Alice Haskell Parks

Female2 April 1875–6 February 1943

Brief Life History of Alice Haskell

When Alice Haskell Parks was born on 2 April 1875, in Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States, her father, Frank Oscar Parks, was 34 and her mother, Lucinda Ellen Haskell, was 25. She married David Andrew Markham on 4 March 1896, in Glenn, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Glenn, California, United States in 1920 and Willows, Glenn, California, United States in 1930. She died on 6 February 1943, in Benicia, Solano, California, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Willows Cemetery, Willows, Glenn, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Andrew Markham
1872–1940
Alice Haskell Parks
1875–1943
Marriage: 4 March 1896
Gladys Emeline Markham
1897–1952
Eunice Murial Markham
1898–1949
Edgar Hanford Markham Sr.
1899–1969
Harry Parks Markham
1902–1987
Frankie Ila Markham
1905–1990
Ellen Eloise Markham
1907–1960
Alice Laverne Markham
1914–1994

Sources (23)

  • Alice H Parks in household of Frank Parks, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Alice Parks in entry for Naltor Valery Wilson and Gladys Emeline Mardham, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
  • Alice H Markham in household of David A Markham, "United States Census, 1930"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 March 1896Glenn, California, United States
  • Children (7)

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    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

    Age 1

    The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

    1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station

    Age 16

    Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 21

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    Name Meaning

    English:

    variant of Park 1 with genitival, plural, or post-medieval excrescent -s.

    variant of Perk , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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