James Elbert ParkeAge: 79 years1859–1939
- Name
- James Elbert Parke
- Given names
- James Elbert
- Surname
- Parke
 Birth | October 8, 1859 26 21 |
 Marriage | Elizabeth Wiggins — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Emoline Parke May 30, 1861 (Age 19 months) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 17 months)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 |
| Birth of a brother | Seth Thomas Parke February 11, 1866 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 7 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 7 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a sister | Margaret Jane Parke December 7, 1868 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 9 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 1, 1870 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elizabeth Ann Parke February 20, 1871 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Delilah Rose “Lila” Parke November 23, 1875 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a mother | Margaret Woodworth November 3, 1878 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 18 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 23, 1880 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Emoline Parke September 2, 1886 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Elbert Taylor Parke Sr. March 28, 1898 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 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 father | Curtis Parke October 4, 1912 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 56 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 57 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 58 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 69 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 | January 11, 1939 (Age 79 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Curtis Parke Birth: June 30, 1833 23 22 — Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: October 4, 1912 — Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States |
| mother |
Margaret Woodworth Birth: March 16, 1838 — Indiana, United States Death: November 3, 1878 — Linn, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: December 23, 1858 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States |
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9 months himself |
James Elbert Parke Birth: October 8, 1859 26 21 — Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States Death: January 11, 1939 — Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States |
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20 months younger sister |
Mary Emoline Parke Birth: May 30, 1861 27 23 — Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States Death: September 2, 1886 |
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5 years younger brother |
Seth Thomas Parke Birth: February 11, 1866 32 27 — Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States Death: October 1, 1952 — Midvale, Washington, Idaho, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Margaret Jane Parke Birth: December 7, 1868 35 30 — Potosi, Linn, Kansas, United States Death: March 18, 1948 |
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2 years younger sister |
Elizabeth Ann Parke Birth: February 20, 1871 37 32 — Potosi, Linn, Kansas, United States Death: August 7, 1951 — Kansas, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Delilah Rose “Lila” Parke Birth: November 23, 1875 42 37 — Potosi, Linn, Kansas, United States Death: August 15, 1966 — Blue Mound, Linn, Kansas, United States |
| Family with Elizabeth Wiggins |
| himself |
James Elbert Parke Birth: October 8, 1859 26 21 — Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States Death: January 11, 1939 — Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth Wiggins Birth: October 19, 1877 — Idaho, United States Death: October 27, 1954 — Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States |
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Marriage: — |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Curtis Parke - Household
Potosi, Linn, Kansas
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Curtis Parke - Household
Potosi, Linn, Kansas
Listed as Parks |