James Loranza GilliamAge: 72 years1886–1959
- Name
- James Loranza Gilliam
- Given names
- James Loranza
- Surname
- Gilliam
 Birth | December 1886 40 39 |
 Birth of a sister | Nannie Cashman Gilliam June 1889 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mamie J Gilliam March 16, 1890 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mamie J Gilliam March 11, 1893 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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 |
 Census | June 2, 1900 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a mother | Columbia Jane Shemwell May 12, 1907 (Age 20 years) |
| Census | April 19, 1910 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 29 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Marriage | Nell Dawson — View this family about 1917 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Virginia Anne Gilliam May 7, 1918 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 30 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 31 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 | March 20, 1920 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James Vernon Gilliam May 18, 1920 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Marjorie Aleen Gilliam June 19, 1923 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nannie Cashman Gilliam August 15, 1924 (Age 37 years) Cause: Tuberculosis Note: Informant: Pruda Walker |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 42 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 22, 1930 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Joe Carter Gilliam 1933 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a father | James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. January 28, 1933 (Age 46 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1940 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a brother | Dr. William Bennett Gilliam October 15, 1941 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Jerry Carter Gilliam August 6, 1950 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Jerry Carter Gilliam August 8, 1950 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a brother | Rasmus Elden Gilliam October 6, 1952 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 63 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 sister | Susan Elliot Gilliam July 17, 1954 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 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 | July 27, 1959 (Age 72 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 elder brother |
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 elder 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 himself |
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 Nell Dawson |
| himself |
James Loranza Gilliam Birth: December 1886 40 39 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: July 27, 1959 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Nell Dawson Birth: about 1892 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1970 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1917 — |
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16 months daughter |
Virginia Anne Gilliam Birth: May 7, 1918 31 26 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: April 24, 2014 — Plano, Collin, Texas, United States |
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2 years son |
James Vernon Gilliam Birth: May 18, 1920 33 28 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: August 18, 1972 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Marjorie Aleen Gilliam Birth: June 19, 1923 36 31 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: February 4, 1988 — Herndon, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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11 years son |
Joe Carter Gilliam Birth: 1933 46 41 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: June 14, 2007 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
James Loranza 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 | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. - Household
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. - Household
Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James L Gilliam - Household
Bennetts, Christian, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James L Gilliam - Household
Herndon KY Christian, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - James L Gilliam - Household
Christian, Kentucky
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