1. Rev Joseph Parrott, son of Isabella Parrott, was born in 1837 in Buckinghamshire, England and died on 17 May 1904 in Clay Center, Clay Co., Kansas, at age 67.
Notes: For family ancestors in Buckingamshire, see https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/31998793/person/28681375042/facts
Joseph married Emma Belgrove. Emma was born in 1837 in Hoggeston, Buckinghamshire, England and died in 1926 in Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., California, at age 89.
Children from this marriage were:
2 F i. Frances Emily Parrott Thrale was born in 1862 in Wanborough, Surrey, England and died on 22 Sep 1928 in Addington, Surrey, England, at age 66.
+ 3 M ii. Frederick William Parrott was born on 13 Feb 1865 in Wanborough, Surrey, England and died on 13 Oct 1950 in Grand Junction, Mesa Co., Colorado, at age 85.
4 F iii. Jessie I. Parrott was born on 8 Nov 1866 in Worplesdon, Surrey, England and died on 2 Aug 1962 in Sonoma Co., California, at age 95.
Jessie married Augustus H. Griesa. Augustus was born in 1845 in Germany and died on 7 Aug 1934 in Alameda Co., California, at age 89.
5 F iv. Agnes M. Parrott was born on 21 Jun 1867 in Wanborough, Surrey, England and died on 22 Jul 1934 in Richmond, Contra Costa Co., California, at age 67.
Notes: NOVATO, August 16. -- Old timers of Black Point and Novato were grieved to learn of the sudden death recently of Mrs. Agnes Duffield at her home in Richmond at the age of 70. A native of England, Mrs. Duffield had spent most of her life in California, and until about six years ago was for many years a resident of Black Point, where her husband, the late Wm. Duffield was at one time bridge tender. Her ranch in that section later occupied by the Julius Hylands, is now owned by her son, Mr. Wooley of San Francisco, who uses it as a weekend resort.
The Petaluma Argus-Courier, 16 Aug 1934, p 12
Agnes married Samuel Henry Woolley on 30 Jun 1886 in Liberty, Clay Co., Missouri. Samuel was born on 18 Jun 1848 in England and died on 12 Feb 1922 in San Francisco Co., California, at age 73.
Agnes next married William Charles Duffield. William was born on 10 Feb 1872 in Illinois and died on 17 Sep 1921 in Black Point, Marin Co., California, at age 49.
+ 6 M v. Philip Ernest Parrott was born on 4 Jan 1869 in Worplesdon, Surrey, England and died on 27 Mar 1930 in St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri, at age 61.
7 F vi. Florence Emma Parrott was born on 22 Oct 1870 in Worplesdon, Surrey, England and died on 10 Dec 1902 in Lawrence, Douglas Co. Kansas, at age 32.
Notes: Mrs. Joseph Parrott and her daughter, Miss Florence Parrott, left today for a visit at their home in England.
Mrs. Joseph Parrott and her daughter, Miss Florence Parrott, have returned from a summer visit in England.
Lawrence Daily Journal, 20 May 1986 & 20 Aug 1896
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The election of Miss Florence Parrott to a place at the University makes a vacancy in the corps of teachers in the Lawrence high school, which will have to be filled before work is commenced next Monday morning.
Lawrence Daily Journal, 11 Sep 1897, p 4
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The state university regents have granted E.F. Engle, of the department of German, a leave of absence and elected Miss Florence Parrott, a local high school-teacher and a graduate of the university, to supply the vacancy.
The Kansas City Gazette, 13 Sep 1897, p 3
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The Kansas University board of regents met yesterday afternoon Miss Florence Parrott was elected assistant instructor in French to take the place of Effie Scott Franklin, resigned. Miss Parrott will leave tomorrow for Germany, where she will spend the summer in study.
Lawrence Daily World, 8 Jun 1898, p 3
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MRS. M.A. BARBER DROWNS HERSELF
Was wife of a Kansas University professor.
