William Franklin “Willie” ElamAge: 91 years1851–1942
- Name
- William Franklin “Willie” Elam
- Given names
- William Franklin
- Surname
- Elam
- Nickname
- Willie
 Birth | February 28, 1851 37 32 |
 Birth of a sister | Willie Frances Elam June 19, 1852 (Age 15 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel Hugh Elam April 2, 1855 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a father | John Murray Elam December 6, 1855 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a mother | Ann Vincent Evans September 13, 1861 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 10 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 15 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 15 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 17 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Hugh Evans before 1870 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 26 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Mary Frances Varnell — View this family December 14, 1879 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Margaret “Sally” Elam October 24, 1887 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary M Elam December 18, 1888 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 47 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 sister | Susan Murray Elam September 6, 1901 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Ann “Bettie” Elam March 3, 1907 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 64 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 65 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 66 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 wife | Mary Frances Varnell January 11, 1922 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a brother | Samuel Hugh Elam December 9, 1928 (Age 77 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Samuel Hugh Elam December 10, 1928 (Age 77 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cedarlawn Cemetery |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 78 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 |
| Death of a sister | Willie Frances Elam May 29, 1930 (Age 79 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Willie Frances Elam May 29, 1930 (Age 79 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Brown Cemetery |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 90 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 | March 17, 1942 (Age 91 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kingsland Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Murray Elam Birth: November 10, 1813 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: December 6, 1855 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Ann Vincent Evans Birth: October 22, 1818 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 13, 1861 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: October 20, 1842 — Tennessee, United States |
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15 months elder sister |
Elizabeth Ann “Bettie” Elam Birth: February 2, 1844 30 25 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 3, 1907 — Florida, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Sarah Margaret “Sally” Elam Birth: about 1846 32 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 24, 1887 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Mary M Elam Birth: June 18, 1848 34 29 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 18, 1888 — Yazoo, Mississippi, United States |
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7 months elder sister |
Susan Murray Elam Birth: January 1849 35 30 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 6, 1901 — LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years himself |
William Franklin “Willie” Elam Birth: February 28, 1851 37 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 17, 1942 — Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, United States |
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16 months younger sister |
Willie Frances Elam Birth: June 19, 1852 38 33 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: May 29, 1930 — Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Samuel Hugh Elam Birth: April 2, 1855 41 36 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 9, 1928 — Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States |
| Family with Mary Frances Varnell |
| himself |
William Franklin “Willie” Elam Birth: February 28, 1851 37 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 17, 1942 — Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Mary Frances Varnell Birth: September 10, 1852 — Cleveland, Arkansas, United States Death: January 11, 1922 — Cleveland, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: December 14, 1879 — Arkansas, United States |