Ruth Evelyn LewisAge: 83 years1904–1987
- Name
- Ruth Evelyn Lewis
- Given names
- Ruth Evelyn
- Surname
- Lewis
- Married name
- Ruth Evelyn Knight
 Birth | January 20, 1904 33 26 |
 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/ |
 Birth of a son#1 | William Lewis “Bill” Knight Sr. March 11, 1929 (Age 25 years) |
| 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 |
 Census | April 2, 1930 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ada Bell Griffey September 27, 1930 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a father | John Warden Lewis November 14, 1939 (Age 35 years) |
| Census | April 10, 1940 (Age 36 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 husband | George Francis “Bear” Knight February 28, 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 | October 13, 1987 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arlington Heights Cemetery |
 Last change | December 1, 2021 – 15:53:23 by: Barry Shemwell |
| Family with parents |
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John Warden Lewis Birth: February 5, 1870 Death: November 14, 1939 |
| mother |
Ada Bell Griffey Birth: July 2, 1877 Death: September 27, 1930 |
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Ruth Evelyn Lewis Birth: January 20, 1904 33 26 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 13, 1987 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with George Francis “Bear” Knight |
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George Francis “Bear” Knight Birth: August 11, 1899 27 23 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 28, 1975 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Ruth Evelyn Lewis Birth: January 20, 1904 33 26 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 13, 1987 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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William Lewis “Bill” Knight Sr. Birth: March 11, 1929 29 25 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: August 3, 1996 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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