William Giles HarrisAge: 80 years1843–1924
- Name
- William Giles Harris
- Given names
- William Giles
- Surname
- Harris
 Birth | July 18, 1843 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 2 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 13 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 17 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 23 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 23 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 25 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 |
 Marriage | Martha Francis Ward — View this family 1875 (Age 31 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Adair Harris 1876 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Della R Harris 1878 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 34 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 son #3 | William Turner Harris April 25, 1879 (Age 35 years) |
 Census | June 17, 1880 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Sarah C Harris September 1881 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Aguilla Harris June 1884 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 54 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 23, 1900 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Turner Harris — Wilma Dalie Daniel — View this family April 8, 1901 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William Lee Harris December 30, 1902 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Jessie Wade Harris February 23, 1907 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Mary Elizabeth Harris April 15, 1910 (Age 66 years) |
| Census | April 21, 1910 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Robert Glenn “Bob” Harris October 10, 1912 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a wife | Martha Francis Ward November 10, 1914 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 72 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 73 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 74 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/ |
| Census | January 10, 1920 (Age 76 years) |
 Death | June 21, 1924 (Age 80 years) Cause of death: cancer of lower lip |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Toms Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Family with Martha Francis Ward |
| himself |
William Giles Harris Birth: July 18, 1843 — North Carolina, United States Death: June 21, 1924 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Martha Francis Ward Birth: 1848 20 24 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 10, 1914 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: 1875 — North Carolina, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Adair Harris Birth: 1876 32 28 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Della R Harris Birth: 1878 34 30 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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16 months son |
William Turner Harris Birth: April 25, 1879 35 31 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: April 4, 1965 — Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Sarah C Harris Birth: September 1881 38 33 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Aguilla Harris Birth: June 1884 40 36 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: |
No family available
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Giles Harris - Household
Davidson, North Carolina, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Giles Harris - Household
Davidson, North Carolina, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Giles Harris - Household
Davidson, North Carolina, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Turner Harris - Household
Emmons, Davidson, North Carolina
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