Dr. Willis Jasper VestalAge: 92 years1860–1952
- Name
- Dr. Willis Jasper Vestal
- Name prefix
- Dr.
- Given names
- Willis Jasper
- Surname
- Vestal
 Birth | September 26, 1860 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 6 months)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 6 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 6 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 8 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 17 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Mary “May” Shemwell — View this family December 11, 1894 (Age 34 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Etta Elizabeth Vestal October 29, 1896 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Willis Jasper Vestal Jr. July 17, 1897 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 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 son #3 | Joel Vestal September 21, 1899 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a son | Joel Vestal September 21, 1899 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Odell Shemwell Vestal Sr. September 30, 1907 (Age 47 years) |
 Census | May 3, 1910 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Sarah Francis Vestal August 26, 1910 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Alice Mae Vestal March 27, 1915 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 55 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Marriage of a child | James A “Jim” Leonard — Etta Elizabeth Vestal — View this family Type: Religious marriage October 2, 1917 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Christine Vestal November 21, 1917 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 56 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 57 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/ |
| Census | January 2, 1920 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | May Vestal Leonard January 8, 1920 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 69 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 |
| Census | April 1930 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Martha Frances Hunt July 29, 1935 (Age 74 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Walter Willis Vestal October 31, 1937 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a son | Willis Jasper Vestal Jr. March 16, 1938 (Age 77 years) |
| Census | April 24, 1940 (Age 79 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Odell Shemwell Vestal Jr. July 18, 1941 (Age 80 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 81 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 |
| Census | April 10, 1950 (Age 89 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 89 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 85 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 | December 7, 1952 (Age 92 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lexington City Cemetery |
| Family with Mary “May” Shemwell |
| himself |
Dr. Willis Jasper Vestal Birth: September 26, 1860 — Yadkin, North Carolina, United States Death: December 7, 1952 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Mary “May” Shemwell Birth: April 12, 1877 47 38 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: March 29, 1961 |
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Marriage: December 11, 1894 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Etta Elizabeth Vestal Birth: October 29, 1896 36 19 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: March 17, 1997 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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9 months son |
Willis Jasper Vestal Jr. Birth: July 17, 1897 36 20 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: March 16, 1938 — Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years son |
Joel Vestal Birth: September 21, 1899 38 22 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: September 21, 1899 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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8 years son |
Odell Shemwell Vestal Sr. Birth: September 30, 1907 47 30 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: July 7, 1998 — Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Sarah Francis Vestal Birth: August 26, 1910 49 33 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: April 14, 1998 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Alice Mae Vestal Birth: March 27, 1915 54 37 — North Carolina, United States Death: February 11, 2011 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Christine Vestal Birth: November 21, 1917 57 40 — North Carolina, United States Death: July 12, 2017 — Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Willis J Vestal - Household
1 st. ??? Lexington, Davidson, NC.
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Willis J Vestal - Household
Lexington, Davidson, NC.
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Willis J Vestal - Household
West 1st Ave Lexington, Davidson, NC.
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Willis Jasper Vestal - Household
Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Willis Jasper Vestal - Household
Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
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