The Shemwell Family

Jay Dee BurrusAge: 66 years19311998

Name
Jay Dee Burrus
Given names
Jay Dee
Surname
Burrus
Birth July 11, 1931 43 42
Birth of a sisterBonnie Sue Burrus
December 29, 1933 (Age 2 years)
Census April 11, 1940 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 10 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 18 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 fatherWilliam Arthur Burrus
1953 (Age 21 years)

Death of a motherMattie L Huffman
1969 (Age 37 years)

Death of a brotherWalter A Burrus
November 25, 1974 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 14 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 brotherEuliess A Burrus
July 17, 1985 (Age 54 years)
Death of a brotherThomas Ike “Tom” Burrus
December 27, 1987 (Age 56 years)
Death of a brotherGeorge Eskell Burrus
November 11, 1988 (Age 57 years)
Death May 17, 1998 (Age 66 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lawrence Memorial Park
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father
mother
Marriage: January 20, 1908Sharp, Arkansas, United States
11 months
elder brother
Audie Burrus
Birth: January 1, 1909 20 20Arkansas, United States
Death: July 18, 1929Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
23 months
elder brother
Euliess A Burrus
Birth: December 13, 1910 22 22Hardy, Sharp, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 17, 1985Emmet, Calhoun, Michigan, United States
23 months
elder brother
George Eskell Burrus
Birth: November 16, 1912 24 24Hardy, Sharp, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 11, 1988Angelina, Texas, United States
2 years
elder brother
Walter A Burrus
Birth: December 28, 1914 26 26Hardy, Sharp, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 25, 1974Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
2 years
elder brother
Thomas Ike “Tom” Burrus
Birth: February 22, 1917 29 28Hardy, Sharp, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 27, 1987Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States
8 years
elder brother
Willard Lero Burrus
Birth: October 8, 1924 36 36Minturn, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 1, 2002St. Louis, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder sister
Jewel Deare Burrus
Birth: January 10, 1928 39 39Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 14, 2000Lenexa, Johnson, Kansas, United States
4 years
himself
Jay Dee Burrus
Birth: July 11, 1931 43 42Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 17, 1998Hoxie, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
3 years
younger sister
Bonnie Sue Burrus
Birth: December 29, 1933 45 45Mississippi, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 16, 2018Jackson, Missouri, United States
-15 years
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
elder brother

Jay Dee Burrus has 11 first cousins recorded

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Arthur Burrus - Household

Campbell, Lawrence, Arkansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Burrus, ArthurheadMW52MARRLawrenceARWPA WorkerRoad Work
Burrus, MattieXwifeFW51MARRLawrenceAR
Burrus, EuliesssonMW29SARRLawrenceARForemanREA Rigid ??
Burrus, Tommie IsonMW23SARRLawrenceARFarm WorkerFarm Work
Burrus, LerosonMW15SARRLawrenceARNew Worker
Burrus, JeweldinedaughterFW12SARRLawrenceAR
Burrus, J DsonMW7SARRLawrenceAR
Burrus, Bonnie SdaughterFW6SARRLawrenceAR