Henrietta “Rita” ParhamAge: 99 years1824–1924
- Name
- Henrietta “Rita” Parham
- Given names
- Henrietta
- Nickname
- Rita
- Surname
- Parham
- Married name
- Henrietta Bennett
- Married name
- Henrietta Reed
 Birth | November 20, 1824 26 17 |
 Birth of a brother | Alexander Parham December 11, 1825 (Age 12 months) |
| Death of a brother | Alexander Parham December 16, 1825 (Age 12 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Infant Parham about 1826 (Age 13 months) |
| Death of a sister | Infant Parham about 1826 (Age 13 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Elizabeth Parham January 3, 1827 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elvina Parham December 11, 1828 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Anna H Parham January 29, 1830 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Parham April 29, 1831 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a sister | Anna H Parham about 1831 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Hale Parham November 10, 1832 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 7 years)Note: 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 brother | Allen Parham Jr. March 12, 1834 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Shemwell Parham November 29, 1835 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 10 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 |
| Birth of a brother | George Johnson Parham December 18, 1836 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Lewis Washington Parham July 4, 1839 (Age 14 years) |
 Marriage | William Harlan Bennett — View this family January 30, 1843 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Rebecca Parham May 16, 1843 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary Elizabeth Bennett November 9, 1843 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary “Molly” Shemwell 1843 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Parham October 26, 1844 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | George Washington Bennett November 6, 1844 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John “Jack” Parham Jr. October 18, 1846 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Owen Evans Bennett November 3, 1846 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lucy Parham April 15, 1848 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lucy Parham April 15, 1848 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lucy Hariett Tollette April 15, 1848 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 21 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 |
| Death of a husband | William Harlan Bennett January 6, 1849 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | William M Bennett August 28, 1849 (Age 24 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Allen B Parham — Susannah Calkins — View this family November 26, 1849 (Age 25 years) Note: Susan's surname at time of marriage to Allen B Parham was RALPH. |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Elizabeth Bennett 1849 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Parham before 1850 (Age 25 years) |
| Marriage | Hiram L Reed — View this family December 21, 1853 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Rebecca Elinore Reed November 11, 1854 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Elizabeth Ann Reed March 6, 1856 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | James Andrew Reed February 20, 1858 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Elizabeth Ann Reed August 31, 1858 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a son | James Andrew Reed January 22, 1859 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 32 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Nancy Jane Reed January 22, 1860 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Parham March 1, 1860 (Age 35 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Allen B Parham — Elizabeth “Betsy” Turner — View this family November 24, 1861 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | John Preston Reed January 26, 1862 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a husband | Hiram L Reed September 18, 1863 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a son | William M Bennett January 25, 1865 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 36 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 |
| Marriage of a child | George Washington Bennett — Rosena East — View this family February 4, 1866 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Owen Thomas Bennett October 24, 1867 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 42 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 42 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Mary Elizabeth Bennett November 28, 1868 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | William Sanford Bennett December 22, 1869 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 44 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 |
| Death of a father | Allen B Parham March 17, 1871 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a son | Owen Evans Bennett February 25, 1872 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Martha F Bennett March 1872 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Charles Oscar Bennett December 24, 1876 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 53 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a son | George Washington Bennett April 23, 1881 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Ann “Polly” Parham February 24, 1884 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Preston Reed — Mary Catherine Beyers — View this family April 23, 1891 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Parham June 4, 1894 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Nancy Jane Reed August 31, 1894 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Mary Elizabeth Bennett February 25, 1897 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a brother | Allen Parham Jr. March 25, 1898 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 73 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 brother | George Johnson Parham November 12, 1900 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Hale Parham November 12, 1903 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a brother | Lewis Washington Parham January 31, 1904 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Rebecca Elinore Reed July 19, 1905 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elvina Parham June 24, 1907 (Age 82 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 91 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 92 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 93 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/ |
 Death | September 6, 1924 (Age 99 years) Cause of death: Heart |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Beyers and Rainbolt Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Allen B Parham Birth: September 14, 1798 34 33 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: March 17, 1871 — Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Lucy Hariett Tollette Birth: May 6, 1807 — North Carolina, United States Death: April 15, 1848 — Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: February 4, 1823 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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9 months elder sister |
