The Shemwell Family

Roma Virginia ParhamAge: 87 years19202008

Name
Roma Virginia Parham
Given names
Roma Virginia
Surname
Parham
Married name
Roma Virginia Mosley
Birth June 10, 1920 19 20
Birth of a sisterRamah Juanita Parham
August 27, 1922 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 9 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 9 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherLillie Pearl Agee
March 26, 1937 (Age 16 years)
Note: Lilly death informant W M Parham, husband Jake
MarriageWilliam Haskel MosleyView this family
about 1939 (Age 18 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Gene Curtis Mosley
December 8, 1939 (Age 19 years)
Census May 6, 1940 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 21 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 25, 1950 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 29 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 44 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Curtis Parham
July 26, 1973 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 25 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 69 years)
Death of a sonGene Curtis Mosley
September 5, 1989 (Age 69 years)
Death of a brotherWilburn Lee Parham
July 1, 1997 (Age 77 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Haskel Mosley
July 15, 2000 (Age 80 years)
Death of a sisterRamah Juanita Parham
May 13, 2007 (Age 86 years)
Death March 22, 2008 (Age 87 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sequatchie County Memorial Gardens
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
elder brother
Wilburn Lee Parham
Birth: November 17, 1917 17 17Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 1, 1997Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
3 years
herself
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 William Haskel Mosley - View this family
husband
William Haskel Mosley
Birth: February 1, 1916Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 15, 2000Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, United States
herself
Roma Virginia Parham
Birth: June 10, 1920 19 20Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 22, 2008Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: about 1939
11 months
son
Gene Curtis Mosley
Birth: December 8, 1939 23 19Tennessee, United States
Death: September 5, 1989Chatsworth, Murray, Georgia, United States

Roma Virginia Parham has 20 first cousins recorded

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

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - William Haskel Mosley - Household

Sequatchie, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Mosley, HaskelheadMW34MarTNService Station Opr.Gasoline Service Station
Mosley, RomawifeFW28MarTN
Mosley, GenesonMW10NevTN