John William LeeAge: 81 years1857–1939
- Name
- John William Lee
- Given names
- John William
- Surname
- Lee
 Birth | April 11, 1857 34 16 |
 Marriage of parents | Richard Lee — Mary Elizabeth Dobson — View this family April 19, 1857 (Age 8 days) |
| Death of a father | Richard Lee May 19, 1859 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Marriage of a parent | William Reuben Clark — Mary Elizabeth Dobson — View this family December 25, 1860 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Sarah E “Sallie” Clark October 31, 1861 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Victoria Ann Clark July 12, 1863 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 years)Note: 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 half-brother | Malcom Everett Clark September 1867 (Age 10 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1900 Census |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 9 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 9 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 11 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 half-brother | Williard Rothchild Clark 1873 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | James Reuben Clark June 6, 1875 (Age 18 years) |
 Marriage | Mary E Simmons — View this family October 7, 1877 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 20 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Marriage | Martha W “Mattie” Fielding — View this family July 7, 1891 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 40 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 58 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a mother | Mary Elizabeth Dobson April 28, 1917 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 59 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 60 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 half-brother | Malcom Everett Clark April 16, 1924 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 72 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 wife | Martha W “Mattie” Fielding September 6, 1937 (Age 80 years) |
 Death | March 3, 1939 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Walnut Grove Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Richard Lee Birth: 1823 — Missouri, United States Death: May 19, 1859 — Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Mary Elizabeth Dobson Birth: May 8, 1840 — Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States Death: April 28, 1917 — Boonslick, Howard, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: April 19, 1857 — Howard, Missouri, United States |
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John William Lee Birth: April 11, 1857 34 16 — Howard, Missouri, United States Death: March 3, 1939 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| Mother’s family with William Reuben Clark |
| step-father |
William Reuben Clark Birth: August 22, 1830 26 23 — Franklin, Indiana, United States Death: April 2, 1875 — Howard, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Mary Elizabeth Dobson Birth: May 8, 1840 — Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States Death: April 28, 1917 — Boonslick, Howard, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: December 25, 1860 — Howard, Missouri, United States |
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10 months half-sister |
Sarah E “Sallie” Clark Birth: October 31, 1861 31 21 — Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States Death: March 10, 1951 — Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States |
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20 months half-sister |
Victoria Ann Clark Birth: July 12, 1863 32 23 — Missouri, United States Death: February 6, 1949 — San Bernardino, California, United States |
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4 years half-brother |
Malcom Everett Clark Birth: September 1867 37 27 — Missouri, United States Death: April 16, 1924 — Vernon, Missouri, United States |
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6 years half-brother |
Williard Rothchild Clark Birth: 1873 42 32 — Missouri, United States Death: January 20, 1943 — Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
James Reuben Clark Birth: June 6, 1875 44 35 — Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States Death: January 25, 1944 — Fayette, Howard, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Mary E Simmons |
| himself |
John William Lee Birth: April 11, 1857 34 16 — Howard, Missouri, United States Death: March 3, 1939 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Mary E Simmons Birth: about 1856 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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Marriage: October 7, 1877 — Howard, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Martha W “Mattie” Fielding |
| himself |
John William Lee Birth: April 11, 1857 34 16 — Howard, Missouri, United States Death: March 3, 1939 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Martha W “Mattie” Fielding Birth: May 8, 1861 — Fayette, Howard, Missouri, United States Death: September 6, 1937 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: July 7, 1891 — Howard, Missouri, United States |