Lucy Irene EllisAge: 80 years1880–1960
- Name
- Lucy Irene Ellis
- Given names
- Lucy Irene
- Surname
- Ellis
- Married name
- Lucy Irene Riggins
 Birth | March 1, 1880 57 37 |
 Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 3 months) |
 Birth of a brother | Edward E Ellis March 2, 1882 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Willie Ellis January 12, 1885 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lucy J Beloate January 15, 1885 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a brother | Willie Ellis July 8, 1885 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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 |
 Marriage | Edward Lewis Riggins — View this family January 11, 1899 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Elgin Riggins March 1899 (Age 19 years) |
| Census | June 9, 1900 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a father | Pembroke Somerset “Pem” Ellis February 16, 1901 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Etta Mae Riggins August 8, 1904 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Floyd Riggins about 1907 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Leslie Bond Riggins January 20, 1911 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 35 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 36 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 37 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 49 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 61 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 sister | Pemetta “Etta” Ellis October 17, 1947 (Age 67 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Pemetta “Etta” Ellis October 19, 1947 (Age 67 years) Cemetery: Morning Sun Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 69 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 | Dhalma Beloate Ellis January 17, 1955 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 65 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 10, 1960 (Age 80 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery: Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens |
| Additional Info | https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/21268477/person/1241304571/facts June 11, 2018by: Barry Shemwell |
 Last change | September 9, 2018 – 15:39:56 by: Barry Shemwell |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Pembroke Somerset “Pem” Ellis Birth: December 16, 1822 29 24 — Virginia, United States Death: February 16, 1901 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Lucy J Beloate Birth: August 8, 1842 56 45 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: January 15, 1885 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
|
Marriage: October 6, 1864 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
|
|
2 years elder brother |
Dhalma Beloate Ellis Birth: January 5, 1867 44 24 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: January 17, 1955 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
|
4 years elder sister |
Pemetta “Etta” Ellis Birth: July 16, 1870 47 27 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: October 17, 1947 — Arlington, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
|
4 years elder brother |
George Walter Ellis Birth: estimated 1873 50 30 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: |
|
4 years elder brother |
Dodie Ellis Birth: estimated 1876 53 33 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: |
|
4 years herself |
Lucy Irene Ellis Birth: March 1, 1880 57 37 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: December 10, 1960 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
|
2 years younger brother |
Edward E Ellis Birth: March 2, 1882 59 39 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: December 22, 1964 |
|
3 years younger brother |
Willie Ellis Birth: January 12, 1885 62 42 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: July 8, 1885 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Edward Lewis Riggins |
| husband |
Edward Lewis Riggins Birth: June 24, 1874 37 33 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 22, 1969 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Lucy Irene Ellis Birth: March 1, 1880 57 37 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: December 10, 1960 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
|
Marriage: January 11, 1899 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
|
|
3 months daughter |
Elgin Riggins Birth: March 1899 24 19 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: |
|
5 years daughter |
Etta Mae Riggins Birth: August 8, 1904 30 24 Death: March 31, 1970 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
|
3 years son |
Floyd Riggins Birth: about 1907 32 26 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: |
|
4 years son |
Leslie Bond Riggins Birth: January 20, 1911 36 30 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: February 1974 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
Lucy Irene Ellis has 15 first cousins recorded
Father's family (15)
Parents John Thadeus Ellis + Martha E Crouch
Parents Robert L Ellis + Mary E Cross
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Pembroke S. Ellis - Household
Dist. 8 Shelby, Tennessee, USA
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Edward Lewis Riggins - Household
Shelby, Tennessee
|