William Allen StewartAge: 85 years1867–1953
- Name
- William Allen Stewart
- Given names
- William Allen
- Surname
- Stewart
 Birth | October 30, 1867 22 17 |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867Note: 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 1867Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 14 months)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 |
 Birth of a sister | Ida L Stewart May 1870 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | June 18, 1870 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Alvin W “Barney” Stewart 1872 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Cordelia Josephine Stewart August 25, 1874 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah M Stewart 1876 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Stewart November 22, 1877 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 10 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a brother | James H Stewart November 1879 (Age 12 years) |
| Census | June 3, 1880 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Charles Melvin Stewart August 9, 1882 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Martha Jane “Patsy” Hood after 1884 (Age 16 years) Note: She was mentioned as a beneficiary in Anna McGehee will written in 1884 |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Naomi Wise Nelson April 16, 1885 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 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 |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Ann Smith May 24, 1915 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 48 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 49 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 50 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 father | James Martin Stewart December 5, 1921 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a brother | Charles Melvin Stewart May 8, 1928 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 61 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 brother | Alvin W “Barney” Stewart June 21, 1930 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 74 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 82 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 78 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 | 1953 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: White Hall Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Martin Stewart Birth: February 16, 1845 30 29 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: December 5, 1921 — Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Ann Smith Birth: May 11, 1850 31 30 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: May 24, 1915 — Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: September 6, 1866 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States |
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14 months himself |
William Allen Stewart Birth: October 30, 1867 22 17 — Carlinville Township, Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: 1953 — Illinois, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Ida L Stewart Birth: May 1870 25 19 — Franklin, Morgan, Illinois, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Alvin W “Barney” Stewart Birth: 1872 26 21 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: June 21, 1930 — Limestone, Peoria, Illinois, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Cordelia Josephine Stewart Birth: August 25, 1874 29 24 — White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States Death: October 18, 1956 — Illinois, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Sarah M Stewart Birth: 1876 30 25 — Illinois, United States Death: |
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4 years younger brother |
James H Stewart Birth: November 1879 34 29 — Illinois, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Charles Melvin Stewart Birth: August 9, 1882 37 32 — White Hall Township, Greene, Illinois, United States Death: May 8, 1928 — Elm Grove Township, Tazewell, Illinois, United States |
William Allen Stewart has 34 first cousins recorded
Father's family (3)
Parents Reuben M Smith Sr + Phoebe Melvina Stewart
Mother's family (31)
Parents Josiah S Smith + Mary Jane Wyatt
Parents Josiah S Smith + Virginia Catherine Hudson
Parents William Rance Smith + Henrietta Jane Denham
Parents Reuben M Smith Sr + Phoebe Melvina Stewart
Parents William S Droke + Sarah Margaret Smith
Parents William Henry Newell + Sarah Margaret Smith
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - James Martin Stewart - Household
Franklin, Morgan, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James Martin Stewart - Household
ED 84 White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States
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