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William Henry LassiterAge: 58 years18931952

Name
William Henry Lassiter
Given names
William Henry
Surname
Lassiter
Birth December 2, 1893
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 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 22 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 23 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 24 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/
MarriageMattie Emma HollandView this family
August 3, 1919 (Age 25 years)
Census January 10, 1920 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 35 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
Birth of a son
#1
Jerry Holland Lassiter
November 26, 1930 (Age 36 years)
Census May 7, 1940 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 56 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 52 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 November 4, 1952 (Age 58 years)
Family with Mattie Emma Holland - View this family
himself
William Henry Lassiter
Birth: December 2, 1893Kentucky, United States
Death: November 4, 1952Collin, Texas, United States
wife
Mattie Emma Holland
Birth: August 25, 1897 40 37Red River, Texas, United States
Death: May 16, 1989Red River, Texas, United States
Marriage: August 3, 1919Red River, Texas, United States
11 years
son
Jerry Holland Lassiter
Birth: November 26, 1930 36 33Detroit, Red River, Texas, United States
Death: June 2, 2009Winder, Barrow, Georgia, United States

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William L Holland - Household

Red River, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Holland, William LheadMW62WdMOKYTNFarmer??
Lassiter, MattiedaughterFW21MTXMOTN
Lassiter, Henryson in lawMW23MTXKYKYClerkGrocery

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Lassiter - Household

700 Third St. Clarksville, Red River, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Lassiter, W HheadMW43MKYSame HouseParts ManRetail Auto Supply
Lassiter, MattieXwifeFW41MTXSame House
Lassiter, Jerry HsonMW9STXSame House
Holland, Mattiemother in lawFW80WdMOSame House