Brief Life History of Parker
When Parker Hollingsworth was born on 21 May 1821, in Franklin, Indiana, United States, his father, Richard Hollingsworth, was 42 and his mother, Sarah Ann Hollingsworth, was 39. He married Mary Jay on 21 June 1843, in Amboy, Conneaut, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Redfield, Dallas, Iowa, United States in 1880 and Cherokee, Crawford, Kansas, United States in 1895. He died on 29 October 1899, in Riverton, Cherokee, Kansas, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Quaker Valley Cemetery, Riverton, Cherokee, Kansas, United States.
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- Parker Hollinsworth, "United States Census, 1850"
- Parker, "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962"
- Parker Hollingsworth, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1825 · State Capital Moves to Indianapolis
The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Hollingworth (Cheshire), Hollingworth in Butterworth (Lancashire), or possibly Hollinworth Head in Charlesworth (Derbyshire), from Old English holegn ‘holly’ + worth ‘enclosure’. The surname, which was taken to Ireland in the 17th century, has developed a variant with an unexplained medial -s- not noted in any of the placename forms.
Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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