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Sara Louise WillisAge: 80 years19181998

Name
Sara Louise Willis
Given names
Sara Louise
Surname
Willis
Married name
Sara Louise Crist
Birth January 28, 1918 49 41
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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

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 11 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Peggy Sue Crist
June 18, 1942 (Age 24 years)
Death of a fatherThomas Lindsay Willis
August 9, 1944 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 14, 1950 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 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 motherEffie Love
April 23, 1966 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 husbandWilliam Ode “Bill” Crist
March 8, 1989 (Age 71 years)
Death September 8, 1998 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
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father
Thomas Lindsay Willis
Birth: August 25, 1868Greene, Missouri, United States
Death: August 9, 1944Strafford, Greene, Missouri, United States
mother
Effie Love
Birth: December 27, 1876Greene, Missouri, United States
Death: April 23, 1966Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
Marriage:
herself
Sara Louise Willis
Birth: January 28, 1918 49 41Strafford, Greene, Missouri, United States
Death: September 8, 1998Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
Family with William Ode “Bill” Crist - View this family
husband
William Ode “Bill” Crist
Birth: October 22, 1916 32 37Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Death: March 8, 1989Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
herself
Sara Louise Willis
Birth: January 28, 1918 49 41Strafford, Greene, Missouri, United States
Death: September 8, 1998Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
daughter
Peggy Sue Crist
Birth: June 18, 1942 25 24St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Death: June 26, 2004Springfield, Missouri, United States
daughter
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Census1950 United States - Census transcript - William Ode “Bill” Crist - Household

Bapfat Churh Road Jackson, Greene, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Crist, William OheadMW33MarMOLetter Carrier US Mail
Crist, Sara LwifeFW32MarMO
Willis., Effiemother in lawFW73WdMOTaprom? Operator??
Crist, Peggy SuedaughterFW7NevMO