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     James Greenway Parham was born on 1 December 1847 in Vicksburg, Warren Co., Mississippi.¹ He died young.²

     Henry Greenway Parham was born on 5 April 1849 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.^2,3 He married Mary Belle Andrews, daughter of John Andrews and Mary Doty, on 26 December 1872 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.⁴ He probably died between October 1891, when a newspaper reported that "H. G. Parham of Anguilla L. [sic; Anguilla is in Sharkey Co., Mississippi, not Louisiana]" had arrived at the Cassidy Hotel in New Orleans, and 1900, when his wife Mary was listed as a widow in the census.^5,6
     He and his wife Mary are listed, along with their son Charles, in Beat 4, Sharkey Co., Mississippi, in the 1880 census⁷, and he was then working as a dry goods clerk.⁷

     Solomon Frank was born on 10 January 1852 in Louisiana.² He married first Rosa Morse Parham, daughter of John Greenway Parham and Eliza Huldah Morse, on 30 July 1879 in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.⁴ He married second Emma Smale.⁵ He died on 10 June 1949 at home in San Diego, San Diego Co., California, at age 97.^2,6 He was interred at Greenwood Memorial Park (Corridor A, Tier D, Crypt 5) in San Diego.⁷
     He and his first wife Rosa moved to Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas, in 1879, very shortly after their marriage⁶, where he opened a dry goods business and became quite successful.^8,9 They are listed there in the 1880⁸ and 1900 censuses.¹⁰ In 1891 he was elected alderman for Ward 2.¹¹
     He suffered a serious injury on 8 March 1892 when a sliver from a stone being cut at a building site flew into his left eye, causing him to lose the eye.^12,3
     In 1899 he sold his dry goods stock to his wife's sister Lucinda's husband Willard Chamberlain, who continued the business at the same site¹³, and in the 1900 census his occupation is listed as capitalist.^10,14 In 1906 he joined the Dublin Realty Co. in Dublin, Erath Co., purchasing W. W. Eddleman's interest in the firm, becoming co-owner with his daughter Effie's husband Leon Sensabaugh.¹⁵
     In 1906 he ran for representative from Erath Co. to the Texas legislature, but lost in a three-man race in the Democratic primary. He finished second to T. J. Roberson, 2223 votes to 1071.¹⁶
     He and Rosa moved to San Diego, San Diego Co., California, in 1909, leaving on 5 July and arriving six days later^17,18, and they are listed there in the 1910¹⁹ and 1920 censuses.²⁰ He was apparently good friends with one of the newspapermen in Stephenville, and a news article before their move said that in California he could "revel in sunshine, fruits and flowers until death comes to escort him over the river."²¹ He returned to Stephenville for a visit in November 1909, and an article that month said that "Hon. Sol. Frank, who claims to be the handsomest man on the Pacific slope, is visiting friends in the city. Everybody here knows that Mr. Frank left Erath county because he and Tom Spradling and the Tribune man were rivals for the first position for 'homely features,' and Mr. Frank has won out in California."²²
     After his wife Rosa's death, he and his daughter Bettie moved to 4360 Georgia in San Diego, next door to his daughter Ludie and her husband Chester.^23,24
     In 1925 he and Bettie traveled to Europe together, as part of a tour. They left San Diego on 15 January, first headed for Nashville, Tennessee, then to New York City. From their passport applications, they planned to sail from New York on the Cunard line's RMS Laconia on 31 January, and visit Spain, Italy, Egypt, Greece, England, France, Turkey, and Palestine.^3,25,26 They returned home on the RMS Caronia, leaving Liverpool, England, on 2 May, and arriving in New York on 11 May.²⁷
     He continued to live in San Diego, and he and his second wife Emma, and his daughter Bettie, are listed there at 4360 Georgia in the 1930 census.²⁸ They are again listed together in 1940, in the same house, but with Bettie listed as the head of household.²⁹

