Shemwell ParhamAge: 77 years1803–1880
- Name
- Shemwell Parham
- Given names
- Shemwell
- Surname
- Parham
 Birth | about 1803 39 38 |
 Birth of a sister | Elva “Elvey” Parham 1803 |
 Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803Note: 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 4 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Jane Higgs 1810 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 9 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 | Christiana Gibbons — View this family January 18, 1829 (Age 26 years) |
| Military service | Capt. Indian Wars in Florida 1830 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Malinda Parham calculated 1832 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 29 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 #2 | Ethridge Howard Parham February 11, 1833 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Allen Parham January 22, 1835 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 32 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 daughter #4 | Louisa Caroline “Lucy” Parham calculated 1837 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Elva H “Elvy” Parham calculated 1840 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary “Molly” Shemwell 1843 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a brother | Johnson Parham May 5, 1846 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a father | John “Jack” Parham Jr. October 18, 1846 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elva “Elvey” Parham 1847 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 43 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 |
 Census | October 18, 1850 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Rolley R Branson — Louisa Caroline “Lucy” Parham — View this family December 4, 1856 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ethridge Howard Parham — Sarah Elizabeth Shockley — View this family December 18, 1856 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Henry A Branson October 25, 1857 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Mary Catherine Parham June 1, 1858 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ann “Anna” Parham March 1, 1859 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 54 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | William H Branson March 1860 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Malinda “Lennie” Parham April 18, 1860 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Alfred Preston Branson January 9, 1862 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Isaac O Branson — Elva H “Elvy” Parham — View this family 1862 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Minerva Jane “Minnie” Parham August 20, 1863 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Henry F Branson 1863 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | William Allen Parham February 12, 1865 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 58 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 #9 | Shamel Branson about 1865 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Allen Parham — Elizabeth M Douglass — View this family February 8, 1866 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Eldridge Howard Branson December 8, 1866 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | William S Parham January 8, 1867 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Thomas J Branson about 1867 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Howard H Branson 1867 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 64 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 64 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Christine Anna Parham July 27, 1868 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #15 | Mary C Parham December 23, 1868 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | Shamuel H Branson 1869 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 66 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #17 | Louisa Branson May 5, 1870 (Age 67 years) |
| Census | July 1, 1870 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a brother | Allen B Parham March 17, 1871 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #18 | Adam Millard Parham January 9, 1873 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #19 | Malinda C Branson about 1873 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #20 | John Branson October 14, 1874 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #21 | Issac Oliver Parham February 18, 1876 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Louisa Branson September 7, 1876 (Age 73 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #22 | Walter C Branson January 20, 1877 (Age 74 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #23 | Eller Jane Parham December 15, 1877 (Age 74 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #24 | Elizabeth Parham about 1877 (Age 74 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #25 | John Henry Parham December 1877 (Age 74 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #26 | Robert Franklin Parham April 30, 1878 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 75 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a grandson | Henry A Branson February 6, 1879 (Age 76 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #27 | G B Branson December 1879 (Age 76 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #28 | Mary C Branson December 5, 1879 (Age 76 years) |
 Death | before 1880 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Parham Cemetery Note: Not sure Shemwell Parham is buried here. He is merely listed as a child on the monument at this location. He was living on land he purchased in 1875 in Texas County, Missouri, United States |
| 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 himself |
Shemwell Parham Birth: about 1803 39 38 — Georgia, United States Death: before 1880 — Texas, Missouri, United States |
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-4 years elder brother |
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 elder 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 twin sister |
Elva “Elvey” Parham Birth: 1803 39 38 — Elbert, Georgia, United States Death: 1847 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Christiana Gibbons |
| himself |
Shemwell Parham Birth: about 1803 39 38 — Georgia, United States Death: before 1880 — Texas, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Christiana Gibbons Birth: June 9, 1807 — Hawkins, Tennessee, United States Death: after 1880 — Texas, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: January 18, 1829 — Roane, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Malinda Parham Birth: calculated 1832 29 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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13 months son |
Ethridge Howard Parham Birth: February 11, 1833 30 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 17, 1887 — Beggs, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States |
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23 months son |
Allen Parham Birth: January 22, 1835 32 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 23, 1905 — Drynob, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Louisa Caroline “Lucy” Parham Birth: calculated 1837 34 29 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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4 years daughter |
Elva H “Elvy” Parham Birth: calculated 1840 37 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Shemwell Parham - Household
Third Creek, Gasconade, Missouri
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Shemwell Parham - Household
Wood & Richland, Texas, Missouri
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| Burial | Not sure Shemwell Parham is buried here. He is merely listed as a child on the monument at this location. He was living on land he purchased in 1875 in Texas County, Missouri, United States |