Pruda C “Prudie” GilliamAge: 80 years1882–1962
- Name
- Pruda C “Prudie” Gilliam
- Given names
- Pruda C
- Surname
- Gilliam
- Married name
- Pruda C Walker
- Married name
- Pruda C Richardson
- Nickname
- Prudie
 Birth | June 26, 1882 36 35 |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | William Green Shemwell after May 1884 (Age 22 months) |
| Birth of a brother | James Loranza Gilliam December 1886 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nannie Cashman Gilliam June 1889 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mamie J Gilliam March 16, 1890 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mamie J Gilliam March 11, 1893 (Age 10 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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 | June 2, 1900 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | George Verner Richardson — View this family December 26, 1906 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a mother | Columbia Jane Shemwell May 12, 1907 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Elbert V Richardson July 22, 1908 (Age 26 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 33 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 34 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 35 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 of a husband | George Verner Richardson April 29, 1919 (Age 36 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Census | January 12, 1920 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nannie Cashman Gilliam August 15, 1924 (Age 42 years) Cause: Tuberculosis Note: Informant: Pruda Walker |
| Marriage | Robert Herschel Walker — View this family about 1925 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 47 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 22, 1930 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a father | James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. January 28, 1933 (Age 50 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1940 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a brother | Dr. William Bennett Gilliam October 15, 1941 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 59 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 brother | Dallas Vanmeter Gilliam December 11, 1948 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a brother | Rasmus Elden Gilliam October 6, 1952 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 67 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 sister | Susan Elliot Gilliam July 17, 1954 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Loranza Gilliam July 27, 1959 (Age 77 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 63 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 | August 29, 1962 (Age 80 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lewisburg Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. Birth: March 27, 1846 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 28, 1933 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Columbia Jane Shemwell Birth: May 7, 1847 28 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 12, 1907 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 9, 1872 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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9 months elder brother |
Dr. William Bennett Gilliam Birth: October 18, 1872 26 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 15, 1941 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months elder brother |
Dallas Vanmeter Gilliam Birth: August 23, 1874 28 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 11, 1948 — Kentucky, United States |
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1 year elder sister |
Susan Elliot Gilliam Birth: September 7, 1875 29 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 17, 1954 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months elder sister |
Mary Cordelia Gilliam Birth: October 5, 1876 30 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 30, 1965 — Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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17 months elder brother |
Rasmus Elden Gilliam Birth: March 7, 1878 31 30 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: October 6, 1952 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years herself |
Pruda C “Prudie” Gilliam Birth: June 26, 1882 36 35 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 29, 1962 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
James Loranza Gilliam Birth: December 1886 40 39 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: July 27, 1959 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Nannie Cashman Gilliam Birth: June 1889 43 42 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 15, 1924 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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9 months younger sister |
Mamie J Gilliam Birth: March 16, 1890 43 42 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: March 11, 1893 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Robert Herschel Walker |
| husband |
Robert Herschel Walker Birth: November 13, 1886 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 18, 1965 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Pruda C “Prudie” Gilliam Birth: June 26, 1882 36 35 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 29, 1962 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1925 — |
| Family with George Verner Richardson |
| husband |
George Verner Richardson Birth: August 14, 1874 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: April 29, 1919 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Pruda C “Prudie” Gilliam Birth: June 26, 1882 36 35 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 29, 1962 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 26, 1906 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months son |
Elbert V Richardson Birth: July 22, 1908 33 26 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: February 18, 1986 — Missouri, United States |
Pruda C “Prudie” Gilliam has 39 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (39)
Parents Joseph A Shemwell + Sarah A Ralston
Parents John Andrew Harris + George Ann Shemwell
Parents Samuel Vanmeter Shemwell + Mary S Troutt
Parents William Rastus “Raz” Harris + Mary Ann Shemwell
Parents William Luther Shemwell + Lucy M Gilliam
Parents William McKinley Shemwell + Sarah Permelia Shemwell
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. - Household
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - George Verner Richardson - Household
Kern, California
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Dr. William B Gilliam - Household
Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Robert H Walker - Household
Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Dr. William B Gilliam - Household
Highway # 81 Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
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