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Silvas G ParkerAge: 93 years19182011

Name
Silvas G Parker
Given names
Silvas G
Surname
Parker
Birth 1918 34 22
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918

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 sisterOreva I Parker
1920 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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 12 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherHiram Presley Ables
May 11, 1930 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 32 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 fatherJohn Thomas Parker
March 1964 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 of a brotherGarthel Groom Parker
November 6, 1989 (Age 71 years)
Death of a motherAnna Colleen Ables
November 26, 1993 (Age 75 years)
Death May 11, 2011 (Age 93 years)
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father
mother
Anna Colleen Ables
Birth: June 18, 1895 31 24Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 26, 1993Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States
Marriage: March 30, 1913Stewart, Tennessee, United States
1 year
elder brother
Garthel Groom Parker
Birth: April 4, 1914 30 18Rupert, Minidoka, Idaho, United States
Death: November 6, 1989Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States
5 years
himself
Silvas G Parker
Birth: 1918 34 22Tennessee, United States
Death: May 11, 2011Everett, Snohomish, Washington, United States
3 years
younger sister
Oreva I Parker
Birth: 1920 36 24Tennessee, United States
Death: October 2, 2015

Silvas G Parker has 4 first cousins recorded

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Parker - Household

Vanouver, Clark, Washington, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Parker, John TheadMW46M30TNTNTNcontractorbuilding
Parker, Anna CwifeFW34M17TNTNTN
Parker, Garthel GsonMW15SIDTNTN
Parker, Silvas GsonMW12STNTNTN
Parker, Oreva IdaughterFW10STNTNTN
Ables, Fannie Bmother in lawFW59WdTNTNTN