Lucinda Viletta WoodAge: 70 years1841–1912
- Name
- Lucinda Viletta Wood
- Given names
- Lucinda Viletta
- Surname
- Wood
 Birth | May 12, 1841 32 23 |
 Birth of a brother | Andrew Linza Wood October 26, 1842 (Age 17 months) |
| Death of a father | William Linza Wood January 8, 1845 (Age 3 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 14 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Viola Alverda Parke August 15, 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 brother | Andrew Linza Wood March 4, 1901 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a mother | Polly Ann Tharp February 12, 1904 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Nancy Jane Parke February 16, 1905 (Age 63 years) |
 Death | January 30, 1912 (Age 70 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Linza Wood Birth: June 17, 1808 Death: January 8, 1845 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States |
| 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: — |
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| herself |
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 younger brother |
Andrew Linza Wood Birth: October 26, 1842 34 24 — Delaware, Iowa, United States Death: March 4, 1901 — Glasford, Tazewell, Illinois, United States |
| Mother’s family with Elbert Taylor Parke Sr. |
| step-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 |
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 |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Elbert Parke - Household
Tazewell, Illinois
Taylor & Mary are Parke's |