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Josephine Parmelia Parr 1856–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 NOV 1856

Birth Location: Fayette Co., TX

Death Date: 29 Sep 1937

Death Location: Carbon, Eastland County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Marshall Parr

Mother: Mary Benson

Spouse(s): Ira Legg

Children(s): Charles Legg, Addie Harvey, W Legg, Ira Legg, Marcus Legg, Pearl Sherman, Ethel Moore, Lida Anderson

Josephine Parmelia Parr was born in 1856 in Fayette Co., TX, the child of Marshall Henry Parr And Mary Elizabeth Benson. Josephine Parmelia Parr married Ira Thomas Legg, and had children including Addie Jenseline Harvey, Charles Lawrence Legg, Ethel Polly Moore, Ira Thomas Legg, Lida L Anderson, Marcus G Legg, Pearl Elizabeth Sherman, W F Legg. Josephine Parmelia Parr passed away in 1937 in Carbon, Eastland County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josephine Parmelia Parr was born in 1856 in Fayette Co., TX, the child of Marshall Henry Parr And Mary Elizabeth Benson.
  • Josephine Parmelia Parr married Ira Thomas Legg, and had children including Addie Jenseline Harvey, Charles Lawrence Legg, Ethel Polly Moore, Ira Thomas Legg, Lida L Anderson, Marcus G Legg, Pearl Elizabeth Sherman, W F Legg.
  • Josephine Parmelia Parr passed away in 1937 in Carbon, Eastland County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Josephine Parr's Ancestors

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Josephine Parr
1856–1937
Birth Place: Fayette Co., TX
Parents
Marshall Henry Parr
1828–1867
Franklin, Heard, Georgia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Benson
1835–1860
Limestone, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Henry Parr
1790–1856
Franklin, Georgia, United States
Molly ('Polly') Smarr
1792–1870
Cherokee, South Carolina, United States
James Benson
1790–1859
Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Mary (Parmelia) Driver
1805–1884
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josephine Parr's Descendants

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Josephine (Parmelia) Parr (12 NOV 1856–29 Sep 1937) m. Ira (Thomas) Legg (1850–15 August 1938)
  1. 1. Charles (Lawrence) Legg 1881–1969
  2. 2. Addie (Jenseline) Harvey 1886–1977
  3. 3. W (F) Legg 1885–1970
  4. 4. Ira (Thomas) Legg 1894–1955
  5. 5. Marcus (G.) Legg 1879–1958
  6. 6. Pearl (Elizabeth) Sherman 1881–1979
  7. 7. Ethel (Polly) Moore 1888–1963
  8. 8. Lida (L.) Anderson 1892–1981

Josephine Parr's Timeline

2 Records

1856
12 NOV 1856
Birth of Josephine Parmelia Parr in Fayette Co., TX
Fayette Co., TX
1937
29 Sep 1937
Age 81
Death of Josephine Parmelia Parr in Rising Star, Eastland Co., TX
Rising Star, Eastland Co., TX

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 NOV 1856
    Event Place: Fayette Co., TX
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1937
    Event Place: Rising Star, Eastland Co., TX
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carbon, Eastland County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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