James Henry WillisAge: 84 years1883–1968
- Name
- James Henry Willis
- Given names
- James Henry
- Surname
- Willis
 Birth | November 15, 1883 43 42 |
 Death of a mother | Martha Catherine Heltsley October 14, 1887 (Age 3 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | James Monroe Willis — Nancy Bell Christian — View this family estimated 1893 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Flora Pheoba Willis March 21, 1894 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | William Bradley “Willie” Willis September 11, 1897 (Age 13 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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 |
 Census | June 28, 1900 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a father | James Monroe Willis June 14, 1902 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 32 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 33 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 34 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 45 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 58 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 66 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 62 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 | September 17, 1968 (Age 84 years) |
| 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 |
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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| himself |
James Henry Willis Birth: November 15, 1883 43 42 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 17, 1968 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Nancy Bell Christian |
| father |
James Monroe Willis Birth: November 1840 — Callaway, Bell, Kentucky, United States Death: June 14, 1902 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| step-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 half-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 half-brother |
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 |
James Henry Willis has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Monroe Willis - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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