Family ID #: 23 in the Catalog of American P-rr-tt Families

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William & Emma Stathan Parrott
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The patriarch for this family, William, was born in England in 1827 and was in Chicago by 1868. However, the family in the US was shortlived, and there are no known descendants today


1. William Parrott was born in 1827 in England and died on 2 Feb 1907 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois at age 80. {FGID: 114425640}

William married Emma Statham. Emma was born on 9 Jun 1840 in Derby, England and died on 6 Apr 1922 in Oak Park, Cook Co., Illinois at age 81. {FGID: 114425645}

General Notes: PARROTT- Emma Parrott, April 6, beloved wife of the late William Parrott, mother of William, Walter, Mrs. H.D. Kelly, and Herbert. Funeral from late residence, 225 S. Taylor av., Oak Park, Saturday, April 8, at 2 p.m. Interment Forest Home.

Chicago Daily Tribune, 07 Apr 1922, p 23


Children from this marriage were:

+ 2 M    i. William E. Parrott was born on 3 Aug 1865 in Toronto, Ontario, English Canada and died on 23 Sep 1945 in Maywood, Cook Co., Illinois at age 80.

   3 F    ii. Elizabeth Mary Parrott was born in 1868 in Syracuse, Onondaga Co., New York and died on 29 Mar 1890 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois at age 22. {FGID: 114425697}

   4 F    iii. Lucy L. Parrott was born in Feb 1871 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois and died in 1856 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois at age -15. {FGID: 114425661}

Lucy married Henry D. Kelly on 19 Jun 1895 in Cook Co., Illinois.

   5 M    iv. Edward Parrott was born on 24 May 1874 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois and died 114425676 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.

   6 M    v. Walter Thomas Parrott was born on 8 Feb 1877 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois and died on 9 Jun 1954 in Maywood, Cook Co., Illinois at age 77. {FGID: 114425724}

General Notes: PARROTT-Walter T. Parrott of Maywood, fond brother of Lucy Kelley and Herbert B. Parrott, uncle of Ruth Dawson and Helen Dittus. Services Thursday, 3 p.m., at funeral home, Lake street at 2d avenue, Maywood. Interment Forest Home cemetery, Member of Austin lodge. No. 850, A.F.& A.M. Information, Fillmore 3-0014.

Chicago Daily Tribune, 09 Jun 1954, p F*

+ 7 M    vi. Herbert Bennet Parrott was born on 30 Oct 1886 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois and died on 16 Oct 1948 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois at age 61.

Second Generation (Children)


2. William E. Parrott (William1) was born on 3 Aug 1865 in Toronto, Ontario, English Canada and died on 23 Sep 1945 in Maywood, Cook Co., Illinois at age 80. {FGID: 114425710}

William married Martha Louise Dunmore on 31 Oct 1891 in Cook Co., Illinois. Martha was born in Feb 1871 in Illinois and died on 4 Feb 1962 in Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin at age 91. {FGID: 91028247}

The child from this marriage was:

+ 8 M    i. Raymond Dunmore Parrott was born on 11 Jun 1893 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois and died on 30 Nov 1984 in Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin at age 91.

7. Herbert Bennet Parrott (William1) was born on 30 Oct 1886 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois and died on 16 Oct 1948 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois at age 61.

Herbert married Anna F. Dearsmith on 27 Feb 1910 in Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa. Anna was born on 1 Apr 1886 in Germany and died on 17 Nov 1967 in Elmhurst, DuPage Co., Illinois at age 81.

General Notes: Funeral services were held Monday at 1:30 p.m. in the Senns Funeral Home, Maywood, for Mrs. Anna F. Parrott of 4N122 Central Road, Addison.

Mrs. Parrott, 81, died Friday in the Elmhurst Nursing Home. Born April 1, 1986, in Germany, she is survived by daughters Ruth Dawson of Adddison and Helen Dittus of Crestwood, Mo., four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Interment was in Mount Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst.

Paddock Publications, 22 Nov 1967


Children from this marriage were:

   9 F    i. Ruth Emma Parrott was born on 17 Feb 1911 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois and died in Aug 1977 in DuPage Co., Illinois at age 66.

Ruth married Lynn Scott Dawson on 26 May 1937 in Cook Co., Illinois. Lynn was born on 11 Mar 1914 in Franklin Park, Cook Co., Illinois and died on 3 Nov 1960 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois at age 46. {FGID: 215029539} They had no children.

   10 F    ii. Helen Frances Parrott was born on 22 Oct 1915 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois and died on 16 Nov 1988 in Dekalb Co., Georgia at age 73.

General Notes: Mrs. Helen Frances Dittus, of Dacatur (Fairington), died November 16, 1988. Survived by husband, Robert W. Dittus; daughters, Bobbie Stropoli, Tucker, Ga.; Kathy Farnam, St. Louis, Mo.; five grandchildren. Memorial services will be held Saturday, November 19 at 3 o'clock at Wages & Sons Chapel. Rev. Jimearl Swilley will officiate. Omit flowers, donations to American Cancer Society. Wages & Sons, Stone Mountain.

The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, 19 Nov 1988, p 10D

Helen married Robert W. Dittus. Robert was born in 1915 in Illinois and died on 15 Mar 1995 in St. Louis Co., Missouri at age 80.

Third Generation (Grandchildren)


8. Raymond Dunmore Parrott (William E.2, William1) was born on 11 Jun 1893 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois and died on 30 Nov 1984 in Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin at age 91. {FGID: 214664966}

Raymond married Eva May Weiss Vanvleet on 31 May 1917 in Kane, Greene Co., Illinois. Eva was born on 2 Mar 1893 in Illinois and died in Nov 1986 in New Berlin, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin at age 93. {FGID: 214664965}

Children from this marriage were:

   11 F    i. Lorna Louise Parrott was born on 2 Feb 1918 in Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin and died on 14 Aug 1996 in Cary, McHenry Co., Illinois at age 78. {FGID: 200143585}

General Notes: Services for Lorna Olsen, 77, a resident of Cary and formerly of Elgin, will be held at 1 p.m. today at Stout-Madison Funeral Home, 252 S. State St., Elgin.

She was born Feb. 2, 1910, in Wisconsin, the daughter of Raymond and Eva (nee Weiss) Parrott. Burial will be in Lakewood Memorial Park, Elgin. She died Wednesday, Aug. 14, at home.

Mrs. Olsen lived in Elgin for more than 50 years prior to her move to Cary.

Survivors include her daughters, Janet (Jim) Biggerstaff of Crystal Lake, Sue (Lance) Hansen of DeKalb, and Sallie (Mike) Sullivan of Osweo; her sons, Tom (Michelle) Olsen of Barrington and Ted Olsen of Cary; five grandchildren; and her brother, William (Loretta) Parrott of St. Charles.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ted, in 1985, and one brother.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of service today the funeral home. For information, (847) 742-7000.

(Chicago) Daily Herald, 16 Aug 1996, p 2-5

Lorna married Theodore Roy Olsen. Theodore was born on 29 Oct 1912 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois and died on 12 Dec 1985 in Elgin, Illinois at age 73. {FGID: 200143579}

   12 M    ii. William Walter Parrott was born on 11 Apr 1920 in Geneva, Kane Co., Illinois and died on 11 Feb 2010 in Kane Co., Illinois at age 89. {FGID: 169537259}

General Notes: William W. Parrott of St. Charles The funeral service for William W. Parrott, 89, will be held 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, at Yurs Funeral Home, 405 E. Main St., St. Charles. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home. Burial will be private. Born April 11, 1920, to Raymond and Eva Parrott, he died Thursday February 11, 2010 at Provena Pine View Care Center. William is survived by his wife, Loretta, and several nieces and nephews. For more information, 630-584-0060 or www.yursfuneralhomes.com.

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), February 14, 2010

William married Loretta M. Birsen. Loretta was born on 27 Jul 1920 in West Chicago, DuPage Co., Illinois and died on 5 Jun 2012 in Saint Charles, Kane Co., Illinois at age 91. {FGID: 101776223}

   13 M    iii. Raymond Donald Parrott was born on 1 Oct 1921 in West Chicago, DuPage Co., Illinois and died on 2 Oct 1995 in Waukesha Co., Wisconsin at age 74. {FGID: 209971564}

Raymond married Ethel Beitzel. Ethel was born on 22 Feb 1921 in Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin and died on 25 Sep 2002 in Waukesha Co., Wisconsin at age 81. {FGID: 166412760}

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