The Shemwell Family

William Henry Crossno JrAge: 79 years18721952

Name
William Henry Crossno Jr
Given names
William Henry
Surname
Crossno
Name suffix
Jr
Birth December 22, 1872 37 24
Birth of a brotherEli L Crossno
May 2, 1875 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterMinnie Ella Crossno
March 1, 1878 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 5 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a sisterMary Crossno
about 1880 (Age 7 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1880 Census
Death of a paternal grandfatherJacob “Jake” Crossno
1880 (Age 7 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMicha Wells
1880 (Age 7 years)
Census June 11, 1880 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Noah Crossno
February 22, 1882 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherIla Matthew “Allie” Crossno
March 11, 1884 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherElijah Magee
May 1884 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterSarah Jane Crossno
February 2, 1886 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert Lee Crossno
December 24, 1887 (Age 15 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Henry Crossno Sr
January 17, 1889 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a brotherWyle Benjamin Crossno
May 22, 1889 (Age 16 years)
Death of a motherGemima Louise Magee
June 17, 1889 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 25 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 sisterBasha Annie Crossno
January 29, 1906 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 43 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 44 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 45 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 sisterMinnie Ella Crossno
August 13, 1925 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 56 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 brotherIla Matthew “Allie” Crossno
March 31, 1935 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 68 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 77 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 73 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 June 28, 1952 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shiloh Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: about 1866Tennessee, United States
1 month
elder sister
Basha Annie Crossno
Birth: January 27, 1866 31 18Perry, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 29, 1906Perry, Tennessee, United States
4 years
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
2 years
himself
William Henry Crossno Jr
Birth: December 22, 1872 37 24Tennessee, United States
Death: June 28, 1952Greene, Arkansas, United States
2 years
younger brother
Eli L Crossno
Birth: May 2, 1875 40 27Gibson, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 8, 1955Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States
3 years
younger sister
Minnie Ella Crossno
Birth: March 1, 1878 43 30Little Beech Creek, Wayne, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 13, 1925Kenton, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
James Noah Crossno
Birth: February 22, 1882 47 34Wayne, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 7, 1959Senath, Dunklin, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger brother
Ila Matthew “Allie” Crossno
Birth: March 11, 1884 49 36Tennessee, United States
Death: March 31, 1935Mississippi, Arkansas, United States
23 months
younger sister
Sarah Jane Crossno
Birth: February 2, 1886 51 38Tennessee, United States
Death: February 3, 1965Milan, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
23 months
younger brother
Robert Lee Crossno
Birth: December 24, 1887 52 39Little Beech Creek, Wayne, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 7, 1963Tulare, California, United States
17 months
younger brother
Wyle Benjamin Crossno
Birth: May 22, 1889 54 41Perry, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 19, 1976Perry, Tennessee, United States

William Henry Crossno Jr has 43 first cousins recorded

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Crossno Sr - Household

Perry, Tennessee, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Crossno, William HWM42headMFarmerTNTNTN
Magee, Gemima LWF32wifeMKeeping HouseTNGATN
Crossno, Basha AWF13daughterS111TNTNTN
Crossno, Seney VWF11daughterS111TNTNTN
Crossno, Elijah TWM9sonSAt Home1TNTNTN
Crossno, William HWM6sonSAt HomeTNTNTN
Crossno, Eli LWM4sonSAt HomeTNTNTN
Crossno, Minnie EWF2daughterSAt HomeTNTNTN
Crossno, MaryWF3/12FebdaughterSAt HomeTNTNTN