Sidney Algernon Parker

Brief Life History of Sidney Algernon

Sidney Algernon Parker was born in March 1871, in Missouri, United States as the son of Jacob Parker and Cecilia V. Aitken. He married Emma Louisa Moody on 10 December 1895, in Osage, Mitchell, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Mitchell, Mitchell, Iowa, United States in 1925 and Osage, Mitchell, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. He died on 11 November 1960, in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States, at the age of 89.

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Family Time Line

Sidney Algernon Parker
1871–1960
Emma Louisa Moody
1875–1939
Marriage: 10 December 1895
Grace Agnes Parker
1898–1918
Gladys Rebecca Parker
1903–1994
Ruth Mary Parker
1908–1995

Sources (17)

  • Allgernon S Parker in household of William T Parker, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Sidney A. Parker, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"
  • Sidney Parker in entry for Grace Agnes Parker, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

World Events (8)

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

1884 · There is now a Capital Building

The capitol building in Des Moines originally had a budget of $1,500,000 but complications arose because of the need of a redesign. The building was dedicated on January 17, 1884, but it wasn’t completed until 1886. On January 4, 1904, a fire started and swept through the areas that housed the Supreme Court and Iowa House of Representatives. A major restoration was performed and documented, with the addition of electrical lighting, elevators, and a telephone system. By the early 1980s, the sandstone exterior of the Capitol had started deteriorating and prompted the installation of canopies to protect pedestrians from falling rubble. The entire reconstruction process took around 18 years to complete.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

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.

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