Brief Life History of Wretha M
When Wretha M Park was born on 21 January 1915, in Alabama, United States, her father, Hue Alexander Park, was 29 and her mother, Lillie Alma Marlow, was 24. She had at least 1 son with John Hubert "Mac" Matthews. She lived in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States for about 5 years and District 921, Muscogee, Georgia, United States in 1940. She died on 11 February 1980, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Romulus Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Wrettha M Matthews in household of John H Matthews, "United States Census, 1940"
- Wretha Park, "Find A Grave Index"
- Wretha Matthews in entry for John H. Matthews, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
Spouse and Children
1896–1968 Male
1915–1980 Female
Children (1)
1938–2007 Male
Parents and Siblings
1885–1946 Male
1890–1952 Female
Siblings (5)
1909–1910 Female
1912–2006 Female
1915–1980 Female
1920–1922 Male
1923–1988 Female
World Events (8)
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 1
1922 · Women Granted the Right to Vote
Age 7
1935 · The FBI is Established
Age 20
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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