Willis Stevenson Steele SrAge: 87 years1892–1979
- Name
- Willis Stevenson Steele Sr
- Given names
- Willis Stevenson
- Surname
- Steele
- Name suffix
- Sr
 Birth | February 17, 1892 33 31 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 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 17, 1900 (Age 8 years) |
 Marriage | Emma Delora Carter — View this family June 5, 1915 (Age 23 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Iola Marie “Tootsie” Steele November 7, 1915 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 23 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a son #2 | Willis Stevenson “Bud” Steele Jr April 15, 1917 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 24 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 25 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/ |
| Census | January 12, 1920 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a father | Joseph Franklin Steele February 16, 1929 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 37 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 22, 1930 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Catherine Collins November 1, 1937 (Age 45 years) |
| Census | April 17, 1940 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 49 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 |
| Death of a wife | Emma Delora Carter April 18, 1949 (Age 57 years) |
| Census | April 10, 1950 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 57 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 53 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 | December 14, 1979 (Age 87 years) |
| Obituary | Willis Steele Sr Obituary and Family Listing December 16, 1979 (2 days after death) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kewanna Citizens IOOF Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joseph Franklin Steele Birth: July 1858 — White, Indiana, United States Death: February 16, 1929 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Catherine Collins Birth: May 20, 1860 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: November 1, 1937 — Sheldon, Iroquois, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: January 11, 1887 — Watseka, Iroquois, Illinois, United States |
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5 years himself |
Willis Stevenson Steele Sr Birth: February 17, 1892 33 31 — Cullom, Livingston, Illinois, United States Death: December 14, 1979 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
| Family with Emma Delora Carter |
| himself |
Willis Stevenson Steele Sr Birth: February 17, 1892 33 31 — Cullom, Livingston, Illinois, United States Death: December 14, 1979 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Emma Delora Carter Birth: October 14, 1897 29 25 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: April 18, 1949 — Clinton, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: June 5, 1915 — St. Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, United States |
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5 months daughter |
Iola Marie “Tootsie” Steele Birth: November 7, 1915 23 18 — Indiana, United States Death: January 9, 1994 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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17 months son |
Willis Stevenson “Bud” Steele Jr Birth: April 15, 1917 25 19 — Cleveland, Whitley, Indiana, United States Death: March 31, 1986 — Peru, Miami, Indiana, United States |
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Franklin Steele - Household
Goodland, Newton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Willis Stevenson Steele Sr - Household
Cleveland, Whitley, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Willis Stevenson Steele Sr - Household
Denver, Miami, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Willis Stevenson Steele Sr - Household
Denver, Miami, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Willis Stevenson Steele Sr - Household
Denver, Miami, Indiana, United States
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