William Howard SlaughterAge: 84 years1853–1937
- Name
- William Howard Slaughter
- Given names
- William Howard
- Surname
- Slaughter
 Birth | February 1853 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 3 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 8 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 13 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 13 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 15 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 24 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Sarah Margaret McMillan — View this family April 6, 1882 (Age 29 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Ollie Slaughter February 1884 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Nell Edith “Nellie” Slaughter May 14, 1885 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mabel Slaughter October 31, 1887 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Minnie Lee Slaughter June 17, 1890 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Duncan Eve “Bud” Slaughter September 9, 1892 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Kenneth “Kennie” Slaughter January 30, 1895 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Lora Slaughter June 30, 1896 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 45 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 |
 Census | June 20, 1900 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Grover Cleveland Hagler — Nell Edith “Nellie” Slaughter — View this family August 30, 1908 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Eugene Malcolm Hagler October 26, 1909 (Age 56 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Wiley Pollard — Ollie Slaughter — View this family September 13, 1911 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Margaret Rebecca Pollard December 4, 1912 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Duncan Eve “Bud” Slaughter — Willie Lee Parchman — View this family July 14, 1914 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Herman Leon Slaughter December 10, 1914 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Raymond LeRoy Pollard December 25, 1914 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 62 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Ruby Lee Slaughter September 2, 1917 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 63 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 64 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 Ervin Powers — Minnie Lee Slaughter — View this family before 1920 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Mildred Lucille Hagler June 12, 1920 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Mary Louise Slaughter 1920 (Age 66 years) |
| Census | January 19, 1920 (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Kenneth “Kennie” Slaughter — Sarah Mae “Sadie” Bramlett — View this family September 4, 1920 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Charles Albert Slaughter April 17, 1921 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | James Ervin Powers Jr. May 7, 1921 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Philip Slaughter November 13, 1921 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Mary Louise Slaughter 1923 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Howard Leonard Slaughter August 1, 1924 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Murry Cecil Powers April 15, 1926 (Age 73 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Nora Geneva Slaughter April 17, 1927 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Nora Geneva Slaughter October 19, 1928 (Age 75 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | William Riley Slaughter December 13, 1928 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 76 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 21, 1930 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a wife | Sarah Margaret McMillan February 3, 1934 (Age 81 years) |
| Burial of a wife | Sarah Margaret McMillan February 4, 1934 (Age 81 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
 Death | December 27, 1937 (Age 84 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Family with Sarah Margaret McMillan |
| himself |
William Howard Slaughter Birth: February 1853 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: December 27, 1937 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Sarah Margaret McMillan Birth: February 25, 1853 35 27 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 3, 1934 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: April 6, 1882 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Ollie Slaughter Birth: February 1884 31 30 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: 1971 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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15 months daughter |
Nell Edith “Nellie” Slaughter Birth: May 14, 1885 32 32 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: 1961 |
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3 years daughter |
Mabel Slaughter Birth: October 31, 1887 34 34 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: March 3, 1963 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Minnie Lee Slaughter Birth: June 17, 1890 37 37 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 18, 1958 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
Duncan Eve “Bud” Slaughter Birth: September 9, 1892 39 39 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: March 2, 1946 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
Kenneth “Kennie” Slaughter Birth: January 30, 1895 41 41 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 13, 1974 — Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States |
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17 months daughter |
Lora Slaughter Birth: June 30, 1896 43 43 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: 1973 |
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William H Slaughter - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William H. Slaughter - Household
Dist. 4 Houston, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William H Slaughter - Household
Wilcox Road Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William H Slaughter - Household
Denmark Road Houston, Tennessee
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