Allen B ParhamAge: 72 years1798–1871
- Name
- Allen B Parham
- Given names
- Allen B
- Surname
- Parham
 Birth | September 14, 1798 34 33 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
 Birth of a sister | Ann “Anna” Parham July 10, 1801 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Shemwell Parham about 1803 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elva “Elvey” Parham 1803 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 4 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Parham before 1807 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Jane Higgs 1810 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 13 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
 Marriage | Lucy Hariett Tollette — View this family February 4, 1823 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary Ann “Polly” Parham November 4, 1823 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Henrietta “Rita” Parham November 20, 1824 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Alexander Parham December 11, 1825 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a son | Alexander Parham December 16, 1825 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Infant Parham about 1826 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Infant Parham about 1826 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Elizabeth Parham January 3, 1827 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Elvina Parham December 11, 1828 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Anna H Parham January 29, 1830 (Age 31 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1830 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | John Parham April 29, 1831 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Anna H Parham about 1831 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | William Hale Parham November 10, 1832 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 33 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a son #10 | Allen Parham Jr. March 12, 1834 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #11 | Shemwell Parham November 29, 1835 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 37 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a son #12 | George Johnson Parham December 18, 1836 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #13 | Lewis Washington Parham July 4, 1839 (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Harlan Bennett — Henrietta “Rita” Parham — View this family January 30, 1843 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #14 | Rebecca Parham May 16, 1843 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Mary Elizabeth Bennett November 9, 1843 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary “Molly” Shemwell 1843 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Owen Evans Bennett — Elizabeth Parham — View this family March 10, 1844 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #15 | Sarah Parham October 26, 1844 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | George Washington Bennett November 6, 1844 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | James Riley Bennett May 26, 1845 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Mariah Melvina Bennett February 26, 1846 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a brother | Johnson Parham May 5, 1846 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a father | John “Jack” Parham Jr. October 18, 1846 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Owen Evans Bennett November 3, 1846 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elva “Elvey” Parham 1847 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #16 | Lucy Parham April 15, 1848 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a wife | Lucy Hariett Tollette April 15, 1848 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Lucy Parham April 15, 1848 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 47 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Marriage of a child | Noah D Hayden — Elvina Parham — View this family February 17, 1849 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Thomas William Bennett February 18, 1849 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | William M Bennett August 28, 1849 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage | Susannah Calkins — View this family November 26, 1849 (Age 51 years) Note: Susan's surname at time of marriage to Allen B Parham was RALPH. |
| Death of a granddaughter | Mary Elizabeth Bennett 1849 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Sarah Parham before 1850 (Age 51 years) |
| Census | September 9, 1850 (Age 51 years) Note: Who are Sibby, Elizabeth & Unis Ralph - born in Ohio -b |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Calvin Howard Bennett June 14, 1851 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | John Walter Bennett March 14, 1853 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Hiram L Reed — Henrietta “Rita” Parham — View this family December 21, 1853 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Parham — Cynthia Ann Adamson — View this family estimated 1853 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Rebecca Elinore Reed November 11, 1854 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Elizabeth Ann Reed March 6, 1856 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Kelly Dean Bennett April 6, 1856 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Johnson Parham — Jane Wright — View this family February 27, 1857 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | James Andrew Reed February 20, 1858 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Wesley Bennett about 1858 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Allen Parham Jr. — Lydia Gray Dicks — View this family February 27, 1858 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Elizabeth Ann Reed August 31, 1858 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Franklin Evan Bennett November 28, 1858 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | Daniel Webster Parham 1858 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 58 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Marriage of a child | Lewis Washington Parham — Sarah Ann Rand — View this family 1859 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a grandson | James Andrew Reed January 22, 1859 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ann “Anna” Parham March 1, 1859 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #17 | Nancy Jane Reed January 22, 1860 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Elizabeth Parham March 1, 1860 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #18 | Wesley Parham April 20, 1860 (Age 61 years) |
| Census | August 14, 1860 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a wife | Susannah Calkins July 30, 1861 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage | Elizabeth “Betsy” Turner — View this family November 24, 1861 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #19 | Samuel Allen Parham 1862 (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Wright — Rebecca Parham — View this family January 23, 1862 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #20 | John Preston Reed January 26, 1862 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a grandson | William M Bennett January 25, 1865 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 62 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a grandson #21 | Benjamin A Parham about 1867 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 68 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 68 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a grandson #22 | Franklin Pierce Parham October 13, 1869 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #23 | Jacob H Parham December 30, 1869 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 70 years)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 |