MENTALLY UNBALANCED
The school adjourned to search for her
Students All Joined In.- The Dead Woman Was Formerly a Member of the Faculty.
Lawrence, Kan., Dec. 12. - Mrs. Florence Parrott Barber, wife of M.A. Barber, associate professor of cryptogamic botany and bacteriology at the University o' Kansas, ended her life by drowning in the Kaw river yesterday morning about 10 o'clock.
The search in the afternoon and the night before had availed nothing, although the whole country had been pretty well gone over. Yesterday school work at the University of Kansas was practically suspended and students and faculty members joined the search.
During the day Mrs. Barber's hat and a handkerchief with her initials were found on the river bank at the foot of Ohio street in the city of Lawrence. The searching parties were then all recalled, and the dragging of the river was begun, and in a short time the body was brought to the surface.
Two years ago Mrs. Barber sustained injuries in the head as the result of a severe fall and it is thought that pains emanating from that source may have brought on the insomnia which led to her derangement.
Mrs. Barber's maiden name was Florence Parrott. She graduated from the University of Kansas in the same class as did Mr. Barber and both soon afterwards were made members of the faculty. For several years she was associate professor of German and in that position her services were most efficient. She was a brilliant student and a successful instructor.
One year ago last spring she resigned her faculty position and was married to Professor Barber.
The Wichita Beacon, 12 Dec 1902, p 3
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WIFE OF KANSAS PROFESSOR FOUND DEAD IN THE RIVER
Lawrence, Kas., Dec. 12. - The body of Mrs. Marshall A. Barber, wife of Prof. Barber of the botany department of the University of Kansas, was found in the Kansas river here this morning. She had been a wife less than a year. She disappeared early yesterday morning and the search for her began yesterday afternoon. All night last night it continued, and this morning the 1,200 students of the university organized an extended search, which ended at the river bank. Here clothes were laid carefully on the back as if the suicide had been planned.
Mrs. Barber, prior to her marriage, was Miss Florence Parrott, a daughter of a retired methodist preached. She attended the University of Kansas where she was graduated, and where she afterwards taught German.
For some time, Mrs. Barber had been troubled with insomnia, and it is believed her suicide was due to the loss of sleep. The work at the University of Kansas was suspended during the day.
Prof. Barber graduated at Harvard in 1894.
The Leavenworth Times. 13 Dec 1902, p 4
Florence married Marshall Albert Barber on 1 Jan 1902 in Lawrence, Douglas Co. Kansas. Marshall was born on 22 Nov 1868 in Indiana and died on 15 Jan 1953 in San Diego Co., California, at age 84.
Marriage Notes: MARRIAGE OF MEMBERS OF THE K.U. FACULTY
Marshall A. Barber, of the natural history faculty of the University of Kansas, was united in marriage Thursday to Miss Florence Parrott, until June a member of the faculty of the modern language department of the university. The wedding took place at the home of the bride's parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Parrott, and the ceremony was performed by the Rev M. Bamford, pastor of the First Methodist church. Mr. and Mrs. Barber left on the afternoon train for Michigan to spend a month.
The Topeka Daily Capital, 02 Aug 1901, p 3
+ 8 M vii. Alfred Horace Parrott was born in 1875 in Linslade, Buckinghamshire, England and died in Jul 1964 in Fargo, Cass Co., North Dakota, at age 89.
9 F viii. Edith May Parrott was born on 21 Nov 1877 in Beddington, Surrey, England and died on 4 Jan 1970 in Delphos, Ottawa Co., Kansas, at age 92.
Notes: DELPHOS - Mrs. Edith M. Olds, 92, Delphos, died Sunday morning at the Delphos Nursing home. She was born at Croyden, England, Nov. 21, 1877, and was a longtime reisdent of Delphos where she was a member of the Church.
