Mary Elma ChismAge: 71 years1903–1975
- Name
- Mary Elma Chism
- Given names
- Mary Elma
- Surname
- Chism
 Birth | May 12, 1903 30 27 |
 Birth of a sister | Zora Belle Chism June 6, 1905 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Roscoe Chism April 16, 1908 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | May 2, 1910 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Reno Chism February 2, 1911 (Age 7 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 |
| Death of a mother | Nellie Eldora Harrington October 30, 1917 (Age 14 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | David Obediah Chism — Alta Maud Adams — View this family July 21, 1918 (Age 15 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/ |
| Birth of a half-brother | Carroll Cecil Chism September 13, 1919 (Age 16 years) |
| Census | January 5, 1920 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | William Parker Chism February 3, 1925 (Age 21 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 father | David Obediah Chism October 1, 1944 (Age 41 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 |
| Death of a sister | Famie Jewel Chism March 14, 1950 (Age 46 years) |
| 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 brother | Thomas Reno Chism December 6, 1966 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Harmon Chism July 15, 1971 (Age 68 years) |
| 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 | March 13, 1975 (Age 71 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lanty Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
David Obediah Chism Birth: December 5, 1872 — Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: October 1, 1944 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Nellie Eldora Harrington Birth: October 20, 1875 50 35 — Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: October 30, 1917 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: December 8, 1892 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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23 months elder brother |
William Harmon Chism Birth: October 29, 1894 21 19 — Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: July 15, 1971 — Plumerville, Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Eva Christina Chism Birth: July 29, 1898 25 22 — Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: September 19, 1983 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Famie Jewel Chism Birth: 1901 28 25 — Arkansas, United States Death: March 14, 1950 — Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years herself |
Mary Elma Chism Birth: May 12, 1903 30 27 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: March 13, 1975 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Zora Belle Chism Birth: June 6, 1905 32 29 — Arkansas, United States Death: October 1992 — Spiro, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
James Roscoe Chism Birth: April 16, 1908 35 32 — Arkansas, United States Death: May 1, 1990 — Grandview, Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Thomas Reno Chism Birth: February 2, 1911 38 35 — Arkansas, United States Death: December 6, 1966 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
| Father’s family with Alta Maud Adams |
| father |
David Obediah Chism Birth: December 5, 1872 — Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: October 1, 1944 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
| step-mother |
Alta Maud Adams Birth: October 14, 1881 — Arkansas, United States Death: October 4, 1970 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: July 21, 1918 — Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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14 months half-brother |
Carroll Cecil Chism Birth: September 13, 1919 46 37 — McClaren, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: July 22, 1979 — Solgohachia, Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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5 years half-brother |
William Parker Chism Birth: February 3, 1925 52 43 — McClaren, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: February 7, 2012 — Hattieville, Conway, Arkansas, United States |
Mary Elma Chism has 33 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (33)
Parents Alvus Martin Maxwell + Mary Ann “Mollie” Harrington
Parents John “Boot” Gaylor + Bellzora A Harrington
Parents Dempsey Hezekiah Harrington + Jane Mae “Jannie” Gordon
Parents Dempsey Hezekiah Harrington + Sarah “Sallie” Rogers
Parents Elbert Morley Harrington + Lillie Lenora Reid
Parents Elbert Morley Harrington + Dora Alice Nichols
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - David Obediah Chism - Household
ED 9 McLaren, Conway, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Alta Maud Adams - Household
McClaren, Conway, Arkansas, United States
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