James Lafayette ParhamAge: 85 years1843–1929
- Name
- James Lafayette Parham
- Given names
- James Lafayette
- Surname
- Parham
 Birth | July 10, 1843 22 28 |
 Birth of a sister | Martha Caroline Parham March 7, 1845 (Age 19 months) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Johnson Parham May 5, 1846 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Johnson Parham October 24, 1847 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 2 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Cora Emmaline “Carrie” Parham March 6, 1849 (Age 5 years) |
 Census | October 5, 1850 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John W Parham about 1852 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jesse Franklin Parham March 1, 1855 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 13 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | August 1, 1860 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Sherman “Tom” Parham February 3, 1863 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a father | Johnson Parham Jr January 20, 1865 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 17 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 23 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 23 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 25 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 |
 Marriage | Evelyn Miller — View this family January 9, 1870 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 34 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 paternal grandmother | Drucilla Selby June 7, 1884 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Caroline Parham January 9, 1885 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Jane Parham October 29, 1893 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 54 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 mother | Elizabeth Betsy Brown July 28, 1913 (Age 70 years) Note: All living children are noted -b |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 72 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 73 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 74 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 of a brother | William Johnson Parham June 7, 1919 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jesse Franklin Parham May 31, 1920 (Age 76 years) |
 Death | May 30, 1929 (Age 85 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Johnson Parham Jr Birth: October 23, 1820 26 25 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: January 20, 1865 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Betsy Brown Birth: June 11, 1815 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 28, 1913 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1841 — |
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17 months elder sister |
Sarah Jane Parham Birth: May 23, 1842 21 26 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: October 29, 1893 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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14 months himself |
James Lafayette Parham Birth: July 10, 1843 22 28 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: May 30, 1929 — Osage, Missouri, United States |
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20 months younger sister |
Martha Caroline Parham Birth: March 7, 1845 24 29 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: January 9, 1885 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
William Johnson Parham Birth: October 24, 1847 27 32 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1919 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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16 months younger sister |
Cora Emmaline “Carrie” Parham Birth: March 6, 1849 28 33 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: December 18, 1934 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
John W Parham Birth: about 1852 31 36 — Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1931 — Seattle, King, Washington, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Jesse Franklin Parham Birth: March 1, 1855 34 39 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: May 31, 1920 — Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, United States |
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8 years younger brother |
Thomas Sherman “Tom” Parham Birth: February 3, 1863 42 47 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: May 2, 1944 — Sewanee, Franklin, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Evelyn Miller |
| himself |
James Lafayette Parham Birth: July 10, 1843 22 28 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: May 30, 1929 — Osage, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Evelyn Miller Birth: July 19, 1849 — Missouri, United States Death: July 21, 1934 — Osage, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: January 9, 1870 — Osage, Missouri, United States |
James Lafayette Parham has 56 first cousins recorded
Father's family (56)
Parents William J Rector + Elizabeth Parham
Parents Willaim Taylor Orme + Martha Ann “Patsy” Parham
Parents William “Bill” Parham + Sarah Brown
Parents Isaac Parham + Stacy Emma Taylor
Parents James Washington Parham + Martha Elizabeth Stephens
Parents Allen Parham + Mary Elizabeth Jones
Parents Allen Parham + Nancy Ashley
Parents William Andrew Dial + Mary Parham
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - John Parham - Household
Bledsoe, Tennessee
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth Betsy Brown - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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