Our friends over at Fold3 created this handy little infographic to use as a rule of thumb. There are exceptions to every rule, but this will get you started! Check the years of each of the Wars on the chart. Then see if your ancestor might have been affected by the possible events of that war. Use FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, MyHeritage, and other record sources to see how your ancestors's lives were changed because of a war. .
