Grace Thomas McElroyAge: 75 years1903–1978
- Name
- Grace Thomas McElroy
- Given names
- Grace Thomas
- Surname
- McElroy
- Married name
- Grace Thomas Nichols
 Birth | January 19, 1903 36 29 |
 Death of a mother | Willie Ann Bramlett April 15, 1904 (Age 14 months) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Theodore Lee McElroy 1906 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Lucille Ruth McElroy January 17, 1910 (Age 6 years) |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 7 years) Address: Arlington Rd. |
| Birth of a half-brother | George Edward McElroy 1912 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Huts McElroy 1912 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Lela Lorene McElroy 1914 (Age 10 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 12 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 half-brother | Charles David McElroy 1917 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a brother | Edgar Forest McElroy 1917 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 13 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 14 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 1, 1920 (Age 16 years) |
 Marriage | Ira Guy Nichols — View this family September 19, 1920 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Guy Everett Nichols April 6, 1922 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 26 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 |
| Death of a half-brother | Charles David McElroy 1942 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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 46 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 father | John Forest McElroy February 12, 1954 (Age 51 years) Cause: Accute Heart Attack |
| Death of a half-brother | George Edward McElroy 1961 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a brother | Fredrick Francis McElroy 1967 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Theodore Lee McElroy 1973 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Earl McElroy May 20, 1974 (Age 71 years) Address: Trinity Hospital |
| Burial of a brother | John Earl McElroy May 22, 1974 (Age 71 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 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 of a son | Guy Everett Nichols March 10, 1976 (Age 73 years) |
 Death | October 1978 (Age 75 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Forest McElroy Birth: May 27, 1866 40 39 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 12, 1954 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Willie Ann Bramlett Birth: May 13, 1873 32 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1904 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: before 1889 — |
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14 years herself |
Grace Thomas McElroy Birth: January 19, 1903 36 29 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 1978 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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-13 years elder brother |
Edgar Forest McElroy Birth: 1889 22 15 Death: 1917 |
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3 years elder brother |
John Earl McElroy Birth: June 22, 1891 25 18 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 20, 1974 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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6 years elder brother |
Fredrick Francis McElroy Birth: 1896 29 22 Death: 1967 |
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5 years elder sister |
Alice Elmine McElroy Birth: 1900 33 26 Death: 1988 |
| Father’s family with Beuna Vista Waggoner |
| father |
John Forest McElroy Birth: May 27, 1866 40 39 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 12, 1954 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Beuna Vista Waggoner Birth: April 8, 1882 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 30, 1967 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| half-brother |
Theodore Lee McElroy Birth: 1906 39 23 Death: 1973 |
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4 years half-sister |
Lucille Ruth McElroy Birth: January 17, 1910 43 27 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: 2009 |
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3 years half-brother |
George Edward McElroy Birth: 1912 45 29 Death: 1961 |
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3 years half-sister |
Lela Lorene McElroy Birth: 1914 47 31 Death: 1996 |
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4 years half-brother |
Charles David McElroy Birth: 1917 50 34 Death: 1942 |
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| Family with Ira Guy Nichols |
| husband |
Ira Guy Nichols Birth: October 9, 1897 24 23 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: March 3, 1980 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Grace Thomas McElroy Birth: January 19, 1903 36 29 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 1978 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: September 19, 1920 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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19 months son |
Guy Everett Nichols Birth: April 6, 1922 24 19 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: March 10, 1976 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
Grace Thomas McElroy has 1 first cousin recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (1)
Parents Hugh Lawrence McMillan + Francis Emeline Bramlett
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Francis Emeline Bramlett - Household
Dist. 4 Houston, Tennessee, USA
Notes: Enum Dist. 56 Francis is Widowed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John G. McMillan - Household
Tenn Ridge Rd., Dist. 4 Houston, Tennessee, USA
Notes: Enum Dist. 66, Same page as J.T Shemwell |