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Harry Travis EkissAge: 69 years19332002

Name
Harry Travis Ekiss
Given names
Harry Travis
Surname
Ekiss
Birth January 8, 1933 49 35
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Ekiss
April 17, 1937 (Age 4 years)
Census April 11, 1940 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 8 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 10, 1950 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 16 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 half-brotherDale Leroy Ekiss
October 25, 1957 (Age 24 years)
Death of a fatherLester Ekiss
1957 (Age 23 years)
Death of a half-brotherWilliam Donald Ekiss
September 27, 1958 (Age 25 years)
Death of a motherBernice Cordelia Bennett
September 13, 1965 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 12 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 June 12, 2002 (Age 69 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodland Memorial Park Cemetery
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father
mother
Bernice Cordelia Bennett
Birth: January 13, 1897West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States
Death: September 13, 1965Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: about 1932Texas, United States
1 year
himself
Harry Travis Ekiss
Birth: January 8, 1933 49 35Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: June 12, 2002Bixby, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Father’s family with Eva Lee Rouch - View this family
father
step-mother
Eva Lee Rouch
Birth: December 11, 1880 24 22Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: February 15, 1974Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: January 9, 1904Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
16 months
half-brother
William Donald Ekiss
Birth: April 27, 1905 21 24Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: September 27, 1958Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
4 years
half-brother
Curtis R Ekiss
Birth: May 19, 1909 25 28Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: November 18, 1921Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
half-brother
Dale Leroy Ekiss
Birth: November 27, 1911 28 30Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: October 25, 1957Colorado, United States
10 years
half-brother
Gerald Mark Ekiss
Birth: August 1, 1921 37 40Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 4, 2012Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States

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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Lester Ekiss - Household

Sand Springs, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Ekiss, LesterheadR12NoMW55MILMechanicAutomobilesPW36720
Ekiss, Bernice CxwifeFW43MMO0
Hancock, ElmersonMW20SOK0
Hancock, BillsonMW17SOK0
Hancock, DonsonMW15SOK0
Ekiss, Harry TsonMW6STX

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Lester Ekiss - Household

Wekiwa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Ekiss, LesterheadMW66MarILWK44Display ManOkla Tire SupplyP
Ekiss, Bernice CwifeFW53MarMOH
Ekiss, Harry TsonMW17NevTXOT