The Shemwell Family

William “Bill” ParhamAge: 85 years18251910

Name
William “Bill” Parham
Given names
William
Surname
Parham
Nickname
Bill
Birth August 26, 1825 30 30
Birth of a brotherIsaac Parham
January 24, 1828 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Washington Parham
August 12, 1830 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherAllen Parham
December 5, 1832 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Parham
December 21, 1834 (Age 9 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary “Molly” Shemwell
1843 (Age 17 years)
Death of a fatherJohnson Parham
May 5, 1846 (Age 20 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn “Jack” Parham Jr.
October 18, 1846 (Age 21 years)
Census October 5, 1850 (Age 25 years)
MarriageSarah BrownView this family
after October 5, 1850 (Age 25 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Johnson M Parham
June 4, 1851 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Martha Jane Parham
December 9, 1852 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Elizabeth Temperance Parham
December 26, 1853 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Jesse Franklin Parham
November 9, 1855 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Mary Emaline Parham
April 4, 1859 (Age 33 years)
Census June 21, 1860 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Sarah Jane Parham
August 29, 1860 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Lucy A Parham
March 12, 1862 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Carrie Drucilla Parham
March 9, 1864 (Age 38 years)
Death of a brotherJohnson Parham Jr
January 20, 1865 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a son
#9
William A “Willie” Parham
December 12, 1865 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#10
Alice Parham
July 23, 1868 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a son
#11
Lafayette Parham
July 23, 1868 (Age 42 years)
Death of a daughterAlice Parham
July 23, 1868 (Age 42 years)
Death of a sonLafayette Parham
July 23, 1868 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a son
#12
James Emmett Parham
May 25, 1869 (Age 43 years)
Death of a brotherIsaac Parham
between 1865 and 1870 (Age 39 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Burke HaleyMartha Jane ParhamView this family
about 1870 (Age 44 years)

Census July 13, 1870 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Rhoda L Haley
about 1871 (Age 45 years)
Death of a wifeSarah Brown
June 1, 1872 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Elijah Graves “Lige” Haley
November 18, 1872 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childJohnson M ParhamCarrie Frances WorthingtonView this family
about 1873 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Parham
January 1874 (Age 48 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Kilgore “CK” TollettElizabeth Temperance ParhamView this family
about 1874 (Age 48 years)
Death of a sonWilliam A “Willie” Parham
October 5, 1874 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
James Robert Parham
August 7, 1875 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Mary C Haley
November 14, 1875 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childJesse Franklin ParhamMartha Caroline LeeView this family
November 23, 1876 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
William Crockett Parham
April 23, 1877 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Harriet A Haley
October 1877 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
William Parham
about 1877 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Sarah Anna “Sally” Parham
February 19, 1878 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Martha Temperence “Tempie” Parham
May 22, 1879 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Temprance Parham
May 22, 1879 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#12
John Burk Haley Jr.
September 1879 (Age 54 years)
Census June 24, 1880 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#13
Anna L “Annie” Haley
October 1881 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#14
Minnie Otis Parham
November 27, 1881 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#15
Mary Emma Parham
December 9, 1881 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Luther MillerMary Emaline ParhamView this family
about 1881 (Age 55 years)

Birth of a grandson
#16
James Edgar Miller
March 12, 1882 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#17
William Mitchell Haley
March 21, 1883 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#18
James Emmett Tollett
May 25, 1883 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#19
Jesse Lafayette “Fate” Parham
August 1, 1883 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#20
Della May Parham
December 29, 1883 (Age 58 years)
Death of a motherDrucilla Selby
June 7, 1884 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#21
James Sam Haley
August 23, 1884 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#22
Dora Anna Miller
February 4, 1885 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#23
Nicholas Brown Parham
May 18, 1885 (Age 59 years)
Death of a brotherJames Washington Parham
June 18, 1885 (Age 59 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge Washington HenrySarah Jane ParhamView this family
August 13, 1885 (Age 59 years)

