William Luther EvansAge: 83 years1891–1975
- Name
- William Luther Evans
- Given names
- William Luther
- Surname
- Evans
 Birth | June 4, 1891 21 17 |
 Birth of a sister | Pearl Jane Evans December 31, 1894 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a mother | Eliza Emeline “Emma” Brewer December 17, 1896 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 24 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 25 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 26 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 grandfather | Rev. William Benjamin Brewer July 31, 1920 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a father | John Thomas Evans June 29, 1923 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 38 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 maternal grandmother | Rebecca Jane Webb March 23, 1936 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 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 58 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 sister | Pearl Jane Evans May 28, 1971 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 54 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 | March 29, 1975 (Age 83 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Thomas Evans Birth: January 1, 1870 — Van Buren, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States Death: June 29, 1923 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Eliza Emeline “Emma” Brewer Birth: October 9, 1873 29 27 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: December 17, 1896 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1890 — |
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17 months himself |
William Luther Evans Birth: June 4, 1891 21 17 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: March 29, 1975 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Pearl Jane Evans Birth: December 31, 1894 24 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 28, 1971 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |