James Edward PARHAM

1912 - 1954  (42 years)

• Name	James Edward PARHAM  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	15 Mar 1912	Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Edward PARHAM  [7, 8]
  Census	16 Apr 1940	Shawswick, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [7]
  Census	7 Apr 1950	Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [8]
  Social Security Number	307-10-0089  [2]
  Death	Jun 1954  [2]
  Person ID	I4607	Rivera Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025

  
  

  Family	Clara Ellen STAFFORD,   b. 1 Oct 1915, Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. 29 Aug 2003, Dunn Memorial Hospital/Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1937	Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [1, 5, 6]
  Children	> 1. Jane Ellen PARHAM   2. James Edward PARHAM
  Family ID	F1690	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1283] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001. Name: Clara Ellen Stafford Gender: Female Race: White Age: 22 Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage) Birth Date: 1 Oct 1915 Birth Place: Bedford, Indiana Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1937 Marriage Place: Bedford, Indiana, United States Residence Place: Bedford, Indiana Father: Burlin Stafford Mother: Goldia Harrell Spouse: James Edward Parham Birth Date: 15 Mar 1912 Birth Place: Bedford, Indiana Page: 306 [S920] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Name: James Edward Parham Birth Date: 15 Mar 1912 Death Date: Jun 1954 Claim Date: 21 Jul 1954 SSN: 307100089 [S1479] Lawrence County, Indiana, U.S., Marriage Records, 1952-2023. Name: Jane Ellen Parham Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 28 Apr 1940 Birth Place: Lawrence Marriage License Date: 23 Nov 1960 Marriage Date: 23 Nov 1960 Marriage Place: Bedford Father: James Edward Parham Mother: Clara Parham Spouse: Walter Eugene Smith Birth Date: 12 Mar 1936 Birth Place: Lawrence Certificate Number: 269 [S991] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944. Name: James Edward Parham Gender: Male Birth Date: 15 Mar 1912 Birth Place: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Father: Albert L. Parham Mother: Rose Bahr Certificate Number: 28730 Roll number: 40474_357958 Volume Range: 535 - 539 [S989] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012. Name: James Edward Parham Gender: Male Race: White Marriage Age: 25 Birth Date: 15 Mar 1912 Birth Place: Bedford, Indiana Marriage License Date: 24 Dec 1937 Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1937 Marriage Place: Lawrence, Indiana, USA Residence Place: Bedford, Indiana Father: Burt Parham Mother: Rosa Bahr Spouse: Clara Ellen Stafford Gender: Female Race: White Marriage Age: 22 Birth Date: 1 Oct 1915 Birth Place: Bedford, Indiana Officiator: Joel Lee Jones [S1519] Obituary of Clara Ellen PARHAM. Clara Ellen Parham of Bedford, IN, died Friday, August 29, 2003, at Dunn Memorial Hospital. Born on October 1, 1915, in Lawrence County, IN, she was the daughter of Berlin and Goldia (Harrell) Stafford. She married J. Edward Parham on December 24, 1936, and he preceded her in death. Surviving are one son, James E. Parham of Maitland, FL; one daughter, Jane Smith of Bedford, IN; two sisters, Helen Grubb of Bedford, IN, and Rose Hardwick of Florida; and one brother, J. Eugene Stafford of New Mexico. She was preceded in death by one brother, Gordon Stafford; and two sisters, Marguerite Davis and Roberta Boruff. For many years she was property manager for Presidential Estates in Madison, IN. She was a member of the First Christian Church and of the Eastern Star. Services for Clara Ellen Parham will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, September 3rd, at the Day & Carter Mortuary. Burial will follow in Cresthaven Memory Gardens. [S1517] 1940 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lawrence, Bedford, Shawswick Township, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 9, Enumeration District No. 47-21, Sheet No. 8B. Lines 60 thru 61 [S1518] 1950 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lawrence, Bedford, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 47-39, Sheet No. 6. Lines 21 thru 24