The Shemwell Family

Adam Millard ParhamAge: 88 years18731961

Name
Adam Millard Parham
Given names
Adam Millard
Surname
Parham
Birth January 9, 1873 39 32
Birth of a brotherIssac Oliver Parham
February 18, 1876 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert Franklin Parham
April 30, 1878 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 4 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 grandfatherShemwell Parham
before 1880 (Age 6 years)
Census June 8, 1880 (Age 7 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherChristiana Gibbons
after 1880 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterLouisa Parham
March 1881 (Age 8 years)
Death of a fatherEthridge Howard Parham
December 17, 1887 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 25 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
MarriageClara Jane SkirvinView this family
December 25, 1899 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 42 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 43 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 44 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 sisterMinerva Jane “Minnie” Parham
December 16, 1919 (Age 46 years)
Death of a motherSarah Elizabeth Shockley
June 6, 1926 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 56 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 brotherWilliam Allen Parham
February 6, 1945 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 68 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 brotherIssac Oliver Parham
September 9, 1946 (Age 73 years)

Death of a sisterMalinda “Lennie” Parham
May 25, 1948 (Age 75 years)
Death of a sisterChristine Anna Parham
December 28, 1949 (Age 76 years)
Death of a brotherRobert Franklin Parham
March 12, 1951 (Age 78 years)
Death of a sisterMary Catherine Parham
September 18, 1951 (Age 78 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 76 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 wifeClara Jane Skirvin
July 28, 1955 (Age 82 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 72 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 March 17, 1961 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Welcome Home Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 18, 1856Gasconade, Laclede, Missouri, United States
17 months
elder sister
Mary Catherine Parham
Birth: June 1, 1858 25 18Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri, United States
Death: September 18, 1951Beggs, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States
23 months
elder sister
Malinda “Lennie” Parham
Birth: April 18, 1860 27 20Gasconade, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: May 25, 1948Okmulgee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
elder sister
18 months
elder brother
William Allen Parham
Birth: February 12, 1865 32 25Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri, United States
Death: February 6, 1945Olla, La Salle, Louisiana, United States
3 years
elder sister
Christine Anna Parham
Birth: July 27, 1868 35 28Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: December 28, 1949New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
4 years
himself
Adam Millard Parham
Birth: January 9, 1873 39 32Missouri, United States
Death: March 17, 1961Grayson, Caldwell, Louisiana, United States
3 years
younger brother
Issac Oliver Parham
Birth: February 18, 1876 43 36Missouri, United States
Death: September 9, 1946
2 years
younger brother
Robert Franklin Parham
Birth: April 30, 1878 45 38Rockbridge, Ozark, Missouri, United States
Death: March 12, 1951Catoosa, Rogers, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger sister
Family with Clara Jane Skirvin - View this family
himself
Adam Millard Parham
Birth: January 9, 1873 39 32Missouri, United States
Death: March 17, 1961Grayson, Caldwell, Louisiana, United States
wife
Clara Jane Skirvin
Birth: December 26, 1876Kentucky, United States
Death: July 28, 1955Grayson, Caldwell, Louisiana, United States
Marriage: December 25, 1899Texas, Missouri, United States

Adam Millard Parham has 22 first cousins recorded

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Ethridge Howard Parham - Household

Clinton, Douglas, Missouri

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Parham, HowardWM47headMFarmingTNGATN
Parham, ElizabethWF38wifeMKeeping HouseMOMOMO
Parham, CatherineWF22daughterSWorks at farmMOMOMO
Parham, MalindaWF20daughterSWorks at farmMOMOMO
Parham, MinervaWF16daughterSWorks at farmMOMOMO
Parham, William AWM14sonSWorks at farmMOMOMO
Parham, ChristinaWF12daughterSWorks at farmMOMOMO
Parham, Adam MWM9sonSMOMOMO
Parham, Issac OWM4sonSMOMOMO
Parham, Robert FWM2sonSMOMOMO