William Thomas MintonAge: 25 years1855–1881
- Name
- William Thomas Minton
- Given names
- William Thomas
- Surname
- Minton
 Birth | March 23, 1855 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 21 months)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 6 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 11 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 11 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 13 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 |
 Marriage | Nancy Saphronia “Nannie” Ponder — View this family September 6, 1877 (Age 22 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Mary A Minton August 1878 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 22 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 daughter #2 | Nellie Ponder Minton October 1880 (Age 25 years) |
 Death | February 17, 1881 (Age 25 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lawrence Memorial Park |
| Family with Nancy Saphronia “Nannie” Ponder |
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William Thomas Minton Birth: March 23, 1855 — Missouri, United States Death: February 17, 1881 — Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Nancy Saphronia “Nannie” Ponder Birth: October 12, 1855 32 27 — Missouri, United States Death: April 23, 1941 — Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States |
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Marriage: September 6, 1877 — Lawrence, Arkansas, United States |
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1 year daughter |
Mary A Minton Birth: August 1878 23 22 — Arkansas, United States Death: October 30, 1941 — Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Nellie Ponder Minton Birth: October 1880 25 24 — Lawrence, Arkansas, United States Death: February 9, 1943 — Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States |
| William N Flansburg + Nancy Saphronia “Nannie” Ponder |
| wife’s husband |
William N Flansburg Birth: New York, United States Death: about 1899 — Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States |
| wife |
Nancy Saphronia “Nannie” Ponder Birth: October 12, 1855 32 27 — Missouri, United States Death: April 23, 1941 — Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States |
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Marriage: about 1890 — |
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18 months step-daughter |
Ethel Flansburg Birth: July 8, 1891 35 — Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, United States Death: June 16, 1979 — Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States |