The Shemwell Family

Lilly ParhamAge: 87 years18791967

Name
Lilly Parham
Given names
Lilly
Surname
Parham
Birth October 1, 1879 42 42
Birth of a brotherBurt Leslie Parham
October 1, 1879
Death of a brotherLouella “Lulu” Parham
September 7, 1892 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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 21 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 36 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 37 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 37 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 38 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 50 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 56 years)
Death of a brotherWesley Parham
March 16, 1937 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 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 70 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 brotherJohn Calvin Parham
March 20, 1961 (Age 81 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 66 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 1967 (Age 87 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
elder brother
John Calvin Parham
Birth: May 4, 1871 34 34Indiana, United States
Death: March 20, 1961Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
4 years
elder brother
Louella “Lulu” Parham
Birth: August 1875 38 38Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: September 7, 1892Monroe, Indiana, United States
4 years
twin brother
Burt Leslie Parham
Birth: October 1, 1879 42 42Indiana, United States
Death: December 21, 1971Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, United States
herself
Lilly Parham
Birth: October 1, 1879 42 42Lawrence, Indiana, United States
Death: 1967

Lilly Parham has 25 first cousins recorded