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     Henry Junius Parham was born on 4 March 1868 in Anguilla, Sharkey Co., Mississippi.¹ He drowned near his home in Anguilla, Sharkey Co., Mississippi, at "Huntonia landing, Sunflower river ... in the high water of 1882."³ He may be the Henry Parham buried at Golden Link Cemetery in Anguilla, with no remaining marker.⁴

     Eliza Huldah Parham was born on 8 August 1880 in Sharkey Co., Mississippi.^1,5,6 She married Thomas McMahon on 28 December 1897 at the Methodist church in Rolling Fork, Sharkey Co.^1,2 She died on 25 August 1962 in Greenville, Washington Co., Mississippi, at age 82.^6,5 She was buried at Mound Cemetery in Rolling Fork.⁵
     She and her husband Thomas are listed in Sharkey Co., Mississippi, in the censuses from 1910 to 1940. (They have not been found in the 1900 census.) In addition to other children, in 1930 their daughter Huldah and her new husband Carl Day were living with them.^7,8,9,10 She is again listed in Sharkey Co. in 1950, and her grandson Waldon McMahon, age 18, was then living with her.¹¹
     She was postmistress in Lorenzen, Sharkey Co., from 1933 to 1950.¹²

     Thomas McMahon was born on 25 June 1866 in Madison Station, Madison Co., Mississippi.^1,3,4 He married Eliza Huldah Parham, daughter of Junius Greenway Parham and Alice Gertrude Stevens, on 28 December 1897 at the Methodist church in Rolling Fork, Sharkey Co., Mississippi.^1,2 He died on 19 March 1944 in Vicksburg, Warren Co., Mississippi, at age 77.^4,3 He was buried at Mound Cemetery in Rolling Fork.³
     He and his wife Eliza are listed in Sharkey Co., Mississippi, in the censuses from 1910 to 1940. (They have not been found in the 1900 census.) In addition to other children, in 1930 their daughter Huldah and her new husband Carl Day were living with them.^5,6,7,8 He was a member of the mercantile firm Parham and Co. at the time of his marriage in 1897², but is listed as a plantation or farm manager in the censuses.

     Alice Gertrude Parham was born on 19 May 1883 in Mississippi.^4,1 She married William Hardy Clements on 4 September 1901 at the Methodist church in Rolling Fork, Sharkey Co., Mississippi.^5,6 She died on 19 March 1917 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, at age 33. She had been in poor health for about a year, and was undergoing treatment in New Orleans.³ She was buried at Mound Cemetery in Rolling Fork.⁴
     She and her husband William are listed in Beat 3, Sharkey Co., Mississippi, in the 1910 census. William's widowed mother Ann was then living with them.⁷

     William Hardy Clements was born on 27 August 1873 in Macon, Noxubee Co., Mississippi.^1,3 He married first Alice Gertrude Parham, daughter of Junius Greenway Parham and Alice Gertrude Stevens, on 4 September 1901 at the Methodist church in Rolling Fork, Sharkey Co., Mississippi.^2,4 He married second his first wife's sister Elizabeth Corrine Parham, daughter of Junius Greenway Parham and Alice Gertrude Stevens, on 9 June 1918 in Issaquena Co., Mississippi.⁵ He died on 25 July 1953 at Lutheran Hospital in Vicksburg, Warren Co., Mississippi, at age 79.³ He was buried at Mound Cemetery in Rolling Fork.³
     He moved to Rolling Fork, Sharkey Co., Mississippi, as a child, and became a lawyer, practicing there for 50 years.³ At the time of his first marriage in 1901 he was the junior partner in the firm McLaurin & Clements², and later had his own firm, Clements and Clements.⁶
     He and his first wife Gertrude are listed in Beat 3, Sharkey Co., in the 1910 census. William's widowed mother Ann was then living with them.⁷
     He and his second wife Corrine are listed in Rolling Fork in the censuses from 1920 to 1950.^8,9,10,11

