Thomas Sherman “Tom” ParhamAge: 81 years1863–1944
- Name
- Thomas Sherman “Tom” Parham
- Given names
- Thomas Sherman
- Surname
- Parham
- Nickname
- Tom
 Birth | February 3, 1863 42 47 |
 Death of a father | Johnson Parham Jr January 20, 1865 (Age 23 months) |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 3 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 3 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 5 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 |
 Census | July 13, 1870 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 14 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 21, 1880 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Drucilla Selby June 7, 1884 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Caroline Parham January 9, 1885 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Laura Alice Reed — View this family July 31, 1892 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Daily Frank Parham July 20, 1893 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Jane Parham October 29, 1893 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Icie Violet Parham April 27, 1895 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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 |
| Birth of a son #3 | John F Parham January 1899 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | William Rainey Parham January 29, 1899 (Age 35 years) |
| Census | June 9, 1900 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Ray Thomas Parham June 19, 1902 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Garland Lee Parham February 22, 1905 (Age 42 years) |
| Census | May 1, 1910 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Betsy Brown July 28, 1913 (Age 50 years) Note: All living children are noted -b |
| Marriage of a child | James Crockett Wilson — Icie Violet Parham — View this family September 13, 1914 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 52 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Marriage of a child | Daily Frank Parham — Margaret Anna Swafford — View this family August 28, 1918 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 53 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 54 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 brother | William Johnson Parham June 7, 1919 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jesse Franklin Parham May 31, 1920 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Icie Violet Parham February 5, 1925 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Lafayette Parham May 30, 1929 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 66 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 brother | John W Parham June 7, 1931 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a sister | Cora Emmaline “Carrie” Parham December 18, 1934 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 78 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 | May 2, 1944 (Age 81 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Johnson Parham Jr Birth: October 23, 1820 26 25 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: January 20, 1865 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Betsy Brown Birth: June 11, 1815 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 28, 1913 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1841 — |
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17 months elder sister |
Sarah Jane Parham Birth: May 23, 1842 21 26 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: October 29, 1893 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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14 months elder brother |
James Lafayette Parham Birth: July 10, 1843 22 28 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: May 30, 1929 — Osage, Missouri, United States |
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20 months elder sister |
Martha Caroline Parham Birth: March 7, 1845 24 29 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: January 9, 1885 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
William Johnson Parham Birth: October 24, 1847 27 32 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1919 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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16 months elder sister |
Cora Emmaline “Carrie” Parham Birth: March 6, 1849 28 33 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: December 18, 1934 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
John W Parham Birth: about 1852 31 36 — Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1931 — Seattle, King, Washington, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Jesse Franklin Parham Birth: March 1, 1855 34 39 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: May 31, 1920 — Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, United States |
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8 years himself |
Thomas Sherman “Tom” Parham Birth: February 3, 1863 42 47 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: May 2, 1944 — Sewanee, Franklin, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Laura Alice Reed |
| himself |
Thomas Sherman “Tom” Parham Birth: February 3, 1863 42 47 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: May 2, 1944 — Sewanee, Franklin, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Laura Alice Reed Birth: January 24, 1869 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 24, 1950 — Franklin, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: July 31, 1892 — Rhea, Tennessee, United States |
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1 year son |
Daily Frank Parham Birth: July 20, 1893 30 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 11, 1978 — Tennessee, United States |
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21 months daughter |
Icie Violet Parham Birth: April 27, 1895 32 26 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: February 5, 1925 — Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years son |
John F Parham Birth: January 1899 35 29 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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4 years son |
Ray Thomas Parham Birth: June 19, 1902 39 33 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 31, 1977 — Madison, Tennessee, United States |
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-3 years son |
William Rainey Parham Birth: January 29, 1899 35 30 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: December 3, 1953 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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6 years son |
Garland Lee Parham Birth: February 22, 1905 42 36 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: June 12, 1961 — Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, United States |
| Emmett R Acuff + Laura Alice Reed |
| wife’s husband |
Emmett R Acuff Birth: 1867 Death: 1892 |
| wife |
Laura Alice Reed Birth: January 24, 1869 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 24, 1950 — Franklin, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: July 31, 1892 — Rhea, Tennessee, United States |
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-5 years step-son |
James Emmett Acuff Birth: December 7, 1887 20 18 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 12, 1953 — Mountain Home, Washington, Tennessee, United States |
Thomas Sherman “Tom” Parham has 56 first cousins recorded
Father's family (56)
Parents William J Rector + Elizabeth Parham
Parents Willaim Taylor Orme + Martha Ann “Patsy” Parham
Parents William “Bill” Parham + Sarah Brown
Parents Isaac Parham + Stacy Emma Taylor
Parents James Washington Parham + Martha Elizabeth Stephens
Parents Allen Parham + Mary Elizabeth Jones
Parents Allen Parham + Nancy Ashley
Parents William Andrew Dial + Mary Parham
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth Betsy Brown - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth Betsy Brown - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Sherman “Tom” Parham - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Sherman “Tom” Parham - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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