Allen ParhamAge: 82 years1832–1915
- Name
- Allen Parham
- Given names
- Allen
- Surname
- Parham
 Birth | December 5, 1832 38 37 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Parham December 21, 1834 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 2 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary “Molly” Shemwell 1843 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a father | Johnson Parham May 5, 1846 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John “Jack” Parham Jr. October 18, 1846 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 13 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Marriage | Mary Elizabeth Jones — View this family December 20, 1855 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary Haret Parham September 20, 1856 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Tennessee Ann “Tennie” Parham August 23, 1858 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a wife | Mary Elizabeth Jones August 1858 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 24 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Marriage | Nancy Ashley — View this family December 12, 1860 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Martha Lena “Mattie” Parham October 25, 1861 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a brother | Johnson Parham Jr January 20, 1865 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 28 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a son #4 | William A Parham December 21, 1866 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a brother | Isaac Parham between 1865 and 1870 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 34 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 34 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 36 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a son #5 | Allen Parham Jr. August 23, 1872 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | James Ashley Parham February 21, 1874 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Mittie Drucilla Parham February 21, 1876 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William H Dowlen — Mary Haret Parham — View this family about 1878 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 45 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Marriage of a child | James Andrew Whittenburg — Tennessee Ann “Tennie” Parham — View this family July 3, 1879 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | George Allen Whittenburg April 9, 1880 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John William Wilburn — Martha Lena “Mattie” Parham — View this family about 1881 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a mother | Drucilla Selby June 7, 1884 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Washington Parham June 18, 1885 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Mary Mattie Whittenburg October 5, 1889 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Ann “Patsy” Parham May 20, 1890 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Allen Parham Jr. — Carrie Belle Wilburn — View this family December 25, 1892 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Hallie Parham August 9, 1893 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | William Herman Parham August 25, 1896 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 65 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Parham September 23, 1899 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Clyde W Parham July 6, 1900 (Age 67 years) |
| Marriage of a child | David Frank McKell — Mittie Drucilla Parham — View this family between 1910 and 1920 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a brother | William “Bill” Parham November 15, 1910 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Parham 1911 (Age 78 years) |
 Death | April 26, 1915 (Age 82 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Johnson Parham Birth: September 21, 1794 30 29 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: May 5, 1846 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Drucilla Selby Birth: April 10, 1795 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 7, 1884 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: April 15, 1816 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Elizabeth Parham Birth: February 10, 1819 24 23 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: September 23, 1899 — Putnam, Tennessee, United States |
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20 months elder brother |
Johnson Parham Jr Birth: October 23, 1820 26 25 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: January 20, 1865 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Martha Ann “Patsy” Parham Birth: November 19, 1822 28 27 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: May 20, 1890 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
William “Bill” Parham Birth: August 26, 1825 30 30 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: November 15, 1910 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Isaac Parham Birth: January 24, 1828 33 32 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: between 1865 and 1870 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
James Washington Parham Birth: August 12, 1830 35 35 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: June 18, 1885 — Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States |
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2 years himself |
Allen Parham Birth: December 5, 1832 38 37 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: April 26, 1915 — Lamar, Texas, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Mary Parham Birth: December 21, 1834 40 39 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: 1911 — Texas, United States |
| Family with Mary Elizabeth Jones |
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Allen Parham Birth: December 5, 1832 38 37 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: April 26, 1915 — Lamar, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Mary Elizabeth Jones Birth: 1836 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 1858 — Texas, United States |
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Marriage: December 20, 1855 — |
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9 months daughter |
Mary Haret Parham Birth: September 20, 1856 23 20 — Texas, United States Death: May 3, 1940 — Lannius, Fannin, Texas, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Tennessee Ann “Tennie” Parham Birth: August 23, 1858 25 22 — Lamar, Texas, United States Death: August 11, 1924 — Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States |
| Family with Nancy Ashley |
| himself |
Allen Parham Birth: December 5, 1832 38 37 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: April 26, 1915 — Lamar, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Nancy Ashley Birth: May 7, 1837 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: July 4, 1926 — Roxton, Lamar, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: December 12, 1860 — Hopkins, Texas, United States |
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13 years son |
James Ashley Parham Birth: February 21, 1874 41 36 — Texas, United States Death: January 5, 1939 — Lamar, Texas, United States |
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-7 years son |
William A Parham Birth: December 21, 1866 34 29 — Lamar, Texas, United States Death: January 20, 1935 — Lamar, Texas, United States |
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-5 years daughter |
Martha Lena “Mattie” Parham Birth: October 25, 1861 28 24 — Canyon City, Randall, Texas, United States Death: December 23, 1945 — Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
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11 years son |
Allen Parham Jr. Birth: August 23, 1872 39 35 — Lamar, Texas, United States Death: May 8, 1943 — Lamar, Texas, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Mittie Drucilla Parham Birth: February 21, 1876 43 38 — Texas, United States Death: June 13, 1961 — Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States |