Rebecca ParhamAge: 91 years1793–1884
- Name
- Rebecca Parham
- Given names
- Rebecca
- Surname
- Parham
- Married name
- Rebecca Selby
 Birth | February 19, 1793 29 28 |
 Birth of a brother | Johnson Parham September 21, 1794 (Age 19 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Shemwell Parham 1796 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Shemwell Sr. February 18, 1797 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Allen B Parham September 14, 1798 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Birth of a sister | Ann “Anna” Parham July 10, 1801 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elva “Elvey” Parham 1803 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 9 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Parham before 1807 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Jane Higgs 1810 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Asbery Selby 1813 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 18 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 |
 Marriage | Lloyd Selby — View this family about 1820 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Joshua Selby about 1820 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Asbery Selby about 1820 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Simeon Selby October 5, 1821 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mary Ann Selby November 10, 1822 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Samuel P “Sham” Selby April 5, 1824 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Catherine Ann “Kitty” Selby about 1824 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | William W Selby October 4, 1825 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Elizabeth J Selby November 21, 1829 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Allen Selby about 1830 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 38 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 42 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 |
| Marriage of a child | James Monroe Webb Sr. — Mary Ann Selby — View this family estimated 1841 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Sarah H Selby about 1842 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | William Mitchell Webb July 23, 1842 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Simeon Selby — Rebecca Jane Hyder — View this family about 1842 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Andrew Jackson Hale — Elizabeth J Selby — View this family estimated 1842 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary “Molly” Shemwell 1843 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Milly Ann Selby March 1844 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel P “Sham” Selby — Elizabeth W Kerley — View this family about 1844 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Rebecca Jane Webb about 1845 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | James Lloyd Selby December 30, 1845 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Oxsheer Kerley — Catherine Ann “Kitty” Selby — View this family about 1846 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a brother | Johnson Parham May 5, 1846 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a father | John “Jack” Parham Jr. October 18, 1846 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Mary Catherine Selby March 8, 1847 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Joshus Kerley November 24, 1847 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elva “Elvey” Parham 1847 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Lloyd Walker Webb October 19, 1848 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 52 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Daniel Johnson Selby May 27, 1849 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Lloyd Shaw Selby November 30, 1849 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Daniel Kerley about 1849 (Age 55 years) |
 Census | October 14, 1850 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | George Washington Webb April 1851 (Age 58 years) Note: Or Cumberland, Tennessee |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | William Monroe Selby April 10, 1851 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Sarah Elizabeth Kerley June 24, 1851 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Greenberry E Kerley May 14, 1853 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | John Hoyle Selby August 14, 1853 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | Benjamin F Selby May 21, 1854 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #18 | Emelia Catherine “Millie” Kerley October 7, 1855 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #19 | Rebecca Ann Selby March 25, 1856 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #20 | Jesse Brown Webb September 17, 1856 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #21 | Thomas Loyd Hale October 3, 1856 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #22 | Rebecca J Selby about 1858 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #23 | Mary Temperance Selby September 21, 1858 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #24 | William Washington Kerley November 6, 1858 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ann “Anna” Parham March 1, 1859 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #25 | Andrew Jackson Webb April 27, 1859 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 63 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | June 26, 1860 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #26 | Alfred Simeon Selby August 15, 1860 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Catherine Ann “Kitty” Selby about 1863 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a son | William W Selby November 15, 1864 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 68 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #27 | James Monroe Webb Jr. January 1866 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 73 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 73 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 75 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 of a granddaughter | Rebecca J Selby before 1870 (Age 76 years) |
| Census | August 23, 1870 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a brother | Allen B Parham March 17, 1871 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a son | Joshua Selby September 16, 1872 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 84 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a brother | Shemwell Parham before 1880 (Age 86 years) |
| Census | June 17, 1880 (Age 87 years) |
| Death of a husband | Lloyd Selby October 9, 1880 (Age 87 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Sarah H Selby 1883 (Age 89 years) |
| Death of a son | Samuel P “Sham” Selby July 30, 1883 (Age 90 years) |
 Death | March 31, 1884 (Age 91 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Parham Cemetery |
 Last change | February 9, 2019 – 10:48:03 by: Barry Shemwell |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John “Jack” Parham Jr. Birth: 1764 32 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: October 18, 1846 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Mary “Molly” Shemwell Birth: 1765 38 10 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: 1843 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: September 4, 1792 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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6 months herself |
Rebecca Parham Birth: February 19, 1793 29 28 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: March 31, 1884 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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19 months younger brother |
Johnson Parham Birth: September 21, 1794 30 29 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: May 5, 1846 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Shemwell Parham Birth: 1796 32 31 — Georgia, United States Death: before 1880 — Texas, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Allen B Parham Birth: September 14, 1798 34 33 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: March 17, 1871 — Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Ann “Anna” Parham Birth: July 10, 1801 37 36 — Elbert, Georgia, United States Death: March 1, 1859 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Elva “Elvey” Parham Birth: 1803 39 38 — Elbert, Georgia, United States Death: 1847 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Lloyd Selby |
| husband |
Lloyd Selby Birth: October 5, 1798 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 9, 1880 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Rebecca Parham Birth: February 19, 1793 29 28 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: March 31, 1884 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1820 — |
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-6 years daughter |
Asbery Selby Birth: 1813 14 19 Death: about 1820 |
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8 years son |
Joshua Selby Birth: about 1820 21 26 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 16, 1872 — Tennessee, United States |
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21 months son |
Simeon Selby Birth: October 5, 1821 23 28 — Alabama, United States Death: June 19, 1900 — Putnam, Tennessee, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Mary Ann Selby Birth: November 10, 1822 24 29 — Alabama, United States Death: September 20, 1886 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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17 months son |
Samuel P “Sham” Selby Birth: April 5, 1824 25 31 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 30, 1883 — Hollow, Bladen, North Carolina, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Catherine Ann “Kitty” Selby Birth: about 1824 25 30 — Alabama, United States Death: about 1863 — Tennessee, United States |
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21 months son |
William W Selby Birth: October 4, 1825 26 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 15, 1864 |
| daughter |
Elva Selby Death: |
| daughter |
Elizabeth J Selby Birth: November 21, 1829 31 36 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: July 4, 1887 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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13 months son |
Allen Selby Birth: about 1830 31 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
Rebecca Parham has 43 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (43)
Parents Zachariah Shemwell + Susan Jemimah Whatley
Parents Zachariah Shemwell + Mary Suit
Parents Joseph Hudspeth + Anna Margaret Shemwell
Parents Osborn McGehee + Sarah Rebecca Shemwell
Parents James Shemwell Jr. + Barbara Suit
Parents James Shemwell Jr. + Elizabeth “Betsey” Ashbourn
Parents Samuel J Shemwell + Jane “Jenny” Dickerson
Parents Samuel James Kittrell Jr + Ellender “Nellie” Shemwell
Parents Joseph M Shemwell + Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Lloyd Selby - Household
Bledsoe, Tennessee
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Lloyd Selby - Household
Bledsoe, Tennessee
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Lloyd Selby - Household
Putnam, Tennessee
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James Monroe Webb - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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