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Ruby Coral McIlvainAge: 87 years18861974

Name
Ruby Coral McIlvain
Given names
Ruby Coral
Surname
McIlvain
Married name
Ruby Coral Robison
Birth October 13, 1886 27 24
Birth of a sisterBulah May McIlvain
December 16, 1888 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterOcie Blanche McIlvain
October 26, 1893 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherMerwin Towler McIlvain
July 19, 1898 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 years)
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
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Morgan
November 24, 1909 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 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 30 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 31 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 42 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 fatherJohn Watson McIlvain
February 12, 1932 (Age 45 years)

Death of a brotherMerwin Towler McIlvain
May 31, 1943 (Age 56 years)
Death of a motherElla May Towler
November 25, 1943 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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 63 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 sisterBessie Constance McIlvain
July 9, 1961 (Age 74 years)
Death of a sisterBulah May McIlvain
December 12, 1968 (Age 82 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 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 October 8, 1974 (Age 87 years)
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Bessie Constance McIlvain
Birth: August 14, 1883 23 21Morris, Kansas, United States
Death: July 9, 1961Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States
3 years
herself
Ruby Coral McIlvain
Birth: October 13, 1886 27 24Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States
Death: October 8, 1974Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
2 years
younger sister
Bulah May McIlvain
Birth: December 16, 1888 29 26Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States
Death: December 12, 1968Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States
5 years
younger sister
Ocie Blanche McIlvain
Birth: October 26, 1893 34 31Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States
Death: February 11, 1988Glendale, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
5 years
younger brother
Merwin Towler McIlvain
Birth: July 19, 1898 38 36Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States
Death: May 31, 1943Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States

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