Elizabeth “Betsy” Turner1808–
- Name
- Elizabeth “Betsy” Turner
- Given names
- Elizabeth
- Surname
- Turner
- Married name
- Elizabeth Parham
- Nickname
- Betsy
 Birth | May 20, 1808 |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 3 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 23 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 27 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 37 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 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 48 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Marriage | Allen B Parham — View this family November 24, 1861 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 52 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 58 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 58 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 60 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 | November 23, 1870 (Age 62 years) |
 Death of a husband | Allen B Parham March 17, 1871 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 69 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 89 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 107 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 108 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 |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with Allen B Parham |
| husband |
Allen B Parham Birth: September 14, 1798 34 33 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: March 17, 1871 — Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
| herself |
Elizabeth “Betsy” Turner Birth: May 20, 1808 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: November 24, 1861 — |
| Allen B Parham + Lucy Hariett Tollette |
| husband |
Allen B Parham Birth: September 14, 1798 34 33 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: March 17, 1871 — Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Lucy Hariett Tollette Birth: May 6, 1807 — North Carolina, United States Death: April 15, 1848 — Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: February 4, 1823 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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9 months step-daughter |
Mary Ann “Polly” Parham Birth: November 4, 1823 25 16 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: February 24, 1884 — Buena Vista, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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13 months step-daughter |
Henrietta “Rita” Parham Birth: November 20, 1824 26 17 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: September 6, 1924 — Center Township, Greene, Indiana, United States |
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13 months step-son |
Alexander Parham Birth: December 11, 1825 27 18 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: December 16, 1825 — Tennessee, United States |
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13 months step-daughter |
Infant Parham Birth: about 1826 27 18 Death: about 1826 |
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1 year step-daughter |
Elizabeth Parham Birth: January 3, 1827 28 19 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 1, 1860 — Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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23 months step-daughter |
Elvina Parham Birth: December 11, 1828 30 21 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: June 24, 1907 — Texas, United States |
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14 months step-daughter |
Anna H Parham Birth: January 29, 1830 31 22 — Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: about 1831 |
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15 months step-son |
John Parham Birth: April 29, 1831 32 23 — Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: June 4, 1894 — Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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18 months step-son |
William Hale Parham Birth: November 10, 1832 34 25 — Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: November 12, 1903 — Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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16 months step-son |
Allen Parham Jr. Birth: March 12, 1834 35 26 — Elnora, Daviess, Indiana, United States Death: March 25, 1898 — Elnora, Daviess, Indiana, United States |
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21 months step-son |
Shemwell Parham Birth: November 29, 1835 37 28 — Elnora, Daviess, Indiana, United States Death: November 29, 1935 — Elnora, Daviess, Indiana, United States |
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13 months step-son |
George Johnson Parham Birth: December 18, 1836 38 29 — Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, United States Death: November 12, 1900 — Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, United States |
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3 years step-son |
Lewis Washington Parham Birth: July 4, 1839 40 32 — Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, United States Death: January 31, 1904 — Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States |
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4 years step-daughter |
Rebecca Parham Birth: May 16, 1843 44 36 — Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, United States Death: August 9, 1934 — Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, United States |
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17 months step-daughter |
Sarah Parham Birth: October 26, 1844 46 37 — Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, United States Death: before 1850 |
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4 years step-daughter |
Lucy Parham Birth: April 15, 1848 49 40 — Greene, Indiana, United States Death: April 15, 1848 — Greene, Indiana, United States |
| Allen B Parham + Susannah Calkins |
| husband |
Allen B Parham Birth: September 14, 1798 34 33 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: March 17, 1871 — Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Susannah Calkins Birth: August 17, 1804 — Connecticut, United States Death: July 30, 1861 |
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Marriage: November 26, 1849 — |
No family available
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Allen Parham - Household
Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana
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