The Shemwell Family

Amy Maude GilliamAge: 80 years18981978

Name
Amy Maude Gilliam
Given names
Amy Maude
Surname
Gilliam
Married name
Amy Maude Denning
Birth January 7, 1898 35 32
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 months)
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 2 years)
Death of a motherMary Maltilda “Molly” Harris
September 29, 1902 (Age 4 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherPhada Jane “Fadie” Christian
October 19, 1911 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 17 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 18 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 19 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 31 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 fatherBarnett Newton Gilliam
February 12, 1941 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 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
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 51 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 sisterViola P Gilliam
February 16, 1963 (Age 65 years)
Death of a brotherArnet Clyde Gilliam
October 4, 1968 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 47 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 January 30, 1978 (Age 80 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1886
2 years
elder sister
Viola P Gilliam
Birth: February 9, 1888 25 22Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 16, 1963Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
Joe Heber Gilliam
Birth: July 21, 1891 28 26Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 7, 1988Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
Arnet Clyde Gilliam
Birth: October 1, 1894 31 29Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 4, 1968San Diego, San Diego, California, United States
3 years
herself
Amy Maude Gilliam
Birth: January 7, 1898 35 32Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 30, 1978Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
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husband
Private
herself
Amy Maude Gilliam
Birth: January 7, 1898 35 32Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 30, 1978Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States

Amy Maude Gilliam has 23 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Barnett Newton Gilliam - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Gilliam, Barnett NheadWMOct186237M14KYKYKYFarmer
Gilliam, Mary MwifeWFApr186535M1444KYKYKY
Gilliam, Viola PdaughterWFFeb188812SKYKYKY
Gilliam, Joe HsonWMJul18918SKYKYKY
Gilliam, Arnst CsonWMOct18945SKYKYKY
Gilliam, Annie MdaughterWFJan18982SKYKYKY
Harris, Fadia Jmother in lawWFDec183069Wd76KYKYKY