The Shemwell Family

Jacob H ParhamAge: 18 years18691888

Name
Jacob H Parham
Given names
Jacob H
Surname
Parham
Birth December 30, 1869 35 33
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Death of a paternal grandfatherAllen B Parham
March 17, 1871 (Age 14 months)
Birth of a sisterDorothy C “Dolly” Parham
April 11, 1875 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherThomas Harvey Parham
August 17, 1876 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 8 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death February 17, 1888 (Age 18 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Elnora Cemetery
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father
Allen Parham Jr.
Birth: March 12, 1834 35 26Elnora, Daviess, Indiana, United States
Death: March 25, 1898Elnora, Daviess, Indiana, United States
mother
Marriage: February 27, 1858Green, Grant, Indiana, United States
19 years
younger brother
Thomas Harvey Parham
Birth: August 17, 1876 42 40Indiana, United States
Death: June 21, 1925Plainville, Daviess, Indiana, United States
-16 months
younger sister
Dorothy C “Dolly” Parham
Birth: April 11, 1875 41 38Daviess, Indiana, United States
Death: August 20, 1919Elnora, Daviess, Indiana, United States
-5 years
himself
Jacob H Parham
Birth: December 30, 1869 35 33Indiana, United States
Death: February 17, 1888Indiana, United States

Jacob H Parham has 28 first cousins recorded