William Henderson “Billy” SmithAge: 83 years1841–1925
- Name
- William Henderson “Billy” Smith
- Given names
- William Henderson
- Surname
- Smith
- Nickname
- Billy
 Birth | September 30, 1841 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 years)Note: 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 15 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Military | Civil War 2nd Sergeant, I Company from October 8, 1861 to December 14, 1864 (Age 20 years)Note: Civil War: 2nd Sergeant, I Company, 08 Oct 61, Camp Caloway (Hartford),KY. Wounded (slightly) at the Battle of Shiloh (Shiloh, TN) on 07 Apr 62 and sent to Simmonds General Hospital Mound City, IL. Promoted to 1st Sergeant (vice Jonathan N. Simmons, commissioned) on 19 Jun 63. 03 Mar 1864 ordered to Paradise, KY for recruiting duty and arrived 15 Mar 64. Commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant (vice Robert T. Kennedy, resigned) on 17 Jun 64 at Marietta, GA. Discharged 14 Dec 64 at Bowling Green, KY. |
 Marriage | Marietta Isadora Catherine Mason — View this family February 12, 1865 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 19 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 25 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 25 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 27 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 36 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 56 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 wife | Marietta Isadora Catherine Mason September 25, 1916 (Age 74 years) Cause: Chronic Nephritis Contributory Malaria with complications |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 74 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 75 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 76 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 | July 6, 1925 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Smith-Yonts-Nourse Cemetery |
| Family with Marietta Isadora Catherine Mason |
| himself |
William Henderson “Billy” Smith Birth: September 30, 1841 — Ohio, Kentucky, United States Death: July 6, 1925 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Marietta Isadora Catherine Mason Birth: December 6, 1844 16 — Indiana, United States Death: September 25, 1916 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: February 12, 1865 — |
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| Military | Civil War: 2nd Sergeant, I Company, 08 Oct 61, Camp Caloway (Hartford),KY. Wounded (slightly) at the Battle of Shiloh (Shiloh, TN) on 07 Apr 62 and sent to Simmonds General Hospital Mound City, IL. Promoted to 1st Sergeant (vice Jonathan N. Simmons, commissioned) on 19 Jun 63. 03 Mar 1864 ordered to Paradise, KY for recruiting duty and arrived 15 Mar 64. Commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant (vice Robert T. Kennedy, resigned) on 17 Jun 64 at Marietta, GA. Discharged 14 Dec 64 at Bowling Green, KY. |