The Shemwell Family

Mary Emoline ParkeAge: 25 years18611886

Name
Mary Emoline Parke
Given names
Mary Emoline
Surname
Parke
Married name
Mary Emoline Crow
Birth May 30, 1861 27 23
MarriageWalter CrowView this family
unknown

Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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 brotherSeth Thomas Parke
February 11, 1866 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 5 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 5 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterMargaret Jane Parke
December 7, 1868 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 7 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 9 years)
Birth of a sisterElizabeth Ann Parke
February 20, 1871 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterDelilah Rose “Lila” Parke
November 23, 1875 (Age 14 years)
Death of a motherMargaret Woodworth
November 3, 1878 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 16 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 19 years)
Death September 2, 1886 (Age 25 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 23, 1858Tazewell, Illinois, United States
9 months
elder brother
James Elbert Parke
Birth: October 8, 1859 26 21Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Death: January 11, 1939Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States
20 months
herself
Mary Emoline Parke
Birth: May 30, 1861 27 23Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Death: September 2, 1886
5 years
younger brother
Seth Thomas Parke
Birth: February 11, 1866 32 27Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Death: October 1, 1952Midvale, Washington, Idaho, United States
3 years
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
Elizabeth Ann Parke
Birth: February 20, 1871 37 32Potosi, Linn, Kansas, United States
Death: August 7, 1951Kansas, United States
5 years
younger sister
Delilah Rose “Lila” Parke
Birth: November 23, 1875 42 37Potosi, Linn, Kansas, United States
Death: August 15, 1966Blue Mound, Linn, Kansas, United States
Family with Walter Crow - View this family
husband
herself
Mary Emoline Parke
Birth: May 30, 1861 27 23Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Death: September 2, 1886
Marriage:

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Curtis Parke - Household

Potosi, Linn, Kansas

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Parke, Curtishead35MWFarmerKY
Parke, Margaretwife31FWIN
Parke, James Eson10MWIL
Parke, Mary Edaughter9FWIL
Parke, Seth Tson4MWIL
Parke, Margaret Jdaughter1FWKS

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Curtis Parke - Household

Potosi, Linn, Kansas

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Parke, CurtisWM45headWdFarmerKYKYKY
Parke, JamesWM21sonSHelps on farmILKYIN
Parke, Mary EWF19daughterSKeeping houseILKYIN
Parke, Seth TWM14sonSHelps on farmILKYIN
Parke, Margaret JWF11daughterSGoing to schoolKSKYIN
Parke, ElizabethWF9daughterSGoing to schoolKSKYIN
Parke, Rosa DWF4daughterSAt homeKSKYIN

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