The Shemwell Family

John Calvin ParhamAge: 89 years18711961

Name
John Calvin Parham
Given names
John Calvin
Surname
Parham
Birth May 4, 1871 34 34
Birth of a brotherLouella “Lulu” Parham
August 1875 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 6 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a brotherBurt Leslie Parham
October 1, 1879 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterLilly Parham
October 1, 1879 (Age 8 years)
Death of a brotherLouella “Lulu” Parham
September 7, 1892 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 26 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 fatherGeorge Johnson Parham
November 12, 1900 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 44 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a motherJane Wright
June 15, 1917 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 45 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 46 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 58 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
Death of a brotherDaniel Webster Parham
March 13, 1936 (Age 64 years)
Death of a brotherWesley Parham
March 16, 1937 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 70 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 78 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 74 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 March 20, 1961 (Age 89 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: February 27, 1857Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, United States
22 months
elder brother
Daniel Webster Parham
Birth: 1858 21 21Indiana, United States
Death: March 13, 1936Clark, Indiana, United States
2 years
elder brother
Wesley Parham
Birth: April 20, 1860 23 23Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: March 16, 1937Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, United States
11 years
himself
John Calvin Parham
Birth: May 4, 1871 34 34Indiana, United States
Death: March 20, 1961Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
4 years
younger brother
Louella “Lulu” Parham
Birth: August 1875 38 38Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: September 7, 1892Monroe, Indiana, United States
4 years
younger brother
Burt Leslie Parham
Birth: October 1, 1879 42 42Indiana, United States
Death: December 21, 1971Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, United States
younger sister
Lilly Parham
Birth: October 1, 1879 42 42Lawrence, Indiana, United States
Death: 1967