William Ray MayfieldAge: 90 years1907–1997
- Name
- William Ray Mayfield
- Given names
- William Ray
- Surname
- Mayfield
 Birth | August 6, 1907 33 27 |
 Death of a sister | Olive Pearl Mayfield October 22, 1908 (Age 14 months) |
| Death of a sister | Lola Viola Mayfield February 1, 1909 (Age 17 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Roy Don Mayfield December 16, 1909 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | April 23, 1910 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Henry August Mayfield August 10, 1912 (Age 5 years) |
| Census | 1915 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 8 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a brother | Archie Lee Mayfield February 9, 1917 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 9 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 10 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 of a maternal grandmother | Henrietta Jane Denham August 26, 1919 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Albert Dee Mayfield October 22, 1919 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Alberta Bea Mayfield October 22, 1919 (Age 12 years) |
| Census | February 10, 1920 (Age 12 years) |
| Census | 1925 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 22 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 mother | Malinda Olive Smith May 7, 1933 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 34 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 42 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 father | William Josiah Mayfield January 20, 1959 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry August Mayfield November 23, 1972 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 38 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 | Lula Marie Mayfield October 29, 1976 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jasper Earl Mayfield November 22, 1979 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a brother | Roy Don Mayfield November 24, 1988 (Age 81 years) |
 Death | November 23, 1997 (Age 90 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenlawn Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Josiah Mayfield Birth: December 4, 1873 — Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States Death: January 20, 1959 — Chetopa, Labette, Kansas, United States |
| mother |
Malinda Olive Smith Birth: December 20, 1879 37 30 — Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois, United States Death: May 7, 1933 — Chetopa, Labette, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: September 15, 1895 — Barton, Missouri, United States |
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9 months elder brother |
Jasper Earl Mayfield Birth: June 22, 1896 22 16 — Liberal, Seward, Missouri, United States Death: November 22, 1979 — Oswego, Labette, Kansas, United States |
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20 months elder sister |
Olive Pearl Mayfield Birth: March 6, 1898 24 18 — Missouri, United States Death: October 22, 1908 — Barton, Missouri, United States |
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6 years elder sister |
Lola Viola Mayfield Birth: December 11, 1903 30 23 — Garland, Bourbon, Kansas, United States Death: February 1, 1909 — Barton, Missouri, United States |
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20 months elder sister |
Lula Marie Mayfield Birth: August 3, 1905 31 25 — Verdella, Barton, Missouri, United States Death: October 29, 1976 — Oswego, Labette, Kansas, United States |
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2 years himself |
William Ray Mayfield Birth: August 6, 1907 33 27 — Barton, Missouri, United States Death: November 23, 1997 — Chetopa, Labette, Kansas, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Roy Don Mayfield Birth: December 16, 1909 36 29 — Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States Death: November 24, 1988 — Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Henry August Mayfield Birth: August 10, 1912 38 32 — Chetopa, Labette, Kansas, United States Death: November 23, 1972 — Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Archie Lee Mayfield Birth: February 9, 1917 43 37 — Melrose, Cherokee, Kansas, United States Death: December 17, 2006 — Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Albert Dee Mayfield Birth: October 22, 1919 45 39 — Cherokee, Kansas, United States Death: January 4, 2001 — Chetopa, Labette, Kansas, United States |
| younger sister |
Alberta Bea Mayfield Birth: October 22, 1919 45 39 — Chetopa, Labette, Kansas, United States Death: March 21, 2005 — Chetopa, Labette, Kansas, United States |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Malinda Olive Smith - Household
ED 166 Quapaw, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States
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| Census | Kansas State - Census transcript - William Josiah Mayfield - Household
Neosho, Cherokee, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Josiah Mayfield - Household
ED 30 Neosho, Cherokee, Kansas, United States
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| Census | Kansas State - Census transcript - William Josiah Mayfield - Household
Cherokee, Kansas, United States
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