The Shemwell Family

John Curtis ParhamAge: 96 years18761973

Name
John Curtis Parham
Given names
John Curtis
Surname
Parham
Birth October 7, 1876 28 27
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 14 months)

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 brotherJames Oscar Parham
November 13, 1879 (Age 3 years)
Census June 21, 1880 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Hughlon Parham
March 26, 1882 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherThomas Floyd Parham
October 6, 1884 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherFranklin Wilber “Wilker” Parham
October 28, 1887 (Age 11 years)
MarriageLillie Pearl AgeeView this family
March 21, 1897 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Bessie Lee Parham
October 29, 1898 (Age 22 years)
Census June 6, 1900 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Wilburn Miles Parham
July 2, 1900 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Nellie Ruth Parham
1902 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Mason Agee Parham
April 22, 1905 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Mary Emma Parham
March 9, 1908 (Age 31 years)
Census April 27, 1910 (Age 33 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Betsy Brown
July 28, 1913 (Age 36 years)
Note: All living children are noted -b
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 39 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a grandson
#1
Wilburn Lee Parham
November 17, 1917 (Age 41 years)
Marriage of a childWilburn Miles ParhamJessie Lee BoydView this family
October 21, 1918 (Age 42 years)

Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 40 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 41 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 fatherWilliam Johnson Parham
June 7, 1919 (Age 42 years)
MarriageRose DenbelView this family
January 1, 1920 (Age 43 years)
Census January 12, 1920 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Roma Virginia Parham
June 10, 1920 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a childLander Decosto “Casto” TollettBessie Lee ParhamView this family
January 8, 1922 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
James Panter
July 27, 1922 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Ramah Juanita Parham
August 27, 1922 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Dorotha Lillian Tollett
November 17, 1922 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Mose Tollett
December 29, 1924 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Melba Panter
about 1925 (Age 48 years)
Death of a motherMary Elizabeth Ford
March 17, 1927 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childMason Agee ParhamMargaret “Maggie” ThurmanView this family
September 11, 1927 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Carl Carmack Tollett
June 30, 1928 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
Charles Alfred Parham
July 1, 1928 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Mary Eva Panter
December 23, 1928 (Age 52 years)
Marriage of a childRalph MurphyMary Emma ParhamView this family
about 1929 (Age 52 years)

Death of a granddaughterMary Eva Panter
February 8, 1929 (Age 52 years)

Death of a grandsonCharles Alfred Parham
March 9, 1929 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 52 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 grandson
#11
James Wilburn “Pete” Parham
January 5, 1930 (Age 53 years)
Census April 17, 1930 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#12
Ben Elvin Murphy
January 6, 1931 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#13
Leon Tollett
June 7, 1931 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#14
Bettie Jo Parham
December 28, 1931 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#15
Bobby Buell Murphy
September 19, 1932 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#16
Wanda Joan Panter
June 16, 1933 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#17
Franklin Delano Tollett
January 1, 1934 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#18
David Ray Parham
June 25, 1934 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#19
Joel Randall Parham
August 19, 1936 (Age 59 years)
Death of a wifeLillie Pearl Agee
March 26, 1937 (Age 60 years)
Note: Lilly death informant W M Parham, husband Jake
Birth of a grandson
#20
Eddie Parham
November 7, 1939 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#21
Raymond Hartsell Murphy
March 5, 1941 (Age 64 years)
Military
WW2 Draft
April 26, 1942 (Age 65 years)
Death of a sisterEva Lesta Parham
July 25, 1944 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 65 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 73 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
Death of a grandsonBen Elvin Murphy
January 2, 1956 (Age 79 years)
Death of a wifeRose Denbel
January 2, 1963 (Age 86 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Hughlon Parham
April 16, 1963 (Age 86 years)
Death of a brotherFranklin Wilber “Wilker” Parham
April 16, 1963 (Age 86 years)
Death of a sonWilburn Miles Parham
August 15, 1964 (Age 87 years)
Death of a grandsonFranklin Delano Tollett
March 19, 1965 (Age 88 years)
Death of a brotherThomas Floyd Parham
July 19, 1967 (Age 90 years)
Death of a sisterLunetta “Nettie” Parham
March 1, 1968 (Age 91 years)
Death of a daughterNellie Ruth Parham
1969 (Age 92 years)

