The Shemwell Family

Margaret “Maggie” ThurmanAge: 59 years19101970

Name
Margaret “Maggie” Thurman
Given names
Margaret
Surname
Thurman
Nickname
Maggie
Married name
Margaret Parham
Birth October 14, 1910
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 5 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 6 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 7 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/
MarriageMason Agee ParhamView this family
September 11, 1927 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Charles Alfred Parham
July 1, 1928 (Age 17 years)
Death of a sonCharles Alfred Parham
March 9, 1929 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 18 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
Birth of a son
#2
James Wilburn “Pete” Parham
January 5, 1930 (Age 19 years)
Census April 19, 1930 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Bettie Jo Parham
December 28, 1931 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#4
David Ray Parham
June 25, 1934 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Joel Randall Parham
August 19, 1936 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Eddie Parham
November 7, 1939 (Age 29 years)
Census May 6, 1940 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 31 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 39 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 35 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 23, 1970 (Age 59 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cumberland View Cemetery
Family with Mason Agee Parham - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: September 11, 1927Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
10 months
son
Charles Alfred Parham
Birth: July 1, 1928 23 17Tennessee, United States
Death: March 9, 1929Whitwell, Marion, Tennessee, United States
18 months
son
James Wilburn “Pete” Parham
Birth: January 5, 1930 24 19South Pittsburg, Marion, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 24, 2000Mosheim, Greene, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Bettie Jo Parham
Birth: December 28, 1931 26 21Marion, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 11, 2009South Pittsburg, Marion, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
David Ray Parham
Birth: June 25, 1934 29 23Marion, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 17, 2001Nevada, Story, Iowa, United States
2 years
son
Joel Randall Parham
Birth: August 19, 1936 31 25Whitwell, Marion, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 10, 2016Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
Eddie Parham
Birth: November 7, 1939 34 29Marion, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 11, 2013Hixson, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Mason Agee Parham - Household

Dixie Highway Marion, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Parham, MasonheadMW24M22TNTNTNLaborerRoad Work
Parham, MaggiewifeFW22M21TNTNTN
Parham, JamessonMW3mSTNTNTN

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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Mason Agee Parham - Household

Whitwell, Marion, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Parham, MasonheadMW35MTNSame placeMarionTNMinerCoal Mine
Parham, MaggieXwifeFW29MTNSame placeMarionTN
Parham, James WsonMW10STNSame placeMarionTN
Parham, Bettie JdaughterFW7STNSame placeMarionTN
Parham, David RsonMW6STNSame placeMarionTN
Parham, Joel RsonMW4STN
Parham, EddiesonMW6mSTN