Maggie Lee Parker

Brief Life History of Maggie Lee

When Maggie Lee Parker was born on 13 February 1901, in Coalgate, Coal, Oklahoma, United States, her father, John Arthur Parker, was 28 and her mother, Katherine Marilla Burton, was 19. She married Edward Holder on 17 July 1920, in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. She lived in Patterson Township, Jefferson, Oklahoma, United States in 1910 and Justice Precinct 1, Wichita, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 10 July 1985, in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Crestview Cemetery, Wichita, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edward Holder
1894–1971
Maggie Lee Parker
1901–1985
Marriage: 17 July 1920
Curtis Auburn Holder
1921–2005
Infant Boy Holder
1924–1924
George Wayne Holder
1927–2005
John Arthur Holder
1931–2008
James Edward "Jim" Holder
1940–1966

Sources (20)

  • Maggie L Holder, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Maggie Parker, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
  • Maggie Lee Parker Holder, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

1905 · Construction of the Praetorian Building

Texas completed the construction of the Praetorian Building (Stone Plane Tower) in 1909. It was the first skyscraper in Texas and the Southwestern United States. The building had 15 stories and was 190 ft tall.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

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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