Thelma ShyAge: 85 years1901–1987
- Name
- Thelma Shy
- Given names
- Thelma
- Surname
- Shy
- Married name
- Thelma Weaks
 Birth | September 22, 1901 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 28 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 40 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 |
 Marriage | Robert Herman Weaks — View this family December 23, 1950 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 48 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 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 | June 1987 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Family with Robert Herman Weaks |
| husband |
Robert Herman Weaks Birth: December 30, 1893 31 35 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 4, 1989 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Thelma Shy Birth: September 22, 1901 — Missouri, United States Death: June 1987 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: December 23, 1950 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Robert Herman Weaks + Alsie Rebecca Baughn |
| husband |
Robert Herman Weaks Birth: December 30, 1893 31 35 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 4, 1989 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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Alsie Rebecca Baughn Birth: November 27, 1892 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 6, 1948 — Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: August 10, 1917 — Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States |
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5 years step-daughter |
Clodine Weaks Birth: January 12, 1923 29 30 — Canalou, New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: January 13, 1923 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States |
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6 years step-son |
Robert Herman Weaks Jr. Birth: October 30, 1928 34 35 — Missouri, United States Death: October 30, 1928 — Missouri, United States |