Brief Life History of Mary Vashti
When Mary Vashti Call was born on 27 March 1836, in Madison, Lake, Ohio, United States, her father, Anson Call, was 25 and her mother, Mary Flint, was 24. She married Ira Curtis Parke on 10 April 1853, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States in 1910 and Rock Creek, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States in 1920. She died on 10 August 1921, in Kimberly, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Albion, Cassia, Idaho, United States.
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- Varlite Parke in household of Montgomery T Brown, "United States Census, 1920"
- Mary V. Parke, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
- Vashti Call in entry for Ulda Park, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
Name Meaning
Irish: shortened form of McCall .
English: from Middle English calle, cale (Old English cawl) ‘container, basket, net’, commonly used of a kind of hair net, close-fitting cap, or headdress worn by women to cover tied-up hair. The name could have been given as a metonymic occupational name to a maker of women's caps or perhaps of baskets or nets.
English: alternatively, perhaps a nickname from Middle English cale (also calle), a side form of calwe ‘bald’ (from Old English calu).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Ira Curtis Parke
IRA CURTIS PARKE 1834 - 1897 Written by: Ruby Parke Kalensky Grandfather Ira Curtis Parke was the Son of Thomas Harris Parke and Huldah Curtis Parke. He was born In Terre Haute Indiana 22 Jan 1834, …
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