Brief Life History of Thelma Deane
When Thelma Deane Parker was born on 29 August 1919, in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States, her father, Harold William Parker, was 23 and her mother, Thelma Deane Smith, was 20. She married Gerald Gordon Moad on 14 September 1939, in Jackson, Missouri, United States. She died on 1 June 2005, in Orange, California, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Glen Haven Memorial Park, Sylmar, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- Thelma D Parker, "United States Census, 1940"
- Thelma Dean Moad, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Thelma Deane Parker, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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1931 · The Parthenon is Built
In 1931, a full scale replica of the Parthenon in Greece was erected in Nashville, Tennessee. The Parthenon was meant to be temporary, but became a permanent part of Tennessee culture. It also has a replica of the statue of Athena the Goddess of War.At the same time a city over Memphis built giant pyramid replica to remind everyone what the city was named for.
1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary
Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963.
1942 · Atomic Energy Plant at Oak Ridge
The atomic energy plant that was built in Oak RIdge, Tennessee. The land was acquired secretly by the government in order to help with the Manhattan Project. The Uranium for the project was housed in the facility.
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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