Brief Life History of Martha Virginia
When Martha Virginia Park was born on 15 August 1913, in Martins Ferry, Pease Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States, her father, David Daniel Park, was 45 and her mother, Minnie Mary Tribby, was 41. She died on 31 March 1979, in Martins Ferry, Pease Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States, at the age of 65.
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Sources (6)
- Martha Park in household of Minnie Park, "United States Census, 1940"
- Martha Virginia Park, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
- Martha Park in household of Minnie E Park, "United States Census, 1930"
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World Events (8)
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Korean Young, Sang, Sung, Yong, Jung, Jong, Chan, Jae, Jin, Kwang, Kyung, Myung, Chong, Chang, Chung, Byung, Min, Moon, Chul, Hae, Jeong, Dae, Seong, Myong.
English and Scottish: from Middle English and Older Scots parc, parke, perk ‘park, enclosure’ (Old French parc), often referring to the grounds of a manor house or a deer park where the lord hunted. The name was probably synonymous with Parker , denoting an officer who looked after a park for the lord of the manor.
English and Scottish: from a medieval pet form of the personal name Peter . Compare Parkin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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