Oliver H P “Perry” ParkeAge: 78 years1813–1892
- Name
- Oliver H P “Perry” Parke
- Given names
- Oliver H P
- Surname
- Parke
- Nickname
- Perry
 Birth | November 10, 1813 43 42 |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 18 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 21 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
 Marriage | Mary Logsdon — View this family October 24, 1838 (Age 24 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | William James Parke February 3, 1840 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ann “Nancy” Shemwell about 1840 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Overton Parke October 8, 1841 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Emily A Parke July 27, 1843 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Telitha Parke May 4, 1845 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a father | James Parke Sr. before 1846 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Elizabeth Parke May 4, 1847 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Lucy Angelina Parke December 3, 1848 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 32 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 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Elbert Parke January 1851 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 43 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 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Hastings Black — Telitha Parke — View this family 1862 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 47 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 53 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 53 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 55 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 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William Louis Hedrick December 15, 1870 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 64 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 brother | Joseph Parke 1880 (Age 66 years) |
| Census | June 17, 1880 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Cary R Allen October 1888 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lourana “Lourany” Parke 1892 (Age 78 years) |
 Death | October 19, 1892 (Age 78 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Langford Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Parke Sr. Birth: about 1770 — Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States Death: before 1846 — Madison, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Ann “Nancy” Shemwell Birth: 1771 — Maryland, United States Death: about 1840 — Madison, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 2, 1799 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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10 years elder brother |
Elbert Taylor Parke Sr. Birth: July 7, 1809 39 38 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: March 28, 1898 — Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States |
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-5 years elder brother |
Joseph Parke Birth: 1804 34 33 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: 1880 — Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States |
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8 years elder sister |
Lourana “Lourany” Parke Birth: 1811 41 40 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: 1892 — Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years himself |
Oliver H P “Perry” Parke Birth: November 10, 1813 43 42 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: October 19, 1892 — Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Mary Logsdon |
| himself |
Oliver H P “Perry” Parke Birth: November 10, 1813 43 42 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: October 19, 1892 — Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
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 son |
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 son |
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 daughter |
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 daughter |
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 daughter |
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 daughter |
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 son |
Elbert Parke Birth: January 1851 37 34 — Schuyler, Illinois, United States Death: 1930 — Riverside, Riverside, California, United States |
| 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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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Oliver H P “Perry” Parke - Household
Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois
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