The Shemwell Family

Martha Caroline LeeAge: 64 years18591923

Name
Martha Caroline Lee
Given names
Martha Caroline
Surname
Lee
Married name
Martha Caroline Parham
Birth June 5, 1859 30 31
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census July 10, 1860 (Age 13 months)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Samuel Hinch
July 25, 1862 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterMary E Lee
September 12, 1863 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 21 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 7 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 7 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a brotherRussel Curt Lee Sr.
September 15, 1869 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 9 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 August 22, 1870 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherBluford Lee
about 1871 (Age 11 years)
Death of a brotherRobert Lee
after 1870 (Age 10 years)

Death of a brotherJohn A Lee
October 24, 1876 (Age 17 years)
MarriageJesse Franklin ParhamView this family
November 23, 1876 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Parham
about 1877 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Sarah Anna “Sally” Parham
February 19, 1878 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 18 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
#3
Temprance Parham
May 22, 1879 (Age 19 years)
Death of a sisterMatilda A “Tilda” Lee
October 1879 (Age 20 years)
Cause: Consumption
Census June 25, 1880 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Minnie Otis Parham
November 27, 1881 (Age 22 years)
Death of a sisterNancy Jane Lee
July 3, 1883 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Della May Parham
December 29, 1883 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Clay Everett Parham
March 28, 1886 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#7
William Lee Parham
August 16, 1888 (Age 29 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Wesley HallSarah Anna “Sally” ParhamView this family
December 22, 1892 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Ethel Lee Hall
January 10, 1894 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Clara May Hall
August 21, 1899 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Gaither ThompsonMinnie Otis ParhamView this family
August 13, 1902 (Age 43 years)

Birth of a grandson
#3
Otis Grant Hall
October 5, 1902 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Hughlon Hobert Hall
July 30, 1904 (Age 45 years)
Death of a fatherRussell Lee
March 29, 1906 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childClay Everett ParhamJosie Alice HyderView this family
November 7, 1909 (Age 50 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Lee ParhamLucy Columbus KemmerView this family
June 28, 1910 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
William Arthur Hall
November 11, 1910 (Age 51 years)
Death of a motherMary Ann “Pollie” Hinch
May 1, 1911 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Homer James Parham
March 23, 1912 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Herman Clay Hall
November 5, 1912 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 56 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 57 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 58 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 June 12, 1923 (Age 64 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Parham Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1849
13 months
elder brother
John A Lee
Birth: February 1, 1850 20 21Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 24, 1876Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder sister
Matilda A “Tilda” Lee
Birth: about 1852 22 23Bradley, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 1879Bradley, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
Robert Lee
Birth: about 1857 27 28Bradley, Tennessee, United States
Death: after 1870
2 years
herself
4 years
younger sister
6 years
younger brother
Russel Curt Lee Sr.
Birth: September 15, 1869 40 41Bradley, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 16, 1947Ooltewah, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
Bluford Lee
Birth: about 1871 41 42Bradley, Tennessee, United States
Death:
Family with Jesse Franklin Parham - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 23, 1876Tennessee, United States
13 months
son
William Parham
Birth: about 1877 21 17Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death:
14 months
daughter
15 months
daughter
Temprance Parham
Birth: May 22, 1879 23 19Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 24, 1963Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Minnie Otis Parham
Birth: November 27, 1881 26 22Tennessee, United States
Death: October 6, 1971Spring City, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Della May Parham
Birth: December 29, 1883 28 24Tennessee, United States
Death: 1943Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Clay Everett Parham
Birth: March 28, 1886 30 26Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 2, 1946Rhea, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
William Lee Parham
Birth: August 16, 1888 32 29Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 28, 1970Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Russell Lee - Household

Bradley, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Russell Leehead34MWFarmerTN
Mary A Leewife30FWTN
John A Leeson10MWTN
Tilda A Leedaughter8FWTN
Nancy J Leedaughter5FWTN
Robert Leeson3MWTN
Martha C Leedaughter1FWTN

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Russell Lee - Household

Bradley, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Lee, Rhead44MWFarmerTN
Lee, Mary Awife39FWKeeping HouseTN
Lee, John Ason20MWFarm HandTN
Lee, Matilda Adaughter18FWTN
Lee, Nancy Jdaughter16FWTN
Lee, Robertson14MWFarm HandTN
Lee, Martha Cdaughter12FWTN
Lee, Mary Edaughter6FWTN
Lee, Russel Cson1MWTN

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Jesse Franklin Parham - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Parham, Jesse FWM25headMFarmerTNTNTN
Parham, CarolineWF21wifeMKeeping HouseTNTNTN
Parham, WilliamWM3sonSTNTNTN
Parham, AnnaWF2daughterSTNTNTN
Parham, TempranceWF1daughterSTNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Jesse Franklin Parham - Household

Rhea, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Parham, Jesse FheadMW54M134TNTNTNFarmerHome Farm
Parham, Martha CwifeFW50M13455TNTNTN
Parham, Della MdaughterFW26STNTNTN
Parham, Clay EsonMW24M10TNTNTN
Parham, William LsonMW21STNTNTN
Parham, Josie Adaughter in lawFW16M10TNTNTN