William Henry Harrison YoungAge: 83 years1868–1951
- Name
- William Henry Harrison Young
- Given names
- William Henry Harrison
- Surname
- Young
 Birth | May 6, 1868 34 35 |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 7 months)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 |
 Death of a father | William D Young October 6, 1877 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 9 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a mother | Catherine McMillan after 1880 (Age 11 years) |
 Marriage | Anna A Johnson — View this family October 31, 1886 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 29 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 47 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 48 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 49 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/ |
| Death of a brother | Isaac Marion Young April 26, 1920 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 61 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 73 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 81 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 77 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 | June 9, 1951 (Age 83 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William D Young Birth: September 6, 1833 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 6, 1877 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Catherine McMillan Birth: about 1833 49 49 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: after 1880 |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder brother |
Isaac Marion Young Birth: about 1865 31 32 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: April 26, 1920 — Pemiscot, Missouri, United States |
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3 years himself |
William Henry Harrison Young Birth: May 6, 1868 34 35 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: June 9, 1951 — Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Anna A Johnson |
| himself |
William Henry Harrison Young Birth: May 6, 1868 34 35 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: June 9, 1951 — Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Anna A Johnson Birth: January 2, 1871 — Alabama, United States Death: April 7, 1953 — Perryville, Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: October 31, 1886 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States |