William Gordon AndersonAge: 86 years1918–2005
- Name
- William Gordon Anderson
- Given names
- William Gordon
- Surname
- Anderson
 Birth | October 21, 1918 41 37 |
 Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918Note: 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 1918Note: 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 10 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 |
 Death of a mother | Lura Amanda Hewell March 13, 1951 (Age 32 years) Cause: Carcinoma of the Thyroid Gland |
| Death of a father | Jesse Buford Anderson August 6, 1951 (Age 32 years) Cause: Myocardial Infarction and Arterioschlerotic Heart Disease |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 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 |
| Death of a brother | Edward Buford Anderson August 4, 1955 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a sister | Katherine Bell Anderson August 27, 1971 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a brother | Robert Hewell Anderson June 15, 1974 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 of a brother | Frank King Anderson March 22, 2004 (Age 85 years) |
 Death | September 1, 2005 (Age 86 years) |
 Last change | December 11, 2017 – 08:28:56 by: Barry Shemwell |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Birth: April 17, 1877 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 6, 1951 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Birth: August 25, 1881 39 28 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: March 13, 1951 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: December 27, 1905 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months elder brother |
Edward Buford Anderson Birth: November 4, 1906 29 25 — Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: August 4, 1955 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years elder sister |
Mary Elizabeth Anderson Birth: May 23, 1912 35 30 — Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: October 27, 2007 — Fort Thomas, Campbell, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months elder sister |
Katherine Bell Anderson Birth: August 10, 1913 36 31 — Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: August 27, 1971 — Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months elder brother |
Frank King Anderson Birth: October 28, 1914 37 33 — Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: March 22, 2004 — Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months elder brother |
Robert Hewell Anderson Birth: July 11, 1916 39 34 — Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: June 15, 1974 — Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years himself |
William Gordon Anderson Birth: October 21, 1918 41 37 — Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: September 1, 2005 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |