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Brissenden, Walter W.

Male 1843 - 1919  (76 years)


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  1. 1.  Brissenden, Walter W. was born in 1843; died on 25 Nov 1919; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: BRIS.W001

    Walter married Harris, Mary Theressa on 17 Sep 1874 in Clay County, Illinois. Mary was born in 1854 in Illinois; died on 16 Jun 1933; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Brissenden, Clarence O.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Jul 1875; died on 15 Nov 1892; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.
    2. 3. Brissenden, Joseph Edgar  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Jan 1878 in Illinois; died on 14 Mar 1953 in Texas; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.
    3. 4. Brissenden, Jessie  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1880 in Illinois; died on 12 Dec 1964; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.
    4. 5. Brissenden, Nell  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1883 in Illinois; died on 4 Feb 1928 in San Diego, San Diego County, California; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.
    5. 6. Brissenden, Raymond 'Ray'  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Apr 1886; died on 22 Jun 1913; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.
    6. 7. Brissenden, Robert  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Apr 1886; died on 7 Mar 1887; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.
    7. 8. Brissenden, Myrtle  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1890 in Illinois.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Brissenden, Clarence O. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Walter1) was born on 5 Jul 1875; died on 15 Nov 1892; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: BRIS.C004


  2. 3.  Brissenden, Joseph Edgar Descendancy chart to this point (1.Walter1) was born on 11 Jan 1878 in Illinois; died on 14 Mar 1953 in Texas; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Mail Carrier
    • Reference Number: BRIS.J003
    • _FGRAVE: 24196308

    Family/Spouse: Junkins, Nancy Edna 'Nan'. Nancy was born in 1878 in Illinois; died on 17 Apr 1969; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Brissenden, Mary  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1904 in Indiana; died before 28 Mar 2010.
    2. 10. Brissenden, Howard Leland  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Aug 1905 in Illinois; died on 11 Nov 1952; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.
    3. 11. Brissenden, Robert  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1909 in Illinois; died before 28 Mar 2010.
    4. 12. Brissenden, Eugene  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1913 in Illinois; died before 28 Mar 2010.
    5. 13. Brissenden, Carroll Walter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Nov 1913 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 23 Jan 2001 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon; was buried in River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
    6. 14. Brissenden, Clarence Edwin 'Bill'  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1918 in Illinois; died on 28 Mar 2010 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah.

  3. 4.  Brissenden, JessieBrissenden, Jessie Descendancy chart to this point (1.Walter1) was born in 1880 in Illinois; died on 12 Dec 1964; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Milliner, General Store Clerk
    • Reference Number: BRIS.J001
    • _FGRAVE: 24071100


  4. 5.  Brissenden, Nell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Walter1) was born in 1883 in Illinois; died on 4 Feb 1928 in San Diego, San Diego County, California; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: School Teacher
    • Reference Number: BRIS.N001


  5. 6.  Brissenden, Raymond 'Ray' Descendancy chart to this point (1.Walter1) was born on 2 Apr 1886; died on 22 Jun 1913; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: BRIS.R004


  6. 7.  Brissenden, Robert Descendancy chart to this point (1.Walter1) was born on 2 Apr 1886; died on 7 Mar 1887; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: BRIS.R009
    • _FGRAVE: 24071119

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 8.  Brissenden, Myrtle Descendancy chart to this point (1.Walter1) was born in 1890 in Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: BRIS.M003



Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Brissenden, Mary Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Walter1) was born in 1904 in Indiana; died before 28 Mar 2010.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: BRIS.M002


  2. 10.  Brissenden, Howard LelandBrissenden, Howard Leland Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Walter1) was born on 9 Aug 1905 in Illinois; died on 11 Nov 1952; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Civil Engineer for Highway Division
    • Reference Number: BRIS.H001
    • _FGRAVE: 24197668
    • Military Service: World War II, Commander, United States Navy Reserve

    Family/Spouse: Rutledge, Ruth. Ruth (daughter of Rutledge, Albert Thompson and Hart, Angelia 'Gelia' Lucy) was born on 18 Sep 1906; died on 20 Jul 1973; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Brissenden, J.  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 16. Brissenden, Beverly B.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Sep 1932 in Carmi, White County, Illinois; died on 22 Sep 1995 in Bloomington, McClean County, Illinois; was buried in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois.

  3. 11.  Brissenden, Robert Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Walter1) was born in 1909 in Illinois; died before 28 Mar 2010.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: BRIS.R001
    • Census: 9 Jan 1920, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; 1920 Census, Clay City (Village), Illinois, page 12a
    • Census: 14 Apr 1930, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; 1930 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 04b


  4. 12.  Brissenden, Eugene Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Walter1) was born in 1913 in Illinois; died before 28 Mar 2010.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: BRIS.E002
    • Census: 9 Jan 1920, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; 1920 Census, Clay City (Village), Illinois, page 12a
    • Census: 14 Apr 1930, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; 1930 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 04b


  5. 13.  Brissenden, Carroll WalterBrissenden, Carroll Walter Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Walter1) was born on 26 Nov 1913 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 23 Jan 2001 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon; was buried in River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: BRIS.C001
    • _FGRAVE: 97508770
    • Military Service: World War II, United States Navy

    Notes:

    A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, 2001, in Cornwell Colonial Chapel in Wilsonville for Carrol W. Brissenden, who died Jan. 23 at age 87.

