Lourana “Lourany” ParkeAge: 81 years1811–1892
- Name
- Lourana “Lourany” Parke
- Given names
- Lourana
- Surname
- Parke
- Married name
- Lourana Harper
- Nickname
- Lourany
 Birth | 1811 41 40 |
 Birth of a brother | Oliver H P “Perry” Parke November 10, 1813 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 12 months)Note: 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 21 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 24 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Elizabeth Harper June 12, 1837 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ann “Nancy” Shemwell about 1840 (Age 29 years) |
 Marriage | Henry Harper — View this family January 19, 1843 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Nancy Jane “Nannie” Harper April 1845 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Thomas Harper August 1845 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | James Parke Harper November 1845 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a father | James Parke Sr. before 1846 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 35 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 |
| Birth of a son #5 | William H Harper May 1850 (Age 39 years) |
 Census | September 25, 1850 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Mary Ann Harper about 1851 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 46 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | June 19, 1860 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 50 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 56 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 56 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 58 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 15, 1870 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Ann Harper after 1870 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Elizabeth Harper September 12, 1871 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Henry Harper April 1875 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Alexander Harper February 5, 1877 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a husband | Henry Harper March 17, 1877 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 67 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 69 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a brother | Oliver H P “Perry” Parke October 19, 1892 (Age 81 years) |
 Death | 1892 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Richmond 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 herself |
Lourana “Lourany” Parke Birth: 1811 41 40 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: 1892 — Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
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 Henry Harper |
| husband |
Henry Harper Birth: June 10, 1809 — Union City, Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: March 17, 1877 — Madison, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Lourana “Lourany” Parke Birth: 1811 41 40 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: 1892 — Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 19, 1843 — Madison, Kentucky, United States |
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-6 years daughter |
Elizabeth Harper Birth: June 12, 1837 28 26 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: September 12, 1871 — Madison, Kentucky, United States |
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8 years daughter |
Nancy Jane “Nannie” Harper Birth: April 1845 35 34 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: April 3, 1919 — Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, United States |
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5 months son |
Thomas Harper Birth: August 1845 36 34 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1900 — Tipton, Madison, Kentucky, United States |
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4 months son |
James Parke Harper Birth: November 1845 36 34 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1905 — Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States |
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5 years son |
William H Harper Birth: May 1850 40 39 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1910 — Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months daughter |
Mary Ann Harper Birth: about 1851 41 40 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1870 — Union Township, Madison, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Henry Harper - Household
Madison, Kentucky
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Henry Harper - Household
Madison, Kentucky
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Henry Harper - Household
Union, Madison, Kentucky
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Lourana Parke - Household
Union, Madison, Kentucky
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