Margaret Ruth CarterAge: 70 years1888–1959
- Name
- Margaret Ruth Carter
- Given names
- Margaret Ruth
- Surname
- Carter
- Married name
- Margaret Ruth Holmes
 Birth | March 22, 1888 35 30 |
 Marriage | James Dalton Holmes — View this family unknown |
 Birth of a sister | Betsy Carter October 8, 1890 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Allen Eaton Carter February 1892 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William L “Willie” Carter July 26, 1893 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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 grandmother | Catherine C “Katie” McMillan October 20, 1898 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 27 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 28 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 29 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/ |
| Death of a father | William Malcolm Carter September 27, 1922 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas “Tommie” Carter July 22, 1928 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 41 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 mother | Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Durham February 13, 1940 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 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 brother | Dorsey Carter November 1, 1953 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 61 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 | Addie Carter November 27, 1955 (Age 67 years) Cause: Coronary occlusion |
| Death of a brother | William L “Willie” Carter August 15, 1957 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 57 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 | February 17, 1959 (Age 70 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Malcolm Carter Birth: calculated 1853 39 40 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: September 27, 1922 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Durham Birth: calculated 1858 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 13, 1940 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder brother |
Thomas “Tommie” Carter Birth: April 9, 1876 23 18 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: July 22, 1928 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Dorsey Carter Birth: August 2, 1878 25 20 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: November 1, 1953 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Addie Carter Birth: September 10, 1880 27 22 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: November 27, 1955 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Nannie Carter Birth: March 15, 1883 30 25 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: October 4, 1886 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years herself |
Margaret Ruth Carter Birth: March 22, 1888 35 30 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: February 17, 1959 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Betsy Carter Birth: October 8, 1890 37 32 — Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: July 12, 1975 — El Centro, Imperial, California, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
William L “Willie” Carter Birth: July 26, 1893 40 35 — Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: August 15, 1957 — Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with James Dalton Holmes |
| husband |
James Dalton Holmes Birth: September 11, 1881 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
| herself |
Margaret Ruth Carter Birth: March 22, 1888 35 30 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: February 17, 1959 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: — |