Isabella Parks

FemaleAugust 1878–

Brief Life History of Isabella

When Isabella Parks was born in August 1878, in Ontario, Canada, her father, Richard Parks, was 23 and her mother, Mary Ann Freer, was 19. She immigrated to United States in 1879 and lived in Denver Township, Isabella, Michigan, United States for about 20 years.

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Family Time Line

Richard Parks
1855–1935
Mary Ann Freer
1859–1898
Fredrich Parks
1877–
Isabella Parks
1878–
Edith Parks
1884–
Mabel Parks
1888–
"Arlie" Parks
1889–
George Parks
1890–
Master Parks
1892–1892
Ethel G Parks
1894–1953
Wilbur Parks
1895–1901
Bertie Parks
1898–1898

Sources (3)

  • Isabell Parks in household of Richard Parks, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Isabella Parks in household of Richard Parks, "United States Census, 1880"
  • 1900 United States Federal Census; Denver Township, Isabella, Michigan: for Richard Parks;

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Siblings (10)

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World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Age 3

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1883 · Mining Boom

Age 5

In 1883, there was a mining boom in Northern Ontario when mineral deposits were found near Sudbury. Thomas Flanagan was the blacksmith for the Canadian Pacific Railway that noticed the deposits in the river.

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Age 31

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

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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