Lunie Thomas Sirk, b: 1877 -

^{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}




^John Meade^{b.1875 d.1943}



		^{Perry Commodore Sirk}^{b.1826 d.1892}

	^{Joseph C. Sirk}^{b.1853 d.1926 Benton Harbor, MI}	^{Drucilla Jane Hurley}^{b.1837 d.1920}

^{Lunie Thomas Sirk}^{b.1877 d.1937}

	^{Mary Elizabeth Ward}^{b. d.}