Lucy M GilliamAge: 82 years1859–1942
- Name
- Lucy M Gilliam
- Given names
- Lucy M
- Surname
- Gilliam
- Married name
- Lucy M Shemwell
 Birth | April 28, 1859 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 months)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 7 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 7 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 9 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 |
 Marriage | William Luther Shemwell — View this family January 25, 1877 (Age 17 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Leah Leota Shemwell March 7, 1878 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 18 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 #2 | Effie E Shemwell March 24, 1880 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Zillia Ann Shemwell August 27, 1882 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Marvin Browden Shemwell September 16, 1884 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Kerna Elliot Shemwell February 1887 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Luther Cashman Shemwell July 25, 1889 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Dallas Hedger Shemwell March 15, 1893 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Felix Jason Shemwell Sr. October 7, 1895 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Curtis Lee Shemwell December 22, 1897 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 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 #10 | Nina Pearl Shemwell April 14, 1900 (Age 40 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Clayborn Edward Gooch — Zillia Ann Shemwell — View this family 1902 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Callie M Gooch calculated 1907 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Marvin Browden Shemwell — Katie Thomas Moss — View this family about 1908 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Senora Alberta Shemwell June 5, 1909 (Age 50 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Catherine Shemwell May 3, 1910 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a husband | William Luther Shemwell August 15, 1910 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Evelyn L Shemwell December 16, 1911 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Luther Cashman Shemwell — Thelbert B Jones — View this family March 5, 1913 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Gaither Henry Adison Moore — Kerna Elliot Shemwell — View this family December 30, 1913 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Howard W Shemwell January 4, 1916 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 56 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Vera M Moore January 11, 1917 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Dallas Hedger Shemwell — Idell Ward — View this family 1917 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Aria Annette Shemwell August 10, 1918 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Geraldine Shemwell August 29, 1918 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | William Henry Moore November 17, 1918 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Mildred G Gooch November 21, 1918 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 57 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 58 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 grandson #11 | Charles Thomas Shemwell March 19, 1919 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Curtis Lee Shemwell — Louise Aletha “Larie” Simmons — View this family estimated 1919 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Elizabeth Lucille Shemwell January 3, 1921 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Martha Ellen Shemwell March 5, 1922 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Edward Powell Moore June 14, 1922 (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Hazel Dunn Miles — Nina Pearl Shemwell — View this family about 1922 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #15 | Iris Moss Shemwell May 21, 1923 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | Clayborn Edward Gooch Jr. September 28, 1925 (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Felix Jason Shemwell Sr. — Elizabeth Pieper — View this family July 21, 1927 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 70 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 5, 1940 (Age 80 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 82 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 | February 1, 1942 (Age 82 years) Cause of death: Cancer of stomach and hypertension |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
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J L Gilliam Death: |
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Louise Carpenter Death: |
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Lucy M Gilliam Birth: April 28, 1859 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 1, 1942 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with William Luther Shemwell |
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William Luther Shemwell Birth: April 22, 1853 34 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 15, 1910 — Kentucky, United States |
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Lucy M Gilliam Birth: April 28, 1859 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 1, 1942 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 25, 1877 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Leah Leota Shemwell Birth: March 7, 1878 24 18 Death: February 16, 1964 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Effie E Shemwell Birth: March 24, 1880 26 20 Death: August 15, 1949 |
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2 years daughter |
Zillia Ann Shemwell Birth: August 27, 1882 29 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 5, 1968 — Berrien, Michigan, United States |
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2 years son |
Marvin Browden Shemwell Birth: September 16, 1884 31 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 22, 1964 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Kerna Elliot Shemwell Birth: February 1887 33 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 13, 1971 — Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, United States |
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3 years son |
Luther Cashman Shemwell Birth: July 25, 1889 36 30 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 16, 1972 — Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States |
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4 years son |
Dallas Hedger Shemwell Birth: March 15, 1893 39 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 16, 1964 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Felix Jason Shemwell Sr. Birth: October 7, 1895 42 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 11, 1981 — South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States |
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2 years son |
Curtis Lee Shemwell Birth: December 22, 1897 44 38 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 12, 1979 — Wickliffe, Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Nina Pearl Shemwell Birth: April 14, 1900 46 40 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 12, 1981 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Luther Shemwell - Household
Dist. 2 Todd, Kentucky, USA
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Luther Shemwell - Household
Driscoll, Ballard, KY.
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Kerna Elliot Shemwell - Household
S Sater Road Ballard, KY
Census has Kerna, Vera & Edward as Shemwell's & she is Widowed |