William Slaton BourlandAge: 33 years1843–1876
- Name
- William Slaton Bourland
- Given names
- William Slaton
- Surname
- Bourland
 Birth | October 15, 1843 25 31 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 2 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 13 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 17 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 23 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 23 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Marriage | Mary Elizabeth Diuguid — View this family 1869 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 25 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 |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Effie Bernice Bourland 1870 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Slaton Bourland August 27, 1871 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Edwin Earle Bourland 1872 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Wilhelmina Queen “Willie” Bourland March 10, 1874 (Age 30 years) |
 Death | November 21, 1876 (Age 33 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Bayless Earle Bourland Birth: 1818 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 27, 1890 — Calloway, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Nancy L Donakey Birth: September 28, 1812 — Livingston, Kentucky, United States Death: February 28, 1893 — Calloway, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: March 1, 1841 — Caldwell, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years himself |
William Slaton Bourland Birth: October 15, 1843 25 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 21, 1876 — Calloway, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Mary Elizabeth Diuguid |
| himself |
William Slaton Bourland Birth: October 15, 1843 25 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 21, 1876 — Calloway, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Mary Elizabeth Diuguid Birth: January 7, 1847 Death: November 29, 1923 |
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Marriage: 1869 — |
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2 years daughter |
Effie Bernice Bourland Birth: 1870 26 22 Death: 1927 |
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3 years son |
Edwin Earle Bourland Birth: 1872 28 24 Death: 1946 — Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Wilhelmina Queen “Willie” Bourland Birth: March 10, 1874 30 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 9, 1959 — Fairfax, Virginia, United States |