Descendants of William Parham Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM1 PARHAM He married PEGGY ?. Children of WILLIAM PARHAM and PEGGY ? are: i. POSEY2 PARHAM, b. Abt. 1779, VA; d. Bef. 1800, Buncombe Co., NC. ii. MARTHA PARHAM, b. Abt. 1780, VA; m. HENRY CARTER, 10-11-1797, Wilkes Co., NC; b. Abt. 1775, NC; d. Abt. 1875, Gilmer, GA. iii. MITCHEL PARHAM, b. Abt. 1787, NC; m. (1) KIZIAH MORRIS; m. (2) POLLY ?; b. Abt. 1823, NC. 2. iv. LITTLETON PARHAM, b. 08-31-1789, Wilkes Co., NC; d. Abt. 1860, Buncombe Co., NC. v. ELIZABETH PARHAM, b. Abt. 1790; m. WILLIAM SMITH. vi. WILLIAM PARHAM, b. Abt. 1794, NC; m. CATHERINE HUMPHERYS. Generation No. 2 2. LITTLETON2 PARHAM (WILLIAM1) was born 08-31-1789 in Wilkes Co., NC, and died Abt. 1860 in Buncombe Co., NC. He married ELIZABETH BETSY MARTIN 10-29-1810 in Rutherford Co., NC, daughter of JACOB MARTIN and CATHERINE PLEMMONS. She was born 01-21-1789 in Rutherford Co., NC. Children of LITTLETON PARHAM and ELIZABETH MARTIN are: i. MARY3 PARHAM, b. Abt. 1812; m. JOSEPH EMBLER. ii. WILLIAM S. PARHAM, b. Abt. 1813, Haywood Co., NC; m. LOUISA ROGERS. iii. MARTIN PARHAM, b. Abt. 1814, Buncombe Co., NC; d. Aft. 11-07-1855, Union Co., GA; m. UNKNOWN. iv. HUMPHERY POSEY PARHAM, b. Abt. 1816, Buncombe Co., NC; d. Aft. 1870, Buncombe Co., NC; m. MINERVA SLUDER. v. JOHN PARHAM, b. 12-01-1818, NC; d. 05-20-1887, Buncombe Co., NC; m. REBECCA TREADWAY. vi. ISABELLA PARHAM, b. 1820, Buncombe Co., NC; m. DAVID ROGERS, Abt. 1839. 3. vii. PHILLIP PARHAM, b. Abt. 1823, Buncombe Co., NC; d. Aft. 1880, Buncombe Co., NC. viii. AVERY KIMSEY PARHAM, b. 10-1825, Buncombe Co., NC; d. 09-1908, Buncombe Co., NC; m. ELIZA DIXON. ix. JOSEPH BYERS PARHAM, b. 07-04-1827, Buncombe Co., NC; d. 03-31-1905, Union Co., GA; m. ELIZA WILSON, 10-01-1846, Union Co., GA. x. FRANCIS MARION PARHAM, b. Abt. 1830, Buncombe Co., NC; d. 01-24-1863, St. Louis, MO; m. SARAH HANEY. xi. JANE ATHELINE PARHAM, b. 08-20-1831, Buncombe Co., NC; d. 08-04-1854, Buncombe Co., NC. Generation No. 3 3. PHILLIP3 PARHAM (LITTLETON2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1823 in Buncombe Co., NC, and died Aft. 1880 in Buncombe Co., NC. He married ELIZABETH CAROLYN BECK. She was born Abt. 1828, and died Aft. 1900. Children of PHILLIP PARHAM and ELIZABETH BECK are: 4. i. JOHN TAYLOR4 PARHAM, b. Abt. 1847, Buncombe Co., NC; d. Aft. 1885, Buncombe Co., NC. ii. JACOB M. PARHAM, b. 07-05-1848, Bumcombe Co.; d. 11-17-1921, Buncombe Co., NC; m. SARAH M. FOSTER, 09-20-1865, Buncombe Co., NC. iii. JOSEPH WESTLEY PARHAM, b. 03-1849, Buncombe Co., NC; m. MINERVA EMBLER, Abt. 1875. iv. MATILDA JANE PARHAM, b. Abt. 1852, Buncombe Co., NC; d. 05-13-1936, Buncombe Co., NC; m. A. H. RYMER, 10-12-1873. v. ELIZABETH PARHAM, b. Abt. 1855, Buncombe Co., NC; d. Buncombe Co., NC; m. MONTEVILLE RATCLIFF, 08-29-1874. vi. MARY PARHAM, b. Abt. 1856. vii. ANNA M. PARHAM, b. Abt. 1858, Buncombe Co., NC; d. 1911, Buncombe Co., NC; m. JAMES M. RATCLIFF, 08-09-1878, Buncombe Co., NC. viii. FANNIE LOUISA PARHAM, b. 07-1862, Buncombe Co., NC; d. 09-28-1932, Buncombe Co., NC; m. JAMES M. RATCLIFF, 08-03-1911, Buncombe