Dolphia Lee Parker

Brief Life History of Dolphia Lee

When Dolphia Lee Parker was born on 29 July 1932, in Texas, United States, her father, Verner Valis Parker, was 29 and her mother, Gladys Violet Akers, was 25. She married Bobby Dan Davis Blocker in 1952. She lived in Justice Precinct 4, Lipscomb, Texas, United States in 1940 and Alpine, Brewster, Texas, United States in 1950. She died in California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Bobby Dan Davis Blocker
1928–1972
Dolphia Lee Parker
1932–
Marriage: 1952

Sources (10)

  • Dolphia Lee Parker, "United States Census, 1950"
  • Dolphia Blocker, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Dolphia Parker, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

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World Events (6)

1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963. 

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

1963

President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas.

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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