     Elizabeth Corrine Parham was born in 1885 (her cemetery marker says on 22 February, while the 1900 census says August) in Amite, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.^4,5,6 She married her sister Alice's widower William Hardy Clements on 9 June 1918 in Issaquena Co., Mississippi.¹ She died on 18 August 1952 at home in Rolling Fork, Sharkey Co., Mississippi, from a heart attack.^7,6 She was buried at Mound Cemetery in Rolling Fork.^6,5
     She and her husband William are listed in Rolling Fork, Sharkey Co., Mississippi, in the censuses from 1920 to 1950.^8,9,10,11

     Martin Junius Chamberlin was born on 11 May 1883 in Texas.^2,1 He died on 15 September 1904 at age 21.² He was buried at East Memorial Cemetery in Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas.²

     Emmie Chamberlin was born on 9 June 1885 in Louisiana.^3,1 She married Hubbard Bailey Chamberlain on 18 May 1910 at the bride's parents' home in Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas.^4,2 She died on 16 September 1973 in Hillsboro, Vernon Co., Wisconsin, at age 88.^5,3 She was buried at Lakewood Memorial Park in Henderson, Rusk Co., Texas.^5,3
     Her obituary says she had lived in Henderson, Rusk Co., Texas, since 1908.⁵ However, she is listed in the 1910 census, enumerated on 15 April about a month before her marriage, living with her father and stepmother in Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas. She was then working as an elocution and expression teacher.⁶ She and her husband Hubbard are listed in Henerson in the censuses from 1920 to 1950.^7,8,9,10
     At some point after her husband's death she probably moved to Hillsboro, Vernon Co., Wisconsin, where her daughter was living, and where she died in 1973.⁵

     Willard Chamberlin was born on 1 April 1888 in Duffau, Erath Co., Texas.^2,3,4 He married Alice Louise Tharp, daughter of Henry Neal Tharp and Lilly Perminter, on 24 September 1933 in Dallas Co., Texas.⁵ He died on 25 February 1966 at home in Highland Park, Dallas Co., at age 77 from heart failure.² He was buried on 28 February 1966 at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Dallas, Dallas Co.²
     His family moved to Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas, about 1896⁶, and he graduated from John Tarleton College (now Tarleton State University) in Stephenville.⁷ He is listed there in the 1910 census living with his father and stepmother, and was then working as a merchant, probably for his father.⁸
     He served in the U.S. Army during World War I, enlisting on 11 August 1917 in Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, as a private first class.⁹ He reported for duty about a month later¹⁰ as a member of the 114th Ordnance Depot Co. at Camp Funston, Kansas. He was promoted to sergeant on 15 October 1917, then to sergeant first class on 25 January 1918. He was transferred to Camp Hancock, Georgia, on 28 May 1918, where he was part of the Provisional Ordnance Training Camp, then joined the 34th Provisional Ordnance Depot Co. on 11 July 1918, and the Ordnance Department at Large on 23 August 1918. He served overseas from 31 July 1918 to 21 May 1919, and was promoted to ordnance sergeant on 3 February 1919. He was discharged on 28 May 1919⁹, and came home on the USS Orizaba, leaving St. Nazaire, France on 11 June 1919, bound for Camp Hill, Newport News, Virginia.¹¹
     At the time of his enlistment he didn't plan on returning to Texas. Instead, he intended to travel to Spain to learn the language and study the culture there, then go to Central or South America to sell U.S. products.¹⁰ He hasn't been found in the 1920 census, but he apparently changed his plans. He moved from his home in Stephenville to Dallas about 1921, where he worked for Shelton Chevrolet for a time, then opened his own company, City Chevrolet.⁴ He was later joined by his brother Frank, and the company expanded into an auto and loan firm named Chamberlin Brothers. Their brother Cecil, and Neal Tharp (the brother of Willard's wife Louise), were also part of the company, at least for a time.¹²
     In 1930, before his marriage, he was living with his brother Frank in Highland Park, a Dallas suburb.¹³ He's listed in Highland Park with his wife Louise in the 1940 and 1950 censuses.^14,15
     In late October 1936 he became critically ill, and underwent major surgery on 30 October. A news article a week later said that he was improving and would "soon be entirely out of danger."¹⁶ Another news article, in September 1944, reported that he had recently had a heart attack.¹⁷

