William James ParkeAge: 76 years1840–1917
- Name
- William James Parke
- Given names
- William James
- Surname
- Parke
 Birth | February 3, 1840 26 23 |
 Marriage | Helen Maltilda Morgan — View this family unknown |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Ann “Nancy” Shemwell about 1840 |
| Birth of a brother | Overton Parke October 8, 1841 (Age 20 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Emily A Parke July 27, 1843 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Telitha Parke May 4, 1845 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | James Parke Sr. before 1846 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elizabeth Parke May 4, 1847 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lucy Angelina Parke December 3, 1848 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 5 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 |
 Census | October 21, 1850 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Elbert Parke January 1851 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 16 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | July 10, 1860 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 21 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 26 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 26 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 28 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 | July 7, 1870 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 37 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 | Oliver H P “Perry” Parke October 19, 1892 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Logsdon December 20, 1893 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 58 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 sister | Telitha Parke December 9, 1907 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a sister | Emily A Parke July 15, 1909 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a brother | Overton Parke June 7, 1914 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lucy Angelina Parke January 8, 1916 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 75 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 (on the date of death)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
 Death | 1917 (Age 76 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Oliver H P “Perry” Parke Birth: November 10, 1813 43 42 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: October 19, 1892 — Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Mary Logsdon Birth: June 17, 1816 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: December 20, 1893 — Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: October 24, 1838 — |
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15 months himself |
William James Parke Birth: February 3, 1840 26 23 — Illinois, United States Death: 1917 — Longmont, Boulder, Colorado, United States |
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20 months younger brother |
Overton Parke Birth: October 8, 1841 27 25 — Schuyler, Illinois, United States Death: June 7, 1914 — Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois, United States |
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22 months younger sister |
Emily A Parke Birth: July 27, 1843 29 27 — Bainbridge, Schuyler, Illinois, United States Death: July 15, 1909 — Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois, United States |
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21 months younger sister |
Telitha Parke Birth: May 4, 1845 31 28 — Schuyler, Illinois, United States Death: December 9, 1907 — Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Elizabeth Parke Birth: May 4, 1847 33 30 — Schuyler, Illinois, United States Death: October 1, 1928 — Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States |
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19 months younger sister |
Lucy Angelina Parke Birth: December 3, 1848 35 32 — Schuyler, Illinois, United States Death: January 8, 1916 — Washington, Rushville, Illinois, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Elbert Parke Birth: January 1851 37 34 — Schuyler, Illinois, United States Death: 1930 — Riverside, Riverside, California, United States |
| Family with Helen Maltilda Morgan |
| himself |
William James Parke Birth: February 3, 1840 26 23 — Illinois, United States Death: 1917 — Longmont, Boulder, Colorado, United States |
| wife |
Helen Maltilda Morgan Birth: October 30, 1850 — Camden, Schuyler, Illinois, United States Death: September 30, 1929 — Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States |
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Marriage: — |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Oliver H P “Perry” Parke - Household
Bainbridge, Schuyler, Illinois
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Oliver H P “Perry” Parke - Household
Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Oliver H P “Perry” Parke - Household
Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois
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