| Census | November 23, 1870 (Age 72 years) |
 Death | March 17, 1871 (Age 72 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Walkers Chapel Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John “Jack” Parham Jr. Birth: 1764 32 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: October 18, 1846 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Mary “Molly” Shemwell Birth: 1765 38 15 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: 1843 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: September 4, 1792 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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6 months elder sister |
Rebecca Parham Birth: February 19, 1793 29 28 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: March 31, 1884 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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19 months elder brother |
Johnson Parham Birth: September 21, 1794 30 29 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: May 5, 1846 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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9 years younger brother |
Shemwell Parham Birth: about 1803 39 38 — Georgia, United States Death: before 1880 — Texas, Missouri, United States |
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-4 years himself |
Allen B Parham Birth: September 14, 1798 34 33 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: March 17, 1871 — Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Ann “Anna” Parham Birth: July 10, 1801 37 36 — Elbert, Georgia, United States Death: March 1, 1859 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Elva “Elvey” Parham Birth: 1803 39 38 — Elbert, Georgia, United States Death: 1847 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Lucy Hariett Tollette |
| himself |
Allen B Parham Birth: September 14, 1798 34 33 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: March 17, 1871 — Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Lucy Hariett Tollette Birth: May 6, 1807 — North Carolina, United States Death: April 15, 1848 — Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: February 4, 1823 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Mary Ann “Polly” Parham Birth: November 4, 1823 25 16 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: February 24, 1884 — Buena Vista, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Henrietta “Rita” Parham Birth: November 20, 1824 26 17 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: September 6, 1924 — Center Township, Greene, Indiana, United States |
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13 months son |
Alexander Parham Birth: December 11, 1825 27 18 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: December 16, 1825 — Tennessee, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Infant Parham Birth: about 1826 27 18 Death: about 1826 |
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1 year daughter |
Elizabeth Parham Birth: January 3, 1827 28 19 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 1, 1860 — Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Elvina Parham Birth: December 11, 1828 30 21 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: June 24, 1907 — Texas, United States |
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14 months daughter |
Anna H Parham Birth: January 29, 1830 31 22 — Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: about 1831 |
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15 months son |
John Parham Birth: April 29, 1831 32 23 — Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: June 4, 1894 — Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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18 months son |
William Hale Parham Birth: November 10, 1832 34 25 — Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: November 12, 1903 — Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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16 months son |
Allen Parham Jr. Birth: March 12, 1834 35 26 — Elnora, Daviess, Indiana, United States Death: March 25, 1898 — Elnora, Daviess, Indiana, United States |
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21 months son |
Shemwell Parham Birth: November 29, 1835 37 28 — Elnora, Daviess, Indiana, United States Death: November 29, 1935 — Elnora, Daviess, Indiana, United States |
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13 months son |
George Johnson Parham Birth: December 18, 1836 38 29 — Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, United States Death: November 12, 1900 — Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, United States |
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3 years son |
Lewis Washington Parham Birth: July 4, 1839 40 32 — Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, United States Death: January 31, 1904 — Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Rebecca Parham Birth: May 16, 1843 44 36 — Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, United States Death: August 9, 1934 — Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, United States |
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17 months daughter |
Sarah Parham Birth: October 26, 1844 46 37 — Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, United States Death: before 1850 |
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4 years daughter |
Lucy Parham Birth: April 15, 1848 49 40 — Greene, Indiana, United States Death: April 15, 1848 — Greene, Indiana, United States |
| Family with Susannah Calkins |
| himself |
Allen B Parham Birth: September 14, 1798 34 33 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: March 17, 1871 — Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Susannah Calkins Birth: August 17, 1804 — Connecticut, United States Death: July 30, 1861 |
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Marriage: November 26, 1849 — |
| Family with Elizabeth “Betsy” Turner |
| himself |
Allen B Parham Birth: September 14, 1798 34 33 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: March 17, 1871 — Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth “Betsy” Turner Birth: May 20, 1808 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: November 24, 1861 — |
| … Ralph + Susannah Calkins |
| wife’s husband |
… Ralph Death: |
| wife |
Susannah Calkins Birth: August 17, 1804 — Connecticut, United States Death: July 30, 1861 |
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Marriage: — |
Allen B Parham has 43 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (43)
Parents Zachariah Shemwell + Susan Jemimah Whatley
Parents Zachariah Shemwell + Mary Suit
Parents Joseph Hudspeth + Anna Margaret Shemwell
Parents Osborn McGehee + Rebecca Shemwell
Parents James Shemwell Jr. + Barbara Suit
Parents James Shemwell Jr. + Elizabeth “Betsey” Ashbourn
Parents Samuel James Shemwell + Jane “Jenny” Dickerson
Parents Samuel James Kittrell Jr + Ellender “Nellie” Shemwell
Parents Joseph M Shemwell + Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley
| Marriage | Susan's surname at time of marriage to Allen B Parham was RALPH. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Allen Parham - Household
Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana
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| Census | Who are Sibby, Elizabeth & Unis Ralph - born in Ohio -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Allen Parham - Household
Jackson, Greene, Indiana
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Allen Parham - Household
Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana
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