William David Park

Brief Life History of William David

When William David Park was born on 18 July 1880, in Genoa, Mexican Cession, United States, his father, Joseph Hyrum Park, was 30 and his mother, Janet Bull, was 22. He married Effie Douglas Johns on 5 January 1909, in Carson City, Ormsby, Nevada, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in East Fork Township, Douglas, Nevada, United States in 1940 and Minden, Douglas, Nevada, United States in 1950. He died on 5 May 1963, in Genoa, Mexican Cession, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Mottsville, Douglas, Nevada, United States.

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Family Time Line

William David Park
1880–1963
Effie Douglas Johns
1884–1970
Marriage: 5 January 1909
Armand Johns Park
1910–1976
Verla Hannah Park
1919–2006
Verna Janet Park
1919–2012

Sources (18)

  • William D Park, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Wm David Park, "Nevada County Birth and Death Records, 1871-1992"
  • William D. Park, "United States Western States Marriage Index"

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Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Korean Young, Sang, Sung, Yong, Jung, Jong, Chan, Jae, Jin, Kwang, Kyung, Myung, Chong, Chang, Chung, Byung, Min, Moon, Chul, Hae, Jeong, Dae, Seong, Myong.

English and Scottish: from Middle English and Older Scots parc, parke, perk ‘park, enclosure’ (Old French parc), often referring to the grounds of a manor house or a deer park where the lord hunted. The name was probably synonymous with Parker , denoting an officer who looked after a park for the lord of the manor.

English and Scottish: from a medieval pet form of the personal name Peter . Compare Parkin .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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