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Merwin Towler McIlvainAge: 44 years18981943

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 1898
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 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 fatherJohn 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)
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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
elder sister
Ruby Coral McIlvain
Birth: October 13, 1886 27 24Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States
Death: October 8, 1974Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
2 years
elder 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
elder 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
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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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