The Shemwell Family

Rebecca ParhamAge: 91 years18431934

Name
Rebecca Parham
Given names
Rebecca
Surname
Parham
Married name
Rebecca Wright
Birth May 16, 1843 44 36
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary “Molly” Shemwell
1843
Birth of a sisterSarah Parham
October 26, 1844 (Age 17 months)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn “Jack” Parham Jr.
October 18, 1846 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterLucy Parham
April 15, 1848 (Age 4 years)
Death of a sisterLucy Parham
April 15, 1848 (Age 4 years)
Death of a motherLucy Hariett Tollette
April 15, 1848 (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
Marriage of a parentAllen B ParhamSusannah CalkinsView this family
November 26, 1849 (Age 6 years)

Note: Susan's surname at time of marriage to Allen B Parham was RALPH.
Death of a sisterSarah Parham
before 1850 (Age 6 years)

Census September 9, 1850 (Age 7 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
Death of a sisterElizabeth Parham
March 1, 1860 (Age 16 years)
Census August 14, 1860 (Age 17 years)
Marriage of a parentAllen B ParhamElizabeth “Betsy” TurnerView this family
November 24, 1861 (Age 18 years)

MarriageSamuel WrightView this family
January 23, 1862 (Age 18 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
Death of a fatherAllen B Parham
March 17, 1871 (Age 27 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 sisterMary Ann “Polly” Parham
February 24, 1884 (Age 40 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Parham
June 4, 1894 (Age 51 years)
Death of a brotherAllen Parham Jr.
March 25, 1898 (Age 54 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 brotherGeorge Johnson Parham
November 12, 1900 (Age 57 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Hale Parham
November 12, 1903 (Age 60 years)
Death of a brotherLewis Washington Parham
January 31, 1904 (Age 60 years)
Death of a sisterElvina Parham
June 24, 1907 (Age 64 years)
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 sisterHenrietta “Rita” Parham
September 6, 1924 (Age 81 years)
Cause: Heart
Death of a husbandSamuel Wright
May 8, 1925 (Age 81 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 86 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 August 9, 1934 (Age 91 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 4, 1823Granville, North Carolina, United States
9 months
elder sister
Mary Ann “Polly” Parham
Birth: November 4, 1823 25 16Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 24, 1884Buena Vista, Monroe, Indiana, United States
13 months
elder sister
13 months
elder brother
Alexander Parham
Birth: December 11, 1825 27 18Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 16, 1825Tennessee, United States
13 months
elder sister
1 year
elder sister
23 months
elder sister
Elvina Parham
Birth: December 11, 1828 30 21Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 24, 1907Texas, United States
14 months
elder sister
Anna H Parham
Birth: January 29, 1830 31 22Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: about 1831
15 months
elder brother
John Parham
Birth: April 29, 1831 32 23Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: June 4, 1894Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States
18 months
elder brother
William Hale Parham
Birth: November 10, 1832 34 25Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: November 12, 1903Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States
16 months
elder brother
Allen Parham Jr.
Birth: March 12, 1834 35 26Elnora, Daviess, Indiana, United States
Death: March 25, 1898Elnora, Daviess, Indiana, United States
21 months
elder brother
Shemwell Parham
Birth: November 29, 1835 37 28Elnora, Daviess, Indiana, United States
Death: November 29, 1935Elnora, Daviess, Indiana, United States
13 months
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
4 years
herself
Rebecca Parham
Birth: May 16, 1843 44 36Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, United States
Death: August 9, 1934Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, United States
17 months
younger sister
Sarah Parham
Birth: October 26, 1844 46 37Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, United States
Death: before 1850
4 years
younger sister
Lucy Parham
Birth: April 15, 1848 49 40Greene, Indiana, United States
Death: April 15, 1848Greene, Indiana, United States
Father’s family with Susannah Calkins - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: November 26, 1849
Father’s family with Elizabeth “Betsy” Turner - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: November 24, 1861
Family with Samuel Wright - View this family
husband
Samuel Wright
Birth: May 12, 1840Chillocothe, Coshocton, Ohio, United States
Death: May 8, 1925Koleen, Greene, Indiana, United States
herself
Rebecca Parham
Birth: May 16, 1843 44 36Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, United States
Death: August 9, 1934Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, United States
Marriage: January 23, 1862Greene, Indiana, United States

Rebecca Parham has 31 first cousins recorded

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Allen Parham - Household

Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Allen Parhamhead51MWFarmerNCY
Susan Parhamwife45FWCTY
John Parhamson19MWFarmerIN
William Parhamson17MWIN
Allen Parhamson16MWIN
George Parhamson13MWIN
Lewis Parhamson10MWIN
Rebecca Parhamdaughter6FWIN
Sibby Ralph17FWOH
Elizabeth Ralph15FWOH
Unis Ralph12FWOH

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Allen Parham - Household

Jackson, Greene, Indiana

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Allen Parhamhead62MWFarmerNC
Susannah Parhamwife55FWCT
Rebecca Parhamdaughter17FWSewing?IN