Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth
When Mary Elizabeth Parkhurst was born on 19 November 1845, in Indiana, United States, her father, Robert Samuel Parkhurst, was 22 and her mother, Lucretia Henry, was 23. She married Iverson Ellis Utterback on 27 February 1860. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Franklin Township, Johnson, Indiana, United States in 1860 and Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, United States for about 10 years. She died on 13 December 1933, in Grandfield, Tillman, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, United States.
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Family Time Line
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- Elizabeth Utterback in household of Alfred J Uitts, "United States Census, 1910"
- William Samuel Utterback, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
- Mary E Parkhurst in entry for William Samuel Utterback, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1867
Historical Boundaries: 1867: Montgomery, Kansas, United States
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Parkhurst, such as Parkhurst in Buxted (Sussex), which is recorded as Perkehurst in 1439, and Parkhurst in Abinger (Surrey), which is recorded as Parkherst in 1464. The placenames derive from Middle English park ‘park, enclosure’ (Old French parc) or parrok ‘enclosure, paddock’ (Old English pearroc) + hirste ‘hillock, copse’ (Old English hyrst).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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