     Junius Greenway Parham was born on 28 November 1852 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.¹ He married Alice Gertrude Stevens, daughter of Eli Stevens, on 29 April 1877 in Anguilla, Sharkey Co., Mississippi.^4,1 He died on 25 April 1937 at home in Rolling Fork, Sharkey Co., at age 84.^5,1 He was buried at Mound Cemetery in Rolling Fork.⁶
     He began working as a planter at about age 16 near Amite City, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. He moved to Anguilla, Sharkey Co., Mississippi, in 1875, where he "took charge of Col. Vick's ... plantation." He bought his own 586-acre plantation near Anguilla in 1885, and was also a merchant in Anguilla from 1885 to 1889.⁷
     He and his wife Alice are listed in Sharkey Co. in the censuses from 1880 to 1930.^8,9,10,11,12 They moved to Rolling Fork, Sharkey Co., in October 1890⁷, where he was the proprietor of the Parham Hotel.⁷
     He served as Sharkey Co. chancery clerk for two terms.⁵ He ran as the Fusionist candidate for sheriff in 1879, but lost, and as the Democratic candidate for county treasurer in 1887, losing by 35 votes.⁷ He was also the Methodist church Sunday School superintendent for 40 years.⁵

     Linus Parker Parham was born on 18 September 1855 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana,^2,1, and died there on 1 September 1857 at age 1.¹

     Lucinda Morse Parham was born on 13 July 1859 in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana.^1,4,3 She married Willard Chamberlin, son of Willard Chamberlin and Emily Marshall, in 1882.^5,6,7,8 She died on 1 September 1903 in Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas, at age 44 from gastritis.^9,4 She was buried at East Memorial Cemetery in Stephenville.⁴
     She went by the nickname Ludie.^10,5 She and her husband Willard moved to Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas, in 1896⁵, and are listed there in the 1900 census.¹⁰

     Willard Chamberlin was born on 15 September 1854 (his cemetery marker says 19 September) in Mississippi.^1,3,2 He married first Lucinda Morse Parham, daughter of John Greenway Parham and Eliza Huldah Morse, in 1882.^3,4,5,6 He married second Lillie Pearl Ponder on 12 September 1907 in Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas.⁷ He died on 19 May 1940 in Henderson, Rusk Co., Texas, at age 85 from a stroke.¹ He was buried at Lakewood Memorial Park in Henderson.^1,2
     He grew up in Mississippi, about 18 miles east of Vicksburg in Warren Co., and moved to Texas with his parents in 1874, settling on land in Duffau, Erath Co., that his father had received from the Republic of Texas for his service in the Texas Revolution.³
     In 1896 he was elected as county tax collector⁸, and he and his first wife Ludie moved to Stephenville.³ He again ran for tax collector in 1898, but lost.⁹
     He and Ludie are listed in Stephenville in the 1900 census¹⁰, and he and his second wife Lillie are listed there in 1910¹¹ and 1920. In 1920 Lillie's mother Julah was living with them.¹² They moved to Arlington, Tarrant Co., Texas, in 1928³, where they are listed in the 1930 census¹³, then to Henderson, Rusk Co., Texas, about 1938 to be nearer Willard's daughter Emmie and her family.³ They and Emmie's family are listed there together in the same house in 1940, but as separate households.¹⁴
     He was a farmer and merchant³, and in 1899 bought the dry goods business in Stephenville run by Sol Frank, husband of his first wife Ludie's sister Rosa.¹⁵
     He suffered a broken leg in 1935, at about age 81.¹⁶
     After his death his heirs donated eleven acres of land from his estate to the Stephenville school board, and in 1951 Chamberlin Elementary School, named for him, was formally dedicated.¹⁷

