Geneva Parkins

Female25 November 1889–12 December 1966

Brief Life History of Geneva

When Geneva Parkins was born on 25 November 1889, in Gilson, Knox, Illinois, United States, her father, Charles Henry Parkins, was 31 and her mother, Ida Bell Moore, was 23. She lived in United States in 1949 and Haw Creek Township, Knox, Illinois, United States in 1950. She died on 12 December 1966, in Knoxville, Knox, Illinois, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Gilson Cemetery, Gilson, Knox, Illinois, United States.

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Ramson Dalton
1881–1971
Geneva Parkins
1889–1966

Sources (6)

  • Geneva Dalton, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Geneva Dalton in household of Ransom Dalton, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Geneva Parkins in household of Bell Parkins, "United States Census, 1930"

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World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 1

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 Chicago Canal

Age 3

The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.

1910 · The BSA is Made

Age 21

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Perkins .

Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish names.

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

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