Brief Life History of Della Gay
When Della Gay Shrum was born on 26 July 1889, in Green Forest, Carroll, Arkansas, United States, her father, Walter Jeremiah Shrum, was 22 and her mother, Rosa Ann Starr, was 24. She married Elzie William Wise on 20 October 1905, in Green Forest, Carroll, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Salina, Mayes, Oklahoma, United States in 1910 and Saline Township, Mayes, Oklahoma, United States in 1940. She died on 21 November 1983, in Pryor, Mayes, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Pryor, Mayes, Oklahoma, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (13)
- Delie G Wise in household of Elzie Wise, "United States Census, 1910"
- Deller Shrum, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
- Dellah Wise in household of Elzy W Wise, "United States Census, 1920"
Spouse and Children
1882–1964 Male
1889–1983 Female
Children (10)
1907–1991 Female
1910–2010 Female
1912–1979 Male
1914–2008 Female
1916– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1867–1956 Male
1864–1929 Female
Siblings (6)
1889–1983 Female
1892–1981 Female
1893–1969 Female
1896–1973 Male
1901–1977 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 1
1904 · William H. Fuller Grows 70 Acres of Rice
Age 15
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 27
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Schramm and Schrum .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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