     Martin Haney was born on 15 March 1867.¹ He died on 22 April 1867.¹

     Rosa Effie Frank was born on 2 September 1881 at home in Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas.¹ She married Leonidas Franklin Sensabaugh, son of O. F. Sensabaugh and Daisy Laine, on 15 October 1902 at the Methodist church in Stephenville.^2,3 She died on 5 August 1970 at the Fairmont Nursing Home in Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, at age 88 from a stroke.⁴ She was buried on 10 August 1970 at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas.⁴
     She graduated in 1903 from Tarleton State College (now Tarleton State University) in Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas, and from the St. Louis Conservatory of Music in Missouri.⁵
     She and her husband Leon are listed in San Diego, San Diego Co., California, in the 1910 census.⁶ When Leon registered for the World War I draft in September 1918, they were living in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.⁷ They are listed in Oklahoma in the 1920 and 1930 censuses, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., in 1920⁸, and in Tulsa, Tulsa Co., in 1930.⁹ They moved to Dallas Co., Texas, in the early 1930s^5,10, and are listed there in University Park in the 1940¹¹ and 1950 censuses.¹²

     Lily Beatrice Frank was born on 28 July 1886 at home in Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas.¹ She married Wilfred Baker Cole, son of George Loveland Cole and (?) Baker, on 30 October 1912 at the bride's parents' home in San Diego, San Diego Co., California.² She died during the night of 1-2 October 1941 at home in San Diego at age 55 after a long illness.^3,4 She was buried at Greenwood Memorial Park in San Diego.⁵
     She taught for several years at the McIlhany Academy in Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas, before moving with her parents to San Diego, San Diego Co., California, in 1909.⁶
     After their marriage she and her husband Wilfred moved to Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., California.⁷ They moved back to San Diego sometime before 1920, and are listed there in the censuses from 1920 to 1940.^8,9,10
     On 7 August 1932, while they were out on San Diego Bay in their 21-foot boat Unrest, Lily fell overboard, and Wilfred jumped in to rescue her. A nearby fishing boat picked them both up, and their children Wilfred Jr., Frank, and Frances drove their boat back to the dock. Lily was in good condition, but Wilfred had become exhausted and nearly drowned, and was hospitalized overnight before returning home.¹¹

     Ludie Clyde Frank was born on 5 May 1890 at home in Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas.¹ She married Chester David Mills, son of William Smith Mills and Rosa Jude, on 16 June 1915 in San Diego, San Diego Co., California.² She died on 16 September 1981 in San Diego Co. at age 91.³ She was interred at Cypress View Mausoleum and Crematory in San Diego.⁴
     She and her husband Chester are are listed at 4368 Georgia in San Diego, San Diego Co., California, in the censuses from 1920 to 1950. Her widowed father Sol and her sister Bettie are listed next door at 4360 Georgia in 1930 and 1940, and Bettie is listed there by herself in 1950, after her father's death.^5,6,7,8

     Leonidas Franklin Sensabaugh was born on 28 January 1879 in Grassy Cove, Cumberland Co., Tennessee.^3,4 He married Rosa Effie Frank, daughter of Solomon Frank and Rosa Morse Parham, on 15 October 1902 at the Methodist church in Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas.^2,5 He died on 18 November 1959 at Gaston Avenue Hospital in Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, at age 80 from cirrhosis of the liver.³ He was buried on 19 November 1959 at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas.³
     He grew up in Colorado where his father was a traveling Methodist preacher. He moved to Texas in 1894, and graduated from Polytechnic College (now Texas Wesleyan University) in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. He did graduate work at the University of Oklahoma and at Southern Methodist University. He also was awarded an honorary doctorate from Oklahoma City University.⁶
     At the time of his marriage in 1902 he was working as the manager of a cotton oil mill in Dublin, Erath Co., Texas.⁵ He and his wife Effie are listed in San Diego, San Diego Co., California, in the 1910 census⁷, and he was then working as an accountant for a promotion company.⁷ When he registered for the World War I draft in September 1918, they were living in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California,¹ and he was director of religious education at Trinity M.E. Church in Los Angeles.¹ They are listed in Oklahoma in the 1920 and 1930 censuses, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., in 1920⁸, and in Tulsa, Tulsa Co., in 1930.⁹ They moved to Dallas Co., Texas, in the early 1930s^10,6, and are listed there in University Park in the 1940¹¹ and 1950 censuses.¹²
     He was director of Christian education at Highland Park Methodist Church in Dallas from 1931 to 1949, and program director of the southwestern division of the National Conference of Christians and Jews from 1949 to 1957. He also served as the first president of the Association of Christian Education of the Methodist Church, president of the National Conference of Christian Education of the Methodist Church, first president of the Methodist Student Movement, and director of religious activities at Southern Methodist University.⁶

