Elmyra Elizabeth “Myria” HillAge: 70 years1871–1942
- Name
- Elmyra Elizabeth “Myria” Hill
- Given names
- Elmyra Elizabeth
- Surname
- Hill
- Nickname
- Myria
- Married name
- Elmyra Elizabeth Tollett
 Birth | November 1871 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 6 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | John Wesley Tollett — View this family October 17, 1891 (Age 19 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Annie Mai Tollett August 23, 1896 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 26 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 |
| Birth of a son #2 | Joe Lee Tollett January 15, 1901 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Alice Tollett 1904 (Age 32 years) Note: Each census her birth year changes. Her headstone does read that she was born in 1911. But the 1910 census (first census she appears in), states that she was born in 1904. |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Lula N Tollett 1908 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Burrel Wilson Tollett March 10, 1912 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 44 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 45 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 46 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/ |
| Death of a husband | John Wesley Tollett July 14, 1928 (Age 56 years) Cause: TB are in other words consumption Note: His death month looks to be Jan or Jun. But below the doctor states that he accompanied John on July 1, 1928. |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 57 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 daughter | Alice Tollett 1940 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Lula N Tollett before 1942 (Age 70 years) Note: She was not mentioned in her sister Annie's obituary. |
| Death of a daughter | Annie Mai Tollett January 10, 1942 (Age 70 years) |
| Burial of a daughter | Annie Mai Tollett January 12, 1942 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 70 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 | after 1942 (Age 70 years) Note: She was mentioned in her daughter, Annie's obituary. |
| Family with John Wesley Tollett |
| husband |
John Wesley Tollett Birth: June 14, 1865 19 23 — Putnam, Tennessee, United States Death: July 14, 1928 — Putnam, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Elmyra Elizabeth “Myria” Hill Birth: November 1871 — Tennessee, United States Death: after 1942 |
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Marriage: October 17, 1891 — Putnam, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Annie Mai Tollett Birth: August 23, 1896 31 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 1942 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years son |
Joe Lee Tollett Birth: January 15, 1901 35 29 — Monterey, Putnam, Tennessee, United States Death: 1974 |
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4 years daughter |
Alice Tollett Birth: 1904 38 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: 1940 |
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5 years daughter |
Lula N Tollett Birth: 1908 42 36 — Tennessee, United States Death: before 1942 |
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4 years son |
Burrel Wilson Tollett Birth: March 10, 1912 46 40 — Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, United States Death: May 8, 1971 |
No family available
| Death | She was mentioned in her daughter, Annie's obituary. |