Gladys Odella MachenAge: 90 years1904–1995
- Name
- Gladys Odella Machen
- Given names
- Gladys Odella
- Surname
- Machen
 Birth | August 18, 1904 45 38 |
 Birth of a sister | Lillie Irene Machen March 15, 1908 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Frank Machen January 3, 1916 (Age 11 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 11 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 12 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 13 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 25 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 | Clara Eugenia Cooksey October 12, 1938 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a father | Miles Clayton Machen April 26, 1941 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a brother | Altona Thurman Machen February 12, 1945 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 45 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 | Francis Bell “Fannie” Machen December 12, 1975 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 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 of a sister | Ida Vocata Machen September 17, 1978 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lillie Irene Machen May 26, 1988 (Age 83 years) |
 Death | January 19, 1995 (Age 90 years) |
 Last change | November 19, 2017 – 17:13:33 by: Barry Shemwell |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Miles Clayton Machen Birth: August 27, 1858 — Alabama, United States Death: April 26, 1941 |
| mother |
Clara Eugenia Cooksey Birth: December 29, 1865 — Seale, Russell, Alabama, United States Death: October 12, 1938 |
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Marriage: May 3, 1883 — Ashland, Clay, Alabama, United States |
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11 months elder brother |
Chester H Machen Birth: March 18, 1884 25 18 — Alabama, United States Death: |
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16 months elder sister |
Francis Bell “Fannie” Machen Birth: July 17, 1885 26 19 — Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States Death: December 12, 1975 — Notasulga, Lee, Alabama, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
William Frank Machen Birth: August 6, 1887 28 21 — Alabama, United States Death: January 3, 1916 |
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2 years elder brother |
Altona Thurman Machen Birth: December 11, 1889 31 23 — Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States Death: February 12, 1945 |
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23 months elder sister |
Ida Vocata Machen Birth: November 7, 1891 33 25 — Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States Death: September 17, 1978 — Lanett, Chambers, Alabama, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Emma Lois Machen Birth: August 23, 1894 35 28 — Alabama, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Susan Myrtis Machen Birth: March 5, 1897 38 31 — Alabama, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Mattie Mae Machen Birth: October 15, 1899 41 33 — Alabama, United States Death: October 18, 1900 — Alabama, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Maude Q Machen Birth: about 1901 42 35 — Reeltown, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States Death: |
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4 years herself |
Gladys Odella Machen Birth: August 18, 1904 45 38 — Reeltown, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States Death: January 19, 1995 — Forsyth, Monroe, Georgia, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Lillie Irene Machen Birth: March 15, 1908 49 42 — Chambers, Alabama, United States Death: May 26, 1988 — Prattville, Autauga, Alabama, United States |