William Passon Johnson (1816–1900)

1825 · age 9 — The Erie Canal opened

1846 · age 30 — The Mexican–American War began

1861 · age 45 — The American Civil War began

1865 · age 49 — The Civil War ended and President Lincoln was assassinated

1869 · age 53 — The first transcontinental railroad was completed

1876 · age 60 — Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone

1892 · age 76 — Ellis Island opened to immigrants

1900 · age 84 — The Galveston hurricane struck Texas