William Sherman Power1865–
- Name
- William Sherman Power
- Given names
- William Sherman
- Surname
- Power
 Birth | 1865 43 35 |
 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 |
 Birth of a brother | Richard Yates Power November 24, 1868 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a brother | Andrew Power about 1869 (Age 4 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Harriet Lear “Hattie” Power February 2, 1870 (Age 5 years) |
 Census | July 16, 1870 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Elizabeth Power before 1871 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a father | John Wesley Power April 21, 1871 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Alice Power 1872 (Age 7 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 3, 1880 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a sister | Louisa L Power after 1886 (Age 21 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 |
| Death of a mother | Mary Anna Lear September 27, 1908 (Age 43 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 brother | John Franklin Power April 20, 1919 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 64 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 brother | Henry Clay Power October 4, 1932 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a brother | Charles Lear Power June 16, 1942 (Age 77 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 76 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 85 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 |
| Death of a sister | Harriet Lear “Hattie” Power October 27, 1959 (Age 94 years) |
| Death of a brother | Richard Yates Power February 13, 1962 (Age 97 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 81 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 | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Wesley Power Birth: September 6, 1821 27 19 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: April 21, 1871 — Jefferson, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Mary Anna Lear Birth: June 1, 1829 — Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States Death: September 27, 1908 — McPherson, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: December 21, 1849 — Clinton, Illinois, United States |
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2 months elder brother |
Henry Clay Power Birth: February 1850 28 20 — Clinton, Illinois, United States Death: October 4, 1932 — Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Mary Elizabeth Power Birth: 1851 29 21 — Illinois, United States Death: before 1871 — Aviston, Clinton, Illinois, United States |
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18 months elder brother |
John Franklin Power Birth: June 22, 1852 30 23 — Clinton, Illinois, United States Death: April 20, 1919 — Blackstone, Nottoway, Virginia, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Louisa L Power Birth: February 4, 1855 33 25 — Aviston, Clinton, Illinois, United States Death: after 1886 — Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States |
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11 months elder brother |
Charles Lear Power Birth: January 5, 1856 34 26 — Aviston, Clinton, Illinois, United States Death: June 16, 1942 — Carnegie, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Mariah Power Birth: November 6, 1858 37 29 — Aviston, Clinton, Illinois, United States Death: May 5, 1864 — Jefferson, Illinois, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Andrew Power Birth: about 1861 39 31 — Illinois, United States Death: about 1869 — Jefferson, Illinois, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Nettie M Power Birth: 1864 42 34 — Illinois, United States Death: |
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2 years himself |
William Sherman Power Birth: 1865 43 35 — Illinois, United States Death: |
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4 years younger brother |
Richard Yates Power Birth: November 24, 1868 47 39 — Illinois, United States Death: February 13, 1962 — Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States |
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14 months younger sister |
Harriet Lear “Hattie” Power Birth: February 2, 1870 48 40 — Jefferson, Illinois, United States Death: October 27, 1959 — McPherson, Kansas, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Alice Power Birth: 1872 50 42 — Illinois, United States Death: |
William Sherman Power has 12 first cousins recorded
Father's family (12)
Parents George Washington Remick + Eleanor Caroline Power
Parents David McClure + Naomi Emily Power
Parents Jefferson Carroll Power + Mary Ely
Parents Capt Henry Clay Fike + Lucy Cimbaline Power
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Power - Household
Jefferson, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Mary Anna Lear - Household
McPherson, Kansas, United States
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