Shelby Eugene “Gene” BurrisAge: 86 years1912–1998
- Name
- Shelby Eugene “Gene” Burris
- Given names
- Shelby Eugene
- Surname
- Burris
- Nickname
- Gene
 Birth | October 26, 1912 25 22 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 3 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 4 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 5 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/ |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | James Finley Burris January 30, 1919 (Age 6 years) |
 Census | January 7, 1920 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 16 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 8, 1930 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Rolla Smith McMahan December 20, 1943 (Age 31 years) Cause: Heart condition and flu |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 29 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 paternal grandmother | Mary Louisa Shemwell 1948 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 37 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 |
| Death of a father | Ora Raymond Burris February 5, 1954 (Age 41 years) Cause: Lung cancer |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Dollie Frances Younger October 24, 1954 (Age 41 years) Cause: Cancer |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 33 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 of a mother | Stella McMahan May 21, 1988 (Age 75 years) Note: Information from headstone |
| Death of a wife | Evelyn Faye Bristow October 8, 1996 (Age 83 years) |
 Death | November 12, 1998 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Ora Raymond Burris Birth: March 11, 1887 25 22 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: February 5, 1954 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Stella McMahan Birth: April 21, 1890 28 20 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: May 21, 1988 |
| himself |
Shelby Eugene “Gene” Burris Birth: October 26, 1912 25 22 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: November 12, 1998 — Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States |
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| Mother’s family with Porter W Tumy |
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Porter W Tumy Birth: about 1890 Death: |
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Stella McMahan Birth: April 21, 1890 28 20 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: May 21, 1988 |
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| Family with Evelyn Faye Bristow |
| himself |
Shelby Eugene “Gene” Burris Birth: October 26, 1912 25 22 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: November 12, 1998 — Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States |
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Evelyn Faye Bristow Birth: June 26, 1912 — Warsaw, Benton, Missouri, United States Death: October 8, 1996 — Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, United States |
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Shelby Eugene “Gene” Burris has 2 first cousins recorded
Father's family (2)
Parents Dorval Burris + Gladys Bell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Ora Raymond Burris - Household
Jackson, Camden, Missouri
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