William Bradley “Willie” WillisAge: 79 years1897–1977
- Name
- William Bradley “Willie” Willis
- Given names
- William Bradley
- Surname
- Willis
- Nickname
- Willie
 Birth | September 11, 1897 56 39 |
 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 |
 Census | June 28, 1900 (Age 2 years) |
 Death of a maternal grandmother | Mildred M Satterfield after 1900 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a father | James Monroe Willis June 14, 1902 (Age 4 years) |
| Census | May 12, 1910 (Age 12 years) |
| 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 |
 Marriage | Ina Driskill — View this family February 25, 1917 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | William Douglas “W. D.” Willis January 22, 1918 (Age 20 years) |
| 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/ |
| Census | January 10, 1920 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James Elvis Willis April 16, 1920 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a son | James Elvis Willis April 1, 1921 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Teddy Curtis Willis March 26, 1922 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a wife | Ina Driskill March 14, 1927 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | James W “Jim” Christian October 17, 1927 (Age 30 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) |
| Census | April 24, 1940 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 | Nancy Bell Christian June 16, 1946 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 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 half-brother | James Henry Willis September 17, 1968 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a son | Teddy Curtis Willis August 11, 1975 (Age 77 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 | June 28, 1977 (Age 79 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairview Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Monroe Willis Birth: November 1840 — Callaway, Bell, Kentucky, United States Death: June 14, 1902 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Bell Christian Birth: October 20, 1857 33 25 — Caldwell, Kentucky, United States Death: June 16, 1946 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1893 — |
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15 months elder sister |
Flora Pheoba Willis Birth: March 21, 1894 53 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 29, 1988 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years himself |
William Bradley “Willie” Willis Birth: September 11, 1897 56 39 — Mt. Sharon, Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1977 — Warren, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Martha Catherine Heltsley |
| father |
James Monroe Willis Birth: November 1840 — Callaway, Bell, Kentucky, United States Death: June 14, 1902 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Martha Catherine Heltsley Birth: October 6, 1841 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 14, 1887 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| half-brother |
James Henry Willis Birth: November 15, 1883 43 42 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 17, 1968 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| Mother’s family with an unknown individual |
| mother |
Nancy Bell Christian Birth: October 20, 1857 33 25 — Caldwell, Kentucky, United States Death: June 16, 1946 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
| half-brother |
James W “Jim” Christian Birth: April 24, 1879 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 17, 1927 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Ina Driskill |
| himself |
William Bradley “Willie” Willis Birth: September 11, 1897 56 39 — Mt. Sharon, Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1977 — Warren, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Ina Driskill Birth: April 16, 1900 25 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 14, 1927 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: February 25, 1917 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months son |
William Douglas “W. D.” Willis Birth: January 22, 1918 20 17 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 11, 1982 — Seminole, Florida, United States |
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2 years son |
James Elvis Willis Birth: April 16, 1920 22 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 1, 1921 — Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months son |
Teddy Curtis Willis Birth: March 26, 1922 24 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 11, 1975 — Longwood, Seminole, Florida, United States |
| Family with Ruby Goodbread |
| himself |
William Bradley “Willie” Willis Birth: September 11, 1897 56 39 — Mt. Sharon, Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1977 — Warren, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Ruby Goodbread Birth: September 2, 1908 — Warren, Kentucky, United States Death: November 18, 1992 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Monroe Willis - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Bell Christian - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Bradley “Willie” Willis - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Bradley “Willie” Willis - Household
1358 Oliver Ave Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana
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