Re: William Parr (where and when?)
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Re: William Parr (where and when?)
Leha Cohee 4/19/04
Leha, I don't think my William Parr is yours but there are some intriguing parallels.
William Parr, b Apr 1868, AR; d. L.A. area, CA, sometime b4 1940.
married a Della Hendrickson (b. 1878, IL d. ??). married in Webb County, Texas.
had 2 sons in Arkansas, Cecil, 1895,and Hugh, 1897. 2 sons in Texas, William, 1898 and Cyrus, 1899.1 son in New Mexico, Jess, 1902.
Wound up in El Paso, Texas for a while, but by 1920, Della listed in census as Della Brown, with sons living with her.William had 2nd wife in California.Georgia? or Floy?, family lore differs.
Now comes the fun.oldest son Cecil married an Emma Fern McKee, b. 1896, Monroe, Iowa; d. 1952, Los Angeles, CA.
Emma Fern's sister, from Iowa, married a James May, had 2 children in Arkansas, died, James May died, so Cecil and Emma adopted the 2 children.
All these Parrs wound up in the Los Angeles area.
As I said, intriguing.Parrs and McKee, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa.Sure makes me wonder about kinship with your William Parr.
If nothing else, adds another piece to the puzzle.
Ted Wright