     Wilfred Baker Cole was born on 21 December 1882 in New York, New York.^2,3 He married Lily Beatrice Frank, daughter of Solomon Frank and Rosa Morse Parham, on 30 October 1912 at the bride's parents' home in San Diego, San Diego Co., California.¹ He died on 10 May 1953 in San Diego Co. at age 70.² He was buried at Greenwood Memorial Park in San Diego.⁴
     At the time of his marriage in 1912 he was a civil engineer working for the city of San Pedro, Los Angeles Co., California.¹ After their marriage he and his wife Lily moved to Long Beach, Los Angeles Co.⁵, where he was proprietor of the Blaisdell Apartments at 328 Pacific Ave.⁶ They moved back to San Diego, San Diego Co., California, sometime before 1920, and are listed there in the censuses from 1920 to 1940.^7,8,9 He was working as a building inspector in 1920⁷, as proprietor of the El Granito Springs Bottling Co. in 1930^8,10, and as proprietor of an oil company in 1940.⁹
     At some point after Lily's death he moved to Ramona, San Diego Co., about 25 miles northeast of San Diego, where he is listed in the 1950 census.¹¹
     On 7 August 1932, while they were out on San Diego Bay in their 21-foot boat Unrest, Lily fell overboard, and Wilfred jumped in to rescue her. A nearby fishing boat picked them both up, and their children Wilfred Jr., Frank, and Frances drove their boat back to the dock. Lily was in good condition, but Wilfred had become exhausted and nearly drowned, and was hospitalized overnight before returning home.¹²

     Chester David Mills was born on 24 January 1888 in Ellensburg, Kittitas Co., Washington.² He married Ludie Clyde Frank, daughter of Solomon Frank and Rosa Morse Parham, on 16 June 1915 in San Diego, San Diego Co., California.¹ He died on 12 November 1965 in San Diego Co. at age 77.³ He was interred at Cypress View Mausoleum and Crematory in San Diego.⁴
     He served for four years in the U.S. Marine Corps, enlisting on 4 April 1910 in San Francisco, California.^5,6 He was stationed at Mare Island, California, until 26 October, when he was transferred to the armored cruiser USS West Virginia (ACR-5).⁷ He was with the West Virginia for about 17 months, then transferred to the Naval Yard at Puget Sound, Washington, on 18 March 1912.^8,9 He was discharged there when the term of his enlistment ended on 3 April 1914.¹⁰
     He and his wife Ludie are listed at 4368 Georgia in San Diego, San Diego Co., California, in the censuses from 1920 to 1950. Ludie's widowed father Sol and her sister Bettie are listed next door at 4360 Georgia in 1930 and 1940, and Bettie is listed there by herself in 1950, after her father's death.^11,12,13,14
     He was a railroad worker for 30 years with the Southern Pacific¹⁵, listed as a brakeman in the 1920 census¹¹, as a trainman in 1930¹², and as a conductor in 1940.¹³

     Alice Gertrude Stevens was born on 10 January 1858 in Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Mississippi.³ She married Junius Greenway Parham, son of John Greenway Parham and Eliza Huldah Morse, on 29 April 1877 in Anguilla, Sharkey Co., Mississippi.^1,3 She died on 25 December 1938 in Vicksburg, Warren Co., Mississippi, about three weeks after going there for treatment, at age 80.^4,3 She was buried at Mound Cemetery in Rolling Fork, Sharkey Co.⁵
     She and her husband Junius are listed in Sharkey Co., Mississippi, in the censuses from 1880 to 1930.^6,7,8,9,10 They moved to Rolling Fork, Sharkey Co., in October 1890.²