Vera Clair EllisAge: 61 years1893–1955
- Name
- Vera Clair Ellis
- Given names
- Vera Clair
- Surname
- Ellis
- Married name
- Vera Clair Moorefield
 Birth | November 25, 1893 24 19 |
 Birth of a sister | Edna May Ellis July 23, 1895 (Age 19 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Marshall Ellis June 9, 1897 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 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 of a parent | Ira Louis Ellis — Lucy Evelyn Stagner — View this family April 12, 1906 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Reva E Ellis February 7, 1907 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Geneva Ianthia Ellis May 8, 1911 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Verna Aline Ellis May 14, 1916 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 22 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 half-brother | Ira Louis Ellis Jr. October 18, 1918 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 23 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 24 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 half-brother | William H Ellis November 2, 1921 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a sister | Edna May Ellis September 3, 1922 (Age 28 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 sister | Edna May Ellis September 4, 1922 (Age 28 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Standing Rock Cemetery |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 35 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 48 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 father | Ira Louis Ellis September 2, 1946 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 56 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 52 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 | February 24, 1955 (Age 61 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Ira Louis Ellis Birth: May 8, 1869 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 2, 1946 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
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 herself |
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 younger sister |
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 younger brother |
Thomas Marshall Ellis Birth: June 9, 1897 28 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 10, 1962 — Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States |
| Father’s family with Lucy Evelyn Stagner |
| father |
Ira Louis Ellis Birth: May 8, 1869 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 2, 1946 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
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 half-sister |
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 half-sister |
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 half-sister |
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 half-brother |
Ira Louis Ellis Jr. Birth: October 18, 1918 49 39 Death: December 27, 1976 |
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3 years half-brother |
William H Ellis Birth: November 2, 1921 52 42 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 19, 1963 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |