William Cleveland GrizzardAge: 56 years1889–1945
- Name
- William Cleveland Grizzard
- Given names
- William Cleveland
- Surname
- Grizzard
 Birth | June 9, 1889 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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 daughter#1 | Virginia Grizzard about 1912 (Age 22 years) |
 Marriage | Willie May Clardy — View this family May 29, 1916 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 26 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a son #2 | Van Buford Grizzard February 21, 1918 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 27 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 28 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/ |
| Birth of a son #3 | Jackson Meade Grizzard January 21, 1926 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 40 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 |
 Census | April 2, 1930 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a wife | Willie May Clardy February 10, 1932 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 |
 Death | November 19, 1945 (Age 56 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Spring Hill Cemetery |
| Family with Willie May Clardy |
| himself |
William Cleveland Grizzard Birth: June 9, 1889 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: November 19, 1945 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Willie May Clardy Birth: July 15, 1894 35 33 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 10, 1932 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: May 29, 1916 — Cheatham, Tennessee, United States |
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-3 years daughter |
Virginia Grizzard Birth: about 1912 22 17 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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6 years son |
Van Buford Grizzard Birth: February 21, 1918 28 23 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: February 3, 2006 — Bethpage, Sumner, Tennessee, United States |
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8 years son |
Jackson Meade Grizzard Birth: January 21, 1926 36 31 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: June 5, 2020 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Cleveland Grizzard - Household
3811 Minnesota Ave Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
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