Martha Elizabeth StephensAge: 37 years1837–1874
- Name
- Martha Elizabeth Stephens
- Given names
- Martha Elizabeth
- Surname
- Stephens
- Married name
- Martha Elizabeth Parham
 Birth | February 13, 1837 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 8 years)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 |
 Marriage | James Washington Parham — View this family April 8, 1852 (Age 15 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Mary Isabella Parham November 29, 1855 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Margaret Anna Parham July 20, 1858 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 19 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a son #3 | James Edwin Parham March 12, 1861 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Minna Nancy “Minnie” Parham August 2, 1864 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 24 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 29 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 29 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 31 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 |
 Death | December 6, 1874 (Age 37 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakwood Cemetery |
| Family with James Washington Parham |
| husband |
James Washington Parham Birth: August 12, 1830 35 35 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: June 18, 1885 — Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States |
| herself |
Martha Elizabeth Stephens Birth: February 13, 1837 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: December 6, 1874 — Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: April 8, 1852 — Tennessee, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Mary Isabella Parham Birth: November 29, 1855 25 18 — Lamar, Texas, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Margaret Anna Parham Birth: July 20, 1858 27 21 — Lamar, Texas, United States Death: 1894 |
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3 years son |
James Edwin Parham Birth: March 12, 1861 30 24 — Lamar, Texas, United States Death: 1894 — Lamar, Texas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Minna Nancy “Minnie” Parham Birth: August 2, 1864 33 27 — Lamar, Texas, United States Death: 1924 — Fannin, Texas, United States |