Lela Mae WilsonAge: 86 years1901–1988
- Name
- Lela Mae Wilson
- Given names
- Lela Mae
- Surname
- Wilson
- Married name
- Lela Mae Smith
- Married name
- Lela Mae Vann
 Birth | December 2, 1901 36 39 |
 Birth of a brother | James Hugh Wilson October 11, 1904 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William “Bill” Parham November 15, 1910 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lucy A Parham March 23, 1911 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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 | James Blain Vann — View this family November 7, 1920 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a father | William Goodhue Wilson November 9, 1921 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 27 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 husband | James Blain Vann August 1, 1945 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 39 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 48 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 | James Hugh Wilson December 17, 1962 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 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 | May 29, 1988 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Thomas Y. Swafford Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Goodhue Wilson Birth: August 25, 1865 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: November 9, 1921 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Lucy A Parham Birth: March 12, 1862 36 35 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: March 23, 1911 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1900 — |
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23 months herself |
Lela Mae Wilson Birth: December 2, 1901 36 39 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: May 29, 1988 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
James Hugh Wilson Birth: October 11, 1904 39 42 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: December 17, 1962 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with James Blain Vann |
| husband |
James Blain Vann Birth: February 10, 1896 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: August 1, 1945 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Lela Mae Wilson Birth: December 2, 1901 36 39 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: May 29, 1988 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: November 7, 1920 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |