Melvin ElamAge: 71 years1904–1976
- Name
- Melvin Elam
- Given names
- Melvin
- Surname
- Elam
 Birth | April 6, 1904 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 11 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 12 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 13 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/ |
 Marriage | Annie Belle Parham — View this family September 28, 1927 (Age 23 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | William Eugene “Bill” Elam February 18, 1929 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 25 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 2, 1930 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Margie Louise “Margie Lou” Elam August 27, 1930 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Doris Evelyn Elam December 25, 1931 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Eula Belle Elam March 31, 1933 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Dean Melvin Elam December 27, 1934 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1940 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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 |
| Census | May 5, 1950 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Eugene “Bill” Elam — Dolora Jean Reed — View this family October 29, 1951 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 45 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Jeffrey Elam April 30, 1963 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 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 | January 5, 1976 (Age 71 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Nodaway Memorial Gardens Cemetery |
| Family with Annie Belle Parham |
| himself |
Melvin Elam Birth: April 6, 1904 — Osage, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: January 5, 1976 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Annie Belle Parham Birth: November 3, 1901 34 21 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: December 24, 1984 — Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: September 28, 1927 — Avoca, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States |
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17 months son |
William Eugene “Bill” Elam Birth: February 18, 1929 24 27 — Carson, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Death: August 16, 2015 — Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
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18 months daughter |
Margie Louise “Margie Lou” Elam Birth: August 27, 1930 26 28 — Carson, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Death: November 11, 2013 — Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, United States |
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16 months daughter |
Doris Evelyn Elam Birth: December 25, 1931 27 30 — Carson, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Death: March 23, 2005 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States |
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15 months daughter |
Eula Belle Elam Birth: March 31, 1933 28 31 — Carson, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Death: October 21, 1999 — Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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21 months son |
Dean Melvin Elam Birth: December 27, 1934 30 33 — Carson, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Death: April 24, 2021 — Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Melvin Elam - Household
Carson, Pottawattamie, Iowa
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Melvin Elam - Household
Carson, Pottawattamie, Iowa
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Melvin Elam - Household
1115 W 1st. Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri
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