Paul Harvard Sirk, b: 1916 -

^{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}


			^{James Edward Sirk}^b.1850 d.

		^Curtis Sirk^{b.1881 d.1983}	^{Rachel Eagle}^{b.1846 d.1925}

^{Leah Fay Sirk}^b.1935 d.	^{Paul Harvard Sirk}^{b.1916 d.2005}		^{George Pettit}^{b.1863 West Virginia d.}

^{Louie Allen Sirk}^{b. Private d.}		^{Naomi Pettit}^{b.1893 d.1981}	^Clara Teal^{b.1872 West Virginia d.}

^{Connie Lou Sirk}^{b. Private d.}

^{Belinda Gay Sirk}^{b. Private d.}

	^{Etta Margaret Rogers}^{b.1918 d.1997}