    Mr. Brissenden was born Nov. 26, 1913, in Clay City, Ill. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in mechanical engineering and later attended Stanford University in the executive's business program. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Pacific. He moved to Portland in the mid-1930s and worked for more than 40 years for Portland General Electric, where he was vice president and general divisional manager, retiring in 1976.

    He was a member of Multnomah Presbyterian Church. He served on the board of directors of the local and national American Red Cross and was on the board of the Rose Festival Association. He was an executive director of United Good Neighbors. He moved to Wilsonville in 1990. He married Opal S. Stanford in 1937.

    Survivors include his wife; daughter, Carolyn Harris; son, Richard; brother, Clarence "Bill" E.; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

    Private interment will be in River View Cemetery.

    [Oregonian, 27 Jan 2001, Page: B05]

    Buried:
    Hilltop Maus., Unit C, Crypt 508

    Carroll married Stanford, Opal Grace in 1937. Opal (daughter of Stanford, Elias and Boon, Minnie May) was born on 1 Mar 1912 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; died on 17 Aug 2002 in Oregon; was buried in Riverview View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Brissenden, C.  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 18. Brissenden, R.  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 14.  Brissenden, Clarence Edwin 'Bill'Brissenden, Clarence Edwin 'Bill' Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Walter1) was born in 1918 in Illinois; died on 28 Mar 2010 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: BRIS.C002
    • Military Service: World War II, Major, 12th Artillery Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, United States Marine Corps

    Notes:

    Bill was the youngest son of Joseph Edgar Brissenden and Nancy Edna Junkins of Clay City. He attended Oregon State University and graduated with a degree in Animal Husbandry in 1940. He met Marjorie Alice Fairclo at OSU and they married in 1942. In December of 1940, Bill joined the Marines. He served with the 12th Artillery Regiment of the 3rd Marine Division in the Pacific Islands of Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Guam and Iwo Jima. He was on Iwo Jima when the flag was raised. His last assignment was Commander of the General Court Martial Brig in San Diego, CA. He was discharged from active duty December 1945 as USMC Major and retired as USMCR Colonel.

    After returning from the war, Bill worked for the Bureau of Reclamation in Klamath Falls, OR. In 1948, he accepted a Veteran's homestead in Hazelton, ID where Bill and Marj began farming and started their family. Buildings used on the homesteaad were moved from the Minidoka Japanese Internment camp. Bill started with the J.R. Simplot Company in 1952. Simplot took them to Rupert, ID, Scotts Bluff, NE, Pocatello and Boise, ID. While in Pocatello, Bill was instrumental in starting the Simplot Games, now in its 32nd year. After 30 years with Simplot, Bill retired in 1982 as V.P. Administrative Services.
    In retirement, Bill and Marj loved to spend summers at their cabin near Stanley, ID. In the fall of 2002, they moved to Salt Lake City to live with Dan and Marcia.
    Bill was devoted to his faith and active with Boy Scout leadership. He was a generous and loving man with a wonderful sense of humor and will be greatly missed by his family, nieces and nephews and many friends from the communities where he lived.

    Family/Spouse: Fairclo, M.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Brissenden, ?  Descendancy chart to this point died before 28 Mar 2010.
    2. 20. Brissenden, T.  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 21. Brissenden, D.  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 15.  Brissenden, J. Descendancy chart to this point (10.Howard3, 3.Joseph2, 1.Walter1)

    Family/Spouse: Jackson, T.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 16.  Brissenden, Beverly B. Descendancy chart to this point (10.Howard3, 3.Joseph2, 1.Walter1) was born on 1 Sep 1932 in Carmi, White County, Illinois; died on 22 Sep 1995 in Bloomington, McClean County, Illinois; was buried in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: BRIS.B001

    Notes:

    She was a food supervisor of Metcalf School for 10 years; member of First Christian Church, Chapter JV of PEO, and a five year volunteer worker with Girl Scouts of America.

    Beverly married Fulton, Larry F. in 1958 in Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois. Larry was born on 5 Jan 1934 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 5 Nov 2001 in Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois; was buried in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 17.  Brissenden, C. Descendancy chart to this point (13.Carroll3, 3.Joseph2, 1.Walter1)

    Family/Spouse: Harris. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 18.  Brissenden, R. Descendancy chart to this point (13.Carroll3, 3.Joseph2, 1.Walter1)

  5. 19.  Brissenden, ? Descendancy chart to this point (14.Clarence3, 3.Joseph2, 1.Walter1) died before 28 Mar 2010.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: BRIS.U001


  6. 20.  Brissenden, T. Descendancy chart to this point (14.Clarence3, 3.Joseph2, 1.Walter1)

    Family/Spouse: ?, M.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 21.  Brissenden, D. Descendancy chart to this point (14.Clarence3, 3.Joseph2, 1.Walter1)

    Family/Spouse: ?, M.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]




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