James Madison Parr

1856 - 1922  (66 years)

• Name	James Madison Parr
  Born	14 Mar 1856	Lena, Clay County, Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Apr 1922	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	20 Apr 1922	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I5685	Rossville
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Daniel Parr,   b. 1824, North Carolina ,   d. 1 Apr 1872, Indiana  (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Catharine Parr,   b. 1836, North Carolina
  Family ID	F1826	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Elizabeth Smith Parr,   b. 18 Apr 1863, Lena, Clay County, Indiana ,   d. 26 Aug 1931, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 68 years)
  Married	5 Sep 1878
  Children	1. Bertha May Parr Cless,   b. 16 Mar 1880, Lena, Clay County, Indiana ,   d. 9 Jun 1958, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 78 years)   2. Effie Gertrude Parr,   b. 28 Aug 1881, Lena, Clay County, Indiana ,   d. 21 Nov 1903, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 22 years) + 3. Mary Ella Parr Shideler,   b. 27 Nov 1883,   d. 26 Oct 1930  (Age 46 years)   4. LeRoy Parr,   b. 16 Apr 1889, Kansas ,   d. 24 Sep 1900  (Age 11 years) + 5. Frank Earl Parr,   b. 29 May 1891, Kansas ,   d. 15 May 1948, Los Angeles County, California  (Age 56 years) + 6. Ray W Parr,   b. 2 Dec 1893, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 22 Jul 1970, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 76 years) + 7. Carl F Parr,   b. Nov 1895, Kansas   8. James Ora Parr,   b. 30 Sep 1898, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 26 Mar 1973, Lemon Grove, San Diego County, California  (Age 74 years)   9. Russell Lowell Parr,   b. 21 Dec 1900, Kansas ,   d. 10 Apr 1966, Rialto, San Bernardino County, California  (Age 65 years) + 10. Mildred J Parr Lawrence Metzler,   b. 15 Nov 1906, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 29 Dec 1971, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri  (Age 65 years) + 11. Gladys Parr Montgomery,   b. 1910, Kansas
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2018 11:01:38
  Family ID	F1710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Mar 1856 - Lena, Clay County, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Parr, James Death Claims J. M. Parr J. M. Parr passed away at 4 a. m. Wednesday at his home two miles west of Rossville. For the last forty-eight hours he was unconscious and the end came easily without struggle. Unusual devotion was shown by his family through out his last illness. To relieve their vigil, brother lodgemen and friends, had assisted during the last week of his life in making his condition as comfortable as possible Mr. Parr with his family has lived in this community for the past 36 years. Throughout the many years of struggle to gain a competence for himself and family he has overcome many difficulties and retained an undaunted optimism, The same cheerful disposition continued to carry him through the last conscious moments of his fatal illness. Born at Lena, Indiana, March 14, 1856, Mr. Parr had reached the age of 60 years, 1 month and 5 days. He was married to Miss Rebecca Elizabeth Smith September 5, 1878. This union was blessed with eleven children, nine of whom, with the widow, live to mourn his decease. They are: Mrs. Bertha Cless, of Rossville, Mrs. Ella Shideler, of Silver Lake, Frank and Ray, of Rossville, Carl, of Los Angeles, Calif., Ora, of Elmont, Russell, of Council Bluffs, Iowa; Gladys and Mildred of the home address. One brother, William H. Parr, lives at Brazil, Ind., and one sister, Mrs. Mary Pliant, lives at LaGrange, Illinois. Mr. Parr was a Past Master of Hesperian Lodge, No. 111, and for many years has filled the office of Chaplain in this lodge. He was also a member of Evergreen Camp, M. W. A. At an early age he united with the Methodist church and continued in that faith to the end. The funeral service was held today at 2 p.m. at the Methodist Church conducted by Rev. H. P, Basquin. The Masons attended the service in a body and the Masonic ritual was used at the cemetery. An overflow crowd of friends and neighbors attended the funeral. The pallbearers were the four sons, Frank, Ora, Ray and Russell and the sons-in-law, A. A. Cless and William Shideler. Friends and lodge brethren will sadly miss the hearty handshake of Mr. Parr and his genial goodfellowship. To the family is extended the sincere sympathy of the people of the community.