Survivors are a son, Charles V., Youngstown, Ohio; 2 daughters, Mrs. Agnes Story, Hendersonville, N.C., and Mrs. T. Henry Gile, Delphos; a sister, Mrs. Margaret Jeffery, Sant Rosa, Calif.; 8 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 2 pm Wednesday at the Delphos United Presbyterian Church, the Rev. B.A. Rundus officiating. Burial will be in the Delphos cemetery. Friends may call the Smith funeral home, Concordia.
Salina Journal, 05 Jan 1970, p 11
Edith married Jesse Sterling Olds on 1 Jul 1903 in Clay Co., Kansas. Jesse was born in 1876 in New York and died on 13 May 1949 in Delphos, Ottawa Co., Kansas, at age 73.
+ 10 M ix. Percival John Parrott was born in 1879 in Ramsey, Essex, England and died on 10 Aug 1954 in Geneva, Ontario Co., New York, at age 75.
11 F x. Margaret L. Parrott was born on 24 May 1882 in Douglas Co., Kansas and died in Jan 1976 in Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., California, at age 93.
Margaret married Edward John Jeffery. Edward was born on 6 Feb 1876 in England and died on 14 May 1954 in Sonoma Co., California, at age 78.
Second Generation (Children)
3. Frederick William Parrott (Joseph (Rev)1) was born on 13 Feb 1865 in Wanborough, Surrey, England and died on 13 Oct 1950 in Grand Junction, Mesa Co., Colorado, at age 85.
Notes: Parrott Funeral Will Be At Clay Center, Kan.
The body of Frederick W. Parrott, who died here last Friday, was sent to Clay Center, Kan., where funeral services and burial will be held. Martin mortuary was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. (sic) Parrott was born Feb. 13, 1865, in England, and he came to the United States when he was 21 years of age. He was editor the Dispatch Republican at Clay Center, Kan., and resided there until removing here a month ago. The deceased was a member of the Methodist church and Modern Woodmen.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Broderson, Grand Junction, and Mrs. Robert Gearhart, Billings, Mont.; three sisters, one brother, and five grandchildren.
The (Grand Junction CO) Daily Sentinel, 16 Oct 1950, p 10
Frederick married Marie Emma Towse. Marie was born on 1 Jun 1887 in Glendale, Hamilton Co., Ohio and died on 25 Jan 1986 in Clay Center, Clay Co., Kansas, at age 98.
Children from this marriage were:
12 F i. Dorothy Parrott was born on 16 Apr 1916 in Clay Center, Clay Co., Kansas and died on 6 Sep 2014 in Tuyunga, Los Angeles Co., California, at age 98.
Notes: Dorothy Broderson
April 16, 1916 - September 6, 2014
Former Grand Junction resident, Dorothy Broderson, nee Parrott, died peacefully at home with her sons by her side on September 6, 2014, in Tujunga, California. She was 98 years young.
Mom was born in Clay Center, Kansas to Frederick Parrott and Marie Towse Parrott. She was the oldest of four siblings, brothers, Douglas and Gordon, and sisters, Patricia and Rosemary. Dorothy moved from Clay Center to Grand Junction, CO, where she met her husband, William Broderson Jr., and in August 1942, were married in Salida, CO. They were married 51 years before he died in 1993.
Besides Grand Junction, Mr. and Mrs. Broderson resided in Fresno, Glendale, and San Francisco, CA, and Ocala, FL, where they developed many treasured friendships.
Mom was devoted to family and took great interest in the doings and welfare of her children, son, Marvin and daughter-in-law, Joni of Danville, CA; son, Warren Lance and daughter-in-law, Maureen of Tujunga, CA, and son, Eric of Tujunga, CA; grandchildren, Erin, Cari, Lance, Brandee, Eric, Kelly, Lori, and Sarah Joy; great-grandchildren, Madyson, Ysabelle, Morgan, Evan, Drake, Nicholas, and Lucas.
Mom loved the outdoors, campfires, road trips, breakfast, picture albums, and a glass of wine.
