William Enoch Burrage1859–
- Name
- William Enoch Burrage
- Given names
- William Enoch
- Surname
- Burrage
 Birth | 1859 51 30 |
 Birth of a sister | Huldah C Burrage 1863 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 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 brother | Thomas A Burrage 1867 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a sister | Huldah C Burrage 1867 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 8 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 8 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 10 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 | August 16, 1870 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 19 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 | George P Burrage August 7, 1879 (Age 20 years) Cause: Killed by lightning |
| Census | June 23, 1880 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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 |
| Death of a brother | Thomas A Burrage 1901 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 57 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 58 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 59 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 sister | Nancy Ellen Burrage April 17, 1928 (Age 69 years) Cause: Ulcer of stomach |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 70 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 82 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 |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Clementine “Sallie” Burrage January 28, 1950 (Age 91 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 91 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 87 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 | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
George P Burrage Birth: October 1, 1807 30 27 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: August 7, 1879 — Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Mariah “Maria” Pierce Birth: January 1829 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: September 15, 1853 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Sarah Clementine “Sallie” Burrage Birth: August 20, 1854 46 25 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: January 28, 1950 — Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States |
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17 months elder sister |
Nancy Ellen Burrage Birth: February 1, 1856 48 27 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: April 17, 1928 — Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Julia Burrage Birth: 1858 50 29 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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2 years himself |
William Enoch Burrage Birth: 1859 51 30 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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5 years younger sister |
Huldah C Burrage Birth: 1863 55 34 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: 1867 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Thomas A Burrage Birth: 1867 59 38 Death: 1901 — North Carolina, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - George P Burrage - Household
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Mariah “Maria” Pierce - Household
Rocky River Twp, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
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