Willard Lero BurrusAge: 77 years1924–2002
- Name
- Willard Lero Burrus
- Given names
- Willard Lero
- Surname
- Burrus
 Birth | October 8, 1924 36 36 |
 Birth of a sister | Jewel Deare Burrus January 10, 1928 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a brother | Audie Burrus July 18, 1929 (Age 4 years) |
 Occupation | Carpenter |
 War history | Flew missions as gunner/bomber over Pacific during WWII; saw mushroom cloud over Hiroshima from sky while on diversionary mission |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 4 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 24, 1930 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | George Lafayette Burrus May 11, 1930 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jay Dee Burrus July 11, 1931 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Bonnie Sue Burrus December 29, 1933 (Age 9 years) |
| Census | April 11, 1940 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Williard Lero Burrus Jr. June 10, 1943 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 17 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Barbara Colleen Burrus September 30, 1945 (Age 20 years) |
| Census | April 6, 1950 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 25 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 | William Arthur Burrus 1953 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a wife | Mary Geraldine Vaughn 1968 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mattie L Huffman 1969 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a brother | Walter A Burrus November 25, 1974 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 21 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 brother | Euliess A Burrus July 17, 1985 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Ike “Tom” Burrus December 27, 1987 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a brother | George Eskell Burrus November 11, 1988 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jay Dee Burrus May 17, 1998 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a sister | Jewel Deare Burrus August 14, 2000 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Barbara Colleen Burrus December 4, 2001 (Age 77 years) |
 Death | August 1, 2002 (Age 77 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Arthur Burrus Birth: February 14, 1888 23 22 — Ash Flat, Sharp, Arkansas, United States Death: 1953 |
| mother |
Mattie L Huffman Birth: August 1888 40 19 — Arkansas, United States Death: 1969 |
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Marriage: January 20, 1908 — Sharp, Arkansas, United States |
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11 months elder brother |
Audie Burrus Birth: January 1, 1909 20 20 — Arkansas, United States Death: July 18, 1929 — Lawrence, Arkansas, United States |
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23 months elder brother |
Euliess A Burrus Birth: December 13, 1910 22 22 — Hardy, Sharp, Arkansas, United States Death: July 17, 1985 — Emmet, Calhoun, Michigan, United States |
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23 months elder brother |
George Eskell Burrus Birth: November 16, 1912 24 24 — Hardy, Sharp, Arkansas, United States Death: November 11, 1988 — Angelina, Texas, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Walter A Burrus Birth: December 28, 1914 26 26 — Hardy, Sharp, Arkansas, United States Death: November 25, 1974 — Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Thomas Ike “Tom” Burrus Birth: February 22, 1917 29 28 — Hardy, Sharp, Arkansas, United States Death: December 27, 1987 — Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States |
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8 years himself |
Willard Lero Burrus Birth: October 8, 1924 36 36 — Minturn, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States Death: August 1, 2002 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Jewel Deare Burrus Birth: January 10, 1928 39 39 — Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States Death: August 14, 2000 — Lenexa, Johnson, Kansas, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Jay Dee Burrus Birth: July 11, 1931 43 42 — Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States Death: May 17, 1998 — Hoxie, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Bonnie Sue Burrus Birth: December 29, 1933 45 45 — Mississippi, Arkansas, United States Death: January 16, 2018 — Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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-15 years elder sister |
Dollie Burrus Birth: March 8, 1919 31 30 Death: March 11, 1919 |
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3 years elder brother |
Cleo Burrus Birth: November 30, 1921 33 33 Death: December 4, 1921 |
| elder brother |
Leo Burrus Birth: November 30, 1921 33 33 Death: February 15, 1923 |
| Family with Mary Geraldine Vaughn |
| himself |
Willard Lero Burrus Birth: October 8, 1924 36 36 — Minturn, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States Death: August 1, 2002 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Mary Geraldine Vaughn Birth: January 1, 1926 45 — Arkansas, United States Death: 1968 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| son |
Williard Lero Burrus Jr. Birth: June 10, 1943 18 17 — Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States Death: March 12, 2015 — Missouri, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| daughter |
Barbara Colleen Burrus Birth: September 30, 1945 20 19 — Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States Death: December 4, 2001 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
Willard Lero Burrus has 11 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (11)
Parents James Lloyd “Jim” Wiles + Lucinda Cardilla “Lucy” Huffman
Parents Samuel Moses Halliburton + Lizzie Huffman
Parents John Roland McCord + Lizzie Huffman
Parents George Walter Denton + Julia Mae Huffman
Parents Oliver Andy Maxey + Mendie Lou Huffman
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Arthur Burrus - Household
Campbell, Lawrence, Arkansas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - William Arthur Burrus - Household
Campbell, Lawrence, Arkansas
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Willard Lero Burrus - Household
3651 St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
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