William J OglesbyAge: 46 years1871–1918
- Name
- William J Oglesby
- Given names
- William J
- Surname
- Oglesby
 Birth | December 5, 1871 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 6 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 26 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 |
 Marriage | Nancy A Shaw — View this family before 1900 (Age 28 years) Note: Nancy's husband (William J Oglesby) was listed as a Widow in the 1900 Census for Nancy's brother, Samuel Washington Shaw. |
 Death of a wife | Nancy A Shaw before 1900 (Age 28 years) Note: The 1900 Census states that Nancy J Pruitt had 6 children but only one (Samuel) was living in 1900. This suggests that Nancy A Shaw died before 1900. Further, her husband (William J Oglesby) was listed as a Widow in the 1900 Census for Nancy's brother, Samuel. |
 Census | June 12, 1900 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 44 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 45 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 46 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 | May 22, 1918 (Age 46 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: De Leon Cemetery |
| Family with Nancy A Shaw |
| himself |
William J Oglesby Birth: December 5, 1871 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 22, 1918 — De Leon, Comanche, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Nancy A Shaw Birth: about 1875 36 24 — Arkansas, United States Death: before 1900 |
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Marriage: before 1900 — Texas, United States |
| Marriage | Nancy's husband (William J Oglesby) was listed as a Widow in the 1900 Census for Nancy's brother, Samuel Washington Shaw. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Washington Shaw - Household
ED 13 Ellis, Texas, United States
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