Walter Beverly EakinsAge: 85 years1899–1984
- Name
- Walter Beverly Eakins
- Given names
- Walter Beverly
- Surname
- Eakins
 Birth | April 7, 1899 |
 Occupation | Transport Truck Driver |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 16 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 17 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 18 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/ |
 Birth of a son#1 | Walter Thomas Eakins June 30, 1927 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a son | Walter Thomas Eakins July 5, 1927 (Age 28 years) Cause: Premature birth |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 30 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 42 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 50 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 wife | Lizzie Mae Sights December 3, 1973 (Age 74 years) Cause: Heart |
| Burial of a wife | Lizzie Mae Sights December 5, 1973 (Age 74 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairmont Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 46 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 | April 19, 1984 (Age 85 years) Cause of death: Heart Disease |
 Last change | February 5, 2018 – 03:29:47 by: Donna Osiek |
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Walter Beverly Eakins Birth: April 7, 1899 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 19, 1984 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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Lizzie Mae Sights Birth: November 15, 1901 20 21 Death: December 3, 1973 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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Walter Thomas Eakins Birth: June 30, 1927 28 25 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States Death: July 5, 1927 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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Walter Beverly Eakins Birth: April 7, 1899 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 19, 1984 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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