William Posey ThurmanAge: 86 years1842–1928
- Name
- William Posey Thurman
- Given names
- William Posey
- Surname
- Thurman
 Birth | 1842 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 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 15 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Marriage | Nancy Jane Duncan — View this family before 1864 (Age 22 years) Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child |
 Birth of a son#1 | John Wiley Thurman June 25, 1864 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 19 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 |
| Marriage | Martha Ann Brownlee — View this family November 1, 1866 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 25 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 25 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 27 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 36 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 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 56 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 wife | Martha Ann Brownlee March 30, 1911 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a wife | Nancy Jane Duncan September 29, 1912 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 74 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 75 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 76 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 | 1928 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rose Cemetery |
| Family with Nancy Jane Duncan |
| himself |
William Posey Thurman Birth: 1842 — Sevier, Tennessee, United States Death: 1928 — Washington, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Nancy Jane Duncan Birth: May 9, 1838 38 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 29, 1912 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: before 1864 — |
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6 months son |
John Wiley Thurman Birth: June 25, 1864 22 26 — Washington, Arkansas, United States Death: December 2, 1938 — Neosho, Newton, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Martha Ann Brownlee |
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William Posey Thurman Birth: 1842 — Sevier, Tennessee, United States Death: 1928 — Washington, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Martha Ann Brownlee Birth: November 5, 1847 — Arkansas, United States Death: March 30, 1911 — Prairie Grove, Washington, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: November 1, 1866 — Washington, Arkansas, United States |
| John Wiley Blount Howell + Nancy Jane Duncan |
| wife’s husband |
John Wiley Blount Howell Birth: October 28, 1812 33 42 — Rogersville, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States Death: April 8, 1876 — Praire Grove, Drew, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Nancy Jane Duncan Birth: May 9, 1838 38 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 29, 1912 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: November 11, 1868 — Washington, Arkansas, United States |
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8 months step-daughter |
Harriette A “Hattie” Howell Birth: July 10, 1869 56 31 — Washington, Arkansas, United States Death: November 21, 1945 — Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
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7 years step-daughter |
Margret Howell Birth: about 1875 62 36 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
| James Hancock + Nancy Jane Duncan |
| wife’s husband |
James Hancock Birth: March 22, 1826 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 29, 1908 — Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Nancy Jane Duncan Birth: May 9, 1838 38 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 29, 1912 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: January 10, 1878 — Washington, Arkansas, United States |
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5 years step-son |
John O Hancock Birth: December 31, 1882 56 44 — Arkansas, United States Death: July 24, 1962 — St. Louis City, Missouri, United States |
| Marriage | Marriage info based on the birth of their first child | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Thurman - Household
ED 203, Mars Hill, Washington, Arkansas, United States
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