William Henry Harrison SimmonsAge: 75 years1841–1916
- Name
- William Henry Harrison Simmons
- Given names
- William Henry Harrison
- Surname
- Simmons
 Birth | June 8, 1841 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 15 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 19 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
 Marriage | Susan Armstrong — View this family May 17, 1867 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 25 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 25 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 27 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Birth of a son#1 | Sephus Mansfield Simmons September 4, 1870 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | William Samuel Simmons September 19, 1871 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 36 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William Vodra Simmons 1896 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 56 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Marriage | Ann C Shemwell — View this family about 1902 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Annie Simmons January 7, 1903 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Roscoe Simmons July 17, 1904 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a wife | Ann C Shemwell 1910 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 74 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Death | November 15, 1916 (Age 75 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Owens Chapel Cemetery |
| Family with Susan Armstrong |
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William Henry Harrison Simmons Birth: June 8, 1841 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: November 15, 1916 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Susan Armstrong Death: |
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Marriage: May 17, 1867 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Sephus Mansfield Simmons Birth: September 4, 1870 29 — Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 14, 1942 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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1 year son |
William Samuel Simmons Birth: September 19, 1871 30 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 3, 1949 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Ann C Shemwell |
| himself |
William Henry Harrison Simmons Birth: June 8, 1841 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: November 15, 1916 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Ann C Shemwell Birth: January 15, 1869 68 37 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1910 |
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Marriage: about 1902 — |
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1 year daughter |
Annie Simmons Birth: January 7, 1903 61 33 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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18 months son |
Roscoe Simmons Birth: July 17, 1904 63 35 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 15, 1977 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |