Luther Thomas SullivanAge: 84 years1877–1962
- Name
- Luther Thomas Sullivan
- Given names
- Luther Thomas
- Surname
- Sullivan
 Birth | June 22, 1877 30 20 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 6 months)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 brother | Charles O “Charlie” Sullivan September 18, 1879 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | June 9, 1880 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Jane “Sis” Hinchey June 28, 1897 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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 | May Carter — View this family June 26, 1900 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | William Carter Sullivan April 20, 1902 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Joshua Crudup “Crude” Hinchey March 18, 1907 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha J “Mattie” Sullivan July 7, 1909 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1910 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Jane Waller May 26, 1912 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a father | Henry Neese Sullivan March 5, 1913 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 38 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 39 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 40 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 15, 1920 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 52 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a brother | Charles O “Charlie” Sullivan April 7, 1936 (Age 58 years) Cause: Accidental Shooting |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a wife | May Carter April 12, 1947 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 72 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a son | William Carter Sullivan April 26, 1957 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 68 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | March 23, 1962 (Age 84 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Guntersville City Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Henry Neese Sullivan Birth: February 1847 — Wilson, Tennessee, United States Death: March 5, 1913 — Henry, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Mary Jane “Sis” Hinchey Birth: May 20, 1857 32 28 — Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: June 28, 1897 — Carroll, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: March 8, 1873 — Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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1 year elder sister |
Martha J “Mattie” Sullivan Birth: February 1874 27 16 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 7, 1909 — Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years himself |
Luther Thomas Sullivan Birth: June 22, 1877 30 20 — Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: March 23, 1962 |
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2 years younger brother |
Charles O “Charlie” Sullivan Birth: September 18, 1879 32 22 — Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: April 7, 1936 — North Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Rosa Anna Boyd |
| father |
Henry Neese Sullivan Birth: February 1847 — Wilson, Tennessee, United States Death: March 5, 1913 — Henry, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Rosa Anna Boyd Birth: August 19, 1872 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 7, 1947 |
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Marriage: — |
| Family with May Carter |
| himself |
Luther Thomas Sullivan Birth: June 22, 1877 30 20 — Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: March 23, 1962 |
| wife |
May Carter Birth: June 24, 1878 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 12, 1947 — Marshall, Alabama, United States |
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Marriage: June 26, 1900 — Carroll, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months son |
William Carter Sullivan Birth: April 20, 1902 24 23 Death: April 26, 1957 |
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Henry Neese Sullivan - Household
Henry, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Luther Thomas Sullivan - Household
Washington St. Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee
Larue & Uldine are his sister Martha's children -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Luther Thomas Sullivan - Household
209 Jackson St. Sth Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee
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