William Henry NewellAge: 81 years1855–1937
- Name
- William Henry Newell
- Given names
- William Henry
- Surname
- Newell
 Birth | May 18, 1855 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 19 months)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 5 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 11 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 11 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 13 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 22 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Sarah Margaret Smith — View this family September 20, 1881 (Age 26 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Effie Mae Newell November 5, 1883 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Walter Arthur Newell March 20, 1888 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Alfred Joseph Newell June 3, 1890 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Queen Ann Newell May 31, 1895 (Age 40 years) |
 Census | 1895 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 42 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 |
| Census | 1905 (Age 49 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1910 (Age 54 years) |
| Census | 1915 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 60 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 61 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 62 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/ |
| Census | January 5, 1920 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a wife | Sarah Margaret Smith June 13, 1924 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 74 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 |
| Census | April 19, 1930 (Age 74 years) |
 Death | April 8, 1937 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Valley Cemetery |
| Family with Sarah Margaret Smith |
| himself |
William Henry Newell Birth: May 18, 1855 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: April 8, 1937 — Mulberry, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
| wife |
Sarah Margaret Smith Birth: October 17, 1852 33 32 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: June 13, 1924 — Arma, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: September 20, 1881 — Greene, Illinois, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Effie Mae Newell Birth: November 5, 1883 28 31 — White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States Death: June 4, 1963 — Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States |
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4 years son |
Walter Arthur Newell Birth: March 20, 1888 32 35 — Lamar, Barton, Missouri, United States Death: May 15, 1950 — Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States |
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2 years son |
Alfred Joseph Newell Birth: June 3, 1890 35 37 — Missouri, United States Death: November 14, 1967 — Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Queen Ann Newell Birth: May 31, 1895 40 42 — Arma, Crawford, Kansas, United States Death: June 13, 1959 — Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, United States |
| William S Droke + Sarah Margaret Smith |
| wife’s husband |
William S Droke Birth: 1845 — Virginia, United States Death: 1877 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Sarah Margaret Smith Birth: October 17, 1852 33 32 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: June 13, 1924 — Arma, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: August 23, 1874 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States |
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3 years step-son |
James Albert “Joe” Droke Birth: 1877 32 24 — Illinois, United States Death: December 12, 1914 — Crawford, Kansas, United States |
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| Census | Kansas State - Census transcript - William Henry Newell - Household
Washington, Crawford, Kansas, United States
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| Census | Kansas State - Census transcript - William Henry Newell - Household
Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Newell - Household
ED 86 Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas, United States
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| Census | Kansas State - Census transcript - William Henry Newell - Household
Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Newell - Household
Ed 91 Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Newell - Household
Home for the Aged Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
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