The Shemwell Family

Name
Elizabeth M Douglass
Given names
Elizabeth M
Surname
Douglass
Married name
Elizabeth M Parham
Birth August 17, 1844
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 16 months)
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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 12 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 16 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
MarriageAllen ParhamView this family
February 8, 1866 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William S Parham
January 8, 1867 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 22 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 22 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary C Parham
December 23, 1868 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 24 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 September 1, 1870 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Eller Jane Parham
December 15, 1877 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Elizabeth Parham
about 1877 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#5
John Henry Parham
December 1877 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 33 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 3, 1880 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Hattie M Parham
September 29, 1882 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#7
George Walton Parham
May 2, 1885 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam S ParhamMary Elizabeth “Betty” HillView this family
about 1896 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Clinton Everett Parham
January 29, 1897 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 53 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
Artie L Parham
November 1898 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Laura Stella Parham
October 17, 1899 (Age 55 years)
Census June 9, 1900 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Annie Belle Parham
November 3, 1901 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Thomas Allen “Tom” Parham
August 7, 1904 (Age 59 years)
Death of a sonJohn Henry Parham
March 4, 1905 (Age 60 years)
Death of a husbandAllen Parham
November 23, 1905 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Eva Christina Parham
December 31, 1905 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
George Ernest Parham
September 22, 1907 (Age 63 years)
Death of a sonWilliam S Parham
November 17, 1908 (Age 64 years)
Death July 31, 1909 (Age 64 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crossroads Cemetery
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