Mary Catherine “Mollie” LamAge: 86 years1883–1970
- Name
- Mary Catherine “Mollie” Lam
- Given names
- Mary Catherine
- Surname
- Lam
- Nickname
- Mollie
- Married name
- Mary Catherine Slusser
 Birth | April 30, 1883 45 45 |
 Death of a sister | Mittie Ann Lam September 3, 1891 (Age 8 years) Cause: Typhoid Fever |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William E Sandy April 13, 1898 (Age 14 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 32 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 35 years) Cause: Cardiac Ursufficiency |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 33 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 34 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 46 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 53 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 58 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 63 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Ida Susan “Ida Mae” Lam July 2, 1946 (Age 63 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Jacob Edward Lam March 4, 1947 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a brother | Reuben Samuel Lam March 9, 1950 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 66 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 brother | Elmer L Owens August 13, 1954 (Age 71 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Elmer L Owens August 16, 1954 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a brother | Charles Luther “Chas” Lam March 12, 1956 (Age 72 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Charles Luther “Chas” Lam March 13, 1956 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nannie Isabella Frances Lam May 19, 1966 (Age 83 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Alice “Sallie” Lam August 6, 1968 (Age 85 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 62 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 | April 22, 1970 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | |
| 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 herself |
Mary Catherine “Mollie” Lam Birth: April 30, 1883 45 45 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: April 22, 1970 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |