Amanda Ann Gideon

Female26 April 1861–21 February 1941

Brief Life History of Amanda Ann

When Amanda Ann Gideon was born on 26 April 1861, in Van Buren, Iowa, United States, her father, Theodore Gideon, was 20 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Garrison, was 20. She married William Edward Parker on 12 December 1889, in Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Van Buren, Jackson, Iowa, United States in 1925 and Village Township, Van Buren, Iowa, United States in 1930. She died on 21 February 1941, in Salt Creek Township, Davis, Iowa, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Davis, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Edward Parker
1869–1959
Amanda Ann Gideon
1861–1941
Marriage: 12 December 1889
Mary Olive Parker
1892–1989
Iva Eleanor Parker
1894–1976
Alva Cecil Parker
1896–1912
Mabel Ruth Parker
1901–1991

Sources (34)

  • Amanda Gideon in household of Mary Faunce, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
  • Amanda A. Gideon, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Amanda Ann Parker, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 December 1889Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, United States
  • Children (4)

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    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1863

    Age 2

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1867 · The Burtis Opera House

    Age 6

    The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.

    1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

    Age 21

    A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

    Name Meaning

    Jewish: from the Biblical name meaning ‘one who cuts down’ inHebrew. It was borne by an Israelite leader appointed to deliver hispeople from the Midianites (Judges 6:14).

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

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