William Basil WoodAge: 70 years1820–1891
- Name
- William Basil Wood
- Given names
- William Basil
- Surname
- Wood
 Birth | October 13, 1820 24 24 |
 Birth of a brother | Sterling Alexander Martin Wood March 17, 1823 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Nichols September 28, 1825 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Alexander Hamilton Wood Jr. August 25, 1828 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a brother | Alexander Hamilton Wood Jr. October 30, 1830 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Henry Clay Wood February 5, 1831 (Age 10 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 11 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a sister | Wood February 18, 1835 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 14 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 25 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 36 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 father | Alexander Hamilton Wood November 15, 1860 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a sister | Margaret C Wood October 4, 1863 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 40 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 |
| Death of a sister | Mary Wood January 1867 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 46 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 46 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 48 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 mother | Mary Esther Evans July 26, 1871 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 57 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | April 3, 1891 (Age 70 years) |
 Burial | |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Alexander Hamilton Wood Birth: July 22, 1796 — Richmond, Virginia, United States Death: November 15, 1860 — Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States |
| mother |
Mary Esther Evans Birth: March 16, 1796 43 33 — Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom Death: July 26, 1871 — Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States |
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Marriage: January 23, 1817 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Mary Wood Birth: December 20, 1817 21 21 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: January 1867 |
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4 months elder sister |
Margaret C Wood Birth: May 3, 1818 21 22 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: October 4, 1863 — Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States |
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2 years himself |
William Basil Wood Birth: October 13, 1820 24 24 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: April 3, 1891 |
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2 years younger brother |
Sterling Alexander Martin Wood Birth: March 17, 1823 26 27 — Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States Death: July 26, 1891 — Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Alexander Hamilton Wood Jr. Birth: August 25, 1828 32 32 — Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States Death: October 30, 1830 — Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Henry Clay Wood Birth: February 5, 1831 34 34 — Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States Death: December 2, 1906 |
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4 years younger sister |
Wood Birth: February 18, 1835 38 38 — Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States Death: February 3, 1908 |