Elbert Taylor Parke Sr.Age: 88 years1809–1898
- Name
- Elbert Taylor Parke Sr.
- Given names
- Elbert Taylor
- Surname
- Parke
- Name suffix
- Sr.
 Birth | July 7, 1809 39 38 |
 Birth of a sister | Lourana “Lourany” Parke 1811 (Age 17 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Oliver H P “Perry” Parke November 10, 1813 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 2 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
 Marriage | Mary “Polly” Hacket — View this family September 20, 1831 (Age 22 years) Note: Madison County, Kentucky Marriage Records, 1790-1843 |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 22 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a son #1 | Curtis Parke June 30, 1833 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Jacob Parke June 25, 1835 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 26 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a son #3 | Bazel Perry Parke July 12, 1838 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ann “Nancy” Shemwell about 1840 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Sarah “Sally” Parke April 16, 1841 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Delilah Parke February 25, 1843 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a wife | Mary “Polly” Hacket April 26, 1844 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a son | Bazel Perry Parke August 13, 1844 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a father | James Parke Sr. before 1846 (Age 36 years) |
| Marriage | Polly Ann Tharp — View this family December 27, 1846 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Elbert Taylor Parke Jr. March 31, 1848 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 36 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Polly Ann Parke August 10, 1850 (Age 41 years) |
 Census | December 19, 1850 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Nancy Jane Parke April 2, 1852 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Oliver Hazzard “Perry” Parke March 20, 1854 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Lydia Leoma Parke April 18, 1856 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #11 | Viola Alverda Parke August 15, 1858 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Washington Crawley — Sarah “Sally” Parke — View this family September 5, 1858 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Curtis Parke — Margaret Woodworth — View this family December 23, 1858 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | James Elbert Parke October 8, 1859 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 47 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | August 6, 1860 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Lydia Leoma Parke December 11, 1860 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Mary Emoline Parke May 30, 1861 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Clara Parke July 27, 1863 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 51 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Seth Thomas Parke February 11, 1866 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 57 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 57 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Margaret Jane Parke December 7, 1868 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Ramey — Polly Ann Parke — View this family December 5, 1869 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 59 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | June 16, 1870 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Elbert Thornton Ramey September 19, 1870 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Elizabeth Ann Parke February 20, 1871 (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Brown G Searl — Nancy Jane Parke — View this family calculated 1871 (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Jacob Parke — Mary Elizabeth Gatewood — View this family February 9, 1872 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | William Marion Francis Parke November 24, 1872 (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Theodore W Vanosdol — Delilah Parke — View this family April 20, 1873 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Dr. William Taylor Ramey January 19, 1874 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a son | Jacob Parke May 11, 1874 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | William Elbert Vanosdol January 14, 1875 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Alice Alverda “Allie” Searl May 5, 1875 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Delilah Rose “Lila” Parke November 23, 1875 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Charles Perry Vanosdol July 1, 1876 (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Elbert Taylor Parke Jr. — Emma A Overman — View this family August 22, 1878 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 68 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Parke 1880 (Age 70 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Lulu Catherine Vanosdol March 18, 1881 (Age 71 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Frank J Phillips — Viola Alverda Parke — View this family January 31, 1882 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Claud Marquis Phillips November 14, 1882 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Mary Emoline Parke September 2, 1886 (Age 77 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Oliver Hazzard “Perry” Parke — Ester Lena Overman — View this family estimated 1888 (Age 78 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | John Elbert Phillips July 2, 1889 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lourana “Lourany” Parke 1892 (Age 82 years) |
| Death of a brother | Oliver H P “Perry” Parke October 19, 1892 (Age 83 years) |
 Death | March 28, 1898 (Age 88 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasanton Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Parke Sr. Birth: about 1770 — Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States Death: before 1846 — Madison, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Ann “Nancy” Shemwell Birth: 1771 — Maryland, United States Death: about 1840 — Madison, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 2, 1799 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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10 years himself |
Elbert Taylor Parke Sr. Birth: July 7, 1809 39 38 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: March 28, 1898 — Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States |
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-5 years elder brother |
Joseph Parke Birth: 1804 34 33 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: 1880 — Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States |
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8 years younger sister |
Lourana “Lourany” Parke Birth: 1811 41 40 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: 1892 — Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Oliver H P “Perry” Parke Birth: November 10, 1813 43 42 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: October 19, 1892 — Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Mary “Polly” Hacket |
| himself |
Elbert Taylor Parke Sr. Birth: July 7, 1809 39 38 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: March 28, 1898 — Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States |
| wife |
Mary “Polly” Hacket Birth: February 22, 1811 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 26, 1844 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: September 20, 1831 — Madison, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months son |
Curtis Parke Birth: June 30, 1833 23 22 — Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: October 4, 1912 — Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States |
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2 years son |
Jacob Parke Birth: June 25, 1835 25 24 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: May 11, 1874 — Linn, Kansas, United States |
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3 years son |
Bazel Perry Parke Birth: July 12, 1838 29 27 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: August 13, 1844 |
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3 years daughter |
Sarah “Sally” Parke Birth: April 16, 1841 31 30 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: October 1927 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Delilah Parke Birth: February 25, 1843 33 32 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: July 21, 1925 — Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Polly Ann Tharp |
| himself |
Elbert Taylor Parke Sr. Birth: July 7, 1809 39 38 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: March 28, 1898 — Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States |
| wife |
Polly Ann Tharp Birth: November 1, 1817 — Champaign, Ohio, United States Death: February 12, 1904 — Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: December 27, 1846 — Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States |
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15 months son |
Elbert Taylor Parke Jr. Birth: March 31, 1848 38 30 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: May 12, 1916 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Polly Ann Parke Birth: August 10, 1850 41 32 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: December 31, 1922 — Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States |
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20 months daughter |
Nancy Jane Parke Birth: April 2, 1852 42 34 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: February 16, 1905 — Gravity, Taylor, Iowa, United States |
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2 years son |
Oliver Hazzard “Perry” Parke Birth: March 20, 1854 44 36 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: July 15, 1936 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Lydia Leoma Parke Birth: April 18, 1856 46 38 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: December 11, 1860 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Viola Alverda Parke Birth: August 15, 1858 49 40 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: April 20, 1948 |
| William Linza Wood + Polly Ann Tharp |
| wife’s husband |
William Linza Wood Birth: June 17, 1808 Death: January 8, 1845 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Polly Ann Tharp Birth: November 1, 1817 — Champaign, Ohio, United States Death: February 12, 1904 — Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| step-daughter |
Lucinda Viletta Wood Birth: May 12, 1841 32 23 — Iowa, United States Death: January 30, 1912 — Kansas, United States |
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17 months step-son |
Andrew Linza Wood Birth: October 26, 1842 34 24 — Delaware, Iowa, United States Death: March 4, 1901 — Glasford, Tazewell, Illinois, United States |
Elbert Taylor Parke Sr. has 8 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (8)
Parents Isaac Shemwell Jr. + Nancy …
Parents Benjamin Davis + Susanna “Susan” Shemwell
| Marriage | Madison County, Kentucky Marriage Records, 1790-1843 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Elbert Parke - Household
Tazewell, Illinois
Taylor & Mary are Parke's | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Elbert Parke - Household
Spring Lake, Tazewell, Illinois
Deliah is a Wood? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Elbert Taylor Parke Sr. - Household
Potosi, Linn, Kansas
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Elbert Taylor Parke Sr. - Household
Linn, Kansas
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