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Cyrene Matilda Holter Parr

Female 1857 - 1923  (66 years)


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  • Name Cyrene Matilda Holter Parr 
    Born 29 Apr 1857  Pomery, Meggs County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 6 Jul 1923  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5677  Rossville
    Last Modified 16 May 2017 

    Family Andrew Jackson Parr,   b. 3 Mar 1854, Harmony, Clay County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1935, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 19 Mar 1879  Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Grace M Parr Pederson Wehry,   b. 30 Mar 1880, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1972, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    +2. Glenn A Parr,   b. 30 Nov 1881, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1967, Kansas City Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     3. Blanche A Parr,   b. 18 Jul 1884, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1987, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 103 years)
    +4. Lester Olan (Jack) Parr,   b. 1886, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1968, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +5. August S Parr,   b. 3 Feb 1894, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1955, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2019 18:39:50 
    Family ID F1807  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Mar 1879 - Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Parr, Cyrene
    Obituary- Parr, Cyrene
    Mrs. Parr Succumbs to Paralytic Stroke
    Mrs. Cyrene M. Parr, aged 60 years, 2 months and 7 days, wife of A. J. Parr, passed away at 11 o'clock last Friday evening, at the family home on the corner of Orange and Perry streets, after an illness of several weeks from paralysis.

    Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Rossville Christian church, conducted by the Rev. G.G. Horne, of Topeka, pastor of the church. Interment was made in Rossville cemetery.

    Cyrene M. Holter was born in Meggs county, near Pomery, Ohio, April 29, 1857. At the age of eighteen she came to Kansas in the year of 1875. For two years after her arrival she taught school at DeSoto, Kansas, then gave up teaching to enter the state university at Lawrence where she completed the course as offered at that time.

    On March 19, 1879 she was united in marriage to Andrew Jackson Parr at Lawrence, Kans., and soon after they moved to Shawnee county, and made this community their home for the past 44 years.

    At an early age Mrs. Parr united with the United Brethren church in Ohio, but in May 8, 1908, she united with the local Christian church, under the Ministry of J. Ira Junes and had been consistent member of this faith until her death.

    She leaves to mourn her decease her husband and five children, Mrs. Grace Pederson, of Topeka; Mr. G. A. Parr, of Kansas City; Mr. L.O. Parr, Silver Lake; Miss Blanche Parr and Mr. A. S. Parr of Rossville.