The Shemwell Family

Wilburn Miles ParhamAge: 64 years19001964

Name
Wilburn Miles Parham
Given names
Wilburn Miles
Surname
Parham
Birth July 2, 1900 23 18
Birth of a sisterNellie Ruth Parham
1902 (Age 17 months)
Birth of a brotherMason Agee Parham
April 22, 1905 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Emma Parham
March 9, 1908 (Age 7 years)
Census April 27, 1910 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 15 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a son
#1
Wilburn Lee Parham
November 17, 1917 (Age 17 years)
MarriageJessie Lee BoydView this family
October 21, 1918 (Age 18 years)

Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 16 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 17 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 paternal grandfatherWilliam Johnson Parham
June 7, 1919 (Age 18 years)
Marriage of a parentJohn Curtis ParhamRose DenbelView this family
January 1, 1920 (Age 19 years)
Census January 19, 1920 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Roma Virginia Parham
June 10, 1920 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Ramah Juanita Parham
August 27, 1922 (Age 22 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Elizabeth Ford
March 17, 1927 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 29 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
Census April 19, 1930 (Age 29 years)
Marriage of a parentJames Jake SmithLillie Pearl AgeeView this family
after 1930 (Age 29 years)
Death of a motherLillie Pearl Agee
March 26, 1937 (Age 36 years)
Note: Lilly death informant W M Parham, husband Jake
Birth of a grandson
#1
Gene Curtis Mosley
December 8, 1939 (Age 39 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Haskel MosleyRoma Virginia ParhamView this family
about 1939 (Age 38 years)

Census May 6, 1940 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 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 45 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 August 15, 1964 (Age 64 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Collier Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 21, 1897Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
19 months
elder sister
20 months
himself
Wilburn Miles Parham
Birth: July 2, 1900 23 18Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 15, 1964Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
Father’s family with Rose Denbel - View this family
father
step-mother
Rose Denbel
Birth: 1885Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Death: January 2, 1963Clermont, Ohio, United States
Marriage: January 1, 1920Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Mother’s family with James Jake Smith - View this family
step-father
James Jake Smith
Birth: January 14, 1876Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 23, 1948Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
mother
Marriage: after 1930Tennessee, United States
Family with Jessie Lee Boyd - View this family
himself
Wilburn Miles Parham
Birth: July 2, 1900 23 18Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 15, 1964Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
wife
Jessie Lee Boyd
Birth: March 2, 1900Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 28, 1989Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: October 21, 1918
-11 months
son
Wilburn Lee Parham
Birth: November 17, 1917 17 17Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 1, 1997Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Roma Virginia Parham
Birth: June 10, 1920 19 20Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 22, 2008Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Ramah Juanita Parham
Birth: August 27, 1922 22 22Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 13, 2007Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States

Wilburn Miles Parham has 19 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Curtis Parham - Household

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Parham, John CheadMW34M13TNTNTNLoggerFor Saw mill
Parham, Lillie PwifeFW29M1355TNTNTN
Parham, Bessie LdaughterFW11STNTNTN
Parham, Wilburn MsonMW9STNTNTN
Parham, Nellie RdaughterFW7STNTNTN
Parham, Mason AsonMW5STNTNTN
Parham, Mary EdaughterFW2STNTNTN
Parham, William JfatherMW62Wd40TNTNTNBlacksmithShop

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Wilburn Miles Parham - Household

Walker Road Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Parham, Wilburn MheadMW19MTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Parham, Jessie LwifeFW19MTNTNTN
Parham, Wilburn LsonMW2-1mSTNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Wilburn Miles Parham - Household

Dixie Highway Marion, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Parham, MilesheadMW29M17TNTNTNShovel manRoad Building
Parham, JessiewifeFW30M17TNTNTN
Parham, Wilburn LsonMW12STNTNTN
Parham, RomadaughterFW9STNTNTN
Parham, RamahdaughterFW7STNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Wilburn Miles Parham - Household

Whitwell, Marion, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Parham, MilesheadMW39MTNSame placeMarionTNMine FoemanCaol Mine
Parham, JessiewifeFW39MTNSame placeMarionTN
Parham, WilburnsonMW22STNSame placeMarionTN
Parham, RomadaughterFW19MTNSame placeMarionTN
Parham, RamahdaughterFW18STNSame placeMarionTN