Brief Life History of William Anthony
When William Anthony Parks was born on 17 April 1896, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William C Parks Sr., was 34 and his mother, Ann Lowrie, was 26. He had at least 3 daughters with Thressa Francis Robinson. He lived in United States in 1949 and Cambria Township, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1917. He died on 6 July 1979, in Beaverdale, Summerhill Township, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Wilmore, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- William Parks, "United States 1950 Census"
- William A Parks, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
- William Parks, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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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.
1905 · The Movie Theater
The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in.
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
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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