William Harvey Gourley JrAge: 86 years1867–1953
- Name
- William Harvey Gourley Jr
- Given names
- William Harvey
- Surname
- Gourley
- Name suffix
- Jr
 Birth | January 25, 1867 |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867Note: 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 1867Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 23 months)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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 10 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 31 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 48 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 49 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 50 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/ |
 Marriage | Lula Leota French — View this family October 17, 1920 (Age 53 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Irene Lucille Gourley November 13, 1922 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 62 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 |
 Census | April 16, 1930 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a wife | Lula Leota French June 28, 1930 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 74 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 82 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 78 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 | November 3, 1953 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McBride Cemetery |
| Family with Lula Leota French |
| himself |
William Harvey Gourley Jr Birth: January 25, 1867 — Grove Springs, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: November 3, 1953 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Lula Leota French Birth: August 9, 1879 32 21 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: June 28, 1930 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: October 17, 1920 — Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Irene Lucille Gourley Birth: November 13, 1922 55 43 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: March 11, 2020 — California, United States |
| William Thomas Stewart + Lula Leota French |
| wife’s husband |
William Thomas Stewart Birth: July 23, 1871 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: July 23, 1904 |
| wife |
Lula Leota French Birth: August 9, 1879 32 21 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: June 28, 1930 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: September 29, 1898 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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10 months step-son |
Roy Ancil Stewart Birth: August 3, 1899 28 19 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: November 7, 1979 — Grovespring, Wright, Missouri, United States |
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2 years step-daughter |
Grace Leota Stewart Birth: July 21, 1901 29 21 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: July 4, 1927 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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2 years step-son |
Harry Lee Stewart Birth: August 23, 1903 32 24 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: December 9, 1961 — Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Harvey Gourley Jr - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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