flag male ancestor  Odie  BURRIS

  (b. 18 September 1914 Mountain Park, Oklahoma, USA   d. 25 May 1990 Ennis, Texas, USA )  

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Odie BURRIS was born 18 September 1914 in Mountain Park, Oklahoma, USA

Odie BURRIS was the child of William Henry BURRIS   and   Ella Mae FLOWERS and the grandchild of: (paternal)  James BURRESS and Anna BARGER (maternal)  Joseph Dudley FLOWERS and Margaret Elizabeth (Martha) HINDMAN

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Odie  married  Pauline Lucille MOORE 28 February 1935 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pauline Lucille MOORE  was born 16 January 1917 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.  Pauline Lucille died 23 December 1984 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.  Pauline Lucille was the child of Marlin Mcewen MOORE and Susie Vella SAGE.

Odie BURRIS died 25 May 1990 in Ennis, Texas, USA.
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Odie BURRIS married flag female ancestor Pauline Lucille MOORE-- Date: 28 February 1935 Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Pauline Lucille MOORE was the child of Marlin Mcewen MOORE and Susie Vella SAGE




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birth1914 Birth
18 September 1914
Mountain Park, Oklahoma, USA
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
marriage1935 Marriage / Partner
Odie BURRIS and Pauline Lucille MOORE 28 February 1935, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

He was 20 years old.
1935 Birth of Child
Richard Dale BURRIS was born 28 September 1935, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Odie was 21 years old.
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.
marriage1959 Marriage of Child
Richard Dale BURRIS married 17 October 1959, Killingly, Connecticut, USA (Danielson) (Dayville) (East Killingly) (Attawaugan) (Ballouville) to Marilyn Elaine MASON
News1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
1971 Death of Child
Richard Dale BURRIS died 8 January 1971, Danbury, Connecticut, USA

Odie was 56 years old.
NewsJune 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.
News1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.
News1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam
Invention The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.
News1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
1984 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pauline Lucille MOORE died 23 December 1984, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
News1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.
Invention 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
death1990 Death
25 May 1990
Ennis, Texas, USA

He died at the age of 75.
Added: 12/14/2020 12:27:33 PM - Updated: 1/6/2021 6:41:04 PM
Did You Know?The name Oklahoma is based on Native American (Choctaw) words 'okla humma' which translates as 'red people'. (statesymbolsusa.org)

November 6, 1907 - Oklahoma becomes 46th U.S. state. The state was formed from Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory.


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