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Betty Jane Parke 1926 – 1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jul 1926

Birth Location: Detroit Wayn, Michigan

Death Date: 15 Jul 1994

Death Location: Troy, Oakland, Michigan, USA

Father: Howard Parke

Mother: Olga Battram

Spouse(s): Donald Cowles

Children(s): Donna Cowles, David Cowles, Douglas Cowles

Betty Jane Parke was born in 1926 in Detroit Wayn, Michigan, the child of Howard LaVerne Parke and Olga Battram. In 1930, Betty Jane Parke resided in Detroit (Districts 751-879), Detroit, Wayne, Michi. In 1935, Betty Jane Parke resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Betty Jane Parke married Donald Eugene Cowles, and had children including Donna Jean Cowles, David Bradley Cowles, Douglas Eugene Cowles. Betty Jane Parke passed away in 1994 in Troy, Oakland, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Betty Jane Parke was born in 1926 in Detroit Wayn, Michigan, the child of Howard LaVerne Parke and Olga Battram.
  • In 1930, Betty Jane Parke resided in Detroit (Districts 751-879), Detroit, Wayne, Michi.
  • In 1935, Betty Jane Parke resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
  • Betty Jane Parke married Donald Eugene Cowles, and had children including Donna Jean Cowles, David Bradley Cowles, Douglas Eugene Cowles.
  • Betty Jane Parke passed away in 1994 in Troy, Oakland, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Betty Parke's Ancestors

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Betty Parke
1926 – 1994
Birth Place: Detroit Wayn, Michigan
Parents
Howard LaVerne Parke
1898 – 1964
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Olga Battram
1902 – 1990
Michigan
Grandparents
Francis (B) Parke
1870 –
Drumlooman, Bawnboy, Co Leitrim, Ireland
Lillian (M) Tucker
1874 – 1960
England
William (B) Battram
1861 – 1916
Zorra Twp, Oxford Co, Ont
Lavina Norwood
1874 – 1942
Lambton Co Ont
Great-Grandparents
John Battram
Adelia McAuley
James Norwood
1842 – 1921
Margaret Alexander
1846 – 1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Alexander
1800 – 1872
Mary Kennedy
1812 – 1901

Betty Parke's Descendants

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Betty (Jane) Parke (31 Jul 1926 – 15 Jul 1994) m. Donald (Eugene) Cowles (10 Feb 1924 – 2014)
  1. 1. Donna (Jean) Cowles (abt 1948 – ) m. Ronald (J) Bozung (abt 1947 – )
  2. 2. David (Bradley) Cowles
  3. 3. Douglas (Eugene) Cowles

Betty Parke's Timeline

9 Records

1926
31 Jul 1926
Birth of Betty Jane Parke in Detroit Wayn, Michigan
Detroit Wayn, Michigan
1930
1930
Age 4
Betty Jane Parke resided here in Detroit (Districts 751-879), Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit (Districts 751-879), Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
Betty Jane Parke resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
1937
17 Oct 1937
Age 11
Betty Jane Parke resided here in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Michigan, USA
1940
1940
Age 14
Betty Jane Parke resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1943
1943
Age 17
Betty Jane Parke resided here in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 24
Betty Jane Parke resided here in Southfield, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Southfield, Oakland, Michigan, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 25
Betty Jane Parke resided here in Michigan
Michigan
1994
15 Jul 1994
Age 68
Death of Betty Jane Parke in Troy, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Troy, Oakland, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1926
    Event Place: Detroit Wayn, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Cooley High School; Year: 1943
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01864; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 84-827
    [4] Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0790; FHL microfilm: 2340798
    [7] Massachusetts, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving At Westover Air Force Base, Chicopee, Massachusetts; NAI Number: 2990047; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturaliz
    [8] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 345; Film Title: 82 Wayne 374200-377489; Film Description: Wayne (Dates TBD)
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Southfield, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: 3559; Page: 3a; Enumeration District: 63-294

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Detroit (Districts 751-879), Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0790; FHL microfilm: 2340798

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01864; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 84-827

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1937
    Event Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, Detroit Free Press; Publication Date: 17 Oct 1937; Publication Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01864; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 84-827

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Cooley High School; Year: 1943

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1949
    Event Place: Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving At Westover Air Force Base, Chicopee, Massachusetts; NAI Number: 2990047; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturaliz

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Southfield, Oakland, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Southfield, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: 3559; Page: 3a; Enumeration District: 63-294

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Detroit, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 345; Film Title: 82 Wayne 374200-377489; Film Description: Wayne (Dates TBD)

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Keego Harbor, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Troy, Oakland, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1994
    Event Place: Troy, Oakland, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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