When Syntha Parker was born on 10 May 1819, in South Carolina, United States, her father, William Parker, was 43 and her mother, Matilda Mary House, was 23. She married William Pitt on 26 March 1841, in Marshall, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Walker, Alabama, United States in 1850 and Justice Precinct 3, Lamar, Texas, United States in 1880. She died on 2 June 1890, in Texas, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Twin Cemetery, Farmersville, Collin, Texas, United States.
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The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
"On June 16, 1822, Denmark Vesey a free and self-educated African American leads a slave rebellion called ""the rising."" The interesting thing about this rebellion is that it does not really happen. The only thing the judges have to go on is the testimony of people that witness it."
Historical Boundaries: 1840: Lamar, Republic of Texas 1845: Lamar, Texas, United States
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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