The Shemwell Family

Myrble Lois ParhamAge: 79 years19061985

Name
Myrble Lois Parham
Given names
Myrble Lois
Surname
Parham
Birth August 8, 1906 23 18
Death of a paternal grandmotherCarrie Frances Worthington
October 20, 1907 (Age 14 months)
Birth of a sisterCrecia Mae Parham
October 13, 1908 (Age 2 years)
Census May 6, 1910 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterMaude Parham
February 26, 1911 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherLeanard Craven Parham
January 13, 1913 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherLigue Johnson Parham
May 11, 1915 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 9 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 10 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 11 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/
Birth of a brotherWilliam Sunday “Bill” Parham
September 6, 1919 (Age 13 years)
Census January 6, 1920 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterAmanda Frances Parham
October 13, 1922 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a brotherJoseph Taylor “Joe” Parham
March 25, 1925 (Age 18 years)
twin: Rex Tollett Parham
Birth of a brotherRex Tollett Parham
March 25, 1925 (Age 18 years)
twin: Joseph Taylor “Joe” Parham
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 23 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 paternal grandfatherJohnson M Parham
June 19, 1936 (Age 29 years)
Residence
City Directory
1943 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 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 maternal grandmotherAmanda Elizabeth “Mandy” Swafford
January 19, 1950 (Age 43 years)
Census April 11, 1950 (Age 43 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherMajor Craven Tollett
January 1, 1951 (Age 44 years)
Death of a fatherJesse Lafayette “Fate” Parham
January 8, 1951 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 43 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a brotherLeanard Craven Parham
January 5, 1961 (Age 54 years)
Death of a motherNancy Jane Tollett
May 22, 1971 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 39 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 of a brotherWilliam Sunday “Bill” Parham
July 12, 1977 (Age 70 years)
Death of a sisterCrecia Mae Parham
February 3, 1984 (Age 77 years)
Death August 16, 1985 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Big Lick Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: August 8, 1905Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
1 year
herself
Myrble Lois Parham
Birth: August 8, 1906 23 18Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 16, 1985Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Crecia Mae Parham
Birth: October 13, 1908 25 20Tennessee, United States
Death: February 3, 1984Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Maude Parham
Birth: February 26, 1911 27 23Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 15, 1994White Pine, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
23 months
younger brother
Leanard Craven Parham
Birth: January 13, 1913 29 25Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 5, 1961Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
Ligue Johnson Parham
Birth: May 11, 1915 31 27Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 21, 1998Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
4 years
younger brother
William Sunday “Bill” Parham
Birth: September 6, 1919 36 31Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 12, 1977Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Amanda Frances Parham
Birth: October 13, 1922 39 34Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 27, 2005Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
Joseph Taylor “Joe” Parham
Birth: March 25, 1925 41 37Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 19, 2003Livingston, Overton, Tennessee, United States
younger brother
Rex Tollett Parham
Birth: March 25, 1925 41 37Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 12, 2003Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Jesse Lafayette “Fate” Parham - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Parham, Jesse LheadMW26M4TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Parham, Nancy JwifeFW23M422TNTNTN
Parham, MyrbledaughterFW3STNTNTN
Parham, Crecia MdaughterFW1-6mSTNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Jesse Lafayette “Fate” Parham - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Parham, FateheadMW36MTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Parham, NancywifeFW32MTNTNTN
Parham, MyrbledaughterFW13STNTNTN
Parham, MaydaughterFW11STNTNTN
Parham, MaudedaughterFW8STNTNTN
Parham, LeanardsonMW6MTNTNTN
Parham, LiguesonMW4-7mSTNTNTN
Parham, BilliesonMW4mSTNTNTN

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Jesse Lafayette “Fate” Parham - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Parham, J LheadMW66MarTNFarmingFarm
Parham, Nancy JwifeFW62MarTN
Parham, MyrbledaughterFW43NevTN