The Shemwell Family

Sarah Elizabeth ShockleyAge: 86 years18401926

Name
Sarah Elizabeth Shockley
Given names
Sarah Elizabeth
Surname
Shockley
Married name
Sarah Elizabeth Parham
Birth February 1840
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 5 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
MarriageEthridge Howard ParhamView this family
December 18, 1856 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Catherine Parham
June 1, 1858 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 16 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 daughter
#2
Malinda “Lennie” Parham
April 18, 1860 (Age 20 years)
Census August 29, 1860 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Minerva Jane “Minnie” Parham
August 20, 1863 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#4
William Allen Parham
February 12, 1865 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 21 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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 26 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 26 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a daughter
#5
Christine Anna Parham
July 27, 1868 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 28 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 June 1, 1870 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Adam Millard Parham
January 9, 1873 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Issac Oliver Parham
February 18, 1876 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Robert Franklin Parham
April 30, 1878 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 37 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 8, 1880 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Louisa Parham
March 1881 (Age 41 years)
Marriage of a childFelix Willis SalleeMary Catherine ParhamView this family
May 22, 1881 (Age 41 years)
Marriage of a childJames “Jim” FrederickMalinda “Lennie” ParhamView this family
about 1883 (Age 42 years)

Marriage of a childThomas E Plaster JrMinerva Jane “Minnie” ParhamView this family
June 28, 1885 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Myrtle Ann Plaster
April 20, 1886 (Age 46 years)
Death of a husbandEthridge Howard Parham
December 17, 1887 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Mable Elizabeth Plaster
January 17, 1889 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Gracey Plaster
February 6, 1891 (Age 51 years)

Death of a granddaughterGracey Plaster
August 12, 1892 (Age 52 years)

Birth of a grandson
#4
William Otto Plaster
July 27, 1893 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Allen ParhamLula “Lou” HuckshornView this family
April 24, 1897 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Prestly CollinsChristine Anna ParhamView this family
December 23, 1897 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 58 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Marriage of a childAdam Millard ParhamClara Jane SkirvinView this family
December 25, 1899 (Age 59 years)
Census June 4, 1900 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Elva A Plaster
November 20, 1900 (Age 60 years)
Death of a granddaughterElva A Plaster
September 20, 1901 (Age 61 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Ruth Agnes Plaster
April 14, 1904 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 75 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 76 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 77 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/
Death of a daughterMinerva Jane “Minnie” Parham
December 16, 1919 (Age 79 years)
Death June 6, 1926 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Beggs Cemetery
Family with Ethridge Howard Parham - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 18, 1856Gasconade, Laclede, Missouri, United States
17 months
daughter
Mary Catherine Parham
Birth: June 1, 1858 25 18Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri, United States
Death: September 18, 1951Beggs, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States
23 months
daughter
Malinda “Lennie” Parham
Birth: April 18, 1860 27 20Gasconade, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: May 25, 1948Okmulgee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
daughter
18 months
son
William Allen Parham
Birth: February 12, 1865 32 25Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri, United States
Death: February 6, 1945Olla, La Salle, Louisiana, United States
3 years
daughter
Christine Anna Parham
Birth: July 27, 1868 35 28Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: December 28, 1949New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
4 years
son
Adam Millard Parham
Birth: January 9, 1873 39 32Missouri, United States
Death: March 17, 1961Grayson, Caldwell, Louisiana, United States
3 years
son
Issac Oliver Parham
Birth: February 18, 1876 43 36Missouri, United States
Death: September 9, 1946
2 years
son
Robert Franklin Parham
Birth: April 30, 1878 45 38Rockbridge, Ozark, Missouri, United States
Death: March 12, 1951Catoosa, Rogers, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
daughter

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Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Ethridge Howard Parham - Household

Third Creek, Gasconade, Missouri

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Ethridge Howard Parhamhead26MWFarmerTN
Sarah Elizabeth Shockleywife19FWMO
Mary Catherine Parhamdaughter2FWMO
Malinda Parhamdaughter3mFWMO

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Ethridge Howard Parham - Household

Wood, Texas, Missouri

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Parham, Howard Bhead27MWFarmerTN
Parham, Sarah Ewife26FWHouse KeeperMO
Parham, Catherinedaughter12FWMO
Parham, Malindadaughter10FWMO
Parham, Minervadaughter7FWMO
Parham, William Ason4MWMO
Parham, Christa Adaughter2FWMO

Ages are off, Next door to Parham

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Ethridge Howard Parham - Household

Clinton, Douglas, Missouri

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Parham, HowardWM47headMFarmingTNGATN
Parham, ElizabethWF38wifeMKeeping HouseMOMOMO
Parham, CatherineWF22daughterSWorks at farmMOMOMO
Parham, MalindaWF20daughterSWorks at farmMOMOMO
Parham, MinervaWF16daughterSWorks at farmMOMOMO
Parham, William AWM14sonSWorks at farmMOMOMO
Parham, ChristinaWF12daughterSWorks at farmMOMOMO
Parham, Adam MWM9sonSMOMOMO
Parham, Issac OWM4sonSMOMOMO
Parham, Robert FWM2sonSMOMOMO

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Sarah Elizabeth Shockley - Household

Oak Street Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Parham, Sarah EheadWFFeb184060Wd112MOTNMO
Parham, FranklinsonWMApr187822SMOMOTNDay Laborer
Parham, LouisadaughterWFMar188119SMOMOTN
Plaster, ThomasboarderWMJun186137M15MOUnknownMODay Laborer
Parham, MiinniewifeWFAug186237M1541MOTNMO
Plaster, MyrtledaughterWFApr188614SMOMOMOAt School
Plaster, MabledaughterWFJan188911SMOMOMO
Plaster, OttisonWMJul18927SMOMOMO

Thomas is son in law- Minnie is Daughter & grandchildren -b