Brissenden, Howard Leland

1905 - 1952  (47 years)

• Name	Brissenden, Howard Leland
  Birth	9 Aug 1905	Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Civil Engineer for Highway Division  [2]
  Reference Number	BRIS.H001
  _FGRAVE	24197668
  Military Service	World War II, Commander, United States Navy Reserve
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy
  		Commander, (O-5), United States Navy
  		United States Navy Officer Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  Death	11 Nov 1952  [1]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Brissenden, Ruth Rutledge and Howard Leland Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I18768	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Brissenden, Joseph Edgar,   b. 11 Jan 1878, Illinois d. 14 Mar 1953, Texas (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Junkins, Nancy Edna 'Nan',   b. 1878, Illinois d. 17 Apr 1969 (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 3, 4]
  Family ID	F8474	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rutledge, Ruth,   b. 18 Sep 1906   d. 20 Jul 1973 (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Brissenden, J. + 2. Brissenden, Beverly B.,   b. 1 Sep 1932, Carmi, White County, Illinois d. 22 Sep 1995, Bloomington, McClean County, Illinois (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F8475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Aug 1905 - Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4955] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Brissenden, Ruth Rutledge and Howard Leland, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24197668), none. (Reliability: 2). [S877] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 08, page 4b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 23, page 12a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6061/4300174_00630?pid=14757672&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll) (Reliability: 2). [S4954] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Brissenden, Nancy Edna and Joseph Edgar, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Brissenden&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=24196308&), none. (Reliability: 2).