The Shemwell Family

Temprance ParhamAge: 84 years18791963

Name
Temprance Parham
Given names
Temprance
Surname
Parham
Birth May 22, 1879 23 19
Census June 25, 1880 (Age 13 months)
Birth of a sisterMinnie Otis Parham
November 27, 1881 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterDella May Parham
December 29, 1883 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherClay Everett Parham
March 28, 1886 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Lee Parham
August 16, 1888 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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 maternal grandfatherRussell Lee
March 29, 1906 (Age 26 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam “Bill” Parham
November 15, 1910 (Age 31 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Ann “Pollie” Hinch
May 1, 1911 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 36 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 37 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 38 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 motherMartha Caroline Lee
June 12, 1923 (Age 44 years)
Death of a fatherJesse Franklin Parham
January 3, 1929 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 50 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 sisterDella May Parham
1943 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 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 brotherClay Everett Parham
March 2, 1946 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 70 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 sisterSarah Anna “Sally” Parham
April 2, 1956 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 66 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 July 24, 1963 (Age 84 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: November 23, 1876Tennessee, United States
13 months
elder brother
William Parham
Birth: about 1877 21 17Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death:
14 months
elder sister
15 months
herself
Temprance Parham
Birth: May 22, 1879 23 19Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 24, 1963Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Minnie Otis Parham
Birth: November 27, 1881 26 22Tennessee, United States
Death: October 6, 1971Spring City, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Della May Parham
Birth: December 29, 1883 28 24Tennessee, United States
Death: 1943Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
Clay Everett Parham
Birth: March 28, 1886 30 26Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 2, 1946Rhea, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
William Lee Parham
Birth: August 16, 1888 32 29Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 28, 1970Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States

Temprance Parham has 55 first cousins recorded

Father's family (50)

Parents Johnson M Parham + Carrie Frances Worthington
5Mary Emma Parham18811941
10Ida E Parham18911891
11Croshia H Parham18921892
12Johnnie Parham18931893
13Ada E Parham18951895
Parents John Burke Haley + Martha Jane Parham
1Rhoda L Haley18711900
3Mary C Haley18751952
4Harriet A Haley18771918
8James Sam Haley18841975
9Jewell S Haley18861969
12Grant Hobart Haley18951947
Parents Charles Kilgore “CK” Tollett + Elizabeth Temperance Parham
1Martha Ann Tollett18741959
2Lee Tollett18761946
4Mark H Tollett18801975
9Lena Risas Tollett18921985
10Eulah Mae Tollett18941986
Parents William Luther Miller + Mary Emaline Parham
1James Edgar Miller18821975
2Dora Anna Miller18851976
3Sula May Miller18871940
Parents George Washington Henry + Sarah Jane Parham
1Waymon Henry18871962
2Rainey Henry18881962
4Lulu Mae Henry18911980
5James Willis Henry18931896
6Alba Henry18941987
8Guy Nelson Henry18981979
Parents William Goodhue Wilson + Lucy A Parham
1Lela Mae Wilson19011988
2James Hugh Wilson19041962

Mother's family (5)

Parents George Washington Webb + Nancy Jane Lee
1John L Webb18721884
2Mary Ann Webb18751964
3James R Webb18771880
4Martha G Webb18791880
5Edward O Webb18811884
Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Jesse Franklin Parham - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

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