     Nugent Chamberlin was born on 11 December 1890 in Texas.^3,1 He died on 18 August 1909 in Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas, at age 18 from typhoid fever.² He was buried at East Memorial Cemetery in Stephenville.³
     He graduated from McIlhany Academy at age 16.²
     He was apparently courting someone, or perhaps engaged. A 1908 news item says that he was "very much interested in the curfew law" affecting boys under 18, and that "When he visits his girl he will carry a permit from his father as he goes, and from his intended father-in-law as he returns home."⁴
     In early 1909 he was suffering from hearing loss, and on 24 April 1909, about four months before his death, he underwent an ear operation at St. Joseph's Infirmary in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas.^5,6

     Frank Albert Chamberlin was born on 11 February 1894 in Duffau, Erath Co., Texas.¹ He married Gladys M. Fulcher, daughter of William J. Fulcher and Minnie J. Thomas, on 6 September 1922 in Erath Co.³ He was found dead on 21 October 1971 at his home in Highland Park, Dallas Co., Texas, at age 77 from heart disease.⁴ He was buried on 23 October 1971 at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Dallas, Dallas Co.⁴
     He was inducted into the U.S. Army during World War I, on 19 September 1917, initially as part of the 165th Depot Brigade. He was made a corporal on 23 October 1917, and sergeant on 29 May 1918. On 11 September 1918 he was transferred to Central Infantry Officer Training School at Camp MacArthur, Texas. He was discharged 2 1/2 months later at the end of the war, on 26 November 1918.⁵
     He and his wife Gladys moved to Dallas Co., Texas, in 1928.⁶ They are listed at 4528 Lorraine in Highland Park, a Dallas suburb, in the censuses from 1930 to 1950^7,8,9, and remained there the rest of their lives.^4,10 Frank's brother Willard was living with them in 1930⁷, and they may have had a maid for a time. In 1940 Ada Moore was living at the same address, in the rear of the house paying $10/month in rent, and listed in the census as a maid for a private family.⁸
     He joined Willard's auto dealership in Dallas, and the company later moved into the auto financing business as Chamberlin Brothers. Their brother Cecil was also part of the company, at least for a time.¹¹ He retired in 1962.⁶

     Cecil Rhodes Chamberlin was born on 4 March 1900 in Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas.¹ He married Barbara Lee Mounts, daughter of Providence Mounts and Willie M. Matlock, on 12 September 1925 at the Texas Hotel in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas.^3,4,5 He died on 22 March 1967 at home in Frederick, Tillman Co., Oklahoma, at age 67 from an apparent heart attack.⁵ He was buried at Frederick Memorial Cemetery in Frederick.^6,5
     He graduated from the University of Texas in Austin, Travis Co., with a B.A. degree in 1922⁷, and with his law degree in 1925. While there he was a member of the debating club, vice-chairman of the stadium campaign and a director of the stadium association, president of the law department from 1924 to 1925, student editor of the Law Review from 1923 to 1925, president of the junior law class, and president of the senior council.⁸ He also served briefly during World War I as a private in the Student Army Training Corps, enlisting on 4 October 1918, and was discharged about seven weeks later, on 23 November, at the end of the war.⁹
     He moved to Frederick, Tillman Co., Oklahoma, in 1925, where he began practicing law in partnership with his father-in-law Providence Mounts.⁴ Later, in 1959, he and Howard M. McBee formed the law firm of Chamberlin & McBee.¹⁰
     He and his wife Barbara are listed in Frederick in the censuses from 1930 to 1950. Barbara's mother May Mounts was living with them in 1940 and 1950.^11,12,13
     He was a member of the American, Oklahoma, and Tillman County Bar Associations, and a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He also served as an Oklahoma state senator from 1930 to 1938.¹⁴ In Frederick he served as director of the First National Bank, as president of the Lions Club and the Chamber of Commerce, and as post and district commander of the American Legion, and was chosen Most Useful Citizen in 1941.¹⁴

