The Shemwell Family

Name
Elizabeth Betsy Brown
Given names
Elizabeth Betsy
Surname
Brown
Married name
Elizabeth Betsy Parham
Birth June 11, 1815
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815

Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 16 years)
Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 20 years)
Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution
MarriageJohnson Parham JrView this family
estimated 1841 (Age 25 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Sarah Jane Parham
May 23, 1842 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James Lafayette Parham
July 10, 1843 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Martha Caroline Parham
March 7, 1845 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#4
William Johnson Parham
October 24, 1847 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 30 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
Birth of a daughter
#5
Cora Emmaline “Carrie” Parham
March 6, 1849 (Age 33 years)
Census October 5, 1850 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#6
John W Parham
about 1852 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Jesse Franklin Parham
March 1, 1855 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 41 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Marriage of a childJohn Curtis HinchMartha Caroline ParhamView this family
about 1860 (Age 44 years)

Census August 1, 1860 (Age 45 years)
Note: Johnson and Thomas are missing -b
Birth of a grandson
#1
William Rainey Thurman
September 27, 1861 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
John Harmon Hinch
August 29, 1862 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Thomas Sherman “Tom” Parham
February 3, 1863 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Emily B Hinch
August 5, 1864 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
John Curtis Thurman
September 10, 1864 (Age 49 years)
Death of a husbandJohnson Parham Jr
January 20, 1865 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 45 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Anna Jane Hinch
August 15, 1866 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Hester Elizabeth Thurman
January 7, 1867 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childSamuel SwaffordCora Emmaline “Carrie” ParhamView this family
April 14, 1867 (Age 51 years)

Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 51 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 51 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Alice Perditt Swafford
July 24, 1868 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Issac C Hinch
March 1, 1869 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Annie Jane Thurman
May 14, 1869 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 53 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Nancy E “Nannie” Swafford
January 1, 1870 (Age 54 years)
Marriage of a childJames Lafayette ParhamEvelyn MillerView this family
January 9, 1870 (Age 54 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Johnson ParhamMary Elizabeth FordView this family
January 1870 (Age 54 years)

Birth of a grandson
#11
Gaither Ely Hinch
May 22, 1870 (Age 54 years)
Census July 13, 1870 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Eva Lesta Parham
March 13, 1871 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#13
Jimmy Swafford
September 1, 1871 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#14
Lunetta “Nettie” Parham
August 29, 1873 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#15
Martha Jane Swafford
September 1, 1873 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#16
Stephen Landon Thurman
October 12, 1873 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#17
Leonidas Marcus “Lee” Thurman
October 12, 1873 (Age 58 years)
Death of a grandsonJimmy Swafford
January 8, 1874 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#18
Elizabeth Hinch
April 2, 1875 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#19
Pernada “Nada” Swafford
June 20, 1876 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#20
John Curtis Parham
October 7, 1876 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#21
James Virgil Hinch
June 1, 1877 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#22
Thomas Young Swafford
February 27, 1878 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 62 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 granddaughter
#23
Addie Hinch
June 24, 1879 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#24
Isaac Emmett Thurman
August 15, 1879 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#25
James Oscar Parham
November 13, 1879 (Age 64 years)
Census June 21, 1880 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#26
Crocia Swafford
July 1880 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a grandson
#27
Frank Welcher “Bob” Hinch
March 9, 1881 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a grandson
#28
William Hughlon Parham
March 26, 1882 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#29
Sarah Thurman “Sally” Swafford
January 27, 1883 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a grandson
#30
Litton Thomas Thurman
February 2, 1884 (Age 68 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#31
Martha C “Mattie” Hinch
February 2, 1884 (Age 68 years)
Birth of a grandson
#32
Thomas Floyd Parham
October 6, 1884 (Age 69 years)
Death of a daughterMartha Caroline Parham
January 9, 1885 (Age 69 years)
Death of a granddaughterAddie Hinch
February 17, 1885 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a grandson
#33
John Ulysses Swafford
February 25, 1885 (Age 69 years)
Death of a granddaughterMartha C “Mattie” Hinch
October 28, 1885 (Age 70 years)
Birth of a grandson
#34
Franklin Wilber “Wilker” Parham
October 28, 1887 (Age 72 years)
Death of a grandsonIssac C Hinch
January 12, 1888 (Age 72 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#35
Ada Emmaline “Addie” Swafford
February 28, 1888 (Age 72 years)
Marriage of a childJesse Franklin ParhamAmanda BarnardView this family
October 1889 (Age 74 years)
Death of a grandsonJames Virgil Hinch
November 6, 1889 (Age 74 years)
Birth of a grandson
#36
Samuel Daily “Dale” Swafford
September 2, 1890 (Age 75 years)
Birth of a grandson
#37
Lud Parham
October 29, 1890 (Age 75 years)

Birth of a grandson
#38
Creed Edward Parham
February 24, 1892 (Age 76 years)
Marriage of a childThomas Sherman “Tom” ParhamLaura Alice ReedView this family
July 31, 1892 (Age 77 years)
Death of a granddaughterMartha Jane Swafford
April 24, 1893 (Age 77 years)
Birth of a grandson
#39
Daily Frank Parham
July 20, 1893 (Age 78 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#40
Anna Ida Swafford
September 18, 1893 (Age 78 years)
Death of a daughterSarah Jane Parham
October 29, 1893 (Age 78 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#41
Icie Violet Parham
April 27, 1895 (Age 79 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 82 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 grandson
#42
John F Parham
January 1899 (Age 83 years)
Birth of a grandson
#43
William Rainey Parham
January 29, 1899 (Age 83 years)
Death of a granddaughterPernada “Nada” Swafford
March 21, 1900 (Age 84 years)
Census June 9, 1900 (Age 84 years)
Death of a grandsonJohn Ulysses Swafford
February 7, 1902 (Age 86 years)
Note: accidental death while attending college
Death of a granddaughterNancy E “Nannie” Swafford
February 20, 1902 (Age 86 years)
Birth of a grandson
#44
Ray Thomas Parham
June 19, 1902 (Age 87 years)
Birth of a grandson
#45
Garland Lee Parham
February 22, 1905 (Age 89 years)
Marriage of a childJesse Franklin ParhamMollie RiceView this family
before 1910 (Age 94 years)

Census May 1, 1910 (Age 94 years)
Death July 28, 1913 (Age 98 years)
Note: All living children are noted -b
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Parham Cemetery
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