Co., NC. ix. PHILLIP P. PARHAM, b. 1866. Generation No. 4 4. JOHN TAYLOR4 PARHAM (PHILLIP3, LITTLETON2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1847 in Buncombe Co., NC, and died Aft. 1885 in Buncombe Co., NC. He married MAETHA J. INGLE. She was born Abt. 1845 in Buncombe Co., NC, and died 01-22-1916 in Buncombe Co., NC. Children of JOHN PARHAM and MAETHA INGLE are: i. WILLIAM FRANKLIN5 PARHAM, b. 06-10-1868; m. FLORENCE LILLIAN CREASMAN. ii. MONROE WESLEY PARHAM, b. Abt. 1869, Buncombe Co., NC; d. 10-09-1951, Buncombe Co., NC; m. MALINDA SLUDER, 12-28-1890. iii. MARCUS IRWIN PARHAM, b. 01-22-1871, Buncombe Co., NC; d. 04-23-1928, Buncombe Co., NC. 5. iv. CHARLES LEANDER PARHAM, b. 04-03-1873, Ashville, NC; d. 09-11-1945, Spartanburg, SC. v. HATTIE M. PARHAM, b. 01-17-1876, Buncombe Co., NC; d. Buncombe Co., NC; m. RALPH WEBB ISRAEL, 09-18-1891, Buncombe Co., NC. vi. BASCOMBE ALFUS PARHAM, b. 06-08-1878, Buncombe Co., NC; d. 08-14-1944, Buncombe Co., NC; m. KITTY MAE HIPPS. vii. IVA PARHAM, b. Abt. 1879. viii. JULIA CAROLINE PARHAM, b. 07-09-1880, Buncombe Co., NC; d. 10-12-1951, Buncombe Co., NC; m. ROBERT E. LEE PLEMMONS, 05-04-1895, Madison Co., NC. ix. HILERY HORACE PARHAM, b. 05-15-1883, Buncombe Co., NC; d. 10-31-1918, Buncombe Co., NC; m. TROY FARNSWORTH, 03-07-1909, Buncombe Co., NC. x. BETTY MARINDA PARHAM, b. 06-02-1888, Buncombe Co., NC; d. 01-14-1963, Buncombe Co., NC; m. JAMES GARLAND WORLEY. Generation No. 5 5. CHARLES LEANDER5 PARHAM (JOHN TAYLOR4, PHILLIP3, LITTLETON2, WILLIAM1) was born 04-03-1873 in Ashville, NC, and died 09-11-1945 in Spartanburg, SC. He married IOWA KERLY 10-27-1898 in Hot Springs, NC, daughter of JOHN KERLY and ALELINE ?. She was born 03-25-1880 in Hot Springs, NC, and died 03-03-1939 in Buffalo, SC. Children of CHARLES PARHAM and IOWA KERLY are: i. JESSIE6 PARHAM, b. 1899; d. 01-08-1921; m. CHARLIE HAWKINS; d. 05-10-1958. ii. STELLA BELL PARHAM, b. 11-11-1900, Hot Springs, NC; d. 12-17-1940, Spartanburg, SC; m. (1) BURNETT A. CALDWELL, Abt. 1920; b. 05-03-1901, NC; d. 02-12-1921, Spartanburg, SC; m. (2) CHARLIE ROY COLE, 02-21-1925, Spartanburg, SC; b. 06-03-1901, Del Rio, TN; d. 09-28-1978, Westerville, OH. iii. LATTIE BASCOMB PARHAM, b. 08-17-1902; d. 02-20-1971. iv. CARTER ALONZO PARHAM, b. 08-25-1904. v. JOHN TAYLOR PARHAM, b. 01-17-1907, Buncombe Co., NC; m. STROCY K. JONES, 05-28-1927; b. 01-27-1910, Gafney, SC; d. 12-31-1978, Spartanburg, SC. vi. MARTHA PARHAM, b. 12-18-1908; d. Springfield, IL; m. CLIFFORD COLE; b. 08-10-1903, Del Rio, TN; d. Springfield, IL. vii. RACHEL LEONA PARHAM, b. 03-24-1911, Hot Springs, NC; m. ISSAC PADGETT, 06-29-1935, Spartanburg, SC; b. 07-20-1916, Landrums, SC; d. 01-10-1970, Union, SC. viii. WELDON HENRY PARHAM, b. 01-19-1913; m. GRACE LYNCH. ix. EDWARD PARHAM, b. 05-05-1915; d. 02-18-1918. x. LOUISE PARHAM, b. 03-21-1917; m. RILEY HANEY. xi. CLIFFORD D. S. PARHAM, b. 07-16-1919; d. Spartanburg, SC; m. GERALDINE GORMAN. xii. J. C. PARHAM, b. 06-04-1922; d. 01-07-1925. xiii. ADA MAE PARHAM, b. 02-10-1925, Spartanburg, SC; m. LEONARD PHIPPS, 12-24-1943, Buffalo, SC; b. 06-01-1924, Buffalo, SC; d. 06-16-1971, Buffalo, SC.