Merwin Towler McIlvainAge: 44 years1898–1943
- Name
- Merwin Towler McIlvain
- Given names
- Merwin Towler
- Surname
- McIlvain
 Birth | July 19, 1898 38 36 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898Note: 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 grandmother | Mary Morgan November 24, 1909 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 17 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 18 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 19 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 31 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 father | John Watson McIlvain February 12, 1932 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 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 | May 31, 1943 (Age 44 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Watson McIlvain Birth: August 27, 1859 37 29 Death: February 12, 1932 |
| mother |
Ella May Towler Birth: March 1, 1862 — Mount Carmel, Fleming, Kentucky, United States Death: November 25, 1943 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder sister |
Bessie Constance McIlvain Birth: August 14, 1883 23 21 — Morris, Kansas, United States Death: July 9, 1961 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Ruby Coral McIlvain Birth: October 13, 1886 27 24 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States Death: October 8, 1974 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Bulah May McIlvain Birth: December 16, 1888 29 26 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States Death: December 12, 1968 — Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States |
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5 years elder sister |
Ocie Blanche McIlvain Birth: October 26, 1893 34 31 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States Death: February 11, 1988 — Glendale, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
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5 years himself |
Merwin Towler McIlvain Birth: July 19, 1898 38 36 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States Death: May 31, 1943 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States |