Frank George Park

Brief Life History of Frank George

When Frank George Park was born on 1 September 1884, in Minnesota, United States, his father, Franklin Leonard Park, was 42 and his mother, Miranda Ayers, was 31. He married Grace Gertrude Simmons on 25 December 1908, in Cowiche, Yakima, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Center Creek Township, Martin, Minnesota, United States in 1895 and Cowiche, Yakima, Washington, United States for about 10 years. He died on 18 October 1955, in Yakima, Washington, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Tahoma Cemetery, Yakima, Yakima, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frank George Park
1884–1955
Grace Gertrude Simmons
1889–1959
Marriage: 25 December 1908
Gertrude Elizabeth Park
1909–2004
Hazel Margaret Park
1910–1995
Alvin George Park
1913–2003
Doris Maxine Park
1916–2006

Sources (33)

  • Frank Park, "Minnesota State Census, 1895"
  • Frank Park, "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965"
  • H G Park, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1889 · Washington Becomes a State

On November 11, 1889, Washington Territory became Washington State the 42nd state to enter the Union. The state was named in honor of George Washington.

1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

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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