The Shemwell Family

Nellie Ruth ParhamAge: 67 years19021969

Name
Nellie Ruth Parham
Given names
Nellie Ruth
Surname
Parham
Married name
Nellie Ruth Panter
Birth 1902 25 20
Birth of a brotherMason Agee Parham
April 22, 1905 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Emma Parham
March 9, 1908 (Age 6 years)
Census April 27, 1910 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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 17 years)
Marriage of a parentJohn Curtis ParhamRose DenbelView this family
January 1, 1920 (Age 18 years)
Census January 17, 1920 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James Panter
July 27, 1922 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Melba Panter
about 1925 (Age 23 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Elizabeth Ford
March 17, 1927 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mary Eva Panter
December 23, 1928 (Age 26 years)
Death of a daughterMary Eva Panter
February 8, 1929 (Age 27 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 27 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 15, 1930 (Age 28 years)
Marriage of a parentJames Jake SmithLillie Pearl AgeeView this family
after 1930 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Wanda Joan Panter
June 16, 1933 (Age 31 years)
Death of a motherLillie Pearl Agee
March 26, 1937 (Age 35 years)
Note: Lilly death informant W M Parham, husband Jake
Census April 5, 1940 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 39 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
Census April 17, 1950 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 48 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
Marriage of a childEugene Samuel “Gene” ThomasWanda Joan PanterView this family
October 6, 1956 (Age 54 years)

Death of a husbandWillard Samuel Panter
January 18, 1962 (Age 60 years)
Death of a brotherWilburn Miles Parham
August 15, 1964 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 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 1969 (Age 67 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hamilton Memorial Gardens
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 21, 1897Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
19 months
elder sister
20 months
elder brother
Wilburn Miles Parham
Birth: July 2, 1900 23 18Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 15, 1964Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
3 years
herself
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 Willard Samuel Panter - View this family
husband
Willard Samuel Panter
Birth: March 9, 1901Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 18, 1962Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
herself
son
James Panter
Birth: July 27, 1922 21 20Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 11, 1995Neptune Beach, Duval, Florida, United States
3 years
daughter
4 years
daughter
Mary Eva Panter
Birth: December 23, 1928 27 26Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 8, 1929
daughter
Private
daughter
Wanda Joan Panter
Birth: June 16, 1933 32 31Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 26, 2019Hixson, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
son
Private

Nellie Ruth 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 - Lillie Pearl Agee - Household

125 Walker Road Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Parham, LillieheadFW38WdTNTNTNSeamstressAt Home
Parham, BessiedaughterFW21STNTNTNTeacherRural School
Parham, Nell MdaughterFW17STNTNTNSeamstressAt Home
Parham, Mason AsonMW14STNTNTNFarm LaborerWorking Out
Parham, Mary EdaughterFW11STNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Willard Samuel Panter - Household

407 Harper Street Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Panter, WillardheadMW29M19TNTNTNConstructionBuilding Construction
Parham, NelliewifeFW27M18TNTNTN
Panter, JamessonMW7STNTNTN
Panter, MelbadaughterFW5STNTNTN