William Washington Roper Sr.Age: 71 years1844–1916
- Name
- William Washington Roper Sr.
- Given names
- William Washington
- Surname
- Roper
- Name suffix
- Sr.
 Birth | September 19, 1844 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 15 months)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 12 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 16 years)Note: 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 22 years)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 22 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Marriage | Cynthia Arminta Hall — View this family 1868 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 24 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 |
 Birth of a son#1 | James Burton Roper April 10, 1877 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 33 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 53 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Lester Lee Roper November 25, 1901 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Pearl Inez Roper October 16, 1907 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Fern Gladys Roper August 5, 1910 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 71 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Death | January 8, 1916 (Age 71 years) |
| Family with Cynthia Arminta Hall |
| himself |
William Washington Roper Sr. Birth: September 19, 1844 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: January 8, 1916 — Siloam Springs, Howell, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Cynthia Arminta Hall Birth: April 30, 1836 — Murphy, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States Death: March 3, 1921 — Siloam Springs, Howell, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: 1868 — North Carolina, United States |
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9 years son |
James Burton Roper Birth: April 10, 1877 32 40 — Murphy, North Carolina, United States Death: April 11, 1954 — West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States |