John Wiley ThurmanAge: 74 years1864–1938
- Name
- John Wiley Thurman
- Given names
- John Wiley
- Surname
- Thurman
 Birth | June 25, 1864 22 26 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 of a parent | William Posey Thurman — Martha Ann Brownlee — View this family November 1, 1866 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 2 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 2 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Marriage of a parent | John Wiley Blount Howell — Nancy Jane Duncan — View this family November 11, 1868 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Harriette A “Hattie” Howell July 10, 1869 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 4 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 | June 1, 1870 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Margret Howell about 1875 (Age 10 years) Address: Birth date/place based on 1870 Census |
| Marriage of a parent | James Hancock — Nancy Jane Duncan — View this family January 10, 1878 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 13 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 15 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | John O Hancock December 31, 1882 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Elizabeth Crawford about 1884 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 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 |
| Census | June 18, 1900 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Jane Duncan September 29, 1912 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 51 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 52 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 53 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 father | William Posey Thurman 1928 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 65 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 | December 2, 1938 (Age 74 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gibson Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Posey Thurman Birth: 1842 — Sevier, Tennessee, United States Death: 1928 — Washington, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
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 himself |
John Wiley Thurman Birth: June 25, 1864 22 26 — Washington, Arkansas, United States Death: December 2, 1938 — Neosho, Newton, Missouri, United States |
| Father’s family with Martha Ann Brownlee |
| father |
William Posey Thurman Birth: 1842 — Sevier, Tennessee, United States Death: 1928 — Washington, Arkansas, United States |
| step-mother |
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 |
| Mother’s family with John Wiley Blount Howell |
| step-father |
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 |
| mother |
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 half-sister |
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 half-sister |
Margret Howell Birth: about 1875 62 36 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
| Mother’s family with James Hancock |
| step-father |
James Hancock Birth: March 22, 1826 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 29, 1908 — Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
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 half-brother |
John O Hancock Birth: December 31, 1882 56 44 — Arkansas, United States Death: July 24, 1962 — St. Louis City, Missouri, United States |
John Wiley Thurman has 2 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (2)
Parents Thomas F Duncan + Sarah Ann Jones
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Wiley Blount Howell - Household
Mountain, Washington, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Thurman - Household
ED 203, Mars Hill, Washington, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Hancock - Household
ED 37, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
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