The Shemwell Family

Elvy Opedia MeadorAge: 68 years18731942

Name
Elvy Opedia Meador
Given names
Elvy Opedia
Surname
Meador
Birth August 14, 1873
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 4 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageSusan Elliot GilliamView this family
about 1895 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Hallie Meador
November 15, 1896 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 24 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 son
#2
Erie Orlin Meador
March 8, 1899 (Age 25 years)
Census June 23, 1900 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Felix Randolph Meador
November 3, 1905 (Age 32 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 42 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 43 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 44 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 January 19, 1920 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Bryant “Willie” DillMary Hallie MeadorView this family
August 11, 1921 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
William E Dill
June 19, 1922 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Rev. James Nelson Dill
April 16, 1924 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 56 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 2, 1930 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childFelix Randolph MeadorMary Ruth KallenbachView this family
May 3, 1931 (Age 57 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 68 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 1942 (Age 68 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Family with Susan Elliot Gilliam - View this family
himself
wife
Susan Elliot Gilliam
Birth: September 7, 1875 29 28Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 17, 1954Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: about 1895
22 months
daughter
Mary Hallie Meador
Birth: November 15, 1896 23 21Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 21, 1975Logan, Kentucky, United States
2 years
son
Erie Orlin Meador
Birth: March 8, 1899 25 23Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 10, 1976Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
7 years
son
Felix Randolph Meador
Birth: November 3, 1905 32 30Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 1983St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Elvy Opedia Meador - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Meador, Elvy OheadWMAug187326M4KYTNTNFarmer
Meador, Susan EwifeWFSep187524M422KYKYKY
Meador, Mary HdaughterWFNov18963SKYKYKY
Meador, Erie OsonWMMar18991SKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Elvy Opedia Meador - Household

Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Meador, E OheadMW35M114KYKYTNFarmer
Gilliam, F EwifeFW34M11433KYKYKY
Meador, M HdaughterFW13SKYKYKY
Meador, Erie O JrsonMW11SKYKYKY
Meador, F RsonMW4SKYKYKY

Susan is F C or E -b

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Elvy Opedia Meador - Household

Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Meador, E OheadMW46MKYTNTNFarmerGeneral farm
Meador, Susan EwifeFW44MKYKYKY
Meador, Mary HdaughterFW23SKYKYKYTeacherCommon school
Meador, Erie OsonMW20MKYKYKYFarm laborerAt home
Meador, Felix RsonMW14SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Elvy Opedia Meador - Household

Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Meador, Elvy OheadMW56M23KYTNKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Meador, Susan EwifeFW54M21KYKYKY

Next door to daughter Hallie Dill

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Elvy Opedia Meador - Household

Logan, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Meador, E OheadMW66MKYsame houseFarm OperatorFarm
Meador, SusanwifeFW63MKYsame house