William Thomas H BreshearsAge: 71 years1863–1934
- Name
- William Thomas H Breshears
- Given names
- William Thomas H
- Surname
- Breshears
 Birth | February 25, 1863 38 30 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 |
 Birth of a brother | Andrew Jackson Breshears October 25, 1866 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Wesley Fletcher Breshears October 25, 1866 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 3 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 3 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Quincy Breshears June 25, 1869 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 5 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 14 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a father | Reuben Dobbin Breshears December 1, 1881 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Frances “Fanny” Breshears January 9, 1888 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a brother | Andrew Jackson Breshears February 26, 1889 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Naomi Ann Hogg October 1, 1892 (Age 29 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Henry C Babb — Mary H Batten — View this family June 12, 1897 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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 H Batten April 12, 1899 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Morris Breshears April 27, 1909 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 52 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 53 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 54 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 | Wesley Fletcher Breshears July 7, 1922 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 66 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 | June 24, 1934 (Age 71 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bellevue Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Reuben Dobbin Breshears Birth: March 26, 1824 31 19 — Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States Death: December 1, 1881 — Bellevue, Blaine, Idaho, United States |
| mother |
Mary H Batten Birth: March 7, 1832 — Carroll, Tennessee, United States Death: April 12, 1899 — Bellevue, Blaine, Idaho, United States |
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Marriage: May 4, 1848 — Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States |
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10 months elder sister |
Sarah A E Breshears Birth: March 2, 1849 24 16 — Polk, Missouri, United States Death: March 4, 1860 — Polk, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
John Morris Breshears Birth: November 23, 1851 27 19 — Polk, Missouri, United States Death: April 27, 1909 — Star, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Martha Frances “Fanny” Breshears Birth: January 8, 1855 30 22 — Polk, Missouri, United States Death: January 9, 1888 — Blaine, Idaho, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
James Batton Breshears Birth: January 22, 1858 33 25 — Polk, Missouri, United States Death: January 19, 1945 — Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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5 years himself |
William Thomas H Breshears Birth: February 25, 1863 38 30 — Polk, Missouri, United States Death: June 24, 1934 — Hailey, Blaine, Idaho, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Andrew Jackson Breshears Birth: October 25, 1866 42 34 — Greene, Polk, Missouri, United States Death: February 26, 1889 — Blaine, Idaho, United States |
| younger brother |
Wesley Fletcher Breshears Birth: October 25, 1866 42 34 — Greene, Polk, Missouri, United States Death: July 7, 1922 — Bellevue, Blaine, Idaho, United States |
| Mother’s family with Henry C Babb |
| step-father |
Henry C Babb Birth: about 1841 — Indiana, United States Death: January 15, 1920 — Orange, California, United States |
| mother |
Mary H Batten Birth: March 7, 1832 — Carroll, Tennessee, United States Death: April 12, 1899 — Bellevue, Blaine, Idaho, United States |
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Marriage: June 12, 1897 — Shoshone, Lincoln, Idaho, United States |