Brief Life History of Emma Louise
When Emma Louise Threlkeld was born in May 1874, in Georgia, United States, her father, William Jefferson Threlkeld, was 24 and her mother, Mary E Nelms, was 16. She married Oscar Howard Parham about 1895, in Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in District 205, Madison, Georgia, United States for about 20 years. She died in July 1938, at the age of 64, and was buried in Comer, Madison, Georgia, United States.
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- Emma Parkam in household of Osen H Parkam, "United States Census, 1930"
- Emma Louise Ann Threlkeld Parham, "Find A Grave Index"
- Emma Therkill in entry for Earlie Cornelius Parham, "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1892
Historical Boundaries: 1892: Madison, Georgia, United States
Name Meaning
English (Cumbria): habitational name from Threlkeld in Cumbria, so named from Old Norse thrǽll ‘thrall, serf’ + kelda ‘spring, marshy place’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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