Garthel Groom ParkerAge: 75 years1914–1989
- Name
- Garthel Groom Parker
- Given names
- Garthel Groom
- Surname
- Parker
 Birth | April 4, 1914 30 18 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 20 months)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 2 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 |
 Birth of a brother | Silvas G Parker 1918 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 3 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/ |
| Birth of a sister | Oreva I Parker 1920 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 15 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 |
 Census | April 7, 1930 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Hiram Presley Ables May 11, 1930 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 35 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a father | John Thomas Parker March 1964 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 31 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | November 6, 1989 (Age 75 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Thomas Parker Birth: about 1884 — Model, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 1964 — Clark, Washington, United States |
| mother |
Anna Colleen Ables Birth: June 18, 1895 31 24 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: November 26, 1993 — Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States |
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Marriage: March 30, 1913 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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1 year himself |
Garthel Groom Parker Birth: April 4, 1914 30 18 — Rupert, Minidoka, Idaho, United States Death: November 6, 1989 — Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Silvas G Parker Birth: 1918 34 22 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 11, 2011 — Everett, Snohomish, Washington, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Oreva I Parker Birth: 1920 36 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 2, 2015 |
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Parker - Household
Vanouver, Clark, Washington, United States
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