William Henry WilsonAge: 85 years1845–1931
- Name
- William Henry Wilson
- Given names
- William Henry
- Surname
- Wilson
 Birth | November 23, 1845 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 39 days)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 years)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 15 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 21 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 21 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 23 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 32 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Susannah Charlotte Emerson — View this family July 19, 1897 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 52 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 | June 2, 1900 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 70 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 wife | Susannah Charlotte Emerson September 22, 1918 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 71 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 72 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 83 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 | July 16, 1931 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Black creek Cemetery |
| Family with Susannah Charlotte Emerson |
| himself |
William Henry Wilson Birth: November 23, 1845 — Illinois, United States Death: July 16, 1931 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Susannah Charlotte Emerson Birth: October 31, 1850 — Illinois, United States Death: September 22, 1918 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: July 19, 1897 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
| Carroll Estel Epps + Susannah Charlotte Emerson |
| wife’s husband |
Carroll Estel Epps Birth: November 1, 1839 31 27 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: March 22, 1889 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Susannah Charlotte Emerson Birth: October 31, 1850 — Illinois, United States Death: September 22, 1918 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: November 21, 1884 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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1 year step-son |
Grover Eber Epps Birth: November 8, 1885 46 35 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: July 19, 1926 — Farmington, St. Francois, Missouri, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Wilson - Household
ED 12 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
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