Oliver Hazzard “Perry” ParkeAge: 82 years1854–1936
- Name
- Oliver Hazzard “Perry” Parke
- Given names
- Oliver Hazzard
- Surname
- Parke
- Nickname
- Perry
 Birth | March 20, 1854 44 36 |
 Birth of a sister | Lydia Leoma Parke April 18, 1856 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Viola Alverda Parke August 15, 1858 (Age 4 years) |
 No Children | Checked 1920 & 1930 Census Records just Oliver & Lena in LA. |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 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 6 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lydia Leoma Parke December 11, 1860 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 7 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 12 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 12 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 14 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 16 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Jacob Parke May 11, 1874 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 23 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Ester Lena Overman — View this family estimated 1888 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a father | Elbert Taylor Parke Sr. March 28, 1898 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 44 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 |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Andrew Linza Wood March 4, 1901 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a mother | Polly Ann Tharp February 12, 1904 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Jane Parke February 16, 1905 (Age 50 years) |
| Census | April 10, 1910 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Lucinda Viletta Wood January 30, 1912 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Curtis Parke October 4, 1912 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a brother | Elbert Taylor Parke Jr. May 12, 1916 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 61 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 62 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 63 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/ |
| Death of a sister | Polly Ann Parke December 31, 1922 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Delilah Parke July 21, 1925 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Sarah “Sally” Parke October 1927 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 75 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Death | July 15, 1936 (Age 82 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 himself |
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 Ester Lena Overman |
| himself |
Oliver Hazzard “Perry” Parke Birth: March 20, 1854 44 36 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: July 15, 1936 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| wife |
Ester Lena Overman Birth: May 30, 1861 — Wayne, Henry, Indiana, United States Death: March 30, 1943 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1888 — |
| 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 | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Oliver Hazzard Perry Parke - Household
220 E. 27th St. Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Birth dates are different -b | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Oliver Hazzard Perry Parke - Household
220 East 30th St. Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Olivers 2nd Marriage -b |