Minerva Jane “Minnie” ParhamAge: 56 years1863–1919
- Name
- Minerva Jane “Minnie” Parham
- Given names
- Minerva Jane
- Surname
- Parham
- Nickname
- Minnie
- Married name
- Minerva Jane Plaster
 Birth | August 20, 1863 30 23 |
 Birth of a brother | William Allen Parham February 12, 1865 (Age 17 months) |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 3 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 3 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a sister | Christine Anna Parham July 27, 1868 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 5 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 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Adam Millard Parham January 9, 1873 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Issac Oliver Parham February 18, 1876 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Franklin Parham April 30, 1878 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 14 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 grandfather | Shemwell Parham before 1880 (Age 16 years) |
| Census | June 8, 1880 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Christiana Gibbons after 1880 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Louisa Parham March 1881 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | Thomas E Plaster Jr — View this family June 28, 1885 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Myrtle Ann Plaster April 20, 1886 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a father | Ethridge Howard Parham December 17, 1887 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mable Elizabeth Plaster January 17, 1889 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Gracey Plaster February 6, 1891 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Gracey Plaster August 12, 1892 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | William Otto Plaster July 27, 1893 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 34 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 |
| Census | June 4, 1900 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Elva A Plaster November 20, 1900 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Elva A Plaster September 20, 1901 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Ruth Agnes Plaster April 14, 1904 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 52 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 53 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 54 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 | December 16, 1919 (Age 56 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Ethridge Howard Parham Birth: February 11, 1833 30 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 17, 1887 — Beggs, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Elizabeth Shockley Birth: February 1840 — Missouri, United States Death: June 6, 1926 — Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: December 18, 1856 — Gasconade, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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17 months elder sister |
Mary Catherine Parham Birth: June 1, 1858 25 18 — Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri, United States Death: September 18, 1951 — Beggs, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Malinda “Lennie” Parham Birth: April 18, 1860 27 20 — Gasconade, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: May 25, 1948 — Okmulgee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years herself |
Minerva Jane “Minnie” Parham Birth: August 20, 1863 30 23 — Missouri, United States Death: December 16, 1919 — Beggs, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States |
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18 months younger brother |
William Allen Parham Birth: February 12, 1865 32 25 — Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri, United States Death: February 6, 1945 — Olla, La Salle, Louisiana, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Christine Anna Parham Birth: July 27, 1868 35 28 — Douglas, Missouri, United States Death: December 28, 1949 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Adam Millard Parham Birth: January 9, 1873 39 32 — Missouri, United States Death: March 17, 1961 — Grayson, Caldwell, Louisiana, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Issac Oliver Parham Birth: February 18, 1876 43 36 — Missouri, United States Death: September 9, 1946 |
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2 years younger brother |
Robert Franklin Parham Birth: April 30, 1878 45 38 — Rockbridge, Ozark, Missouri, United States Death: March 12, 1951 — Catoosa, Rogers, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Louisa Parham Birth: March 1881 48 41 — Missouri, United States Death: |
| Family with Thomas E Plaster Jr |
| husband |
Thomas E Plaster Jr Birth: June 23, 1862 — Jackson, Ozark, Missouri, United States Death: March 7, 1921 — Beggs, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States |
| herself |
Minerva Jane “Minnie” Parham Birth: August 20, 1863 30 23 — Missouri, United States Death: December 16, 1919 — Beggs, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: June 28, 1885 — Hayes Mill, Texas, Missouri, United States |
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10 months daughter |
Myrtle Ann Plaster Birth: April 20, 1886 23 22 — Cabool, Texas, Missouri, United States Death: January 19, 1956 — Almartha, Ozark, Missouri, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mable Elizabeth Plaster Birth: January 17, 1889 26 25 — Douglas, Missouri, United States Death: May 29, 1952 — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Gracey Plaster Birth: February 6, 1891 28 27 Death: August 12, 1892 |
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3 years son |
William Otto Plaster Birth: July 27, 1893 31 29 — Birch Tree, Shannon, Missouri, United States Death: April 26, 1953 — Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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7 years daughter |
Elva A Plaster Birth: November 20, 1900 38 37 — Missouri, United States Death: September 20, 1901 |
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3 years daughter |
Ruth Agnes Plaster Birth: April 14, 1904 41 40 — Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri, United States Death: May 25, 1949 — Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, United States |
Minerva Jane “Minnie” Parham has 22 first cousins recorded
Father's family (22)
Parents Allen Parham + Elizabeth M Douglass
Parents Rolley R Branson + Louisa Caroline “Lucy” Parham
Parents Isaac O Branson + Elva H “Elvy” Parham
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Ethridge Howard Parham - Household
Wood, Texas, Missouri
Ages are off, Next door to Parham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Ethridge Howard Parham - Household
Clinton, Douglas, Missouri
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Sarah Elizabeth Shockley - Household
Oak Street Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri
Thomas is son in law- Minnie is Daughter & grandchildren -b |