The Shemwell Family

George Walton ParhamAge: 71 years18851956

Name
George Walton Parham
Given names
George Walton
Surname
Parham
Birth May 2, 1885 50 40
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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 9, 1900 (Age 15 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Henry Parham
March 4, 1905 (Age 19 years)
Death of a fatherAllen Parham
November 23, 1905 (Age 20 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam S Parham
November 17, 1908 (Age 23 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth M Douglass
July 31, 1909 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 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 31 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 32 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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 sisterHattie M Parham
May 25, 1942 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 sisterMary C Parham
December 19, 1948 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 60 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 May 23, 1956 (Age 71 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: February 8, 1866Gasconade, Missouri, United States
11 months
elder brother
23 months
elder sister
Mary C Parham
Birth: December 23, 1868 33 24Missouri, United States
Death: December 19, 1948Laclede, Missouri, United States
9 years
elder sister
Eller Jane Parham
Birth: December 15, 1877 42 33Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: April 10, 1958Laclede, Missouri, United States
1 month
elder brother
John Henry Parham
Birth: December 1877 42 33Missouri, United States
Death: March 4, 1905Laclede, Linn, Missouri, United States
1 month
elder sister
6 years
elder sister
Hattie M Parham
Birth: September 29, 1882 47 38Missouri, United States
Death: May 25, 1942Laclede, Missouri, United States
3 years
himself
George Walton Parham
Birth: May 2, 1885 50 40Brownfield, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: May 23, 1956Dove, Laclede, Missouri, United States

George Walton Parham has 24 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Allen Parham - Household

Gasconade, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Parham, Allen HheadWMJan183565M34TNTNTNFarmer
Parham, Elizabeth MwifeWFAug184455M3486MOMOMO
Parham, William SsonWMJan186733M4MOTNMOFarmer
Parham, Ella JdaughterWFJuly187522SMOTNMO
Parham, John HsonWMDec187722SMOTNMOFarmer
Parham, HattiedaughterWFSep188019SMOTNMO
Parham, George WsonWMMay188515SMOTNMOAt Home
Parham, BettiedaughterWFApr188020M444MOKYMO
Parham, Clinton Egrand sonWMJan18973SMOMOMO
Parham, Artie Lgrand daughterWFNov18981SMOMOMO
Parham, Laura Egrand daughterWFOct18997mSMOMOMO