Eula Blanche Wells (1892-1969)

Eula Blanche Wells was born in December 1892 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  Eula was the daughter of Jefferson Fontain Wells and Mattie Loutisha Johnston.  Eula was raised on the family farm in Court House, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

Eula married Ollie Monroe Parham on November 30, 1910 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  Eula was 18 years old and Ollie was 27 years.  Ollie was born on January 15, 1883 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, the son of William L. Parham and Laura Katherine Settles.

Ollie and Eula were the parents of six children:

Woodrow Parham                            born & died February 8, 1913

Lucille K. Parham                            born January 19, 1914

Blanche Irene Parham                    born January 29, 1916

Jefferson L. Parham                        born December 27, 1918

Ollie Monroe Parham, Jr                 born January 14, 1928

Harold D. Parham                            born March 22, 1932

After their marriage, Ollie and Eula settled on a farm in Court House, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  Ollie was a farmer by trade.

Ollie registered for the draft for the First World War on September 12, 1918 in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  He was described as 5’ 7” tall, of medium build, with  blue eyes and light-colored hair.  Ollie did not serve in the war.

In 1940, Ollie and Eula were living on a farm on Highway 181 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  Ollie was working as a saw mill operator in a saw mill.

Ollie Monroe Parham died on June 18, 1944 in Weir, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  The cause of death listed was liver cancer, of which he had suffered for one year.  Ollie was buried near the grave of his infant son in the Cherry Grove Cemetery in Weir, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  He was 61 years old at his death.

Eula Blanche Wells Parham died in 1969 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  She was laid to rest beside her husband in the Cherry Grove Cemetery in Weir, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  Eula was 77 years old at her death.

Eula Blanche Wells

Birth & Death:  “Eula Blanche Parham,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.  (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) Accessed 8 May 2015

1900 US Census:  “Eula B Wellr,” Year: 1900; Census Place: Court House, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: 545; Page: 14A; Enumeration District:0066; FHL microfilm: 1240545.  Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

1910 US Census:  “Eula B Wells,” Year: 1910; Census Place: West Courthouse, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T624_496; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0085; FHL microfilm: 1374509.  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

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1920 US Census:  “Ulah B Parham,” Year: 1920; Census Place: Court House, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T625_593; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 92; Image: 234.  Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

1930 US Census:  “Eula Parham,” Year: 1930; Census Place: District 3, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: 771; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0018; Image: 1107.0; FHL microfilm: 2340506.  Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.

1940 US Census:  “Eula B Parham,” Year: 1940; Census Place: Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1344; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 89-28.  Ancestry.com.  1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Notes for Ollie Monroe Parham

Birth & Death:  “Allie Monroe Parham,” Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

1900 US Census:  “Ola M Parhane,” Year: 1900; Census Place: Court House, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: 545; Page: 7B; Enumeration District:0067; FHL microfilm: 1240545.  Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

Military:  “Ollie M Parham,” Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Muhlenberg; Roll: 1653661.  Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

Burial:   “Ollie M Parham,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

(http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) Accessed 8 May 2015

Notes for Woodrow Parham

Birth:  Source: Commonwealth of Kentucky Certificate of Death #5403, 1913. Son of O. M. and Eula B. (Wells) Parham. Note: the date of birth and death listed are both February 8, 1913. 

Death:  “Woodrow Parham,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

(http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) Accessed 8 May 2015