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Parker, Mary Josephine
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FIRST: Mary
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MID: Josephine
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| GENDER: F
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MAIDEN NAME: Woolery
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| BORN: 18 Aug 1867
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DIED: 2 Oct 1937
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BURIED: 5 Oct 1937
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| BIRTH PLACE: Clear Lake, Iowa
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| DEATH PLACE: Shelton, Mason Co., Washington
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NOTES:
Name of father Henry L. Woolery
Maiden name of mother Margaret Lightfoot
1880 CA CENSUS - Josephine Woollery, age 13, b. Iowa, is enumerated with her father Henry Woollery, age 53, farmer, b. Canada, and Margaret Woollery, age 39, b. Illinois, along with Walter, age 11, b. Iowa, Henry, age 9, b. California, Rosa M., age 3, b. California and Nettie L., age 9 months, b. California.
MARRIAGE - "Elza Parker, over 21 & Josephine Woolery, over 18, m 22 Oct 1893 at house of & by L. H. Poujade, J. P. Aff: James D. Bowman. Wit: J. M. Woolery & Homer Lerwill. #4549 pg 430"
1900 OR CENSUS - Mary J. Parker, age 32, b. Aug 1867 in Iowa, is enumerated with her husband of 6 years, Elza Parker, age 49, b. Dec 1850 in Oregon, along with Imy E., age 5, b. Nov 1894 in Oregon, Elsie L., age 3, b. Aug 1896 in Oregon, Velma P., age 2, b. Oct 1897 in Oregon, and Daisy, age 10 months, b. Jul 1899 in Oregon.
1910 OR CENSUS - Josephine Parker, age 42, b. Iowa, is enumerated with her husband of 17 years, Elza Parker, age 60, farmer, b. Oregon, along with children Imy, age 15, Elsie, age 13, Velma, age 12, Daisy, age 10, Irene, age 7, and Vena, age 4, all born in Oregon.
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OBITUARY:
Mary Josephine Parker passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Irene Wonch of Shelton, Wash., on Oct. 2nd, 1937, at 2:20 o’clock. She was born at Clear Lake, Iowa, on Aug. 18, 1867.
She crossed the plains with her parents, Henry and Margaret Woolery in 1870 settling at Stockton, Calif. In 1878 her parents moved to Bieber, Calif., living there five years, moving again in 1883 to Los Angeles, Calif. In 1890 she came to Oregon living at Brooks for two and a half years. On October 22, 1883, she was married to Elza Parker of Parkersville, Ore., where she lived until 8 years ago. She went to Shelton, Wash., where she made her home with her daughter Irene Wonch. Her husband passed away on Feb. 25, 1918. To this union 6 children were born.
Mrs. Imy Woolery of Mt. Shasta, Calif., Mrs. Velma Dunn of Monitor, Ore., Mrs. Daisy King of Silverton and Mrs. Irene Wonch of Shelton, Wash. Two daughters preceded her in death, Elsie Lola and Vena May Parker. She also leaves 7 grandchildren - Blanche, Florence and Lester Dunn, Frances, Carol, Delbert and Melvin King. She also leaves two brothers and two sisters, Walter and Henry Woolery of Salem, Rose Ritchey and Nettie McDougall of Gervais; also seven nephews and four nieces survive. Her six nephews acted as pallbearers.
Funeral services were held from the Ringo chapel at 2 p.m., Tuesday, with interment in Pioneer cemetery beside her husband.
Gervais Star (undated newspaper clipping)
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INSCRIPTION:
Parker
Josephine
1867-1937
[shares marker with Elza]
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SOURCES:
Hollin
Saucy Survey & Photographs
1880 CA CENSUS (Lassen Co., Big Valley, pg 108C)
Marriage Records of Marion Co., OR, Vol. VII, pg 37
1900 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Gervais, ED 124, sheet 3A)
1910 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Gervais, ED 210, sheet 1B)
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