Joe Lee TollettAge: 72 years1901–1974
- Name
- Joe Lee Tollett
- Given names
- Joe Lee
- Surname
- Tollett
 Birth | January 15, 1901 35 29 |
 Birth of a sister | Alice Tollett 1904 (Age 2 years) Note: Each census her birth year changes. Her headstone does read that she was born in 1911. But the 1910 census (first census she appears in), states that she was born in 1904. |
| Birth of a sister | Lula N Tollett 1908 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Burrel Wilson Tollett March 10, 1912 (Age 11 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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 father | John Wesley Tollett July 14, 1928 (Age 27 years) Cause: TB are in other words consumption Note: His death month looks to be Jan or Jun. But below the doctor states that he accompanied John on July 1, 1928. |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 28 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 |
| Death of a sister | Alice Tollett 1940 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lula N Tollett before 1942 (Age 40 years) Note: She was not mentioned in her sister Annie's obituary. |
| Death of a sister | Annie Mai Tollett January 10, 1942 (Age 40 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Annie Mai Tollett January 12, 1942 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elmyra Elizabeth “Myria” Hill after 1942 (Age 40 years) Note: She was mentioned in her daughter, Annie's obituary. |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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 48 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 brother | Burrel Wilson Tollett May 8, 1971 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 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 | 1974 (Age 72 years) |
 Burial | |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Wesley Tollett Birth: June 14, 1865 19 23 — Putnam, Tennessee, United States Death: July 14, 1928 — Putnam, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Elmyra Elizabeth “Myria” Hill Birth: November 1871 — Tennessee, United States Death: after 1942 |
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Marriage: October 17, 1891 — Putnam, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years elder sister |
Annie Mai Tollett Birth: August 23, 1896 31 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 1942 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years himself |
Joe Lee Tollett Birth: January 15, 1901 35 29 — Monterey, Putnam, Tennessee, United States Death: 1974 |
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4 years younger sister |
Alice Tollett Birth: 1904 38 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: 1940 |
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5 years younger sister |
Lula N Tollett Birth: 1908 42 36 — Tennessee, United States Death: before 1942 |
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4 years younger brother |
Burrel Wilson Tollett Birth: March 10, 1912 46 40 — Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, United States Death: May 8, 1971 |