Elmer Murray “Elmo” McPhersonAge: 91 years1890–1982
- Name
- Elmer Murray “Elmo” McPherson
- Given names
- Elmer Murray
- Surname
- McPherson
- Nickname
- Elmo
 Birth | November 11, 1890 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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 |
 Marriage | Clara Mae “Chessie” Driskill — View this family calculated 1916 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 25 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 daughter#1 | Mildred Vondell McPherson September 24, 1917 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Wendel Hoyt McPherson November 26, 1918 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 26 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 27 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 28, 1920 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Ima Agnes McPherson December 6, 1920 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Arthur Louis McPherson April 27, 1925 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Ida Lou “Ludie” McPherson September 26, 1927 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 38 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, 1930 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Jewel Cleon McPherson January 20, 1935 (Age 44 years) |
| Census | April 10, 1940 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Richard Douglas McPherson October 16, 1952 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 59 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 wife | Clara Mae “Chessie” Driskill January 18, 1972 (Age 81 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 55 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 | Arthur Louis McPherson January 14, 1981 (Age 90 years) |
 Death | March 12, 1982 (Age 91 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McPherson Cemetery |
| Family with Clara Mae “Chessie” Driskill |
| himself |
Elmer Murray “Elmo” McPherson Birth: November 11, 1890 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 12, 1982 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Clara Mae “Chessie” Driskill Birth: November 11, 1891 30 23 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 18, 1972 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: calculated 1916 — |
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21 months daughter |
Mildred Vondell McPherson Birth: September 24, 1917 26 25 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 27, 2005 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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14 months son |
Wendel Hoyt McPherson Birth: November 26, 1918 28 27 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 5, 2000 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Ima Agnes McPherson Birth: December 6, 1920 30 29 — Dunmor, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 5, 2009 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Arthur Louis McPherson Birth: April 27, 1925 34 33 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 14, 1981 — Dunmor, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Ida Lou “Ludie” McPherson Birth: September 26, 1927 36 35 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 31, 2015 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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7 years son |
Jewel Cleon McPherson Birth: January 20, 1935 44 43 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 5, 2005 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Elmer Murray “Elmo” McPherson - Household
Skilesville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Elmer Murray “Elmo” McPherson - Household
Greenville Road Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Elmer Murray “Elmo” McPherson - Household
Dunmor and Rosewoood Road Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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