The Shemwell Family

Stacy L ParhamAge: 57 years18591917

Name
Stacy L Parham
Given names
Stacy L
Surname
Parham
Married name
Stacy L Cordell
Birth May 1859 31 24
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census June 21, 1860 (Age 13 months)
Birth of a brotherJames A Parham
about 1863 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 months)

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
Birth of a sisterMelinda Lynn Parham
about 1866 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterSarah Emaline Parham
July 20, 1867 (Age 8 years)
Death of a fatherIsaac Parham
between 1865 and 1870 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 7 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 7 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 9 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 18 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 motherStacy Emma Taylor
about 1880 (Age 20 years)
Census June 21, 1880 (Age 21 years)
MarriageRone CordellView this family
estimated 1881 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a son
#1
James Thomas Cordell
February 22, 1882 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Ersie I Cordell
March 4, 1884 (Age 24 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherDrucilla Selby
June 7, 1884 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Edward Cordell
June 1893 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 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 husbandRone Cordell
before 1900 (Age 40 years)
Census June 6, 1900 (Age 41 years)
Marriage of a childBeacher McCormickErsie I CordellView this family
February 28, 1909 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childJames Thomas CordellHattie BrownView this family
June 17, 1913 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 56 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 57 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
Death March 21, 1917 (Age 57 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Parham Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1853Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
Martha J Parham
Birth: about 1856 27 21Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death:
3 years
herself
Stacy L Parham
Birth: May 1859 31 24Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 21, 1917Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
5 years
younger brother
4 years
younger sister
19 months
younger sister
Sarah Emaline Parham
Birth: July 20, 1867 39 32Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 15, 1941Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Family with Rone Cordell - View this family
husband
herself
Stacy L Parham
Birth: May 1859 31 24Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 21, 1917Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: estimated 1881
14 months
son
James Thomas Cordell
Birth: February 22, 1882 37 22Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 1973Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Ersie I Cordell
Birth: March 4, 1884 39 24Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 4, 1956Pleasant Hill, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
9 years
son
Edward Cordell
Birth: June 1893 48 34Tennessee, United States
Death: December 25, 1959Browntown, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Drucilla Selby - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Drucilla Parhamhead56FWHouse KeeperKY
Isaac Parhamson30MWFarmerTN
Stacy E Parhamdaughter in law25FWHouse KeeperKY
Mary E Parhamgranddaughter6FWTN
Martha J Parhamgranddaughter4FWTN
Stacy N Parhamgranddaughter1FWTN

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Martha J Parham - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Parham, MarthaWF22headSKeeping HouseTN
Parham, StacyWF20younger sisterSAt HomeTN
Parham, James AWM18younger brotherSWorks on FarmTN
Parham, MelindaWF16younger sisterSTN
Parham, SarahWF14younger sisterSTN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Stacy Parham - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Cordell, Stacy LheadWFMay185941Wd33TNTNTNDay Laborer
Cordell, James TsonWMFeb188416STNTNTNDay Laborer
Cordell, Ersie IdaughterWFApr188616STNTNTNAt School
Cordell, EdwardsonWMJun18937STNTNTN