Lewis Cass WilkersonAge: 71 years1848–1920
- Name
- Lewis Cass Wilkerson
- Given names
- Lewis Cass
- Surname
- Wilkerson
 Birth | October 1, 1848 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: 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 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 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 18 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 18 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 20 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 |
 Marriage | Eoline Hamlet Puryear — View this family December 5, 1872 (Age 24 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Thomas W Wilkerson August 5, 1874 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a son | Thomas W Wilkerson September 24, 1875 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Frances Ethel Wilkerson January 24, 1876 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Young Wilkerson September 22, 1877 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 29 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 son #4 | Edwin Irvan Wilkerson February 20, 1879 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Florence Wood Wilkerson August 31, 1880 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Harmon Vernon Wilkerson October 3, 1882 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Virginia Snow “Jenny” Wilkerson August 17, 1884 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | John Puryear Wilkerson September 19, 1886 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Carl Lewis “Coon” Wilkerson May 26, 1888 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Bettie Bola Wilkerson September 9, 1890 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a son #11 | Joseph Hollar Wilkerson August 27, 1892 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 49 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Isaac Newton Shemwell — Florence Wood Wilkerson — View this family Type: Religious marriage March 27, 1912 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Ruby Mae Shemwell June 30, 1913 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Henry George Shemwell December 23, 1914 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 67 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 68 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 69 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 | June 12, 1920 (Age 71 years) |
| Family with parents |
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Elizabeth Jane Allen Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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Lewis Cass Wilkerson Birth: October 1, 1848 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: June 12, 1920 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Eoline Hamlet Puryear |
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Lewis Cass Wilkerson Birth: October 1, 1848 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: June 12, 1920 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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Eoline Hamlet Puryear Birth: July 25, 1852 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1923 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 5, 1872 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months son |
Thomas W Wilkerson Birth: August 5, 1874 25 22 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: September 24, 1875 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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18 months daughter |
Frances Ethel Wilkerson Birth: January 24, 1876 27 23 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: September 14, 1929 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months son |
William Young Wilkerson Birth: September 22, 1877 28 25 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: February 19, 1956 — Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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17 months son |
Edwin Irvan Wilkerson Birth: February 20, 1879 30 26 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: April 25, 1948 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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18 months daughter |
Florence Wood Wilkerson Birth: August 31, 1880 31 28 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: August 20, 1967 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Harmon Vernon Wilkerson Birth: October 3, 1882 34 30 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: April 7, 1939 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Virginia Snow “Jenny” Wilkerson Birth: August 17, 1884 35 32 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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2 years son |
John Puryear Wilkerson Birth: September 19, 1886 37 34 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: September 28, 1949 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months son |
Carl Lewis “Coon” Wilkerson Birth: May 26, 1888 39 35 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: May 10, 1961 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Bettie Bola Wilkerson Birth: September 9, 1890 41 38 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: July 20, 1921 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Joseph Hollar Wilkerson Birth: August 27, 1892 43 40 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: |