The Shemwell Family

William Rainey ParhamAge: 54 years18991953

Name
William Rainey Parham
Given names
William Rainey
Surname
Parham
Birth January 29, 1899 35 30
Birth of a brotherJohn F Parham
January 1899
Birth of a brotherRay Thomas Parham
June 19, 1902 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherGarland Lee Parham
February 22, 1905 (Age 6 years)
Census May 1, 1910 (Age 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Betsy Brown
July 28, 1913 (Age 14 years)
Note: All living children are noted -b
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 16 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 17 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 18 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 sisterIcie Violet Parham
February 5, 1925 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 30 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 fatherThomas Sherman “Tom” Parham
May 2, 1944 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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
Death of a motherLaura Alice Reed
December 24, 1950 (Age 51 years)
Death of a half-brotherJames Emmett Acuff
July 12, 1953 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 50 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 46 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 December 3, 1953 (Age 54 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: July 31, 1892Rhea, Tennessee, United States
1 year
elder brother
Daily Frank Parham
Birth: July 20, 1893 30 24Tennessee, United States
Death: April 11, 1978Tennessee, United States
21 months
elder sister
Icie Violet Parham
Birth: April 27, 1895 32 26Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 5, 1925Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, United States
4 years
brother
4 years
younger brother
Ray Thomas Parham
Birth: June 19, 1902 39 33Tennessee, United States
Death: March 31, 1977Madison, Tennessee, United States
-3 years
himself
William Rainey Parham
Birth: January 29, 1899 35 30Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 3, 1953Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
6 years
younger brother
Garland Lee Parham
Birth: February 22, 1905 42 36Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 12, 1961Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Mother’s family with Emmett R Acuff - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: July 31, 1892Rhea, Tennessee, United States
-5 years
half-brother
James Emmett Acuff
Birth: December 7, 1887 20 18Tennessee, United States
Death: July 12, 1953Mountain Home, Washington, Tennessee, United States
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himself
William Rainey Parham
Birth: January 29, 1899 35 30Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 3, 1953Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
wife
Private

William Rainey Parham has 39 first cousins recorded

Father's family (39)

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 William Johnson Parham + Mary Elizabeth Ford
1Eva Lesta Parham18711944
3John Curtis Parham18761973
4James Oscar Parham18791969
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

Mother's family (0)

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Sherman “Tom” Parham - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Parham, Thomas SheadMW47M17TNTNTNRunningSaw Mill
Parham, Laura AwifeFW41M1755TNTNTN
Parham, Frank DsonMW16STNTNTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Parham, Icie TdaughterFW13STNTNTN
Parham, William RsonMW10STNTNTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Parham, Thomas RsonMW7STNTNTN
Parham, Garland LsonMW5STNTNTN
Parham, ElizabethmotherFW94Wd86TNTNTN