Russell H WillisAge: 35 years1897–1933
- Name
- Russell H Willis
- Given names
- Russell H
- Surname
- Willis
 Birth | September 3, 1897 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 months)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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 18 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 19 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 20 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/ |
 Marriage | Elizabeth Deeson — View this family May 10, 1927 (Age 29 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Russell H Willis Jr. December 16, 1928 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 32 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 |
 Census | April 5, 1930 (Age 32 years) |
 Death | January 13, 1933 (Age 35 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Family with Elizabeth Deeson |
| himself |
Russell H Willis Birth: September 3, 1897 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 13, 1933 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth Deeson Birth: August 14, 1899 27 24 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: May 28, 1980 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: May 10, 1927 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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19 months son |
Russell H Willis Jr. Birth: December 16, 1928 31 29 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: July 27, 2015 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Russell H Willis - Household
2204 Nelson Street Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
Louise & Elizabeth next door -b |