Minerva Elizabeth MeeksAge: 68 years1897–1965
- Name
- Minerva Elizabeth Meeks
- Given names
- Minerva Elizabeth
- Surname
- Meeks
- Married name
- Minerva Elizabeth Ridge
 Birth | 1897 30 21 |
 Marriage | George Arthur Ridge — View this family unknown |
 Marriage of parents | William Meeks — Minnie J Carlile — View this family estimated 1897 |
 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Irma B Meeks estimated 1900 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William A Meeks estimated 1902 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Clara F Meeks 1905 (Age 8 years) |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 13 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | George Washington Shemwell — Minnie J Carlile — View this family Type: Civil marriage April 18, 1910 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Howard Riley Shemwell September 30, 1911 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Clyde William “Curly” Ridge 1914 (Age 17 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/ |
| 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 |
| Census | April 1, 1930 (Age 33 years) |
| 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 |
| Death of a half-brother | Howard Riley Shemwell May 8, 1950 (Age 53 years) |
| 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 son | Clyde William “Curly” Ridge 1953 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a mother | Minnie J Carlile 1957 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a sister | Irma B Meeks 1959 (Age 62 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 | 1965 (Age 68 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: IOOF Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Meeks Birth: June 1866 — Texas, United States Death: |
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Marriage: estimated 1897 — |
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1 year herself |
Minerva Elizabeth Meeks Birth: 1897 30 21 — Missouri, United States Death: 1965 |
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4 years younger sister |
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3 years younger brother |
William A Meeks Birth: estimated 1902 35 26 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
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| Mother’s family with George Washington Shemwell |
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George Washington Shemwell Birth: September 17, 1874 49 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 28, 1942 — Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: April 18, 1910 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States |
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17 months half-brother |
Birth: September 30, 1911 37 35 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: May 8, 1950 — Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, United States |
| Family with George Arthur Ridge |
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George Arthur Ridge Birth: 1880 Death: |
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Minerva Elizabeth Meeks Birth: 1897 30 21 — Missouri, United States Death: 1965 |
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Minerva Elizabeth Meeks has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - George W. Shemwell - Household
St John, New Madrid, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - George W. Shemwell - Household
Metropolis, Massac, Illinois
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