Brief Life History of Parley
When Parley Balls was born on 24 July 1887, in Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, William Balls, was 38 and his mother, Mary Ellen Metcalf, was 31. He married Mary Ann Cook on 2 April 1912, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Newton Election Precinct, Cache, Utah, United States in 1940 and Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 14 September 1978, in Mendon, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Parley Balls, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Parley Balls - birth: 24 July 1887; Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States
- Parley Balls, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1896 · Utah Becomes a State
After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
1911 · The Salt Lake International Airport
The Salt Lake International Airport starts its history as a small airfield. It slowly grew until Charles Lindbergh visited that area. After his visit, the airfield changed into a Municipal Airport and started being a hub for most flights from New York to California. After World War II, the airport turned into an international hub for most flights in the Mountain West. In recent history, It sees around 30 million travelers each year and continues to grow in popularity by the local residents.
Name Meaning
English (Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex): variant of Ball , with excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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