Alice Parker

8 January 1848–6 August 1924 (Age 76)
St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States

The Life Summary of Alice

When Alice Parker was born on 8 January 1848, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, her father, John Parker Jr., was 35 and her mother, Ellen Briggs, was 41. She married George Isom on 12 June 1869, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 8 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 6 August 1924, in Hurricane, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Virgin Cemetery, Virgin, Washington, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Isom
1846–1885
Alice Parker
1848–1924
Marriage: 12 June 1869
Ellen Elizabeth Isom
1870–1941
Alice Isabell Isom
1872–1941
Mary Amelia Isom
1873–1929
George Howard Isom
1875–1956
Kate Vilate Isom
1878–1953
Annie May Isom
1880–1967
Evadna Isom
1882–1935
Josephine Isom
1883–1885
Sarah LaVerna Isom
1885–1967

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 June 1869Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (2)

    World Events (8)

    1860
    Age 12
    In 1860, the Pony Express used men riding on horseback to carry mail between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California.
    1863
    Age 15
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1868 · Impeach the President!
    Age 20
    Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Parkman
    Parkerson
    Parkey
    Park

    Story Highlight

    Memoirs of Alice Parker Isom from Utah Hist Quarterly

    MEMOIRS OF ALICE PARKER ISOM from Utah Historical Quarterly, Vol. X 1942, pgs. 55 - 83 My great grandparents were Richard and Alice Easton Parker. They were parents of six children, my grandfathe …

    Sources (32)

    • Alice Parker in household of John Parker, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Alice Parker in entry for Kate Vilate Isom Palmer, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
    • Alice Parker in household of John Parker, "United States Census, 1860"

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