William E Allen–
- Name
- William E Allen
- Given names
- William E
- Surname
- Allen
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898Note: 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 |
 Birth of a brother | C W Allen September 2, 1904 |
| Death of a mother | Mary Elizabeth Patterson 1910 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916Note: 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 1918Note: 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 1918Note: 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 father | James Henry Allen 1927 |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929Note: 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945Note: 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 1953Note: 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 1975Note: 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 | |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Henry Allen Birth: June 10, 1842 — Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States Death: 1927 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Mary Elizabeth Patterson Birth: June 14, 1856 — Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States Death: 1910 — Shelbyville, Shelby, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: June 6, 1875 — Shelbyville, Shelby, Illinois, United States |
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7 years brother |
Butler Allen Birth: June 6, 1882 39 25 Death: Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States |
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22 years brother |
C W Allen Birth: September 2, 1904 62 48 Death: Shelbyville, Shelby, Illinois, United States |
| brother |
George W Allen Death: Peoria, Illinois, United States |
| sister |
Harriet Elizabeth Allen Death: Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States |
| brother |
Vernon E Allen Death: Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, United States |
| himself |
William E Allen Death: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |