Sarah “Sally” ParkeAge: 86 years1841–1927
- Name
- Sarah “Sally” Parke
- Given names
- Sarah
- Surname
- Parke
- Nickname
- Sally
- Married name
- Sarah Crawley
 Birth | April 16, 1841 31 30 |
 Birth of a sister | Delilah Parke February 25, 1843 (Age 22 months) |
| Death of a mother | Mary “Polly” Hacket April 26, 1844 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a brother | Bazel Perry Parke August 13, 1844 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | James Parke Sr. before 1846 (Age 4 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Elbert Taylor Parke Sr. — Polly Ann Tharp — View this family December 27, 1846 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Elbert Taylor Parke Jr. March 31, 1848 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 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 half-sister | Polly Ann Parke August 10, 1850 (Age 9 years) |
 Census | December 19, 1850 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Nancy Jane Parke April 2, 1852 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Oliver Hazzard “Perry” Parke March 20, 1854 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Lydia Leoma Parke April 18, 1856 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Viola Alverda Parke August 15, 1858 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | George Washington Crawley — View this family September 5, 1858 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 15 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a half-sister | Lydia Leoma Parke December 11, 1860 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 19 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 25 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 25 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 27 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 |
| Death of a brother | Jacob Parke May 11, 1874 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 36 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 father | Elbert Taylor Parke Sr. March 28, 1898 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 56 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a husband | George Washington Crawley before 1900 (Age 58 years) |
| Census | June 21, 1900 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Nancy Jane Parke February 16, 1905 (Age 63 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a brother | Curtis Parke October 4, 1912 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Elbert Taylor Parke Jr. May 12, 1916 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 74 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 75 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 76 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 6, 1920 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Polly Ann Parke December 31, 1922 (Age 81 years) |
| Death of a sister | Delilah Parke July 21, 1925 (Age 84 years) |
 Death | October 1927 (Age 86 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Elbert Taylor Parke Sr. Birth: July 7, 1809 39 38 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: March 28, 1898 — Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States |
| mother |
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 elder brother |
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 elder brother |
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 elder brother |
Bazel Perry Parke Birth: July 12, 1838 29 27 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: August 13, 1844 |
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3 years herself |
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 younger sister |
Delilah Parke Birth: February 25, 1843 33 32 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: July 21, 1925 — Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States |
| Father’s family with Polly Ann Tharp |
| father |
Elbert Taylor Parke Sr. Birth: July 7, 1809 39 38 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: March 28, 1898 — Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States |
| step-mother |
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 half-brother |
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 half-sister |
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 half-sister |
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 half-brother |
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 half-sister |
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 half-sister |
Viola Alverda Parke Birth: August 15, 1858 49 40 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: April 20, 1948 |
| Family with George Washington Crawley |
| husband |
George Washington Crawley Birth: about 1825 — Kentucky, United States Death: before 1900 |
| herself |
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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Marriage: September 5, 1858 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States |
Sarah “Sally” Parke has 13 first cousins recorded
Father's family (13)
Parents Henry Harper + Lourana “Lourany” Parke
Parents Oliver H P “Perry” Parke + Mary Logsdon
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Elbert Parke - Household
Tazewell, Illinois
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Ramey - Household
1st. Ave Wellston, Lincoln, Oklahoma
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Ramey - Household
Mcelroy, Pawnee, Oklahoma
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Mary Ann “Polly” Parke - Household
2210 West Pikes Peak Ave Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado
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| Note | No Children? Found 1875 Kansas, 1880, 1900, 1910, & in 1920 there is a Daniel Crawley
Age in 1870: 14
Birth Date: abt 1856
Birthplace: Illinois
but they were not married until 1858. -b |