William M CookseyAge: 91 years1838–1930
- Name
- William M Cooksey
- Given names
- William M
- Surname
- Cooksey
 Birth | July 20, 1838 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 years)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 18 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 22 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 |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Clara Eugenia Cooksey December 29, 1865 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 28 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 28 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 30 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 39 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Marriage of a child | Miles Clayton Machen — Clara Eugenia Cooksey — View this family May 3, 1883 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Chester Houston Machen March 18, 1884 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Francis Bell “Fannie” Machen July 17, 1885 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | William Frank Machen August 6, 1887 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Altona Thurman Machen December 11, 1889 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Ida Vocata Machen November 7, 1891 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Emma Lois Machen August 23, 1894 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Susan Myrtis Machen March 5, 1897 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 59 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Mattie Mae Machen October 15, 1899 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Mattie Mae Machen October 18, 1900 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Maude J Machen October 27, 1901 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Gladys Odella Machen August 18, 1904 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Lillie Irene Machen March 15, 1908 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a grandson | William Frank Machen January 3, 1916 (Age 77 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 77 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 78 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 79 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 91 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 | April 3, 1930 (Age 91 years) |
| William M Cooksey + … … |
| himself |
William M Cooksey Birth: July 20, 1838 — Georgia, United States Death: April 3, 1930 — Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States |
| daughter |
Clara Eugenia Cooksey Birth: December 29, 1865 27 — Seale, Russell, Alabama, United States Death: October 12, 1938 |