Elva H “Elvy” Parham1840–
- Name
- Elva H “Elvy” Parham
- Given names
- Elva H
- Surname
- Parham
- Nickname
- Elvy
- Married name
- Elva H Branson
 Birth | calculated 1840 37 32 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary “Molly” Shemwell 1843 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John “Jack” Parham Jr. October 18, 1846 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 6 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 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 17 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | August 29, 1860 (Age 20 years) |
 Marriage | Isaac O Branson — View this family 1862 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Henry F Branson 1863 (Age 23 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 |
| Death of a son | Eldridge Howard Branson December 8, 1866 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Howard H Branson 1867 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 27 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 27 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a son #3 | Shamuel H Branson 1869 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 29 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 38 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mary C Branson December 5, 1879 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a father | Shemwell Parham before 1880 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a mother | Christiana Gibbons after 1880 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ethridge Howard Parham December 17, 1887 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary C Branson March 8, 1890 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a son | Eldridge Howard Branson March 1, 1898 (Age 58 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 |
| Death of a brother | Allen Parham November 23, 1905 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 76 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 77 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 78 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 89 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 101 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 106 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Shemwell Parham Birth: about 1803 39 38 — Georgia, United States Death: before 1880 — Texas, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
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 elder sister |
Malinda Parham Birth: calculated 1832 29 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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13 months elder brother |
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 elder brother |
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 elder sister |
Louisa Caroline “Lucy” Parham Birth: calculated 1837 34 29 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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4 years herself |
Elva H “Elvy” Parham Birth: calculated 1840 37 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
| Family with Isaac O Branson |
| husband |
Isaac O Branson Birth: March 9, 1840 — Gasconade, Missouri, United States Death: |
| herself |
Elva H “Elvy” Parham Birth: calculated 1840 37 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: 1862 — |
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2 years son |
Henry F Branson Birth: 1863 22 23 — Gasconade, Missouri, United States Death: |
| son |
Eldridge Howard Branson Death: December 8, 1866 — Missouri, United States |
| son |
Howard H Branson Birth: 1867 26 27 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
Shamuel H Branson Birth: 1869 28 29 Death: |
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11 years daughter |
Mary C Branson Birth: December 5, 1879 39 39 — Texas, Missouri, United States Death: March 8, 1890 — Texas, Missouri, United States |
Elva H “Elvy” Parham has 42 first cousins recorded
Father's family (42)
Parents Lloyd Selby + Rebecca Parham
Parents Johnson Parham + Drucilla Selby
Parents Allen B Parham + Lucy Hariett Tollette
Parents John Samuel Hinch + Ann “Anna” Parham
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Shemwell Parham - Household
Third Creek, Gasconade, Missouri
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Christiana Gibbons - Household
Third Creek, Gasconade, Missouri
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