Elbert Taylor Parke Jr.Age: 68 years1848–1916
- Name
- Elbert Taylor Parke Jr.
- Given names
- Elbert Taylor
- Surname
- Parke
- Name suffix
- Jr.
 Birth | March 31, 1848 38 30 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: 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 sister | Polly Ann Parke August 10, 1850 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | December 19, 1850 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Jane Parke April 2, 1852 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Oliver Hazzard “Perry” Parke March 20, 1854 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lydia Leoma Parke April 18, 1856 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Viola Alverda Parke August 15, 1858 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 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 12 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lydia Leoma Parke December 11, 1860 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 13 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 18 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 18 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 20 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 22 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Jacob Parke May 11, 1874 (Age 26 years) |
 Marriage | Emma A Overman — View this family August 22, 1878 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 29 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 29, 1880 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a father | Elbert Taylor Parke Sr. March 28, 1898 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 50 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 half-brother | Andrew Linza Wood March 4, 1901 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a mother | Polly Ann Tharp February 12, 1904 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Jane Parke February 16, 1905 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a wife | Emma A Overman after 1910 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Lucinda Viletta Wood January 30, 1912 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Curtis Parke October 4, 1912 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 67 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Death | May 12, 1916 (Age 68 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 |
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 himself |
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 younger 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 younger 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 younger 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 younger 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 younger sister |
Viola Alverda Parke Birth: August 15, 1858 49 40 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: April 20, 1948 |
| Father’s family with Mary “Polly” Hacket |
| 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 |
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 half-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 half-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 half-brother |
Bazel Perry Parke Birth: July 12, 1838 29 27 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: August 13, 1844 |
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3 years half-sister |
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 half-sister |
Delilah Parke Birth: February 25, 1843 33 32 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: July 21, 1925 — Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States |
| Mother’s family with William Linza Wood |
| step-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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| half-sister |
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 half-brother |
Andrew Linza Wood Birth: October 26, 1842 34 24 — Delaware, Iowa, United States Death: March 4, 1901 — Glasford, Tazewell, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Emma A Overman |
| himself |
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 |
| wife |
Emma A Overman Birth: February 1853 — Wayne, Henry, Indiana, United States Death: after 1910 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: August 22, 1878 — Henry, Rush, Indiana, United States |
| 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 Jr. - Household
Linn, Kansas
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| Note | No Children? Checked 1880, 1900 & 1910 Census records. -b |