Charles May “Charlie” BiggerstaffAge: 72 years1870–1942
- Name
- Charles May “Charlie” Biggerstaff
- Given names
- Charles May
- Surname
- Biggerstaff
- Nickname
- Charlie
 Birth | January 16, 1870 24 22 |
 Birth of a brother | Robert England Biggerstaff March 10, 1874 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ida Millie Biggerstaff December 12, 1874 (Age 4 years) |
 Never Married | No Known Biological Children |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 7 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a mother | Susan Cowan March 16, 1889 (Age 19 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 maternal grandfather | Joseph Cowan February 28, 1907 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 45 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 46 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 47 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 | Isaac Newton Biggerstaff January 20, 1923 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 59 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 brother | Robert England Biggerstaff October 1, 1936 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 71 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 | July 4, 1942 (Age 72 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Isaac Newton Biggerstaff Birth: about 1846 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: January 20, 1923 — Forest City, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Susan Cowan Birth: February 28, 1847 21 17 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: March 16, 1889 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: February 26, 1866 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Mary Isabella Biggerstaff Birth: May 27, 1868 22 21 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 13, 1948 |
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20 months himself |
Charles May “Charlie” Biggerstaff Birth: January 16, 1870 24 22 — Forest City, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: July 4, 1942 — Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Robert England Biggerstaff Birth: March 10, 1874 28 27 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: October 1, 1936 — Forest City, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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9 months younger sister |
Ida Millie Biggerstaff Birth: December 12, 1874 28 27 — Forest City, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: May 28, 1948 — Forest City, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |