William Whitson ReidAge: 77 years1865–1943
- Name
- William Whitson Reid
- Given names
- William Whitson
- Surname
- Reid
 Birth | November 28, 1865 46 37 |
 Marriage | Fanny Ella Templeton — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 13 months)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 13 months)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Birth of a sister | Nancy Louisa Reid calculated 1868 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 3 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 |
 Census | August 8, 1870 (Age 4 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | William Richard Mason — Louisa Shemwell — View this family Type: Religious marriage December 19, 1877 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a father | John L Reid 1877 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 12 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 32 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 |
| Death of a mother | Louisa Shemwell July 15, 1899 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Louise Reid about 1902 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Whitson Templeton Reid February 12, 1907 (Age 41 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Jane “Sallie” Reid March 13, 1915 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a brother | John F “Bud” Reid 1916 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 50 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 51 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 52 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 10, 1920 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 63 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 |
| Census | April 8, 1930 (Age 64 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1940 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 76 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 | August 23, 1943 (Age 77 years) Cause of death: Suicide |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Winnsboro City Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John L Reid Birth: calculated 1819 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1877 — North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Louisa Shemwell Birth: about 1828 38 27 — North Carolina, United States Death: July 15, 1899 — North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: March 13, 1845 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years elder sister |
Sarah Jane “Sallie” Reid Birth: December 25, 1849 30 21 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: March 13, 1915 — Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States |
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6 years elder brother |
John F “Bud” Reid Birth: calculated 1855 36 27 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: 1916 — Texas, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Margaret E “Maggie” Reid Birth: calculated 1856 37 28 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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4 years elder sister |
Alice Reid Birth: calculated March 1860 41 32 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: 1945 |
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6 years himself |
William Whitson Reid Birth: November 28, 1865 46 37 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: August 23, 1943 — Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Nancy Louisa Reid Birth: calculated 1868 49 40 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: |
| Mother’s family with William Richard Mason |
| step-father |
William Richard Mason Birth: calculated 1810 — Virginia, United States Death: |
| mother |
Louisa Shemwell Birth: about 1828 38 27 — North Carolina, United States Death: July 15, 1899 — North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: December 19, 1877 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Fanny Ella Templeton |
| himself |
William Whitson Reid Birth: November 28, 1865 46 37 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: August 23, 1943 — Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Fanny Ella Templeton Birth: May 13, 1868 — Titus, Texas, United States Death: June 3, 1958 — Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| daughter |
Louise Reid Birth: about 1902 36 33 — Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States Death: August 18, 1994 — Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States |
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5 years son |
Whitson Templeton Reid Birth: February 12, 1907 41 38 — Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States Death: December 28, 1992 — Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States |
William Whitson Reid has 39 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (39)
Parents James Isaac Shemwell + … …
Parents Poindexter Shemwell + Elizabeth J McClennan
Parents Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. + Catharine Reed
Parents Whitson Berry Shemwell + Margaret Elizabeth Oldham
Parents Dr. Obediah Marcellus Shemwell + Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Thompson
Parents Casper A Owen + Charlotte Jane Shemwell
Parents Jesse H Maley + Charlotte Jane Shemwell
Parents Robert Alexander Yarborough + Margaret Shemwell
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John L Reed - Household
Providence, Rowan, North Carolina
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William R Mason - Household
Rockwall, Texas
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Whitson Reid - Household
Winnsboro, Wood, Texas
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Whitson Reid - Household
Winnsboro, Wood, Texas
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Whitson Reid - Household
Winnsboro, Wood, Texas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - William Whitson Reid - Household
429 Andrews Winnsboro, Wood, Texas
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