Ira Letcher GraggAge: 47 years1910–1957
- Name
- Ira Letcher Gragg
- Given names
- Ira Letcher
- Surname
- Gragg
 Birth | March 12, 1910 61 36 |
 Census | April 27, 1910 (Age 46 days) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 5 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Birth of a sister | Margaret Rebecca Gragg September 24, 1917 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 6 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 7 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/ |
| Census | January 13, 1920 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a father | John Allen Gragg May 17, 1924 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Carrie Melissa Gragg January 10, 1929 (Age 18 years) |
| Burial of a half-sister | Carrie Melissa Gragg January 12, 1929 (Age 18 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gragg Cemetery |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 19 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 31 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 sister | Pearl Alice Gragg May 13, 1946 (Age 36 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Pearl Alice Gragg May 17, 1946 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | William Webster Gragg May 21, 1949 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Thomas Roy Gragg July 13, 1950 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 39 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 half-brother | Jesse Boone Gragg May 23, 1957 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 35 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 | July 20, 1957 (Age 47 years) |
 Burial | July 21, 1957 (1 day after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bosque Bello Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Allen Gragg Birth: June 13, 1848 37 30 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: May 17, 1924 — Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Dora Belle Hagaman Birth: December 25, 1873 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: December 27, 1957 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: about 1903 — |
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5 years elder sister |
Pearl Alice Gragg Birth: October 5, 1907 59 33 — Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 13, 1946 — Bridgewater, Somerset, New Jersey, United States |
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14 months elder sister |
Mabel Matilda Gragg Birth: December 14, 1908 60 34 — Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 18, 1976 — Pinellas, Florida, United States |
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15 months himself |
Ira Letcher Gragg Birth: March 12, 1910 61 36 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: July 20, 1957 — Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States |
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8 years younger sister |
Margaret Rebecca Gragg Birth: September 24, 1917 69 43 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: February 27, 1998 — Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| Father’s family with Nancy Elvira Greene |
| father |
John Allen Gragg Birth: June 13, 1848 37 30 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: May 17, 1924 — Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| step-mother |
Nancy Elvira Greene Birth: February 12, 1846 20 20 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: June 7, 1903 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: about 1866 — |
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11 months half-brother |
George Washington Gragg Birth: November 24, 1866 18 20 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: August 27, 1960 — Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years half-sister |
Carrie Melissa Gragg Birth: September 3, 1869 21 23 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: January 10, 1929 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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20 months half-brother |
Thomas Roy Gragg Birth: April 26, 1871 22 25 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: July 13, 1950 — Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
Jesse Boone Gragg Birth: May 10, 1873 24 27 — Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 23, 1957 — Milan, Ripley, Indiana, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
William Webster Gragg Birth: June 10, 1876 27 30 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 21, 1949 — Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years half-sister |
Virtie A Gragg Birth: December 1, 1878 30 32 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: September 17, 1884 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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6 years half-sister |
Bessie L Gragg Birth: September 12, 1884 36 38 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: June 1885 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Allen Gragg - Household
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John Allen Gragg - Household
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