William Pleasant “Willey” Arey1859–
- Name
- William Pleasant “Willey” Arey
- Given names
- William Pleasant
- Surname
- Arey
- Nickname
- Willey
 Birth | about 1859 36 28 |
 Marriage | Mary B Butner — View this family unknown |
 Birth of a brother | Milas Arey July 19, 1860 (Age 18 months) |
 Census | July 31, 1860 (Age 18 months) |
| Death of a father | Milas Arey after July 31, 1860 (Age 18 months) |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 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 8 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 8 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 10 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 |
| Death of a brother | Milas Arey January 21, 1872 (Age 13 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. — Nancy Ann “Anna” Smith — View this family April 28, 1875 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 19 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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 | Nancy Ann “Anna” Smith November 26, 1903 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 57 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 58 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 59 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 brother | Dougal Lindsay Arey March 20, 1922 (Age 63 years) Cause: Stroke |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 70 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 82 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 91 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 87 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 | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Milas Arey Birth: February 23, 1822 — North Carolina, United States Death: after July 31, 1860 — North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Ann “Anna” Smith Birth: December 21, 1830 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 26, 1903 |
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Marriage: June 8, 1847 — |
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19 months elder sister |
Ellen Arey Birth: estimated 1848 25 17 Death: |
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2 years elder brother |
Benjamin Casper Arey Birth: about 1849 26 18 Death: |
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22 months elder brother |
Thomas Calvin Arey Birth: November 7, 1850 28 19 Death: November 9, 1852 |
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5 years elder brother |
Dougal Lindsay Arey Birth: April 10, 1856 34 25 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: March 20, 1922 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years himself |
William Pleasant “Willey” Arey Birth: about 1859 36 28 Death: |
| brother |
Albert Burton Arey Death: |
| younger brother |
Milas Arey Birth: July 19, 1860 38 29 Death: January 21, 1872 |
| Mother’s family with Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. |
| step-father |
Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. Birth: April 17, 1824 34 23 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: June 5, 1890 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Ann “Anna” Smith Birth: December 21, 1830 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 26, 1903 |
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Marriage: April 28, 1875 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Mary B Butner |
| himself |
William Pleasant “Willey” Arey Birth: about 1859 36 28 Death: |
| wife |
Mary B Butner Death: |
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Marriage: — |
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Miles Arey - Household
South of Salisbury Rowan NC
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Shemwell - Household
Page 13, District 2, Enum Dist. 245 Providence, Rowan, N.C
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