William Sanders “Willie” HarrisonAge: 87 years1874–1962
- Name
- William Sanders “Willie” Harrison
- Given names
- William Sanders
- Surname
- Harrison
- Nickname
- Willie
 Birth | August 6, 1874 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 3 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Pollie Turner — View this family May 2, 1892 (Age 17 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Laura Jewel Harrison March 31, 1893 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | John Thomas Harrison August 11, 1895 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 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 41 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 42 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 43 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 55 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 67 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 |
| Death of a wife | Pollie Turner September 20, 1953 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 75 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 son | John Thomas Harrison February 6, 1962 (Age 87 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 71 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 | February 18, 1962 (Age 87 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Green Hill Cemetery |
| Family with Pollie Turner |
| himself |
William Sanders “Willie” Harrison Birth: August 6, 1874 — Texas, United States Death: February 18, 1962 — Wynnewood, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States |
| wife |
Pollie Turner Birth: June 26, 1878 — Stringtown, Indian Territory, United States Death: September 20, 1953 — Sulphur, Murray, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: May 2, 1892 — |
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11 months daughter |
Laura Jewel Harrison Birth: March 31, 1893 18 14 — Stringtown, Atoka, Choctaw Nation Death: October 18, 1985 — Sulphur, Murray, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years son |
John Thomas Harrison Birth: August 11, 1895 21 17 — Dougherty, Pickens, Chicksaw Nation Death: February 6, 1962 — Murray, Oklahoma, United States |
| Eugene Eli Frost + Pollie Turner |
| wife’s husband |
Eugene Eli Frost Birth: March 20, 1873 47 31 — Barry, Missouri, United States Death: May 26, 1954 — Blaine, Oklahoma, United States |
| wife |
Pollie Turner Birth: June 26, 1878 — Stringtown, Indian Territory, United States Death: September 20, 1953 — Sulphur, Murray, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: August 4, 1901 — |
| Robert B Wright + Pollie Turner |
| wife’s husband |
Robert B Wright Birth: April 10, 1867 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 1, 1913 — Dougherty, Murray, Oklahoma, United States |
| wife |
Pollie Turner Birth: June 26, 1878 — Stringtown, Indian Territory, United States Death: September 20, 1953 — Sulphur, Murray, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: October 26, 1912 — Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States |
| James Alfred DeLay + Pollie Turner |
| wife’s husband |
James Alfred DeLay Birth: November 28, 1886 — Farmersville, Collin, Texas, United States Death: January 24, 1961 — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States |
| wife |
Pollie Turner Birth: June 26, 1878 — Stringtown, Indian Territory, United States Death: September 20, 1953 — Sulphur, Murray, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: November 19, 1924 — Garvin, Oklahoma, United States |