     Hubbard Bailey Chamberlain was born on 18 November 1879 in Henderson, Rusk Co., Texas.^3,2 He married Emmie Chamberlin, daughter of Willard Chamberlin and Lucinda Morse Parham, on 18 May 1910 at the bride's parents' home in Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas.^1,4 He died on 14 December 1958 at Henderson Memorial Hospital in Henderson at age 79 from stomach cancer.³ He was buried on 16 December 1958 at Lakewood Memorial Park in Henderson.^3,5
     He and his wife Emmie are listed in Henderson, Rusk Co., Texas, in the censuses from 1920 to 1950.^6,7,8,9
     A news article about his marriage, his World War I draft registration, and the 1920 census all say he was a pharmacist.^4,2,6 He may have found it difficult to find work, however. His 1918 draft registration also says he was then unemployed.² He later became a successful auto dealer and theater owner in Henderson, with his own Chevrolet agency.^7,8,10 At the time of his death he was also serving as a director of Henderson Clay Products, and of the Henderson Federal Savings and Loan.¹⁰

     Alice Louise Tharp was born on 9 December 1896 in Humboldt, Gibson Co., Tennessee.⁴ She married first Joseph Robert Lannom on 22 April 1919 at the First Baptist Church in Humboldt.^2,3 She married second Willard Chamberlin, son of Willard Chamberlin and Lucinda Morse Parham, on 24 September 1933 in Dallas Co., Texas.¹ She died on 1 April 1974 at St. Paul Hospital in Dallas, Dallas Co., at age 77 from a heart attack.⁴ She was buried on 3 April 1974 at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Dallas.⁴
     She and her husband Willard are listed in Highland Park, Dallas Co., Texas, in the 1940 and 1950 censuses.^5,6

     Gladys M. Fulcher was born on 16 January 1896 in Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas.² She married Frank Albert Chamberlin, son of Willard Chamberlin and Lucinda Morse Parham, on 6 September 1922 in Erath Co.¹ She died on 17 July 1974 at Central Park Manor in Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, at age 78 from Parkinson's disease.² She was buried on 19 July 1974 at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Dallas.²
     She and her husband Frank moved to Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, in 1928.³ They are listed at 4528 Lorraine in Highland Park, a Dallas suburb, in the censuses from 1930 to 1950^4,5,6, and remained there the rest of their lives.^7,2 Frank's brother Willard was living with them in 1930⁴, and they may have had a maid for a time. In 1940 Ada Moore was living at the same address, in the rear of the house paying $10/month in rent, and listed in the census as a maid for a private family.⁵

     Parham Chamberlin was born on 24 May 1896.¹ He died on 3 March 1897 in Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas, from spinal meningitis.¹ He was buried at East Memorial Cemetery in Stephenville.²

     Barbara Lee Mounts was born on 24 July 1904 in Quitman, Wood Co., Texas.² She married Cecil Rhodes Chamberlin, son of Willard Chamberlin and Lucinda Morse Parham, on 12 September 1925 at the Texas Hotel in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas.^1,3,4 She died on 8 June 1988 at age 83.² She was buried at Frederick Memorial Cemetery in Frederick, Tillman Co., Oklahoma.⁵
     She graduated from Frederick High School in Frederick, Tillman Co., Oklahoma, as valedictorian.³
     She and her husband Cecil are listed in Frederick in the censuses from 1930 to 1950. Her mother May Mounts was living with them in 1940 and 1950.^6,7,8
     In 1938 she was elected treasurer of the Oklahoma state chapter of the Philanthropic Educational Organization.⁹