William M RagerAge: 70 years1847–1917
- Name
- William M Rager
- Given names
- William M
- Surname
- Rager
![]() | January 1, 1847 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 10 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 14 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 20 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 20 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 22 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 31 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 51 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Martha Belle “Mattie” Compton — View this family 1910 (Age 63 years) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | April 27, 1910 (Age 63 years) 1910 United States - Census transcript - William M Rager - Household
Allegre, Todd, Kentucky
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![]() | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 69 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 70 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | December 14, 1917 (Age 70 years) |
Family with Martha Belle “Mattie” Compton - View this family |
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William M Rager Birth: January 1, 1847 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 14, 1917 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
wife |
Martha Belle “Mattie” Compton Birth: May 1, 1867 33 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 22, 1938 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
Marriage: 1910 — |
Alfonzo “Fonzo” Hall + Martha Belle “Mattie” Compton - View this family |
wife’s husband |
Alfonzo “Fonzo” Hall Birth: March 6, 1864 39 35 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 15, 1902 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
wife |
Martha Belle “Mattie” Compton Birth: May 1, 1867 33 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 22, 1938 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
Marriage: calculated 1891 — |
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8 years step-son |
William Smith “Willie” Hall Birth: February 9, 1899 34 31 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 8, 1942 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
3 years step-daughter |
Bertha Hall Birth: about 1901 36 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William M Rager - Household
Allegre, Todd, Kentucky
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William M Rager
1847–1917
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Martha Belle “Mattie” Compton
1867–1938
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Alfonzo “Fonzo” Hall + Martha Belle “Mattie” Compton | |
Alfonzo “Fonzo” Hall
1864–1902
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Martha Belle “Mattie” Compton
1867–1938
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William Smith “Willie” Hall
1899–1942
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Bertha Hall
1901–
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