Brissenden, Carroll Walter

1913 - 2001  (87 years)

• Name	Brissenden, Carroll Walter
  Birth	26 Nov 1913	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1920 Census, Clay City, Illinois, page 12a 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 23, page 12a
  		1930 Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, page 04b 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 08, page 04b
  Reference Number	BRIS.C001
  _FGRAVE	97508770
  Military Service	World War II, United States Navy  [1]
  		United States Navy
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Flag of the United States, 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, a…
  		United States Navy Shield
  Death	23 Jan 2001	Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon   [4]
  Burial	River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon   [5]
  	Hilltop Maus., Unit C, Crypt 508
  		Headstone, Brissenden, Carrol W.
  Person ID	I18771	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Stanford - Emmott John Thomas Stanford and Bathsheba Austin 'Bessie' Emmott Descendants, Stanford - Kenley David Stanford and Amanda J. Kenley Descendants, Stanford - Wickersham David Stanford and Rebecca L. Wickersham Descendants
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2025

  
  

  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, 6]
  Family ID	F8474	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Stanford, Opal Grace,   b. 1 Mar 1912, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 17 Aug 2002, Oregon (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	1937  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 23 years and 1 month - She : ~ 24 years and 9 months.
  Children	> 1. Brissenden, Carolyn   2. Brissenden, Richard
  Family ID	F8476	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Nov 1913 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 23 Jan 2001 - Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon Burial - - River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Histories

  Flag of the United States, 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, a…

  
  

• 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]

  
  

• Sources

  [S14652] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Brissenden, Carrol Walter, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97508770/carrol-walter-brissenden), 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). [S4956] The Daily Clay County Advocate Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), Obituary, Brissenden, Clarence "Bill", 92, (The Daily Clay County Advocate Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), 01 April 2010), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14653] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Brissenden, Carrol W., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97508770/carrol-walter-brissenden), none. (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).