Brief Life History of George Parker
When George Parker Dykes was born on 24 December 1814, in Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States, his father, James Dykes, was 39 and his mother, Frances Culbertson, was 31. He married Martha Shockley on 5 March 1828, in Worcester, Maryland, United States. He lived in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States in 1824 and Rio Linda, Sacramento, California, United States in 1860. He registered for military service in 1831. He died on 25 February 1888, in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.
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Sources (92)
- G P Dyker, "United States Census, 1860"
- George Dykes, "Maryland County Marriages, 1658-1940"
- George P Dyke in entry for Charles Gregory Dyke, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
Spouse and Children
1814–1888 Male
1811–1881 Female
Children (5)
1838–1894 Male
1838–1851 Male
1839–1909 Female
1842–1843 Male
1845–1918 Female
Parents and Siblings
1776–1815 Male
1783–1870 Female
Siblings (1)
1814–1888 Male
World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 5
1822
Age 8
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 22
Name Meaning
English: variant of Dicks or Dyke with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Dyches and Dycus .
Americanized form of Dutch Dijks (see Dyke ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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