Mary Ann “Polly” Parham Birth: November 4, 1823 25 16 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: February 24, 1884 — Buena Vista, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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13 months herself |
Henrietta “Rita” Parham Birth: November 20, 1824 26 17 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: September 6, 1924 — Center Township, Greene, Indiana, United States |
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13 months younger brother |
Alexander Parham Birth: December 11, 1825 27 18 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: December 16, 1825 — Tennessee, United States |
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13 months younger sister |
Infant Parham Birth: about 1826 27 18 Death: about 1826 |
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1 year younger sister |
Elizabeth Parham Birth: January 3, 1827 28 19 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 1, 1860 — Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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23 months younger sister |
Elvina Parham Birth: December 11, 1828 30 21 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: June 24, 1907 — Texas, United States |
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14 months younger sister |
Anna H Parham Birth: January 29, 1830 31 22 — Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: about 1831 |
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15 months younger brother |
John Parham Birth: April 29, 1831 32 23 — Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: June 4, 1894 — Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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18 months younger brother |
William Hale Parham Birth: November 10, 1832 34 25 — Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: November 12, 1903 — Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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16 months younger brother |
Allen Parham Jr. Birth: March 12, 1834 35 26 — Elnora, Daviess, Indiana, United States Death: March 25, 1898 — Elnora, Daviess, Indiana, United States |
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21 months younger brother |
Shemwell Parham Birth: November 29, 1835 37 28 — Elnora, Daviess, Indiana, United States Death: November 29, 1935 — Elnora, Daviess, Indiana, United States |
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13 months younger brother |
George Johnson Parham Birth: December 18, 1836 38 29 — Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, United States Death: November 12, 1900 — Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Lewis Washington Parham Birth: July 4, 1839 40 32 — Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, United States Death: January 31, 1904 — Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Rebecca Parham Birth: May 16, 1843 44 36 — Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, United States Death: August 9, 1934 — Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, United States |
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17 months younger sister |
Sarah Parham Birth: October 26, 1844 46 37 — Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, United States Death: before 1850 |
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4 years younger sister |
Lucy Parham Birth: April 15, 1848 49 40 — Greene, Indiana, United States Death: April 15, 1848 — Greene, Indiana, United States |
| Father’s family with Susannah Calkins |
| father |
Allen B Parham Birth: September 14, 1798 34 33 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: March 17, 1871 — Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
| step-mother |
Susannah Calkins Birth: August 17, 1804 — Connecticut, United States Death: July 30, 1861 |
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Marriage: November 26, 1849 — |
| Father’s family with Elizabeth “Betsy” Turner |
| father |
Allen B Parham Birth: September 14, 1798 34 33 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: March 17, 1871 — Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
| step-mother |
Elizabeth “Betsy” Turner Birth: May 20, 1808 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: November 24, 1861 — |
| Family with William Harlan Bennett |
| husband |
William Harlan Bennett Birth: March 27, 1821 36 37 — Stokes, North Carolina, United States Death: January 6, 1849 — Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
| herself |
Henrietta “Rita” Parham Birth: November 20, 1824 26 17 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: September 6, 1924 — Center Township, Greene, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: January 30, 1843 — Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Mary Elizabeth Bennett Birth: November 9, 1843 22 18 — Indiana, United States Death: 1849 |
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1 year son |
George Washington Bennett Birth: November 6, 1844 23 19 — Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: April 23, 1881 — Lawrence, Indiana, United States |
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2 years son |
Owen Evans Bennett Birth: November 3, 1846 25 21 — Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: February 25, 1872 — Liberty, Warren, Indiana, United States |
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3 years son |
William M Bennett Birth: August 28, 1849 28 24 — Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: January 25, 1865 — Perry Township, Lawrence, Indiana, United States |
| Family with Hiram L Reed |
| husband |
Hiram L Reed Birth: June 16, 1821 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: September 18, 1863 — Indiana, United States |
| herself |
Henrietta “Rita” Parham Birth: November 20, 1824 26 17 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: September 6, 1924 — Center Township, Greene, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: December 21, 1853 — Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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11 months daughter |
Rebecca Elinore Reed Birth: November 11, 1854 33 29 — Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: July 19, 1905 — Jackson Township, Greene, Indiana, United States |
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16 months daughter |
Elizabeth Ann Reed Birth: March 6, 1856 34 31 — Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: August 31, 1858 — Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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2 years son |
James Andrew Reed Birth: February 20, 1858 36 33 — Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: January 22, 1859 — Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Nancy Jane Reed Birth: January 22, 1860 38 35 — Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: August 31, 1894 — Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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2 years son |
John Preston Reed Birth: January 26, 1862 40 37 — Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: April 12, 1949 — Hobbieville, Greene, Indiana, United States |