Ira Louis EllisAge: 77 years1869–1946
- Name
- Ira Louis Ellis
- Given names
- Ira Louis
- Surname
- Ellis
 Birth | May 8, 1869 |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 8 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Cassandra Ruth “Sandy” Carr — View this family November 1, 1892 (Age 23 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Vera Clair Ellis November 25, 1893 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Edna May Ellis July 23, 1895 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Thomas Marshall Ellis June 9, 1897 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Marriage | Lucy Evelyn Stagner — View this family April 12, 1906 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Reva E Ellis February 7, 1907 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Geneva Ianthia Ellis May 8, 1911 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Verna Aline Ellis May 14, 1916 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 46 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 son #7 | Ira Louis Ellis Jr. October 18, 1918 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 47 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 48 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/ |
| Birth of a son #8 | William H Ellis November 2, 1921 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Edna May Ellis September 3, 1922 (Age 53 years) Cause: Gunshot - Accidental Note: Had no doctor. Instant death from accidental discharge of shot gun in hands of 8 year old boy (Troy Shemwell) |
| Burial of a daughter | Edna May Ellis September 4, 1922 (Age 53 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Standing Rock Cemetery |
| Marriage of a child | Earl Harvey Killebrew — Reva E Ellis — View this family May 11, 1924 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Edgar Lafayette Hinson — Geneva Ianthia Ellis — View this family January 22, 1928 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 60 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 |
| Death of a wife | Lucy Evelyn Stagner July 6, 1944 (Age 75 years) |
| Burial of a wife | Lucy Evelyn Stagner July 8, 1944 (Age 75 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Green Hill Cemetery |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 72 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 76 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 | September 2, 1946 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | September 3, 1946 (1 day after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Standing Rock Cemetery |
| Family with Lucy Evelyn Stagner |
| himself |
Ira Louis Ellis Birth: May 8, 1869 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 2, 1946 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Lucy Evelyn Stagner Birth: December 12, 1878 34 28 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 6, 1944 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: April 12, 1906 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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10 months daughter |
Reva E Ellis Birth: February 7, 1907 37 28 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 9, 1996 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Geneva Ianthia Ellis Birth: May 8, 1911 42 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 12, 1982 — Pulaski, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Verna Aline Ellis Birth: May 14, 1916 47 37 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 8, 1996 — Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States |
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2 years son |
Ira Louis Ellis Jr. Birth: October 18, 1918 49 39 Death: December 27, 1976 |
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3 years son |
William H Ellis Birth: November 2, 1921 52 42 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 19, 1963 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| Family with Cassandra Ruth “Sandy” Carr |
| himself |
Ira Louis Ellis Birth: May 8, 1869 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 2, 1946 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Cassandra Ruth “Sandy” Carr Birth: about 1874 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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Marriage: November 1, 1892 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Vera Clair Ellis Birth: November 25, 1893 24 19 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 24, 1955 — Sheffield, Colbert, Alabama, United States |
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20 months daughter |
Edna May Ellis Birth: July 23, 1895 26 21 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 3, 1922 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months son |
Thomas Marshall Ellis Birth: June 9, 1897 28 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 10, 1962 — Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States |
| Samuel J Bumpus + Lucy Evelyn Stagner |
| wife’s husband |
Samuel J Bumpus Birth: August 8, 1844 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 2, 1904 |
| wife |
Lucy Evelyn Stagner Birth: December 12, 1878 34 28 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 6, 1944 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: July 28, 1903 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |