Rasmus Elden GilliamAge: 74 years1878–1952
- Name
- Rasmus Elden Gilliam
- Given names
- Rasmus Elden
- Surname
- Gilliam
 Birth | March 7, 1878 31 30 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 21, 1880 (Age 2 years) |
 Birth of a sister | Pruda C “Prudie” Gilliam June 26, 1882 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William Green Shemwell after May 1884 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Loranza Gilliam December 1886 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nannie Cashman Gilliam June 1889 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mamie J Gilliam March 16, 1890 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mamie J Gilliam March 11, 1893 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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 | Mary Chester Gant — View this family about 1899 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Paul Gant Gilliam September 1, 1905 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a mother | Columbia Jane Shemwell May 12, 1907 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Lucille Gilliam June 29, 1908 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | James Hugh Gilliam April 23, 1911 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Rasmus Elden Gilliam Jr. September 11, 1915 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 37 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 #5 | Janie Ruth Gilliam August 15, 1917 (Age 39 years) |
 Military | WW1 Draft September 12, 1918 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 38 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 39 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 17, 1920 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | William Alfred Gilliam August 11, 1921 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a son | William Alfred Gilliam July 14, 1923 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nannie Cashman Gilliam August 15, 1924 (Age 46 years) Cause: Tuberculosis Note: Informant: Pruda Walker |
| Death of a wife | Mary Chester Gant April 8, 1925 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Paul Gant Gilliam — Zelda Mae Greenwell — View this family April 12, 1928 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William Hugh “Bill” Golladay May 25, 1928 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage | Ione Robinson — View this family about 1929 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 51 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 30, 1930 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a father | James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. January 28, 1933 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Kenneth Gant Golladay May 29, 1938 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | April 5, 1940 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a brother | Dr. William Bennett Gilliam October 15, 1941 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 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 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 67 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 | October 6, 1952 (Age 74 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Riverside 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 himself |
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 younger sister |
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 Ione Robinson |
| himself |
Rasmus Elden Gilliam Birth: March 7, 1878 31 30 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: October 6, 1952 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Ione Robinson Birth: August 7, 1888 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 1, 1978 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1929 — |
| Family with Mary Chester Gant |
| himself |
Rasmus Elden Gilliam Birth: March 7, 1878 31 30 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: October 6, 1952 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Mary Chester Gant Birth: September 4, 1880 32 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 8, 1925 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1899 — |
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7 years son |
Paul Gant Gilliam Birth: September 1, 1905 27 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 13, 1991 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Lucille Gilliam Birth: June 29, 1908 30 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 6, 1995 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
James Hugh Gilliam Birth: April 23, 1911 33 30 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years son |
Rasmus Elden Gilliam Jr. Birth: September 11, 1915 37 35 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: August 21, 2002 |
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23 months daughter |
Janie Ruth Gilliam Birth: August 15, 1917 39 36 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: November 28, 2004 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
William Alfred Gilliam Birth: August 11, 1921 43 40 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: July 14, 1923 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
Rasmus Elden 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 | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. - Household
Sharon, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Rasmus Elden Gilliam - Household
Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Rasmus Elden Gilliam - Household
New Stead, Christian, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Rasmus Elden Gilliam - Household
Christian, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Rasmus Elden Gilliam - Household
Christian, Kentucky
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