The Shemwell Family

Malinda “Lennie” ParhamAge: 88 years18601948

Name
Malinda “Lennie” Parham
Given names
Malinda
Surname
Parham
Married name
Malinda Frederick
Nickname
Lennie
Birth April 18, 1860 27 20
Census August 29, 1860 (Age 4 months)
Birth of a sisterMinerva Jane “Minnie” Parham
August 20, 1863 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Allen Parham
February 12, 1865 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 11 months)

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 6 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 6 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterChristine Anna Parham
July 27, 1868 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 8 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 10 years)
Birth of a brotherAdam Millard Parham
January 9, 1873 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherIssac Oliver Parham
February 18, 1876 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert Franklin Parham
April 30, 1878 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 17 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 paternal grandfatherShemwell Parham
before 1880 (Age 19 years)
Census June 8, 1880 (Age 20 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherChristiana Gibbons
after 1880 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a sisterLouisa Parham
March 1881 (Age 20 years)
MarriageJames “Jim” FrederickView this family
about 1883 (Age 22 years)

Death of a fatherEthridge Howard Parham
December 17, 1887 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 55 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 56 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 57 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 sisterMinerva Jane “Minnie” Parham
December 16, 1919 (Age 59 years)
Death of a motherSarah Elizabeth Shockley
June 6, 1926 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 69 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
Death of a husbandJames “Jim” Frederick
December 24, 1936 (Age 76 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Allen Parham
February 6, 1945 (Age 84 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 81 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
Death of a brotherIssac Oliver Parham
September 9, 1946 (Age 86 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 85 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 May 25, 1948 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Okmulgee Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 18, 1856Gasconade, Laclede, Missouri, United States
17 months
elder sister
Mary Catherine Parham
Birth: June 1, 1858 25 18Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri, United States
Death: September 18, 1951Beggs, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States
23 months
herself
Malinda “Lennie” Parham
Birth: April 18, 1860 27 20Gasconade, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: May 25, 1948Okmulgee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger sister
18 months
younger brother
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
younger sister
Christine Anna Parham
Birth: July 27, 1868 35 28Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: December 28, 1949New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
4 years
younger brother
Adam Millard Parham
Birth: January 9, 1873 39 32Missouri, United States
Death: March 17, 1961Grayson, Caldwell, Louisiana, United States
3 years
younger brother
Issac Oliver Parham
Birth: February 18, 1876 43 36Missouri, United States
Death: September 9, 1946
2 years
younger brother
Robert Franklin Parham
Birth: April 30, 1878 45 38Rockbridge, Ozark, Missouri, United States
Death: March 12, 1951Catoosa, Rogers, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger sister
Family with James “Jim” Frederick - View this family
husband
James “Jim” Frederick
Birth: January 19, 1860Houston, Texas, Missouri, United States
Death: December 24, 1936Okmulgee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States
herself
Malinda “Lennie” Parham
Birth: April 18, 1860 27 20Gasconade, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: May 25, 1948Okmulgee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: about 1883

Malinda “Lennie” Parham has 22 first cousins recorded

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