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Russell Fred PoenixAge: 76 years18901967

Name
Russell Fred Poenix
Given names
Russell Fred
Surname
Poenix
Birth February 28, 1890 32 19
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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 19, 1900 (Age 10 years)
MarriageIsadora Clemenza Ica RouchView this family
November 27, 1911 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Cecil Dale Poenix
September 17, 1912 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 25 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 26 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 27 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/
Death of a fatherDarwin Addison Poenix
September 3, 1919 (Age 29 years)
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Robert Poenix
October 27, 1924 (Age 34 years)
Death of a motherLuella E Kirkpatrick
June 4, 1928 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 39 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 8, 1930 (Age 40 years)
Census April 21, 1940 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 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
Census April 22, 1950 (Age 60 years)
Death of a sonCecil Dale Poenix
February 22, 1953 (Age 62 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 59 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 55 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 January 6, 1967 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Salem Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Darwin Addison Poenix
Birth: May 8, 1857Moundsville, Marshall, West Virginia, United States
Death: September 3, 1919Niles, Berrien, Michigan, United States
mother
Luella E Kirkpatrick
Birth: August 20, 1870Eddyville, Wapello, Iowa, United States
Death: June 4, 1928Fulton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: November 11, 1888Kansas, United States
16 months
himself
Russell Fred Poenix
Birth: February 28, 1890 32 19Syracuse, Hamilton, Kansas, United States
Death: January 6, 1967Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Family with Isadora Clemenza Ica Rouch - View this family
himself
Russell Fred Poenix
Birth: February 28, 1890 32 19Syracuse, Hamilton, Kansas, United States
Death: January 6, 1967Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
wife
Isadora Clemenza Ica Rouch
Birth: November 9, 1891 24 18Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: June 10, 1973Fulton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: November 27, 1911Fulton, Indiana, United States
10 months
son
Cecil Dale Poenix
Birth: September 17, 1912 22 20Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: February 22, 1953
12 years
son
Robert Poenix
Birth: October 27, 1924 34 32Indiana, United States
Death: June 22, 1992Itasca, Minnesota, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Darwin Addison Poenix - Household

Prairie Green, Iroquois, Illinois, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Phoenix, DarwinheadWMMay185743M12WVWVPAFarmer3YesYesYesRF
Phoenix, LuellawifeWFAug187029M1233IAOHIAYesYesYes
Phoenix, RussellsonWMFeb189010SKSWVIAAt School8YesYesYes
Phoenix, FaydaughterWFNov18918SILWVIAAt School6YesYesYes
Phoenix, EunicedaughterWFJun18936SILWVIAAt School6YesYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Russell Fred Poenix - Household

Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Poenix, Russell FheadRMW29MYesYesKSVAUnited StatesYesLaborerGen WorkW
Poenix, IcawifeFW27MYesYesINININNone
Poenix, Cecil DsonMW7SINKSINNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Russell Fred Poenix - Household

Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Poenix, Russell FheadOYesMW40M21NoYesKSWVIAYesFarmerGeneral FarmOYesNo
Poenix, IcawifeFW38M19NoYesINININYesNone
Poenix, Dale CsonMW17SYesYesINKSINYesNone
Poenix, Robert EsonMW5SNoINKSINNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Russell Fred Poenix - Household

Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Poenix, RussellxheadO1500YesMW50MNoKSFarmerGen FarmingOA500
Poenix, IcawifeFW48MNoIN00
Poenix, RobertsonMW15SYesIN00

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Russell Fred Poenix - Household

Wayne Township, Fulton, Indiana, United S

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Poenix, RussellheadMW60MarKSWK35FarmerFarmO
Poenix, IcawifeFW58MarINH