William J “Willie” YeatsAge: 77 years1896–1974
- Name
- William J “Willie” Yeats
- Given names
- William J
- Surname
- Yeats
- Nickname
- Willie
 Birth | May 21, 1896 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 months)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 19 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 20 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 21 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/ |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Oma Belle Yeats September 23, 1923 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Ellsworth Yeats March 13, 1927 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 33 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 5, 1930 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Billie Joe Yeats November 3, 1933 (Age 37 years) |
| Census | April 11, 1940 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 53 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | David Randall Yeats January 16, 1959 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a wife | Vanoy Cherry May 20, 1972 (Age 75 years) Cause: Carcinoma of the tongue |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 | April 11, 1974 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: East Greenwood Cemetery |
| Family with Vanoy Cherry |
| himself |
William J “Willie” Yeats Birth: May 21, 1896 — Lipan, Hood, Texas, United States Death: April 11, 1974 — Texas, United States |
| wife |
Vanoy Cherry Birth: June 18, 1904 27 22 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States Death: May 20, 1972 — Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States |
| daughter |
Oma Belle Yeats Birth: September 23, 1923 27 19 — Lipan, Hood, Texas, United States Death: June 23, 1994 — Texas, United States |
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4 years son |
Ellsworth Yeats Birth: March 13, 1927 30 22 — Lipan, Hood, Texas, United States Death: November 29, 1993 |
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7 years son |
Billie Joe Yeats Birth: November 3, 1933 37 29 — Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States Death: July 26, 2012 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States |
| son |
Private |
No family available
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William J Yeats - Household
1st. Street Weatherford, Parker, Texas
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