Dr. William Bennett GilliamAge: 68 years1872–1941
- Name
- Dr. William Bennett Gilliam
- Name prefix
- Dr.
- Given names
- William Bennett
- Surname
- Gilliam
 Birth | October 18, 1872 26 25 |
 Birth of a brother | Dallas Vanmeter Gilliam August 23, 1874 (Age 22 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Susan Elliot Gilliam September 7, 1875 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Cordelia Gilliam October 5, 1876 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Rasmus Elden Gilliam March 7, 1878 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 5 years)Note: 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 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Pruda C “Prudie” Gilliam June 26, 1882 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William Green Shemwell after May 1884 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Loranza Gilliam December 1886 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nannie Cashman Gilliam June 1889 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mamie J Gilliam March 16, 1890 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mamie J Gilliam March 11, 1893 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 25 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 27 years) |
| Death of a mother | Columbia Jane Shemwell May 12, 1907 (Age 34 years) |
| Census | April 19, 1910 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 43 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 44 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 45 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 12, 1920 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nannie Cashman Gilliam August 15, 1924 (Age 51 years) Cause: Tuberculosis Note: Informant: Pruda Walker |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 56 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 57 years) |
| Death of a father | James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. January 28, 1933 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1940 (Age 67 years) |
 Death | October 15, 1941 (Age 68 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant 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 himself |
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 younger 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 younger 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 younger 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 younger 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 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 |
Dr. William Bennett 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 | 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
Arrow from Dallas to Evelina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Dr. William B Gilliam - Household
Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
Dallas next door | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Robert H Walker - Household
Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Dr. William B Gilliam - Household
Highway # 81 Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
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