William Lee Edward ApplebyAge: 81 years1878–1960
- Name
- William Lee Edward Appleby
- Given names
- William Lee Edward
- Surname
- Appleby
 Birth | August 30, 1878 25 21 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 2, 1880 (Age 21 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Frances “Mollie” Appleby August 27, 1880 (Age 23 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Claude Elberta Appleby May 10, 1882 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Maude Jane Appleby March 16, 1884 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Clyde Daniel Appleby March 17, 1886 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Dora Florence Appleby September 28, 1888 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Minnie May Appleby May 3, 1891 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jesse Jefferson Appleby February 14, 1893 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 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 | May 10, 1910 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a sister | Maude Jane Appleby February 9, 1913 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 37 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 38 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 39 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/ |
| Census | February 4, 1920 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 51 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 14, 1930 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha “Mattie” McGehee February 26, 1934 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a father | Robert Albert Appleby May 29, 1934 (Age 55 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1940 (Age 61 years) |
 Military | WW2 Draft April 28, 1942 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 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 | Clyde Daniel Appleby May 17, 1960 (Age 81 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 67 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 | June 22, 1960 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Leonard Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Robert Albert Appleby Birth: October 16, 1852 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: May 29, 1934 — Fannin, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Martha “Mattie” McGehee Birth: February 1, 1857 35 35 — Springfield, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: February 26, 1934 — Lamasco, Fannin, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: September 29, 1877 — Collin, Texas, United States |
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11 months himself |
William Lee Edward Appleby Birth: August 30, 1878 25 21 — Collin, Texas, United States Death: June 22, 1960 — Fannin, Texas, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Mary Frances “Mollie” Appleby Birth: August 27, 1880 27 23 — Collin, Texas, United States Death: March 9, 1962 — Fannin, Texas, United States |
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20 months younger brother |
Claude Elberta Appleby Birth: May 10, 1882 29 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 7, 1962 — Pasadena, Harris, Texas, United States |
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22 months younger sister |
Maude Jane Appleby Birth: March 16, 1884 31 27 — Fannin, Texas, United States Death: February 9, 1913 — Hunt, Texas, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Clyde Daniel Appleby Birth: March 17, 1886 33 29 — Fannin, Texas, United States Death: May 17, 1960 — Hale, Texas, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Dora Florence Appleby Birth: September 28, 1888 35 31 — Fannin, Texas, United States Death: May 27, 1986 — Fannin, Texas, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Minnie May Appleby Birth: May 3, 1891 38 34 — Fannin, Texas, United States Death: October 26, 1979 — Grayson, Texas, United States |
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21 months younger brother |
Jesse Jefferson Appleby Birth: February 14, 1893 40 36 — Fannin, Texas, United States Death: September 1, 1978 — Wilbarger, Texas, United States |
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Robert Albert Appleby - Household
Collin, Texas
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Robert Albert Appleby - Household
Lane Road Hunt, Texas
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Robert Albert Appleby - Household
Bonham, Fannin, Texas
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Claude Elberta Appleby - Household
Lenard and Mc Kinney Highway Gravel Collin, Texas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - John Sidney “Joe” Rushing - Household
Grove Hill Road Fannin, Texas
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