The Shemwell Family

Jane WrightAge: 80 years18361917

Name
Jane Wright
Given names
Jane
Surname
Wright
Married name
Jane Parham
Birth November 18, 1836
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 9 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
MarriageGeorge Johnson ParhamView this family
February 27, 1857 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Daniel Webster Parham
1858 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 20 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
#2
Wesley Parham
April 20, 1860 (Age 23 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 30 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 30 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 32 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
Birth of a son
#3
John Calvin Parham
May 4, 1871 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Louella “Lulu” Parham
August 1875 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 41 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
#5
Burt Leslie Parham
October 1, 1879 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Lilly Parham
October 1, 1879 (Age 42 years)
Death of a sonLouella “Lulu” Parham
September 7, 1892 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 61 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
Death of a husbandGeorge Johnson Parham
November 12, 1900 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 79 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 80 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 June 15, 1917 (Age 80 years)
Family with George Johnson Parham - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: February 27, 1857Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, United States
22 months
son
Daniel Webster Parham
Birth: 1858 21 21Indiana, United States
Death: March 13, 1936Clark, Indiana, United States
2 years
son
Wesley Parham
Birth: April 20, 1860 23 23Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: March 16, 1937Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, United States
11 years
son
John Calvin Parham
Birth: May 4, 1871 34 34Indiana, United States
Death: March 20, 1961Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
4 years
son
Louella “Lulu” Parham
Birth: August 1875 38 38Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: September 7, 1892Monroe, Indiana, United States
4 years
son
Burt Leslie Parham
Birth: October 1, 1879 42 42Indiana, United States
Death: December 21, 1971Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, United States
daughter
Lilly Parham
Birth: October 1, 1879 42 42Lawrence, Indiana, United States
Death: 1967

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