William M GantAge: 77 years1838–1916
- Name
- William M Gant
- Given names
- William M
- Surname
- Gant
 Birth | August 24, 1838 25 20 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 years)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 18 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Marriage | Mary Ellen Harris — View this family August 11, 1864 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 22 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 |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Laura Taylor Gant October 1, 1866 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 28 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 28 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 30 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 #2 | Jesse L Gant February 13, 1872 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 39 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 father | Alfred L Gant 1880 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Eura L Day May 5, 1895 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 59 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 77 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Death | March 8, 1916 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Alfred L Gant Birth: 1813 — Orange, North Carolina, United States Death: 1880 |
| mother |
Permelia P Bugg Birth: January 23, 1818 — Tennessee, United States Death: Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| himself |
William M Gant Birth: August 24, 1838 25 20 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 8, 1916 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Mary Ellen Harris |
| himself |
William M Gant Birth: August 24, 1838 25 20 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 8, 1916 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Mary Ellen Harris Birth: September 12, 1844 23 17 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 7, 1926 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: August 11, 1864 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Laura Taylor Gant Birth: October 1, 1866 28 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 10, 1933 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years son |
Jesse L Gant Birth: February 13, 1872 33 27 Death: |