorded
Father's family (9)
Parents Jonathan Robert “J R” Wooddy + Martha Mae “Mattie” Rearden
Parents Osa George “Osie” Rearden Sr. + Marguerite G “Peggy” Wing
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