Other survivors include a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Warren and Patricia Broderson of Grand Junction; sister-in-law, Bernadine Zeigler of Fruita, and many nieces and nephews across the Broderson and Parrott families.
Memorial services will be held at a later date in California. Memorial contributions may be made to Adventist Health, Hospice Services, 281 Harvey Drive Unit B, Glendale, CA 91206.
The Daily Sentinel, Sep 11, 2014
Dorothy married William Broderson in Aug 1942 in Salida, Chaffee Co., Colorado. William was born on 18 Apr 1921 in Grand Junction, Mesa Co., Colorado and died on 31 May 1993 in Marion Co., Florida, at age 72. {FGID: 127737446}
+ 13 M ii. Douglas Belgrove Parrott was born on 13 Sep 1917 in Clay Center, Clay Co., Kansas and died on 23 Feb 1995 in Great Falls, Cascade Co., Montana, at age 77.
14 M iii. Charles Gordon Parrott was born on 18 Jan 1919 in Clay Co., Kansas and died on 4 Oct 1991 in Grand Junction, Mesa Co., Colorado, at age 72.
Notes: Charles Gordon Parrott of Grand Junction died Friday at his home of natural causes. He was 72. Cremation has taken place. Mr. Parrott had been a supervisor of drivers for Fabricare Laundry and Dry Cleaning. He was born Jan. 18, 1919, to Fred W. and Marie Towse Parrott in Clay Center, Kan., where he spent his childhood and graduated from Clay County Community High School.
He was a lifelong member of the Grand Junction Moose Lodge. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He flew 52 missions as a bombardier and successfully fired and hit the first German submarine.
Survivors include a brother, Douglas parrott of Kalispell, Mont.; and two sisters, Rosemary Gearhart of Wheat Ridge, and Dorothy Broderson of Ocala, Fla. Callahan-Edfast Mortuary is in charge of arrangments.
The Daily Sentinel, 10 Oct 1991, p 2B
Charles married Grace M. Campbell on 3 Jan 1950 in Mesa Co., Colorado. The marriage ended in divorce on 27 Oct 1970. Grace was born on 11 Nov 1916 and died on 5 Jan 1997 in Grand Junction, Mesa Co., Colorado, at age 80.
15 F iv. Phyllis Patricia Parrott was born on 2 Feb 1920 and died on 21 Nov 1924 in Clay Co., Kansas, at age 4.
16 F v. Rosemary Jean Parrott was born on 23 Dec 1921 in Clay Center, Clay Co., Kansas and died on 9 May 2010 in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson Co., Colorado, at age 88. {FGID: 63439639}
Notes: GEARHART, ROSEMARY
Born 12-23-21, the backbone and matriarch of our family passed away on Mothers Day, 5-9-2010. Survived by daughter Leslie (John) Ahrens of Scottsdale, AZ, son Jon of Wheat Ridge, nine grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Preceeded in death by husband Robert and sons Mike, Neil, and Tony. Graveside services, Mon., 5-17 at 2:00 PM at Crown Hill Cemetary, Block 40 (main drive approx. 3-4 of the way to the mausoleum). Reception at the family home immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the American Cancer Society or your favorite charity in her honor.
The Denver Post, May 12, 2010
Page: B-11
Rosemary married Robert Twyman Gearhart on 27 Apr 1945 in Mesa Co., Colorado. Robert was born on 10 Mar 1911 in Fountain, El Paso Co., Colorado and died on 3 Dec 1972, at age 61. {FGID: 226153408}
Marriage Notes: Miss Rosemary Parrott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F.W. Parrott, was united in marriage Thursday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock with Robert Gearhart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gearhart of Colorado Springs. Rev. Warren Bainbridge read the ceremony in Parrott home. <snip>
Mrs. Gearhart was graduated from Grand Junction high school in 1939 and has been employed here with the telephone company as assistant evening chief operator. Mr. Gearhart attended Colorado university. He is associated with the Motor Accessories company as western slope salesman. The couple will make their home in Grand Junction.
