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Word was received in this city on Wednesday, November 27, of the death of Matthew B. Parrott, at his home in Tyron, Oklahoma, on that date, after a lingering illness of over two years. The remains were brought to Holton, arriving on Friday, and were taken to the home of his sister, Mrs. G. W. Drake .... The I.O.O.F., of which the deceased was a member. Matthew B. Parrott was born April 17, 1835, at Bathhurst, N.B. When two years old his parents removed to Warsaw, Coshocton county, Ohio. In 1858 he came to Holton, Kansas, and pre-empted a claim a mile north of this city, where he lived until 1893, when he moved to Tyron, Oklahoma. In 1859 he returned to Ohio and was married to Melissa Darling, bringing his bride back to Kansas that same spring. To them were born nine children, six sons and three daughters. Four of their children died in infancy and five remain with their mother to mourn his death. The children are William K., George W., Isaac D. and Elizabeth, of Tyron, Okla., and Mrs. Frank Ramey, of Holton... He was a brother of Mrs. Drake and Mrs. Victor Wheeler, and also leaves a sister in Denver, Mrs. Norman Wheeler. The Holton Signal, December 4, 1901.
M. B. Parrott died yesterday at his home in Fouts, Okla ....
The Holton Recorder, November 28, 1901.
born in Bathhurst, New Brunswick, April 1, 1835 ... he caught the western fever and came to Kansas in 1858, and was among the first settlers of Jackson county .... They lived on the farm two miles north of Holton until 1893, when to be near his boys, and to aid them in becoming well-to- do citizens, he moved to Tryon, Oklahoma, where he lived until his death. Mr. and Mrs. Parrott were the parents of nine children, four of whom, three boys and a girl are dead .... Mr. Parrott was converted and joined the Methodist church back in Ohio when twenty years of age .... to the cemetery where all that was mortal of Matthew B. Parrott was laid away in the grave.
The Holton Recorder, December 5, 1901.
Settled on a farm two and one half miles north of Holton, now owned by J. W. Lamb. In 1893 they moved to Trejon, Oklahoma, where they have since lived ....
Personal Mention. Mrs. Keziah Wunder of Valley Falls attended the funeral of M. B. Parrott. She is a cousin of Mrs. Parrott.
The Tribune, December 6, 1901.
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Word was received in this city on Wednesday, November 27, of the death of Matthew B. Parrott, at his home in Tyron, Oklahoma, on that date, after a lingering illness of over two years. The remains were brought to Holton, arriving on Friday, and were taken to the home of his sister, Mrs. G. W. Drake .... The I.O.O.F., of which the deceased was a member. Matthew B. Parrott was born April 17, 1835, at Bathhurst, N.B. When two years old his parents removed to Warsaw, Coshocton county, Ohio. In 1858 he came to Holton, Kansas, and pre-empted a claim a mile north of this city, where he lived until 1893, when he moved to Tyron, Oklahoma. In 1859 he returned to Ohio and was married to Melissa Darling, bringing his bride back to Kansas that same spring. To them were born nine children, six sons and three daughters. Four of their children died in infancy and five remain with their mother to mourn his death. The children are William K., George W., Isaac D. and Elizabeth, of Tyron, Okla., and Mrs. Frank Ramey, of Holton... He was a brother of Mrs. Drake and Mrs. Victor Wheeler, and also leaves a sister in Denver, Mrs. Norman Wheeler. The Holton Signal, December 4, 1901.
M. B. Parrott died yesterday at his home in Fouts, Okla ....
The Holton Recorder, November 28, 1901.
born in Bathhurst, New Brunswick, April 1, 1835 ... he caught the western fever and came to Kansas in 1858, and was among the first settlers of Jackson county .... They lived on the farm two miles north of Holton until 1893, when to be near his boys, and to aid them in becoming well-to- do citizens, he moved to Tryon, Oklahoma, where he lived until his death. Mr. and Mrs. Parrott were the parents of nine children, four of whom, three boys and a girl are dead .... Mr. Parrott was converted and joined the Methodist church back in Ohio when twenty years of age .... to the cemetery where all that was mortal of Matthew B. Parrott was laid away in the grave.
The Holton Recorder, December 5, 1901.
Settled on a farm two and one half miles north of Holton, now owned by J. W. Lamb. In 1893 they moved to Trejon, Oklahoma, where they have since lived ....
Personal Mention. Mrs. Keziah Wunder of Valley Falls attended the funeral of M. B. Parrott. She is a cousin of Mrs. Parrott.
The Tribune, December 6, 1901.
Suggested by KUfan from Find a Grave.
