Orval Glennard PurcellAge: 81 years1908–1990
- Name
- Orval Glennard Purcell
- Given names
- Orval Glennard
- Surname
- Purcell
 Birth | August 10, 1908 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 7 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 8 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 9 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 21 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 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 |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Regeina Kay Purcell December 2, 1947 (Age 39 years) |
 Census | April 5, 1950 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 41 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 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 | May 19, 1990 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Antioch Baptist Cemetery |
| Family with Senora Alberta Shemwell |
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Orval Glennard Purcell Birth: August 10, 1908 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 19, 1990 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Senora Alberta Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1909 24 18 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: December 19, 1995 — Elkhart, Indiana, United States |
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| daughter |
Regeina Kay Purcell Birth: December 2, 1947 39 38 — Barlow, Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: November 4, 2020 — Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States |
| Nobel Simmons Moss + Senora Alberta Shemwell |
| wife’s husband |
Nobel Simmons Moss Birth: December 24, 1903 43 33 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: July 14, 1936 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Senora Alberta Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1909 24 18 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: December 19, 1995 — Elkhart, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: calculated 1925 — |
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10 months step-daughter |
Gloria Eugene “Jean” Moss Birth: October 18, 1925 21 16 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: October 28, 1998 — South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States |
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3 years step-son |
Charles Winferd Moss Birth: February 25, 1929 25 19 — Mosstown, Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: January 15, 2022 — Zionsville, Boone, Indiana, United States |
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5 years step-daughter |
Joyce Lee Moss Birth: February 16, 1934 30 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 15, 2022 — Neosho, Newton, Missouri, United States |
| Private + Senora Alberta Shemwell |
| wife’s husband |
Private |
| wife |
Senora Alberta Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1909 24 18 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: December 19, 1995 — Elkhart, Indiana, United States |