Elmer L OwensAge: 92 years1862–1954
- Name
- Elmer L Owens
- Given names
- Elmer L
- Surname
- Owens
- Also known as
- John William Lamb
 Birth | July 22, 1862 25 24 |
 Birth of a brother | Jacob Edward Lam January 10, 1864 (Age 17 months) |
 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 |
| Birth of a brother | Charles Luther “Chas” Lam October 31, 1865 (Age 3 years) |
| 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Ida Susan “Ida Mae” Lam February 12, 1868 (Age 5 years) |
| 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Mittie Ann Lam February 10, 1870 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Virginia Margaret Lam April 3, 1872 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Susannah Rawley December 13, 1873 (Age 11 years) Cause: Typhoid Pneumonia |
| Birth of a sister | Nannie Isabella Frances Lam April 1, 1874 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Reuben Samuel Lam January 20, 1876 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Alice “Sallie” Lam December 28, 1877 (Age 15 years) |
| 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 |
| Death of a sister | Virginia Margaret Lam November 18, 1881 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Catherine “Mollie” Lam April 30, 1883 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mittie Ann Lam September 3, 1891 (Age 29 years) Cause: Typhoid Fever |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William E Sandy April 13, 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 |
| Death of a father | William Harvey Lamb February 2, 1910 (Age 47 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 |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Catherine “Lizzie” Sandy October 13, 1918 (Age 56 years) Cause: Cardiac Ursufficiency |
| 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 67 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 of a brother | Jacob Edward Lam March 2, 1937 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 79 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 sister | Ida Susan “Ida Mae” Lam June 28, 1946 (Age 83 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Ida Susan “Ida Mae” Lam July 2, 1946 (Age 83 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Jacob Edward Lam March 4, 1947 (Age 84 years) |
| Death of a brother | Reuben Samuel Lam March 9, 1950 (Age 87 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 87 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 83 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 | August 13, 1954 (Age 92 years) |
 Burial | August 16, 1954 (3 days after death) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Harvey Lamb Birth: May 8, 1837 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: February 2, 1910 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Catherine “Lizzie” Sandy Birth: August 20, 1837 25 18 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: October 13, 1918 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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Marriage: June 23, 1861 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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13 months himself |
Elmer L Owens Birth: July 22, 1862 25 24 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: August 13, 1954 — Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, United States |
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18 months younger brother |
Jacob Edward Lam Birth: January 10, 1864 26 26 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: March 2, 1937 — Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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22 months younger brother |
Charles Luther “Chas” Lam Birth: October 31, 1865 28 28 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: March 12, 1956 — Norborne, Carroll, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Ida Susan “Ida Mae” Lam Birth: February 12, 1868 30 30 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: June 28, 1946 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Mittie Ann Lam Birth: February 10, 1870 32 32 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: September 3, 1891 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Virginia Margaret Lam Birth: April 3, 1872 34 34 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: November 18, 1881 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Nannie Isabella Frances Lam Birth: April 1, 1874 36 36 — Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: May 19, 1966 — Modesto, Stanislaus, California, United States |
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22 months younger brother |
Reuben Samuel Lam Birth: January 20, 1876 38 38 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: March 9, 1950 — Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States |
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23 months younger sister |
Sarah Alice “Sallie” Lam Birth: December 28, 1877 40 40 — Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: August 6, 1968 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Mary Catherine “Mollie” Lam Birth: April 30, 1883 45 45 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: April 22, 1970 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |