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Roscoe Tillis 1900 - 2002

Roscoe Tillis of Trinity, Trinity County, TX was born on October 3, 1900, and died at age 101 years old on March 28, 2002.

Roscoe Tillis
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Trinity, Trinity County, TX 75862
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October 3, 1900
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  • 10/3
    1900

    Birthday

    October 3, 1900
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen

  • Nationality & Locations

    Trinity County, Texas United States

  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School

  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 38239069 Enlisted: September 10, 1942 in Houston Texas Military branch: Branch Immaterial Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law

  • Professional Career

    Unskilled Sawmill Occupations, Nec
  • 03/28
    2002

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    March 28, 2002
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In 1900, in the year that Roscoe Tillis was born, when Floradora opened on Broadway. A huge success in London - opening in 1899 and running for 455 performances - the musical was even more successful in New York - running for 552 performances. The "Floradora girls" were the hit of the show - a "sextette of tall, gorgeous damsels, clad in pink walking costumes, black picture hats and carrying frilly parasols who swished onto the stage and captivated New York for no other reason than they were utterly stunning" ("tall and gorgeous" translated to 5'4"). A sensation, each Floradora girl was said to have married a millionaire.
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In 1915, Roscoe was merely 15 years old when the Germans first used poison gas as a weapon at the second Battle of Ypres during World War I. While noxious gases had been used since ancient times, this was the first use of poisonous gas - in this case, lethal chlorine gas - in modern war. Subsequently, the French and British - as well as the United States when they entered World War 1 - developed and used lethal gas in war.
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Tillis, Dwight (Jan 10, 1945 - Jul 11, 2001) Tillis, Benjamin (Dec 2, 1896 - Sep 1982) Tillis, Samuel (Mar 10, 1910 - Dec 8, 1997) Tillis, Ethel (Jan 30, 1905 - Aug 28, 1989) Tillis, Reba (Sep 16, 1913 - May 16, 1999) Tillis, Katherine (Oct 5, 1918 - Dec 1980) Tillis, Nancy (Feb 7, 1939 - Apr 2, 2003) Tillis, Isidore (Aug 25, 1900 - Jul 1967) Tillis, Bernard (Dec 12, 1910 - Aug 22, 1995) Tillis, Barry (Apr 9, 1950 - Jul 21, 2009)
Tillis, Gertrude (Sep 1, 1924 - Apr 8, 1999) Tillis, Maurice (Mar 3, 1918 - Nov 1967) Tillis, Roy (Oct 20, 1913 - Jul 29, 1998) Tillis, Stanley (Sep 29, 1927 - Sep 14, 1997) Tillis, Anna (Mar 15, 1899 - Dec 1977) Tillis, Benjamin (Sep 3, 1889 - May 1980) Tillis, Anna (Apr 12, 1892 - Jul 8, 1993) Tillis, Frances (May 5, 1930 - Oct 22, 2009) Tillis, Glenna (Dec 19, 1898 - Oct 8, 1990) Tillis, Howard (Jul 28, 1930 - Feb 1987)
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