Mary Emma ParhamAge: 97 years1908–2005
- Name
- Mary Emma Parham
- Given names
- Mary Emma
- Surname
- Parham
- Married name
- Mary Emma Murphy
 Birth | March 9, 1908 31 26 |
 Census | April 27, 1910 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 7 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 8 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 9 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 grandfather | William Johnson Parham June 7, 1919 (Age 11 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | John Curtis Parham — Rose Denbel — View this family January 1, 1920 (Age 11 years) |
| Census | January 17, 1920 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Elizabeth Ford March 17, 1927 (Age 19 years) |
 Marriage | Ralph Murphy — View this family about 1929 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 21 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 17, 1930 (Age 22 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | James Jake Smith — Lillie Pearl Agee — View this family after 1930 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Ben Elvin Murphy January 6, 1931 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Bobby Buell Murphy September 19, 1932 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lillie Pearl Agee March 26, 1937 (Age 29 years) Note: Lilly death informant W M Parham, husband Jake |
| Birth of a son #3 | Raymond Hartsell Murphy March 5, 1941 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 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 41 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 son | Ben Elvin Murphy January 2, 1956 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Cheryl Lynne Murphy April 21, 1961 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a brother | Wilburn Miles Parham August 15, 1964 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nellie Ruth Parham 1969 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a son | Bobby Buell Murphy May 14, 1971 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a brother | Mason Agee Parham October 2, 1971 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a father | John Curtis Parham July 26, 1973 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 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 of a sister | Bessie Lee Parham February 26, 1977 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a husband | Ralph Murphy July 2, 1984 (Age 76 years) |
 Death | August 28, 2005 (Age 97 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMinn Memory Gardens |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Curtis Parham Birth: October 7, 1876 28 27 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 26, 1973 — Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States |
| mother |
Lillie Pearl Agee Birth: August 7, 1881 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: March 26, 1937 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: March 21, 1897 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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19 months elder sister |
Bessie Lee Parham Birth: October 29, 1898 22 17 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: February 26, 1977 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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20 months elder brother |
Wilburn Miles Parham Birth: July 2, 1900 23 18 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: August 15, 1964 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Nellie Ruth Parham Birth: 1902 25 20 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: 1969 |
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3 years elder brother |
Mason Agee Parham Birth: April 22, 1905 28 23 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: October 2, 1971 — Jackson, Alabama, United States |
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3 years herself |
Mary Emma Parham Birth: March 9, 1908 31 26 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: August 28, 2005 — Floyd, Georgia, United States |
| Father’s family with Rose Denbel |
| father |
John Curtis Parham Birth: October 7, 1876 28 27 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 26, 1973 — Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States |
| step-mother |
Rose Denbel Birth: 1885 — Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States Death: January 2, 1963 — Clermont, Ohio, United States |
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Marriage: January 1, 1920 — Hamilton, Ohio, United States |
| Mother’s family with James Jake Smith |
| step-father |
James Jake Smith Birth: January 14, 1876 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: March 23, 1948 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Lillie Pearl Agee Birth: August 7, 1881 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: March 26, 1937 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: after 1930 — Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Ralph Murphy |
| husband |
Ralph Murphy Birth: July 24, 1906 — Georgia, United States Death: July 2, 1984 — Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Mary Emma Parham Birth: March 9, 1908 31 26 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: August 28, 2005 — Floyd, Georgia, United States |
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Marriage: about 1929 — |
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2 years son |
Ben Elvin Murphy Birth: January 6, 1931 24 22 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 2, 1956 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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20 months son |
Bobby Buell Murphy Birth: September 19, 1932 26 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 14, 1971 — Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States |
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8 years son |
Raymond Hartsell Murphy Birth: March 5, 1941 34 32 — Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States Death: May 11, 2023 — Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States |
Mary Emma Parham has 19 first cousins recorded
Father's family (19)
Parents Robert E Kemmer + Eva Lesta Parham
Parents Charles Edward “Charley” Kemmer + Lunetta “Nettie” Parham
Parents James Oscar Parham + Stella Emma Hall
Parents Franklin Wilber “Wilker” Parham + Gladys Pearl Burnett
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Curtis Parham - Household
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Lillie Pearl Agee - Household
125 Walker Road Bledsoe, Tennessee
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Ralph Murphy - Household
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee 723 Stringer Street
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