William Simpson WalkerAge: 26 years1865–1892
- Name
- William Simpson Walker
- Given names
- William Simpson
- Surname
- Walker
 Birth | March 7, 1865 32 34 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 |
 Birth of a sister | Mary White Walker April 19, 1867 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 21 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 21 months)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| 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 | June 20, 1870 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Bettie Walker February 14, 1873 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Amelia Lonesome “Millie” Patterson September 14, 1876 (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 15 years) |
 Death | February 11, 1892 (Age 26 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Monroe Beaty Walker Birth: April 14, 1832 — Rhea, Tennessee, United States Death: December 20, 1910 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Mary Adaline Frost Birth: November 17, 1830 32 29 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: January 2, 1911 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: January 26, 1854 — White, Tennessee, United States |
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10 months elder sister |
Amelia Ann “Millie” Walker Birth: November 27, 1854 22 24 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: June 22, 1915 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Elouisa Jane “Eliza” Walker Birth: October 16, 1856 24 25 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 14, 1937 — Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Elijah Frost “Lige” Walker Birth: March 4, 1859 26 28 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 21, 1914 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Rhoda Emily Walker Birth: November 28, 1860 28 30 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: November 29, 1942 — White, Tennessee, United States |
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14 months elder brother |
James Young Walker Birth: February 6, 1862 29 31 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: February 4, 1939 — Santa Clara, California, United States |
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3 years himself |
William Simpson Walker Birth: March 7, 1865 32 34 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: February 11, 1892 — Granby City, Newton, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Mary White Walker Birth: April 19, 1867 35 36 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: October 23, 1894 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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6 years younger sister |
Bettie Walker Birth: February 14, 1873 40 42 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: November 14, 1944 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Monroe Beaty Walker - Household
District 5, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Monroe Beaty Walker - Household
District 5, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
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