Brief Life History of Charles Wilber
When Charles Wilber Parker was born on 4 February 1896, in Monroe Township, Darke, Ohio, United States, his father, George H Parker, was 32 and his mother, Hannah Isadora Brundage, was 31. He married Julia Ann Mothersell on 5 March 1914, in South Branch, Goodar Township, Ogemaw, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Reno Township, Iosco, Michigan, United States in 1910 and Logan Township, Ogemaw, Michigan, United States in 1930.
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- C W Parker, "United States Census, 1930"
- Wilber Parker, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Wilber Parker and Julia Mathersill, (1914), "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1903 · Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car "Sweepstakes" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
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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