William Ray OswaltAge: 84 years1909–1994
- Name
- William Ray Oswalt
- Given names
- William Ray
- Surname
- Oswalt
 Birth | June 23, 1909 43 37 |
 Census | April 16, 1910 (Age 9 months) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 6 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 7 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 8 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 7, 1920 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 20 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 maternal grandfather | James Monroe Daugherty January 6, 1932 (Age 22 years) Associate: George Washington Daugherty
Associate: Francis “Fanny” McGehee
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| Death of a father | Meady Pleasant Oswalt August 25, 1943 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lillie Maye Oswalt August 23, 1944 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 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 mother | Anna Louisa Daugherty January 6, 1952 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 40 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 sister | Mary Josephine Oswalt July 29, 1963 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a brother | Robert Dale Oswalt November 4, 1963 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Silis Oswalt January 15, 1973 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a sister | Senora Callie Oswalt August 14, 1973 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mollie Lee Oswalt September 15, 1973 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 36 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 of a sister | Stella Bell Oswalt August 13, 1979 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a brother | Zee Oswalt September 27, 1986 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a sister | Meady Louise Oswalt August 27, 1993 (Age 84 years) |
 Death | January 21, 1994 (Age 84 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Roselawn Memorial Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Meady Pleasant Oswalt Birth: December 3, 1865 — Choctaw, Mississippi, United States Death: August 25, 1943 — Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Anna Louisa Daugherty Birth: December 13, 1871 21 19 — Texas, United States Death: January 6, 1952 — Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1899 — Texas, United States |
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-9 years elder brother |
Robert Dale Oswalt Birth: June 14, 1890 24 18 — Azle, Tarrant, Texas, United States Death: November 4, 1963 — Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Mary Josephine Oswalt Birth: October 27, 1892 26 20 — Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States Death: July 29, 1963 — Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, United States |
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3 months elder sister |
Senora Callie Oswalt Birth: February 3, 1893 27 21 — Azle, Parker, Texas, United States Death: August 14, 1973 — Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States |
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20 months elder sister |
Lillie Maye Oswalt Birth: September 1894 28 22 — Texas, United States Death: August 23, 1944 — Texas, United States |
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20 months elder sister |
Mollie Lee Oswalt Birth: April 17, 1896 30 24 — Texas, United States Death: September 15, 1973 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Stella Bell Oswalt Birth: September 3, 1898 32 26 — Chillicothe, Hardeman, Texas, United States Death: August 13, 1979 — Chillicothe, Hardeman, Texas, United States |
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16 months elder brother |
James Silis Oswalt Birth: January 12, 1900 34 28 — Texas, United States Death: January 15, 1973 — Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Zee Oswalt Birth: September 11, 1902 36 30 — Texas, United States Death: September 27, 1986 — Texas, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Infant Oswalt Birth: December 19, 1905 40 34 — Texas, United States Death: October 15, 1906 — Texas, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Meady Louise Oswalt Birth: September 23, 1907 41 35 — Texas, United States Death: August 27, 1993 — Texas, United States |
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21 months himself |
William Ray Oswalt Birth: June 23, 1909 43 37 — Texas, United States Death: January 21, 1994 — Denton, Texas, United States |
William Ray Oswalt has 19 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (19)
Parents James Columbus Daugherty + Pearl Trammell
Parents William Lawson Daugherty + Leona Lois Spann
Parents Charles Eldon Clayton + Myrtie Lee Daugherty
Parents Samuel Daugherty + Clara Ethel Newman
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Meady Pleasant Oswalt - Household
Ed 134 Chillicothe, Hardeman, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Meady Pleasant Oswalt - Household
ED 123 Chillicothe, Hardeman, Texas, United States
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