Owen Meredith Parks

Brief Life History of Owen Meredith

When Owen Meredith Parks was born on 4 March 1887, in Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States, his father, Harmon Brown Parks, was 32 and his mother, Emma Elizabeth Watlington, was 25. He married Ora Lee Norton on 2 June 1903, in Raymond, Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Webster, Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States for about 15 years and Irvington, Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States in 1950. He died on 14 November 1959, in Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Irvington, Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Owen Meredith Parks
1887–1959
Ora Lee Norton
1890–1978
Marriage: 2 June 1903
Russell Benton Parks
1909–1984
Elroy Parks
1913–1991
Ann Elizabeth Parks
1925–2006

Sources (17)

  • Owen M Parks, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Owen M. Parks, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Owen Meredith Parks, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

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.

1892 · The Radio is invented

Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

English:

variant of Park 1 with genitival, plural, or post-medieval excrescent -s.

variant of Perk , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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