Erling Riis Jr

5 July 1927–24 March 2003 (Age 75)
Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States

The Life of Erling

When Erling Riis Jr was born on 5 July 1927, in Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States, his father, Erling Riis, was 38 and his mother, Dorothy Marie Young, was 32. He married Mary Mildred Semple on 1 December 1954, in Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Panama City, Bay, Florida, United States in 1935 and Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States in 1940. He died on 24 March 2003, in Point Clear, Baldwin, Alabama, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Pinecrest Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

Erling Riis Jr
1927–2003
Mary Mildred Semple
1930–2018
Marriage: 1 December 1954
Mary Frances Riis
1956–
Betsy Leslie
–
Buzzy Riis
–
Fran Riis
–
Jim Riis
–
Erling Riis 3rd
1959–

Spouse and Children

    Erling Riis Jr

    Male1927–2003Male

    Mary Mildred Semple

    Female1930–2018Female

MARRIAGE
1 December 1954
Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States
children

(6)

    Mary Frances Riis

    Female1956–Female

    Erling Riis 3rd

    Male1959–Male

    Betsy Leslie

    Female–Female

    Buzzy Riis

    Male–Male

    Fran Riis

    Female–Female

+1 More Child

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(2)

World Events (8)

1929

Age 2

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
1941 · Florida Involvement in World War II

Age 14

Similar to the first World War, Florida's location and temperature served as an ideal location for military training; in fact, Florida would end up having 172 military installations. As a result of World War II growth, Camp Blanding became the fourth largest city in Florida, capable of housing over 55,000 soldiers. Many Floridians sacrificed their lives among other Americans to win the war; it's estimated that about 3,000 U.S. deaths were from Floridian troops.
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act

Age 20

The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.

Name Meaning

1 Scandinavian: nickname from ris ‘twigs’, ‘scrub’, or a habitational name from any of several places so named in Denmark.2 Norwegian: habitational name from any of five farmsteads named Ris, from Old Norse hrís ‘brushwood’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Sources (3)

  • Erling Riis Junior, "Florida State Census, 1935"
  • Erling Riis in household of Erling Riis, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Erling Riis in household of Erling Riis, "United States Census, 1940"

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