The Shemwell Family

Name
William Sunday “Bill” Parham
Given names
William Sunday
Surname
Parham
Nickname
Bill
Birth September 6, 1919 36 31
Census January 6, 1920 (Age 4 months)
Birth of a sisterAmanda Frances Parham
October 13, 1922 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherJoseph Taylor “Joe” Parham
March 25, 1925 (Age 5 years)
twin: Rex Tollett Parham
Birth of a brotherRex Tollett Parham
March 25, 1925 (Age 5 years)
twin: Joseph Taylor “Joe” Parham
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 10 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
Census April 13, 1930 (Age 10 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohnson M Parham
June 19, 1936 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 22 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
Birth of a son
#1
Ronald Edward “Ronnie” Parham
1947 (Age 27 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherAmanda Elizabeth “Mandy” Swafford
January 19, 1950 (Age 30 years)
Census April 11, 1950 (Age 30 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherMajor Craven Tollett
January 1, 1951 (Age 31 years)
Death of a fatherJesse Lafayette “Fate” Parham
January 8, 1951 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 30 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
Death of a brotherLeanard Craven Parham
January 5, 1961 (Age 41 years)
Death of a motherNancy Jane Tollett
May 22, 1971 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 26 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 July 12, 1977 (Age 57 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wilson Cemetery
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