William S Harrington1859–
- Name
- William S Harrington
- Given names
- William S
- Surname
- Harrington
 Birth | about 1859 34 45 Note: Birth info based on 1860 Census and Mother's death |
 Death of a mother | Martha Tinsley about 1859 |
| Marriage of a parent | Hezekiah Harrington — Amanda A “Mary” Maxwell — View this family about 1860 (Age 12 months) |
 Census | October 16, 1860 (Age 21 months) |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 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 |
| Marriage of a parent | Hezekiah Harrington — Belfame “Bell” Johnson — View this family Type: Civil marriage February 8, 1867 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 8 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 8 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a half-sister | Mary Ann “Mollie” Harrington December 1868 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 10 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-sister | Bellzora A Harrington July 1871 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Dempsey Hezekiah Harrington March 22, 1873 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Nellie Eldora Harrington October 20, 1875 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 19 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a half-brother | Elbert Morley Harrington October 10, 1882 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a father | Hezekiah Harrington 1882 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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 57 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 half-sister | Nellie Eldora Harrington October 30, 1917 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 58 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 59 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 70 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 half-sister | Mary Ann “Mollie” Harrington March 14, 1936 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Bellzora A Harrington March 14, 1936 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Dempsey Hezekiah Harrington March 24, 1941 (Age 82 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 82 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 91 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 half-brother | Elbert Morley Harrington September 13, 1961 (Age 102 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 87 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 |
Hezekiah Harrington Birth: 1825 — Hickman, Tennessee, United States Death: 1882 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Martha Tinsley Birth: about 1814 — Tennessee, United States Death: about 1859 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1845 — Arkansas, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Rebecca E Harrington Birth: about 1846 21 32 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Nancy C Harrington Birth: about 1848 23 34 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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12 years himself |
William S Harrington Birth: about 1859 34 45 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
| Father’s family with Belfame “Bell” Johnson |
| father |
Hezekiah Harrington Birth: 1825 — Hickman, Tennessee, United States Death: 1882 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
| step-mother |
Belfame “Bell” Johnson Birth: February 1840 53 42 — Missouri, United States Death: 1900 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: February 8, 1867 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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23 months half-sister |
Mary Ann “Mollie” Harrington Birth: December 1868 43 28 — Arkansas, United States Death: March 14, 1936 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years half-sister |
Bellzora A Harrington Birth: July 1871 46 31 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: March 14, 1936 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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21 months half-brother |
Dempsey Hezekiah Harrington Birth: March 22, 1873 48 33 — Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: March 24, 1941 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years half-sister |
Nellie Eldora Harrington Birth: October 20, 1875 50 35 — Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: October 30, 1917 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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7 years half-brother |
Elbert Morley Harrington Birth: October 10, 1882 57 42 — Arkansas, United States Death: September 13, 1961 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
| Father’s family with Amanda A “Mary” Maxwell |
| father |
Hezekiah Harrington Birth: 1825 — Hickman, Tennessee, United States Death: 1882 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
| step-mother |
Amanda A “Mary” Maxwell Birth: about 1832 22 — North Carolina, United States Death: after 1869 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1860 — Arkansas, United States |
| Mother’s family with … Guin |
| step-father |
… Guin Birth: about 1813 — Tennessee, United States Death: about 1845 — Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Martha Tinsley Birth: about 1814 — Tennessee, United States Death: about 1859 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1839 — Tennessee, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
Andrew J Guin Birth: about 1840 27 26 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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2 years half-brother |
Thomas Guin Birth: about 1841 28 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
William S Harrington has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Birth | Birth info based on 1860 Census and Mother's death | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Hezekiah Harrington - Household
Griggs, Van Buren, Arkansas, United States
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