The Daily Sentinel, 29 Apr 1945, p 5
6. Philip Ernest Parrott (Joseph (Rev)1) was born on 4 Jan 1869 in Worplesdon, Surrey, England and died on 27 Mar 1930 in St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri, at age 61.
Notes: Philip Ernest Parrott, sixty-two years old, credit manager for the Wyeth Hardware and Manufacturing Company, died at 3 o'clock this morning at Missouri Methodist Hospital. His death was due to an infection of the throat. He had been ill two weeks and confined at the hospital a week.
Mr. Parrott was a native of England and was born Jan. 4, 1868. When he was seventeen years old his parents came to the United States, settling in Clay County, Kan. He received his education at Baker University at Baldwin, Kan., and Kansas University at Lawrence.
Came Here in 1902.
In 1902 he came to St. Joseph and entered the employe of the Battreall-Whittinghill Shoe Company as assistant credit man. Upon the retirement of Mr. Whittinghill he became the treasurer of the corporation. In 1925 he became the credit manager of Wyeth Hardware and Manufacturing Company, which position he held at the time of his death.
Mr. Parrott was liberal in supporting religious and chartitable work in St. Joseph. He was active in affairs of his church, First Methodist Episcopal, and was superintendent of the Sunday school and a member of the board of trustees. He was president of the Protestant Laymen's Federation and was a director of the Y.M.C.A. He was also active in the St. Joseph Credit Men's Association, having served as president and two terms as a national director. He was also a member of the board of Missouri Methodist Hospital. He was a member of St. Joseph Lodge No. 78, A.F. and A.M.
Married in 1905.
On June 20, 1905, Mr. Parrott was married to Miss Ada Irons at Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. Parrott died in 1928. Surviving are two daughters, Misses Ida and Edith Parrott, at home; four sisters, Mrs. William Duffield, Berkeley, Cal.; Mrs. A.H. Griesa, Berkeley; Mrs. Edward Jeffery, Santa Rosa, Cal.; and Mrs. J.S. Olds, Delphos, Can.; and three brothers, F.W. Parrott, Clay Center, Kan.; Alfred H. Parrott, Fargo, N.D.; and Percy J. Parrott, Geneva, N.Y.
The body is at Stingley's mortuary where it will remain until noon tomorrow when it will be taken to the First Methodist Church, where it will lie in state until the hour of service at 3 o'clock. Rev. Fred M. Bailey and Rev. E.L. Robison will officiate. The pallbearers will be: Dr. F.M. Baldwin, T.M. Longmuir, E.W. Chadwick, R.L. Douglas, M.S. Nelson and R.M. McConnell. Burial will be in Mount Mora Cemetery.
The St. Joseph News-Press, 27 Mar 1930, p 7
Philip married Ada Irons on 20 Jun 1905 in Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri. Ada was born on 21 Sep 1873 in Exeter, Clay Co., Kansas and died on 4 Jun 1928 in St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri, at age 54.
Notes: Mrs. Ada Irons Parrott, fifty-four years old, wife of Phil E. Parrott, 2816 Sacramento street, died at 4:20 o'clock Monday afternoon in a local hospital following a brief illness. She had been treasurer of the Y.W.C.A. for several years and was a member of the board of directors. Mrs. Parrott also was president of the Home and Foreign Missionary societies and the Ladies' Aid Society of the First Methodist Church, as well as secretary of the Chapter B.J. of the P.E.O.
Mrs. Parrott was born in Exeter, Kan., Sept. 21, 1873, and moved with her parents to Kansas City, Mo., when she was twelve years old. She was graduated from Kansas City Central High School and taught in the Kansas City public schools for seven years. She was married to Mr. Parrott June 11, 1905, and came to St. Joseph shortly afterward. She had been a resident of St. Joseph since her marriage. She was a member of the First Methodist Church here.
