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Richard Henry Parkes 1890 - 1918

Richard Henry Parkes was born on July 20, 1890 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire County, and died at age 28 years old on August 22, 1918 in Somme County, Picardy France. Richard Parkes was buried at Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension Ii. C. 21. in England. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Richard Henry Parkes.

Richard Henry Parkes

July 20, 1890

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire County

August 22, 1918

Somme County, Picardy, France

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Richard Henry Parkes was born on July 20, 1890 to parents Samuel Parkes and Jane Moy. He had siblings Samuel, Isaac, Maria, Elizabeth, Hagar, and Mary Jane Parkes.
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Birthday

July 20, 1890

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Barrow in Furness, Lancashire County

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England
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Service number: 38407 Rank: Private Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps Unit/ship/squadron: 54th Field Amb.
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1918

Death

August 22, 1918

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Died of wounds

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Somme County, Picardy France
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Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension Ii. C. 21. in England
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Richard Henry Parkes lived 46 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 28.

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In 1890, in the year that Richard Henry Parkes was born, on December 29th, the Wounded Knee Massacre occurred in South Dakota on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation . The U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment said that they rode into the Lakota camp "trying to disarm" the inhabitants. One person, Black Coyote - who was deaf - held onto his rifle, saying that he paid a lot of money for it. Shots rang out and by the end at least 153 Lakota Sioux - some estimates say 300 - and 25 troops had died. The site of the massacre is a National Historic Landmark.

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In 1900, Richard was merely 10 years old when the U.S. population exceeded 75 million, rising about 13 million from the 1890 census. 87.9% of the population was white, 11.6% was African-American, 0.7% was Hispanic, and 0.5% was Native American, Asian, and other minorities.

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