William Luther SandyAge: 76 years1869–1945
- Name
- William Luther Sandy
- Given names
- William Luther
- Surname
- Sandy
 Birth | July 21, 1869 29 29 |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869Note: 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 sister | Mary Etta Susan Sandy March 1, 1871 (Age 19 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Anna Virginia “Annie” Sandy January 26, 1873 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Susannah Rawley December 13, 1873 (Age 4 years) Cause: Typhoid Pneumonia |
| Birth of a sister | Cora Elizabeth Sandy May 30, 1875 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Margaret Alice “Maggie” Sandy March 6, 1877 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Rosa Sandy August 11, 1878 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 8 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 brother | Tillman Geordanis Sandy July 23, 1880 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a sister | Cora Elizabeth Sandy November 18, 1881 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Lena Catherine Sandy April 22, 1885 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jacob Edward Sandy about 1888 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jacob Edward Sandy about 1888 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William E Sandy April 13, 1898 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 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 | Mary C Spader December 2, 1900 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 46 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 47 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 48 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 father | Tillman Rawley Sandy October 12, 1924 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 60 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 sister | Nancy Rosa Sandy April 26, 1936 (Age 66 years) Cause: Influenza |
| Burial of a sister | Nancy Rosa Sandy April 28, 1936 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Etta Susan Sandy April 12, 1941 (Age 71 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Mary Etta Susan Sandy April 14, 1941 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 72 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 | December 26, 1945 (Age 76 years) Cause of death: Resperatory Failure |
 Burial | December 28, 1945 (2 days after death) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Tillman Rawley Sandy Birth: August 13, 1839 27 20 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: October 12, 1924 — Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
| mother |
Mary C Spader Birth: November 6, 1839 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: December 2, 1900 — Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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Marriage: May 23, 1867 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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10 months elder brother |
John M Sandy Birth: March 10, 1868 28 28 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: January 26, 1869 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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16 months himself |
William Luther Sandy Birth: July 21, 1869 29 29 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: December 26, 1945 — Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States |
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19 months younger sister |
Mary Etta Susan Sandy Birth: March 1, 1871 31 31 — Williams Run, Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: April 12, 1941 — Mount Crawford, Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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23 months younger sister |
Anna Virginia “Annie” Sandy Birth: January 26, 1873 33 33 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: December 20, 1957 — Mount Crawford, Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Cora Elizabeth Sandy Birth: May 30, 1875 35 35 — Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: November 18, 1881 — Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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21 months younger sister |
Margaret Alice “Maggie” Sandy Birth: March 6, 1877 37 37 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: October 4, 1966 — Mount Solon, Augusta, Virginia, United States |
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17 months younger sister |
Nancy Rosa Sandy Birth: August 11, 1878 38 38 — Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: April 26, 1936 — Mount Rivers, Augusta, Virginia, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Tillman Geordanis Sandy Birth: July 23, 1880 40 40 — Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: January 21, 1966 — Mount Crawford, Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Sarah Lena Catherine Sandy Birth: April 22, 1885 45 45 — Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: January 21, 1979 — Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Jacob Edward Sandy Birth: about 1888 48 48 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: about 1888 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States |