She leaves her husband, two daughters, Ida and Edith Parrott; her mother, Mrs. George Irons of Kansas City; three sisters, Mrs. Jo L. Keener of Morgantown, W. Va., and Ella and Edith Irons of Kansas City, and two brothers, Kenneth G. Irons of Kansas City, and A.W. Irons of McAllen, Texas. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the First Methodist Church, with the Rev. Henry R. Mills, assisted by the Rev. E. N. Garrett, officiating. The body is at Stingley's mortuary.
St. Joseph Gazette, 05 Jun 1928, p 3
Children from this marriage were:
17 F i. Ida Parrott was born on 17 May 1910 in St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri and died on 11 Dec 1994 in Tulsa, Tulsa Co., Oklahoma, at age 84.
Ida married Hal G. Divine. Hal was born on 22 Sep 1909 and died in Aug 1994 in Grove, Delaware Co., Oklahoma, at age 84.
18 F ii. Edith Parrott was born on 30 Apr 1915 in St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri and died on 10 Oct 2006 in Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri, at age 91.
Notes: Edith Parrott Neal, 91, of Pittsburg, died at 8:40 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006, at the Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center.
She was born April 30, 1915, at St. Joseph, Mo., to Philip Earnest and Ada Irons Parrott. She lost both parents at an early age and moved with her sister, Ida, to live with aunts in Kansas City, Mo. She graduated from Westport High School and then Baker University in 1937.
On Dec. 24, 1938, she married Charles Boucher Neal at Baldwin. They were active members of the Boston Avenue Methodist Church in Tulsa for 38 years and then moved to Rogers, Ark. In Rogers, they became active in the Central United Methodist Church through the choirs and music programs. She had moved to Cornerstone Village after he preceded her in death in May of 2005.
She was a homemaker for her family and on occasion worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. in Tulsa, Okla.
She had been active in the Delta Delta Delta Sorority and PEO through her years and had been active on the Library boards.
Survivors include a son, Dr. Larry Neal of Ruston, La.; a daughter, Cathy Neal Philpot of Pittsburg; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and a sister, Ida Divine.
Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Garnett Cemetery in Garnett, with Rev. Ken Butts officiating. Burial will follow the services. Friends are requested to meet at the cemetery. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Central United Methodist Church in Rogers, with Rev. Jamie Alexander officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Brenner Mortuary, 114 E. Fourth St., Pittsburg.
The Morning Sun, October 12, 2006
Edith married Charles Boucher Neal on 24 Dec 1938 in Baldwin, Douglas Co., Kansas. Charles was born on 19 Jul 1916 in Garnett, Anderson Co., Kansas and died on 26 May 2005 in Rogers, Benton Co., Arkansas, at age 88.
8. Alfred Horace Parrott (Joseph (Rev)1) was born in 1875 in Linslade, Buckinghamshire, England and died in Jul 1964 in Fargo, Cass Co., North Dakota, at age 89.
Notes: The Registrar
Responsibility meets Registrar Parrott at every turn. Secretary of the faculty council, he is generally considered the interpreter and enforcer of faculty regulations. He is chaiman of such standing committees as those on attendance, curriculum, eligibility, and freshman orientation.
His office admits and enrolls students, of each keeping a permanent academic record. When catalogs, when analyses of academic grades, are published, his office prepares and publishes them. It must be ready to submit comparative studies of teaching loads, of faculty salaries and rankings, of departmental teaching costs. It answers many a questionnaire. When the Bison questionnaired him, Mr. Parrott revealed a winter term enrollment of one thousand three hundred and thirty-six, and the biggest winter term freshman class in N.D.A.C. history -- five hundred and thirteen.
1936 North Dakota Agricultural College year book
Alfred married Edna Pearl Canniff. Edna was born in 1885 in North Dakota and died in 1971 in Fargo, Cass Co., North Dakota, at age 86.
Children from this marriage were:
19 F i. Madelyn C. