Brief Life History of Dora Hervey
When Dora Hervey Parks was born on 14 May 1873, in Dunlap, Peoria, Illinois, United States, her father, John Howard Parks, was 38 and her mother, Dorothy Glen Hervey, was 30. She died on 7 July 1879, at the age of 6, and was buried in Prospect Cemetery, Dunlap, Peoria, Illinois, United States.
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- Dora Hervey Parks, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (4)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
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.
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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