Ida Susan “Ida Mae” LamAge: 78 years1868–1946
- Name
- Ida Susan “Ida Mae” Lam
- Given names
- Ida Susan
- Surname
- Lam
- Married name
- Ida Susan Showalter
- Nickname
- Ida Mae
- Married name
- Ida Susan Evans
 Birth | February 12, 1868 30 30 |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 10 months)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 23 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Virginia Margaret Lam April 3, 1872 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Susannah Rawley December 13, 1873 (Age 5 years) Cause: Typhoid Pneumonia |
| Birth of a sister | Nannie Isabella Frances Lam April 1, 1874 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Reuben Samuel Lam January 20, 1876 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Alice “Sallie” Lam December 28, 1877 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 9 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 13 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Catherine “Mollie” Lam April 30, 1883 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mittie Ann Lam September 3, 1891 (Age 23 years) Cause: Typhoid Fever |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William E Sandy April 13, 1898 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 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 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 47 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 50 years) Cause: Cardiac Ursufficiency |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 48 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 49 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 61 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 69 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 73 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 77 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 | June 28, 1946 (Age 78 years) |
 Burial | July 2, 1946 (4 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 elder brother |
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 elder 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 elder 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 herself |
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 |