The Shemwell Family

Wilburn Lee ParhamAge: 79 years19171997

Name
Wilburn Lee Parham
Given names
Wilburn Lee
Surname
Parham
Birth November 17, 1917 17 17
Marriage of parentsWilburn Miles ParhamJessie Lee BoydView this family
October 21, 1918 (Age 11 months)

Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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 45 days)

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/
Census January 19, 1920 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterRoma Virginia Parham
June 10, 1920 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterRamah Juanita Parham
August 27, 1922 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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 12 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherLillie Pearl Agee
March 26, 1937 (Age 19 years)
Note: Lilly death informant W M Parham, husband Jake
Census May 6, 1940 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 4, 1950 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 fatherWilburn Miles Parham
August 15, 1964 (Age 46 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Curtis Parham
July 26, 1973 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 motherJessie Lee Boyd
August 28, 1989 (Age 71 years)
Death July 1, 1997 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Grandview Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Wilburn Miles Parham
Birth: July 2, 1900 23 18Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 15, 1964Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
mother
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
himself
Wilburn Lee Parham
Birth: November 17, 1917 17 17Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 1, 1997Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Roma Virginia Parham
Birth: June 10, 1920 19 20Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 22, 2008Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Ramah Juanita Parham
Birth: August 27, 1922 22 22Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 13, 2007Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
Family with Fidelia Seay Ashburn - View this family
himself
Wilburn Lee Parham
Birth: November 17, 1917 17 17Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 1, 1997Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
wife
Fidelia Seay Ashburn
Birth: June 30, 1918Red Hill, Marion, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 21, 2009Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private
daughter
Private

Wilburn Lee Parham has 20 first cousins recorded

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