Brief Life History of Oscar Dallas
When Oscar Dallas Parker Sr. was born on 9 October 1844, in Allen, Indiana, United States, his father, Walter Parker, was 24 and his mother, Lucy Mosher, was 27. He married Sarah Jane Simpson on 10 October 1866, in Davis, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Perry Township, Allen, Indiana, United States for about 10 years and Iowa, United States in 1870. He died on 13 June 1872, at the age of 27, and was buried in Davis, Iowa, United States.
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- Oscar Parker in household of Walter Parker, "United States Census, 1850"
- Oscar D. Parker, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"
- Oscar Parker, "Find A Grave Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846
Iowa is the 29th state.
1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English parker ‘park-keeper’ (Old French parquier, parchier), an officer employed to look after deer and other game in a hunting park (see Park 1). This surname is also very common among African Americans. It has also been recorded since medieval times in Ireland.
Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish names.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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