Esther Ellen Sparhawk

Brief Life History of Esther Ellen

When Esther Ellen Sparhawk was born on 11 June 1907, in King, Washington, United States, her father, Lafayette Fremont Sparhawk, was 43 and her mother, Bertha Emily Whipp, was 30. She married Edgar Earl Wood on 26 May 1931, in Clark, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Trout Lake Election Precinct, Klickitat, Washington, United States in 1940 and United States in 1949. She died on 3 September 1986, in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Manor Wilson Bridge Cemetery, Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edgar Earl Wood
1907–1969
Esther Ellen Sparhawk
1907–1986
Marriage: 26 May 1931
Ardice Dorothy Wood
1933–1985

Sources (16)

  • Esther E Wood, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Esther Sparhawk, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
  • Esther Ellen Wood, "Washington, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"

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World Events (8)

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

1910 · Women Gain the Right to Vote in Washington

On November 8, 1910, Washington became the first state to allow women to vote. This event would lead to the long battle by women in all the states to fight for the right to vote. This would happen 10 years later.

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English sparhauk ‘sparrowhawk’, used either as a personal name or as a medieval nickname for someone thought to resemble the bird.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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