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Word was received in this city on Wednesday, November 27, of the death of Matthew B. Parrott, at his home in Tyron, Oklahoma, on that date, after a lingering illness of over two years. The remains were brought to Holton, arriving on Friday, and were taken to the home of his sister, Mrs. G. W. Drake .... The I.O.O.F., of which the deceased was a member. Matthew B. Parrott was born April 17, 1835, at Bathhurst, N.B. When two years old his parents removed to Warsaw, Coshocton county, Ohio. In 1858 he came to Holton, Kansas, and pre-empted a claim a mile north of this city, where he lived until 1893, when he moved to Tyron, Oklahoma. In 1859 he returned to Ohio and was married to Melissa Darling, bringing his bride back to Kansas that same spring. To them were born nine children, six sons and three daughters. Four of their children died in infancy and five remain with their mother to mourn his death. The children are William K., George W., Isaac D. and Elizabeth, of Tyron, Okla., and Mrs. Frank Ramey, of Holton... He was a brother of Mrs. Drake and Mrs. Victor Wheeler, and also leaves a sister in Denver, Mrs. Norman Wheeler. The Holton Signal, December 4, 1901.
M. B. Parrott died yesterday at his home in Fouts, Okla ....
The Holton Recorder, November 28, 1901.
born in Bathhurst, New Brunswick, April 1, 1835 ... he caught the western fever and came to Kansas in 1858, and was among the first settlers of Jackson county .... They lived on the farm two miles north of Holton until 1893, when to be near his boys, and to aid them in becoming well-to- do citizens, he moved to Tryon, Oklahoma, where he lived until his death. Mr. and Mrs. Parrott were the parents of nine children, four of whom, three boys and a girl are dead .... Mr. Parrott was converted and joined the Methodist church back in Ohio when twenty years of age .... to the cemetery where all that was mortal of Matthew B. Parrott was laid away in the grave.
The Holton Recorder, December 5, 1901.
Settled on a farm two and one half miles north of Holton, now owned by J. W. Lamb. In 1893 they moved to Trejon, Oklahoma, where they have since lived ....
Personal Mention. Mrs. Keziah Wunder of Valley Falls attended the funeral of M. B. Parrott. She is a cousin of Mrs. Parrott.
The Tribune, December 6, 1901.
Suggested by KUfan from Find a Grave.
Word was received in this city on Wednesday, November 27, of the death of Matthew B. Parrott, at his home in Tyron, Oklahoma, on that date, after a lingering illness of over two years. The remains were brought to Holton, arriving on Friday, and were taken to the home of his sister, Mrs. G. W. Drake .... The I.O.O.F., of which the deceased was a member. Matthew B. Parrott was born April 17, 1835, at Bathhurst, N.B. When two years old his parents removed to Warsaw, Coshocton county, Ohio. In 1858 he came to Holton, Kansas, and pre-empted a claim a mile north of this city, where he lived until 1893, when he moved to Tyron, Oklahoma. In 1859 he returned to Ohio and was married to Melissa Darling, bringing his bride back to Kansas that same spring. To them were born nine children, six sons and three daughters. Four of their children died in infancy and five remain with their mother to mourn his death. The children are William K., George W., Isaac D. and Elizabeth, of Tyron, Okla., and Mrs. Frank Ramey, of Holton... He was a brother of Mrs. Drake and Mrs. Victor Wheeler, and also leaves a sister in Denver, Mrs. Norman Wheeler. The Holton Signal, December 4, 1901.
M. B. Parrott died yesterday at his home in Fouts, Okla ....
The Holton Recorder, November 28, 1901.
born in Bathhurst, New Brunswick, April 1, 1835 ... he caught the western fever and came to Kansas in 1858, and was among the first settlers of Jackson county .... They lived on the farm two miles north of Holton until 1893, when to be near his boys, and to aid them in becoming well-to- do citizens, he moved to Tryon, Oklahoma, where he lived until his death. Mr. and Mrs. Parrott were the parents of nine children, four of whom, three boys and a girl are dead .... Mr. Parrott was converted and joined the Methodist church back in Ohio when twenty years of age .... to the cemetery where all that was mortal of Matthew B. Parrott was laid away in the grave.
The Holton Recorder, December 5, 1901.
Settled on a farm two and one half miles north of Holton, now owned by J. W. Lamb. In 1893 they moved to Trejon, Oklahoma, where they have since lived ....
Personal Mention. Mrs. Keziah Wunder of Valley Falls attended the funeral of M. B. Parrott. She is a cousin of Mrs. Parrott.
The Tribune, December 6, 1901.
Suggested by KUfan from Find a Grave.
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