Vessie Allen Sirk, b: 1898 -

^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}

^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}

^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}


			^{Jacob Wesley Sirk}^{b.1840 Clay Co., WV d.1887 Clay Co., WV}

		^{Bernard Stanley Sirk}^{b.1871 Clay Co., WV d.1951}	^{Delilah Dickey}^{b.1845 Clay Co., WV d.1904 Clay Co., WV}

	^{Vessie Allen Sirk}^{b.1898 d.1952}		^{Jehu Cunningham (Pennington)}^{b.1834 Pendleton Co., WV d.1904 Clay Co., WV}

^{Lawrence Donald Sirk}^{b.1924 d.2009}		^{Delilah Cunningham}^{b.1873 Clay Co., WV d.1942}	^{Temperance Riffle}^b.1836 d.

^{Cora Louise Sirk}^{b.1922 d.2002}

		^{Archillus Hinkle}^{b. d.}

	^{Virgie Hinkle}^{b.1904 d.1989}

		^{Virginia Alice Laymen}^{b. d.}