William Eugene “Bill” ElamAge: 86 years1929–2015
- Name
- William Eugene “Bill” Elam
- Given names
- William Eugene
- Surname
- Elam
- Nickname
- Bill
 Birth | February 18, 1929 24 27 |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 7 months)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 13 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Margie Louise “Margie Lou” Elam August 27, 1930 (Age 18 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Doris Evelyn Elam December 25, 1931 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Eula Belle Elam March 31, 1933 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Dean Melvin Elam December 27, 1934 (Age 5 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1940 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 12 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 21 years) |
 Marriage | Dolora Jean Reed — View this family October 29, 1951 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 20 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 maternal grandmother | Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Hill March 26, 1957 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 16 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 of a father | Melvin Elam January 5, 1976 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a mother | Annie Belle Parham December 24, 1984 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a sister | Eula Belle Elam October 21, 1999 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a sister | Doris Evelyn Elam March 23, 2005 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a sister | Margie Louise “Margie Lou” Elam November 11, 2013 (Age 84 years) |
 Death | August 16, 2015 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Melvin Elam Birth: April 6, 1904 — Osage, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: January 5, 1976 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
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 himself |
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 younger sister |
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 younger sister |
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 younger sister |
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 younger brother |
Dean Melvin Elam Birth: December 27, 1934 30 33 — Carson, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Death: April 24, 2021 — Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Dolora Jean Reed |
| himself |
William Eugene “Bill” Elam Birth: February 18, 1929 24 27 — Carson, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Death: August 16, 2015 — Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Dolora Jean Reed Birth: December 11, 1928 — St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States Death: August 22, 2021 — Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: October 29, 1951 — Nodaway, 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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