Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Park was born on 17 March 1875, in Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas, United States, her father, Columbus Craig Park, was 37 and her mother, Sarah Ann Standiford, was 35. She married James Ervin Davis on 31 August 1893, in Corning, Randolph, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States in 1939 and North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States in 1977. She died on 28 March 1958, in Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States.
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- Elizabeth Paston in household of Head Thomas D Paston, "United States Census, 1920"
- Lizzie Park, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
- Elizabeth Park Poston, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1880
1880 United States Federal Population Census; population 1,899
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Korean Young, Sang, Sung, Yong, Jung, Jong, Chan, Jae, Jin, Kwang, Kyung, Myung, Chong, Chang, Chung, Byung, Min, Moon, Chul, Hae, Jeong, Dae, Seong, Myong.
English and Scottish: from Middle English and Older Scots parc, parke, perk ‘park, enclosure’ (Old French parc), often referring to the grounds of a manor house or a deer park where the lord hunted. The name was probably synonymous with Parker , denoting an officer who looked after a park for the lord of the manor.
English and Scottish: from a medieval pet form of the personal name Peter . Compare Parkin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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