Myrtle “Mattie” ParksAge: 69 years1889–1958
- Name
- Myrtle “Mattie” Parks
- Given names
- Myrtle
- Surname
- Parks
- Nickname
- Mattie
- Married name
- Myrtle Whitlow
 Birth | June 21, 1889 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Marriage | Dorsey John Whitlow — View this family about 1907 (Age 17 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Eva Dell Whitlow February 1, 1908 (Age 18 years) |
 Census | April 26, 1910 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 26 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | M Lorraine Whitlow January 19, 1917 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 27 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 |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 28 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/ |
| Census | January 23, 1920 (Age 30 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Joseph Leroy Wisdom — Eva Dell Whitlow — View this family December 24, 1925 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Patsy Iona Wisdom November 14, 1926 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 40 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 12, 1930 (Age 40 years) |
 Divorce | Dorsey John Whitlow — View this family between 1931 and 1934 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Doris Jeannine Wisdom January 30, 1932 (Age 42 years) |
| Census | April 11, 1940 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 60 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 husband | Dorsey John Whitlow April 11, 1955 (Age 65 years) Cause: Heart attack - had surgery for acute appenticitis |
| Burial of a husband | Dorsey John Whitlow April 14, 1955 (Age 65 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 56 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 | December 20, 1958 (Age 69 years) Cause of death: Coronary Embolus/Essential Hypertension |
 Burial | December 24, 1958 (4 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery |
 Last change | December 9, 2015 – 02:58:04 by: Donna Osiek |
| Family with Dorsey John Whitlow |
| ex-husband |
Dorsey John Whitlow Birth: September 25, 1887 31 25 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 11, 1955 — Cassville Community Hospital, Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Myrtle “Mattie” Parks Birth: June 21, 1889 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: December 20, 1958 — Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: about 1907 — |
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Divorce: between 1931 and 1934 — Galena, Cherokee, Kansas, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Eva Dell Whitlow Birth: February 1, 1908 20 18 — Cherokee, Kansas, United States Death: March 5, 1973 — San Pablo, Contra Costa, California, United States |
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9 years daughter |
M Lorraine Whitlow Birth: January 19, 1917 29 27 — Cherokee, Kansas, United States Death: June 10, 1999 — Missouri, United States |
| Dorsey John Whitlow + Private |
| ex-husband |
Dorsey John Whitlow Birth: September 25, 1887 31 25 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 11, 1955 — Cassville Community Hospital, Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Private |
No family available
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Dorsey John Whitlow - Household
Galena, Cherokee, Kansas
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Dorsey John Whitlow - Household
Empire Street Galena, Cherokee, Kansas
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Dorsey John Whitlow - Household
Galena, Cherokee, Kansas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Leroy Wisdom - Household
Lake Street Contra Costa, California
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