William Smith Park

Brief Life History of William Smith

When William Smith Park was born on 3 September 1885, in Orem, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, John Smith Park, was 35 and his mother, Martha Melissa Parker, was 28. He married Sarah Elizabeth Mecham on 13 April 1910, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1908 and lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1920 and Orem Election Precinct, Utah, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 25 January 1963, in Orem, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Orem, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Smith Park
1885–1963
Sarah Elizabeth Mecham
1888–1975
Marriage: 13 April 1910
Hugh William Park
1911–1984
Fern Elizabeth Park
1912–2004
LeGrande Smith Park
1915–1986
Mary Gwendolyn Park
1917–1995
Melvin Richards Park
1919–2006
Helen Melissa Park
1921–1980
Velma R. PARK
1923–2005
Sterling Mecham Park
1926–1996

Sources (53)

  • William S Park, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Mr. William S Park, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • William Park, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1899

Germany annexes Western Samoa, the U.S. takes over eastern Samoa and Britain withdraws its claim to the islands in accordance with treaty between Germany, Britain and the U.S.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Korean Young, Sang, Sung, Yong, Jung, Jong, Chan, Jae, Jin, Kwang, Kyung, Myung, Chong, Chang, Chung, Byung, Min, Moon, Chul, Hae, Jeong, Dae, Seong, Myong.

English and Scottish: from Middle English and Older Scots parc, parke, perk ‘park, enclosure’ (Old French parc), often referring to the grounds of a manor house or a deer park where the lord hunted. The name was probably synonymous with Parker , denoting an officer who looked after a park for the lord of the manor.

English and Scottish: from a medieval pet form of the personal name Peter . Compare Parkin .

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

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A Missionary Blessing

The original was very hard to read, so I transcribed it here for future generations to see. A Missionary Blessing Given upon the head of Elder William Smith Park, in the Seventies office, Salt Lake C …

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