Mary Ann “Polly” ParhamAge: 60 years1823–1884
- Name
- Mary Ann “Polly” Parham
- Given names
- Mary Ann
- Surname
- Parham
- Nickname
- Polly
- Married name
- Mary Ann Brassfield
 Birth | November 4, 1823 25 16 |
 Marriage | Andrew H Brassfield — View this family unknown |
 Birth of a sister | Henrietta “Rita” Parham November 20, 1824 (Age 12 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Alexander Parham December 11, 1825 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a brother | Alexander Parham December 16, 1825 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Infant Parham about 1826 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a sister | Infant Parham about 1826 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elizabeth Parham January 3, 1827 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elvina Parham December 11, 1828 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Anna H Parham January 29, 1830 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Parham April 29, 1831 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a sister | Anna H Parham about 1831 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Hale Parham November 10, 1832 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 8 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 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Shemwell Parham November 29, 1835 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 11 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 13 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Lewis Washington Parham July 4, 1839 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Rebecca Parham May 16, 1843 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary “Molly” Shemwell 1843 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Parham October 26, 1844 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John “Jack” Parham Jr. October 18, 1846 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lucy Parham April 15, 1848 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lucy Parham April 15, 1848 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lucy Hariett Tollette April 15, 1848 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 22 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 |
| Marriage of a parent | Allen B Parham — Susannah Calkins — View this family November 26, 1849 (Age 26 years) Note: Susan's surname at time of marriage to Allen B Parham was RALPH. |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Parham before 1850 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 33 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Parham March 1, 1860 (Age 36 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Allen B Parham — Elizabeth “Betsy” Turner — View this family November 24, 1861 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a husband | Andrew H Brassfield December 6, 1864 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 37 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 43 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 43 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 45 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 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 54 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | February 24, 1884 (Age 60 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Combs 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 herself |
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 younger sister |
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 Andrew H Brassfield |
| husband |
Andrew H Brassfield Birth: December 22, 1819 — Surry, North Carolina, United States Death: December 6, 1864 — Monroe, Indiana, United States |
| herself |
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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Marriage: — |