Andrew Jackson Parr

1854 - 1935  (81 years)

• Name	Andrew Jackson Parr
  Born	3 Mar 1854	Harmony, Clay County, Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Apr 1935	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I5673	Rossville
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	John Wesley Parr
  Mother	Catherine Parr
  Family ID	F1816	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cyrene Matilda Holter Parr,   b. 29 Apr 1857, Pomery, Meggs County, Ohio ,   d. 6 Jul 1923, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 66 years)
  Married	19 Mar 1879	Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas
  Children	1. Grace M Parr Pederson Wehry,   b. 30 Mar 1880, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 1 Aug 1972, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 92 years) + 2. Glenn A Parr,   b. 30 Nov 1881, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 5 Jun 1967, Kansas City  (Age 85 years)   3. Blanche A Parr,   b. 18 Jul 1884, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 30 Dec 1987, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 103 years) + 4. Lester Olan (Jack) Parr,   b. 1886, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 7 Jan 1968, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 82 years) + 5. August S Parr,   b. 3 Feb 1894, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 10 Oct 1955, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2019 18:39:50
  Family ID	F1807	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 19 Mar 1879 - Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Parr, Andrew A. J. PARR Andrew Jackson Parr was born in Harmony, Indiana, March 3, 1854. He passed away at his home in Rossville, April 22, 1935, at the age of 81 years, 1 month and 19 days. Mr. Parr came to Kansas with his parents when he was 10 years old. He has been a resident of Shawnee county since, and of Rossville community since 1877. He was united in marriage to Cyrena Holter on March 19, 1879, at Lawrence. To this union five children were horn, Mrs. Grace Wherry, of Topeka; Glenn, of Kansas City, Mo., Blanche of the home, Lester, of Silver Lake, and Augustus of Rossville. His wife preceded him in death on July 6, 1923. Other surviving relatives include three brothers, Joe of Rossville, John of Tecumseh, and Nathaniel of Los Angeles, Calif; one sister, Mrs. Martha Taylor of Bryan, Texas, and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Wednesday afternoon, April 24. Music was furnished by Mrs. Ruth Hesse and Lorene Parr with Miss Edith Higginbotham as accompanist. Pallbearers were Joe D. Parr, Chas. Parr, Shirley Parr, Ray Parr, James O. Parr, and Frank Welton. Burial was in the Rossville cemetery. We wish to express our sincere appreciation for the sympathy and helpfulness of friends and neighbors during the illness and death of our father; also our gratitude for the music and flowers, with their message of comfort. THE CHILDREN Mrs. Grace Wherry returned to her home in Topeka, Saturday, following a month’s stay in Rossville during the last illness and death of her father, A. J. Parr. The following were among the relatives present Wednesday for the funeral of A. J. Parr: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Wherry, Miss Ellen Welton, Walter Welton, Mr. and Mrs. Paign, of Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Parr and family, Mrs. Edna Light of Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Parr of Silver Lake; John Parr, Tecumseh; Mr. and Mrs. Ora Parr and family, of Topeka.