Brief Life History of Shields Hoyt
When Shields Hoyt Parkison was born on 6 July 1902, in Grand Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, United States, his father, Ed Hoyt Parkison, was 34 and his mother, Ellen Maude Shields, was 27. He married Hila Lillian Clifford on 5 October 1929, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1930. He died on 9 July 1975, in Grand Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Grand Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, United States.
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- Shields W Parkinson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Legacy NFS Source: Shields Hoyt Parkison - Individual or family possessions: Burial record or certificate: birth: 6 July 1902; Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, United States
- Shields Hoyt Parkison, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
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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.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
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