Raymond Tunis

Male12 April 1909–20 August 1964

Brief Life History of Raymond

Raymond Tunis was born on 12 April 1909, in Winamac, Monroe Township, Pulaski, Indiana, United States as the son of Jasper Tunis and Maggie Soil. He married Freida M Luetzow on 25 July 1936, in Pulaski, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Pulaski, Indiana, United States in 1935 and Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1940. He died on 20 August 1964, in Winamac, Monroe Township, Pulaski, Indiana, United States, at the age of 55.

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Family Time Line

Raymond Tunis
1909–1964
Freida M Luetzow
1913–2001
Marriage: 25 July 1936
Patricia Tunis
1938–2016
Peggy J Tunis
1940–

Sources (4)

  • Raymond Tunis, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Raymond Ray Tunis in entry for Mrs Frieda M Tunis, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
  • Raymond Tunis in entry for Marjorie Lou Tunis, "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    25 July 1936Pulaski, Indiana, United States

    • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1910 · The BSA is Made

    Age 1

    Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

    1919 · The Chicago Race Riot of 1919

    Age 10

    During the Chicago race riot, which was raised by racial conflicts throughout Chicago, thirty-eight people died (23 black and 15 white) and over five hundred were injured. It is considered the worst of the approximately 25 riots during the Red Summer and was the worst race riot in Illinois.

    1925 · The Goodman Theatre

    Age 16

    The Goodman Theatre was founded as a tribute to the Chicago playwright Kenneth Sawyer Goodman, who died in the Great Influenza Pandemic in 1918. The theater was funded by his parents, who donated $250,000 to the Art Institute of Chicago. The first theater was designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw and its opening ceremony was performed on October 20. 

    Name Meaning

    Dutch: from a variant of the personal name Teunis (see Teunissen ).

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

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