Barnett Newton GilliamAge: 78 years1862–1941
- Name
- Barnett Newton Gilliam
- Given names
- Barnett Newton
- Surname
- Gilliam
 Birth | October 18, 1862 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 4 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 4 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 6 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 15 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Mary Maltilda “Molly” Harris — View this family about 1886 (Age 23 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Viola P Gilliam February 9, 1888 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Joe Heber Gilliam July 21, 1891 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Arnet Clyde Gilliam October 1, 1894 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Amy Maude Gilliam January 7, 1898 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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 37 years) |
| Death of a wife | Mary Maltilda “Molly” Harris September 29, 1902 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 53 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 54 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 55 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 66 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 |
 Death | February 12, 1941 (Age 78 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Family with Mary Maltilda “Molly” Harris |
| himself |
Barnett Newton Gilliam Birth: October 18, 1862 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 12, 1941 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Mary Maltilda “Molly” Harris Birth: April 1865 41 34 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 29, 1902 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1886 — |
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2 years daughter |
Viola P Gilliam Birth: February 9, 1888 25 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 16, 1963 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Joe Heber Gilliam Birth: July 21, 1891 28 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 7, 1988 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Arnet Clyde Gilliam Birth: October 1, 1894 31 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 4, 1968 — San Diego, San Diego, California, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Amy Maude Gilliam Birth: January 7, 1898 35 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 30, 1978 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Barnett Newton Gilliam - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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