Effie R SightsAge: 87 years1892–1980
- Name
- Effie R Sights
- Given names
- Effie R
- Surname
- Sights
- Married name
- Effie R Knight
 Birth | November 1892 23 18 |
 Birth of a brother | Herman Russel Sights estimated March 1896 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Blanche H Sights April 29, 1898 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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 |
| Birth of a brother | Ashford Rankin Sights April 20, 1903 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a father | James Mathew Sights September 24, 1906 (Age 13 years) |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 17 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Edward Alexander Ross — Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell — View this family August 23, 1910 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Joseph A Shemwell after 1910 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Homer Alston Ross October 6, 1912 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Homer Alston Ross October 1, 1913 (Age 20 years) |
| Burial of a half-brother | Homer Alston Ross October 7, 1913 (Age 20 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Valley Cemetery |
| Birth of a half-sister | Madge Lucille Ross October 2, 1914 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 23 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 24 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 25 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 36 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 brother | Herman Russel Sights March 2, 1939 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 49 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 mother | Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell September 2, 1946 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 57 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 sister | Blanche H Sights September 10, 1972 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 53 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 24, 1980 (Age 87 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Mathew Sights Birth: October 3, 1869 30 32 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 24, 1906 |
| mother |
Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell Birth: November 6, 1873 32 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 2, 1946 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 7, 1892 — Niagara, Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months herself |
Effie R Sights Birth: November 1892 23 18 Death: April 24, 1980 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Herman Russel Sights Birth: estimated March 1896 26 22 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: March 2, 1939 |
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2 years younger sister |
Blanche H Sights Birth: April 29, 1898 28 24 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: September 10, 1972 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Ashford Rankin Sights Birth: April 20, 1903 33 29 Death: August 11, 1985 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
| Mother’s family with Edward Alexander Ross |
| step-father |
Edward Alexander Ross Birth: March 9, 1867 — Illinois, United States Death: January 28, 1927 |
| mother |
Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell Birth: November 6, 1873 32 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 2, 1946 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: August 23, 1910 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
Homer Alston Ross Birth: October 6, 1912 45 38 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: October 1, 1913 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Madge Lucille Ross Birth: October 2, 1914 47 40 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: October 11, 1998 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Private |
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Private |
| herself |
Effie R Sights Birth: November 1892 23 18 Death: April 24, 1980 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
Effie R Sights has 3 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Mary Susan Shemwell - Household
Hebbardsville, Henderson, KY
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