Birth of a grandson
#24
Clay Everett Parham
March 28, 1886 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#25
Johnson Allen Parham
July 3, 1886 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#26
Sarah Vern “Sallie” Tollett
August 15, 1886 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#27
Jewell S Haley
December 1886 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#28
Waymon Henry
January 13, 1887 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#29
Sula May Miller
November 21, 1887 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#30
Rainey Henry
August 5, 1888 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#31
William Lee Parham
August 16, 1888 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#32
Lucretia “Creshia” Parham
October 19, 1889 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#33
Bert “Bertie” Henry
April 3, 1890 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#34
Benjamin Harrison Haley
April 7, 1890 (Age 64 years)
Death of a sisterMartha Ann “Patsy” Parham
May 20, 1890 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#35
Ida E Parham
May 21, 1891 (Age 65 years)
Death of a granddaughterIda E Parham
June 19, 1891 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#36
Lulu Mae Henry
September 14, 1891 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#37
Croshia H Parham
May 3, 1892 (Age 66 years)
Death of a granddaughterCroshia H Parham
May 19, 1892 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#38
Cora Maria Haley
July 17, 1892 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a grandson
#39
Rufus Wilburn Miller
August 25, 1892 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a grandson
#40
Johnnie Parham
June 6, 1893 (Age 67 years)
Death of a grandsonJohnnie Parham
June 13, 1893 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a grandson
#41
James Willis Henry
September 4, 1893 (Age 68 years)
Death of a grandsonRufus Wilburn Miller
April 15, 1894 (Age 68 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#42
Alba Henry
December 11, 1894 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#43
Ada E Parham
May 21, 1895 (Age 69 years)
Death of a granddaughterAda E Parham
June 13, 1895 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a grandson
#44
Grant Hobart Haley
August 19, 1895 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a grandson
#45
Ulysses Grant Henry
September 6, 1896 (Age 71 years)
Death of a grandsonJames Willis Henry
November 19, 1896 (Age 71 years)
Birth of a grandson
#46
Guy Nelson Henry
September 5, 1898 (Age 73 years)
Death of a sisterElizabeth Parham
September 23, 1899 (Age 74 years)
Death of a granddaughterRhoda L Haley
before 1900 (Age 74 years)

Marriage of a childWilliam Goodhue WilsonLucy A ParhamView this family
about 1900 (Age 74 years)

Census June 9, 1900 (Age 74 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#47
Lela Mae Wilson
December 2, 1901 (Age 76 years)
Birth of a grandson
#48
James Hugh Wilson
October 11, 1904 (Age 79 years)
Marriage of a childJohnson M ParhamMartha Ann SelbyView this family
March 14, 1909 (Age 83 years)
Death of a grandsonJohn Burk Haley Jr.
July 9, 1909 (Age 83 years)
Cause: Typhoid Fever
Census May 6, 1910 (Age 84 years)
Death November 15, 1910 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Parham Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 15, 1816Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder sister
20 months
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
3 years
himself
2 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
Family with Sarah Brown - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: after October 5, 1850
8 months
son
3 years
daughter
-13 months
daughter
3 years
son
3 years
daughter
Mary Emaline Parham
Birth: April 4, 1859 33 32Sequatchie Valley, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 1, 1946Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
17 months
daughter
18 months
daughter
Lucy A Parham
Birth: March 12, 1862 36 35Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 23, 1911Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Carrie Drucilla Parham
Birth: March 9, 1864 38 37Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 7, 1936Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
21 months
son
William A “Willie” Parham
Birth: December 12, 1865 40 38Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 5, 1874Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Alice Parham
Birth: July 23, 1868 42 41Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 23, 1868Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
son
Lafayette Parham
Birth: July 23, 1868 42 41Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 23, 1868Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
10 months
son
James Emmett Parham
Birth: May 25, 1869 43 42Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 1, 1944Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

William “Bill” Parham has 39 first cousins recorded

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Drucilla Selby - Household

Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Drucilla Parhamhead54FWKY
William Parhamson25MWLaborerTN
Isaac Parhamson22MWLaborerTN
James W Parhamson20MWLaborerTN
Mary Parhamdaughter15FWTN

John next door

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - William Parham - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
William Parhamhead34MWFarmerTN
Sarah Parhamwife33FWHouse KeeperTN
Johnson Parhamson9MWTN
Martha Parhamdaughter7FWTN
Elizabeth Parhamdaughter5FWTN
Jessie Parhamson4MWTN
Mary Parhamdaughter1FWTN

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - William “Bill” Parham - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Parham, Williamhead44MWFarmerTN
Brown, Sarahwife43FWKeeping HouseTN
Parham, Johnsonson18MWHelps with farmTN
Parham, Elizabeth Tdaughter16FWHelps at homeTN
Parham, Jessieson14MWAt homeTN
Parham, Mary Edaughter11FWAt homeTN
Parham, Sarah Jdaughter9FWAt homeTN
Parham, Lucy Adaughter8FWAt homeTN
Parham, Carrie Ddaughter6FWAt homeTN
Parham, William Ason4MWAt homeTN
Parham, James Ason1MWAt homeTN

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William “Bill” Parham - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Parham, WilliamWM54headWdFarmerTNSCKY
Parham, Mary EWF21daughterSKeeping HouseTNTNTN
Parham, Sarah JWF19daughterSAt HomeTNTNTN
Parham, LucyWF18daughterSAt HomeTNTNTN
Parham, CarrieWF16daughterSAt HomeTNTNTN
Parham, EmmettWM12sonSWorks on farmTNTNTN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William “Bill” Parham - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Parham, WilliamheadWMAug182673Wd49TNSCTNFarmer
Parham, Carrie DdaughterWFMar186436STNTNTN
Parham, James EsonWMJun186930STNTNTNFarmer
Wilson, LucydaughterWFMar186238MTNTNTN
Mathews, Lizziegrand nieceWFOct187217STNTNTNAt School
Parham, Emmetgrand nephewWMJul187712STNTNTNAt School

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William “Bill” Parham - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Parham, WilliamheadMW84WdTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Parham, CarriedaughterFW46STNTNTN
Parham, EmettsonMW40WdTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm