The Shemwell Family

William Johnson ParhamAge: 71 years18471919

Name
William Johnson Parham
Given names
William Johnson
Surname
Parham
Birth October 24, 1847 27 32
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
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
Birth of a sisterCora Emmaline “Carrie” Parham
March 6, 1849 (Age 16 months)
Census October 5, 1850 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn W Parham
about 1852 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherJesse Franklin Parham
March 1, 1855 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 9 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census August 1, 1860 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherThomas Sherman “Tom” Parham
February 3, 1863 (Age 15 years)
Death of a fatherJohnson Parham Jr
January 20, 1865 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 13 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 19 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 19 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 21 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
MarriageMary Elizabeth FordView this family
January 1870 (Age 22 years)

Census July 13, 1870 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Eva Lesta Parham
March 13, 1871 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lunetta “Nettie” Parham
August 29, 1873 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#3
John Curtis Parham
October 7, 1876 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 30 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a son
#4
James Oscar Parham
November 13, 1879 (Age 32 years)
Census June 21, 1880 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#5
William Hughlon Parham
March 26, 1882 (Age 34 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherDrucilla Selby
June 7, 1884 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Thomas Floyd Parham
October 6, 1884 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sisterMartha Caroline Parham
January 9, 1885 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Franklin Wilber “Wilker” Parham
October 28, 1887 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a childRobert E KemmerEva Lesta ParhamView this family
about 1892 (Age 44 years)

Death of a sisterSarah Jane Parham
October 29, 1893 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Ranie Clyde Kemmer
December 22, 1893 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Charles Oscar Kemmer
September 29, 1894 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Mary O Kemmer
August 1896 (Age 48 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Edward “Charley” KemmerLunetta “Nettie” ParhamView this family
about 1897 (Age 49 years)

Marriage of a childJohn Curtis ParhamLillie Pearl AgeeView this family
March 21, 1897 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Lester Eugene Kemmer
March 21, 1898 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 50 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 granddaughter
#5
Bessie Lee Parham
October 29, 1898 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Kemmer
January 5, 1900 (Age 52 years)
Census June 9, 1900 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Wilburn Miles Parham
July 2, 1900 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Charles Leither Kemmer
November 15, 1900 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Jennie O Kemmer
July 10, 1902 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Nellie Ruth Parham
1902 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
Robert Lane Kemmer
July 19, 1903 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#12
John Litton Kemmer Sr.
April 5, 1905 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#13
Mason Agee Parham
April 22, 1905 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#14
Lillie Joan Kemmer
April 26, 1907 (Age 59 years)
Death of a grandsonRanie Clyde Kemmer
July 21, 1907 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#15
Mary Emma Parham
March 9, 1908 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#16
Ava Lee Kemmer
May 21, 1909 (Age 61 years)
Census April 27, 1910 (Age 62 years)
Marriage of a childJames Oscar ParhamStella Emma HallView this family
June 29, 1910 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#17
Hugh Edward Kemmer
July 12, 1910 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#18
Hazel H Parham
October 8, 1911 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#19
Cleo Kemmer
December 25, 1911 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#20
Gladys Frances Parham
May 7, 1913 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a grandson
#21
Andrew Ralph Kemmer
July 2, 1913 (Age 65 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Betsy Brown
July 28, 1913 (Age 65 years)
Note: All living children are noted -b
Birth of a grandson
#22
Robert Emmett Kemmer Jr
December 7, 1914 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#23
Eva Beatrice Kemmer
June 20, 1916 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 68 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 childThomas Floyd ParhamLuda Alberta SmithView this family
May 26, 1918 (Age 70 years)
Birth of a grandson
#24
Leo Max Parham
September 15, 1918 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 69 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 70 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 June 7, 1919 (Age 71 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: estimated 1841
17 months
elder sister
14 months
elder brother
James Lafayette Parham
Birth: July 10, 1843 22 28Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 30, 1929Osage, Missouri, United States
20 months
elder sister
3 years
himself
16 months
younger sister
4 years
younger brother
John W Parham
Birth: about 1852 31 36Tennessee, United States
Death: June 7, 1931Seattle, King, Washington, United States
3 years
younger brother
8 years
younger brother
Family with Mary Elizabeth Ford - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: January 1870
14 months
daughter
3 years
daughter
3 years
son
3 years
son
James Oscar Parham
Birth: November 13, 1879 32 31Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 1969Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
2 years
son
William Hughlon Parham
Birth: March 26, 1882 34 33Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 16, 1963Lake, Florida, United States
3 years
son
Thomas Floyd Parham
Birth: October 6, 1884 36 35Roane, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 19, 1967San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States
3 years
son
Franklin Wilber “Wilker” Parham
Birth: October 28, 1887 40 38Grassy Cove, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 16, 1963Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States

William Johnson Parham has 56 first cousins recorded

Father's family (56)

Parents William J Rector + Elizabeth Parham
2James A Rector18411860
3Martha Ann Rector18431915
4Mary C Rector18461925
5Isaac E Rector18481900
Parents Willaim Taylor Orme + Martha Ann “Patsy” Parham
2James Isaac Orme18511875
3Mary Tennesse Orme18531934
5Thomas Allen Orme18581948
Parents William “Bill” Parham + Sarah Brown
1Johnson M Parham18511936
2Martha Jane Parham18521935
6Sarah Jane Parham18601940
7Lucy A Parham18621911
10Alice Parham18681868
11Lafayette Parham18681868
12James Emmett Parham18691944
Parents Isaac Parham + Stacy Emma Taylor
3Stacy L Parham18591917
Parents James Washington Parham + Martha Elizabeth Stephens
3James Edwin Parham18611894
Parents Allen Parham + Mary Elizabeth Jones
1Mary Haret Parham18561940
Parents Allen Parham + Nancy Ashley
2William A Parham18661935
3Allen Parham Jr.18721943
Parents William Andrew Dial + Mary Parham
1James A Dial18531931
3Annie Louisa Dial18581914
7Alice Dial18661898
8Ida Dial18681897
9Ella Dial18701969
11Willie Lee Dial18751965
12Walter Malcomb Dial18781954

Mother's family (0)

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - John Parham - Household

Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
John Parhamhead28MWFarmerTN
Elizabeth Parhamwife34FWTN
Sarah J Parhamdaughter8FWTN
James Parhamson6MWTN
Martha Parhamdaughter5FWTN
William J Parhamson3MWTN
Emmaline Parhamdaughter1FWTN

Next door to widowed mother

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth Betsy Brown - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Elizabeth Parhamhead45FWHouse KeeperTN
Sarah J Parhamdaughter17FWTN
James L Parhamson15MWFarmingTN
William J Parhamson13MWTN
Carrie E Parhamdaughter11FWTN
John W Parhamson9MWTN
Jesse F Parhamson5MWTN

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth Betsy Brown - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Parham, Elizabethhead55FWFarmerTN
Parham, Franklin Json15MWHelps on the FarmTN
Parham, Thomas Tson7MWAt HomeTN
Parham, John Wson18MWHelps on the FarmTN
Parham, William Json23MWHelps on the FarmTNJan
Parham, Mary Edaughter in law22FWHelps in the HouseTNJan

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William Johnson Parham - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Parham, Johnson WWM33headMFarmerTNTNTN
Parham, MaryWF31wifeMKeeping HouseTNTNTN
Parham, EvalestaWF9daughterSTNTNTN
Parham, LunettaWF6daughterSTNTNTN
Parham, John CWM3sonSTNTNTN
Parham, James OWM1sonSTNTNTN

22 y.o. Martha next door? -b

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Johnson Parham - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Parham, William JheadWMOct184752M30TNTNTNFarmer
Parham, Mary EwifeWFNov184851M3077TNTNTN
Parham, James OsonWMNov188019STNTNTNFarm Labor
Parham, William HsonWMMar188218STNTNTNFarm Labor
Parham, Thomas FsonWMOct188415STNTNTNAt School
Parham, FranklinsonWMOct188712STNTNTNAt School

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Curtis Parham - Household

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Parham, John CheadMW34M13TNTNTNLoggerFor Saw mill
Parham, Lillie PwifeFW29M1355TNTNTN
Parham, Bessie LdaughterFW11STNTNTN
Parham, Wilburn MsonMW9STNTNTN
Parham, Nellie RdaughterFW7STNTNTN
Parham, Mason AsonMW5STNTNTN
Parham, Mary EdaughterFW2STNTNTN
Parham, William JfatherMW62Wd40TNTNTNBlacksmithShop