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William Winfield CampbellAge: 74 years18611935

Name
William Winfield Campbell
Given names
William Winfield
Surname
Campbell
Birth August 5, 1861
MarriageLouella Clementine JoinerView this family
unknown

Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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 5 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 5 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 7 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 16 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 daughter
#1
Ethel Clyde Campbell
April 20, 1891 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Maggie Eveline Campbell
June 3, 1892 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#3
James Orbit Campbell
October 1, 1893 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#4
William Grady Campbell
April 2, 1895 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Francis “Breathitt” Campbell
June 29, 1897 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#6
John Thomas Campbell
January 20, 1898 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sonJohn Thomas Campbell
January 20, 1898 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 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 daughter
#7
Nancy Louella Campbell
May 10, 1899 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Ervin Chesterfield Campbell
June 4, 1902 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Esther Lee Campbell
January 29, 1904 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a son
#10
Jason “Lawrence” Campbell
July 19, 1907 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a daughter
#11
Lillian Catherine Campbell
October 24, 1910 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Ruby Pearl Campbell
November 27, 1914 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 54 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 55 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 56 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/
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Esther Pauline Campbell
August 9, 1924 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 68 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 wifeLouella Clementine Joiner
June 8, 1930 (Age 68 years)
Death November 8, 1935 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Flat Lick Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
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daughter
Ethel Clyde Campbell
Birth: April 20, 1891 29 23Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 8, 1966Trigg, Kentucky, United States
13 months
daughter
Maggie Eveline Campbell
Birth: June 3, 1892 30 24Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 14, 1989Christian, Kentucky, United States
16 months
son
James Orbit Campbell
Birth: October 1, 1893 32 25Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 12, 1960Trigg, Kentucky, United States
18 months
son
2 years
son
Francis “Breathitt” Campbell
Birth: June 29, 1897 35 29Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 7, 1960Christian, Kentucky, United States
7 months
son
John Thomas Campbell
Birth: January 20, 1898 36 30Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 20, 1898Trigg, Kentucky, United States
16 months
daughter
Nancy Louella Campbell
Birth: May 10, 1899 37 31Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 15, 1953Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
Ervin Chesterfield Campbell
Birth: June 4, 1902 40 34Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 26, 1989Trigg, Kentucky, United States
20 months
daughter
Esther Lee Campbell
Birth: January 29, 1904 42 36Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 9, 1996Todd, Kentucky, United States
4 years
son
Jason “Lawrence” Campbell
Birth: July 19, 1907 45 39Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 9, 1966Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
daughter
Lillian Catherine Campbell
Birth: October 24, 1910 49 42Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 20, 1985Christian, Kentucky, United States

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