Martha Faye Parker

Female31 May 1941–21 August 1996

Brief Life History of Martha Faye Parker

When Martha Faye Parker was born on 31 May 1941, in Georgia, United States, her father, John William Parker, was 23 and her mother, Edna Earl Wren, was 24. She married Thomas Jerry Barron on 16 January 1963, in Haralson, Georgia, United States. She died on 21 August 1996, in her hometown, at the age of 55, and was buried in Carroll, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Jerry Barron
1942–2014
Martha Faye Parker
1941–1996
Marriage: 16 January 1963

Sources (3)

  • Martha Faye Parker, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • Martha Faye Parker Barron, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Find A Grave

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    16 January 1963Haralson, Georgia, United States

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1942 · The Japanese American internment

    Age 1

    Caused by the tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan, the internment of Japanese Americans caused many to be forced out of their homes and forcibly relocated into concentration camps in the western states. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps in fear that some of them were spies for Japan.

    1942 · Germans Sink Ships Near St. Simons Island

    Age 1

    Lights from homes along the coast of St. Simons Island provided a clear view of the SS Oklahoma for German U-boat Captain Reinhard Hardegen on April 8, 1942. A German torpedo was fired at the SS Oklahoma shortly after midnight. An hour later, a second torpedo was fired at the oil tanker Esso Baton Rouge. Both ships sunk and the attacks left 22 seamen dead. After the incident, residents of the Golden Isles panicked over concern of a German Invasion of the coast and were stringently observant of a nighttime blackout.  

    1956 · The Federal Aid Highway Act

    Age 15

    With the construction of 41,000 miles of the Interstate Highway System, the Federal Aid Highway Act made way for the largest public works project in American history at that time. One of the purposes was to provide military access to places in case of an attack.

    Name Meaning

    New Testament name, of Aramaic rather than Hebrew origin, meaning ‘lady’. It was borne by the sister of Lazarus and Mary of Bethany (John 11:1). According to Luke 10:38, when Jesus visited the house of Mary and Martha, Mary sat at his feet, listening to him, while Martha ‘was cumbered about much serving’, so that she complained to Jesus, ‘Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone?’ For this reason, the name Martha has always been associated with hard domestic work, as opposed to the contemplative life.

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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