Ben Reuben BurgetAge: 58 years1900–1959
- Name
- Ben Reuben Burget
- Given names
- Ben Reuben
- Surname
- Burget
 Birth | June 25, 1900 31 25 |
 Death of a brother | Clyde Burget July 18, 1901 (Age 12 months) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 15 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 16 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Rebecca “Molly” Peach about 1918 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 17 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 29 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 41 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 father | Edward William Burget May 5, 1948 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a mother | Cora Ann Frost April 11, 1953 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 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 45 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 | March 8, 1959 (Age 58 years) |
 Burial | |
 Last change | April 21, 2022 – 04:25:56 by: Brian Shemwell |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Edward William Burget Birth: September 13, 1868 — Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States Death: May 5, 1948 — Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Cora Ann Frost Birth: November 30, 1874 39 24 — Benton, Arkansas, United States Death: April 11, 1953 — Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: December 25, 1895 — Grayson, Texas, United States |
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10 months elder brother |
Clyde Burget Birth: November 2, 1896 28 21 — Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States Death: July 18, 1901 — Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Alma Deane Burget Birth: November 10, 1898 30 23 — Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States Death: July 25, 1999 — Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States |
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19 months himself |
Ben Reuben Burget Birth: June 25, 1900 31 25 — Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States Death: March 8, 1959 — Marshall, Harrison, Texas, United States |