James Ira ConnorAge: 50 years1909–1960
- Name
- James Ira Connor
- Given names
- James Ira
- Surname
- Connor
- Also known as
- John Ira Connor Jr.
 Birth | October 19, 1909 41 34 |
 Census | April 25, 1910 (Age 6 months) |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah Jane “Sallie” Reid March 13, 1915 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 6 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 7 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 8 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/ |
| Census | January 10, 1920 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 19 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 |
 Marriage | Elvira Marie Yager — View this family September 17, 1939 (Age 29 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1940 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 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 |
| Death of a mother | Alice Dowell Purcell November 20, 1949 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a father | John Ira Connor March 13, 1950 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 40 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 36 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 | July 30, 1960 (Age 50 years) Cause of death: Self inflicted gunshot wound - Suicide |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: East Memorial Gardens |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Ira Connor Birth: April 13, 1868 20 18 — North Carolina, United States Death: March 13, 1950 — Winnsboro, Franklin, Louisiana, United States |
| mother |
Alice Dowell Purcell Birth: January 26, 1875 — Black Hawk, Carroll, Mississippi, United States Death: November 20, 1949 — Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1902 — |
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3 years elder sister |
Bessie Irene Connor Birth: September 25, 1904 36 29 — Texas, United States Death: November 11, 1977 — Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States |
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5 years himself |
James Ira Connor Birth: October 19, 1909 41 34 — Texas, United States Death: July 30, 1960 — Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States |
| Father’s family with Sarah E Tatum |
| father |
John Ira Connor Birth: April 13, 1868 20 18 — North Carolina, United States Death: March 13, 1950 — Winnsboro, Franklin, Louisiana, United States |
| step-mother |
Sarah E Tatum Birth: 1867 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 22, 1898 — Warren, Columbia, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: February 22, 1891 — Lafayette, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Paul H Connor Birth: September 10, 1893 25 26 — Waldo, Columbia, Arkansas, United States Death: March 31, 1976 — Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States |
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2 months half-sister |
Merle Connor Birth: November 17, 1893 25 26 — Cotton Belt, Greene, Arkansas, United States Death: July 2, 1967 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
Zoie Fred Connor Birth: December 12, 1895 27 28 — Stamps, Lafayette, Arkansas, United States Death: May 21, 1964 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
| Family with Elvira Marie Yager |
| himself |
James Ira Connor Birth: October 19, 1909 41 34 — Texas, United States Death: July 30, 1960 — Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Elvira Marie Yager Birth: November 24, 1912 — Hillsboro, Hill, Texas, United States Death: December 15, 2006 |
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Marriage: September 17, 1939 — Miller, Arkansas, United States |
James Ira Connor has 7 first cousins recorded
Father's family (7)
Parents Oscar Grant Gillmore + Carrie Eugenea Connor
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Ira Connor - Household
Marion, Texas
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John Ira Connor - Household
Winnsboro, Franklin, Texas
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