Death of a brotherJames Oscar Parham
July 1969 (Age 92 years)
Death of a grandsonBobby Buell Murphy
May 14, 1971 (Age 94 years)
Death of a sonMason Agee Parham
October 2, 1971 (Age 94 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 69 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 July 26, 1973 (Age 96 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint Louis Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 1870
14 months
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
3 years
himself
3 years
younger brother
James Oscar Parham
Birth: November 13, 1879 32 31Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 1969Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
2 years
younger brother
William Hughlon Parham
Birth: March 26, 1882 34 33Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 16, 1963Lake, Florida, United States
3 years
younger brother
Thomas Floyd Parham
Birth: October 6, 1884 36 35Roane, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 19, 1967San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States
3 years
younger brother
Franklin Wilber “Wilker” Parham
Birth: October 28, 1887 40 38Grassy Cove, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 16, 1963Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States
Family with Lillie Pearl Agee - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: March 21, 1897Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
19 months
daughter
20 months
son
Wilburn Miles Parham
Birth: July 2, 1900 23 18Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 15, 1964Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
3 years
son
3 years
daughter
Family with Rose Denbel - View this family
himself
wife
Rose Denbel
Birth: 1885Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Death: January 2, 1963Clermont, Ohio, United States
Marriage: January 1, 1920Hamilton, Ohio, United States
James Jake Smith + Lillie Pearl Agee - View this family
wife’s husband
James Jake Smith
Birth: January 14, 1876Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 23, 1948Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
wife
Marriage: after 1930Tennessee, United States

John Curtis Parham has 38 first cousins recorded

Father's family (38)

Parents Isaac Newton Thurman + Sarah Jane Parham
4Annie Jane Thurman18691941
Parents John Curtis Hinch + Martha Caroline Parham
1John Harmon Hinch18621946
2Emily B Hinch18641956
3Anna Jane Hinch18661948
4Issac C Hinch18691888
5Gaither Ely Hinch18701943
6Elizabeth Hinch18751961
7James Virgil Hinch18771889
8Addie Hinch18791885
Parents Samuel Swafford + Cora Emmaline “Carrie” Parham
3Jimmy Swafford18711874
7Crocia Swafford18801983
12Anna Ida Swafford18931981
Parents Jesse Franklin Parham + Mollie Rice
1Lud Parham18901961
Parents Jesse Franklin Parham + Amanda Barnard
Parents Thomas Sherman “Tom” Parham + Laura Alice Reed
1Daily Frank Parham18931978
2Icie Violet Parham18951925
5Ray Thomas Parham19021977
6Garland Lee Parham19051961

Mother's family (0)

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William Johnson Parham - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Parham, Johnson WWM33headMFarmerTNTNTN
Parham, MaryWF31wifeMKeeping HouseTNTNTN
Parham, EvalestaWF9daughterSTNTNTN
Parham, LunettaWF6daughterSTNTNTN
Parham, John CWM3sonSTNTNTN
Parham, James OWM1sonSTNTNTN

22 y.o. Martha next door? -b

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Curtis Parham - Household

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Parham, John CheadWMOct187623M3TNTNTNFarmer
Parham, Lillie PwifeWFJan188317M311TNTNTN
Parham, Bessie LdaughterWFOct18981STNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Curtis Parham - Household

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Parham, John CheadMW34M13TNTNTNLoggerFor Saw mill
Parham, Lillie PwifeFW29M1355TNTNTN
Parham, Bessie LdaughterFW11STNTNTN
Parham, Wilburn MsonMW9STNTNTN
Parham, Nellie RdaughterFW7STNTNTN
Parham, Mason AsonMW5STNTNTN
Parham, Mary EdaughterFW2STNTNTN
Parham, William JfatherMW62Wd40TNTNTNBlacksmithShop

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Curtis Parham - Household

8118 North Broadway St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Parham, JohnheadMW40MTNTNTNCarpenterStreet Car Factory
Parham, RosewifeFW35MOHGermanyGermany

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Curtis Parham - Household

Anderson, Hamilton, Ohio

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Parham, John CheadMW50M40TNTNTNCarpenterPlaining? Mill
Parham, RosewifeFW45M35OHGermanyGermany