Nelly Bly SandersAge: 84 years1895–1979
- Name
- Nelly Bly Sanders
- Given names
- Nelly Bly
- Surname
- Sanders
- Married name
- Nelly Bly Gillam
Shared note: Chester Gillam Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | August 3, 1895 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 20 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 21 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 22 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/ |
 Marriage | Chester Gillam — View this family February 27, 1926 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 34 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 |
 Census | April 1930 (Age 34 years) |
| Census | April 10, 1940 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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 |
| Census | April 11, 1950 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 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 husband | Chester Gillam May 11, 1973 (Age 77 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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 | December 3, 1979 (Age 84 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Eddy Cemetery |
| Family with Chester Gillam |
| husband |
Chester Gillam Birth: September 8, 1886 24 19 — Carroll, Indiana, United States Death: May 11, 1973 — Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, United States |
| herself |
Nelly Bly Sanders Birth: August 3, 1895 — Franklin, De Kalb, Indiana, United States Death: December 3, 1979 — Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: February 27, 1926 — Allen, Indiana, United States |
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Chester Gillam - Household
Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Chester Gillam - Household
Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Chester Gillam - Household
Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States
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| Name | Chester Gillam Obituary and Family Listing
Chester Gillam, 86, 609 E. Harris St., Eaton, died Friday evening at Ball Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness.
A native of Carroll County, he retired in 1951 from General Electric Co. in Fort Wayne and moved to Eaton. He was a member of Eaton United Methodist Church.
Surviving is his wife, Nellie.
Services will be Monday in Eaton at 10 a.m. in Pitman-Richman funeral Home with Rev. Jay Taylor officiating. Friends may call from 2-5 and 7-4 p.m. Sunday and prior to services on Monday.
Burial will be in the Eddy Cemetery at Hamilton where graveside services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Monday.
The Star Press
Muncie, Indiana
Sat, May 12, 1973
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