William T ShumardAge: 92 years1835–1927
- Name
- William T Shumard
- Given names
- William T
- Surname
- Shumard
 Birth | July 25, 1835 |
 Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 2 months)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 10 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 |
 Marriage | Elizabeth Ann Ware — View this family October 15, 1859 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 21 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Emma Shummard April 27, 1862 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 25 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 31 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 31 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 33 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 42 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 11, 1880 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Edward Smith — Emma Shummard — View this family July 25, 1886 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Florence May Smith June 27, 1887 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Daisy Iona Smith January 12, 1889 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Byrdie Leona Smith September 15, 1890 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Thressa Floy Smith November 8, 1892 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 62 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 granddaughter #5 | Velma Donny Smith February 3, 1900 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a wife | Elizabeth Ann Ware February 12, 1912 (Age 76 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 80 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 81 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 82 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/ |
| Marriage of a child | James Madison Martin — Emma Shummard — View this family February 14, 1925 (Age 89 years) |
 Death | December 1, 1927 (Age 92 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Girard Cemetery |
| Family with Elizabeth Ann Ware |
| himself |
William T Shumard Birth: July 25, 1835 — Clermont, Ohio, United States Death: December 1, 1927 — Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth Ann Ware Birth: July 19, 1835 — Clermont, Ohio, United States Death: February 12, 1912 — Girard, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: October 15, 1859 — Clermont, Ohio, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Emma Shummard Birth: April 27, 1862 26 26 — Clermont, Ohio, United States Death: April 4, 1934 — Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William T Shumard - Household
Buckhart, Christian, Illinois, United State
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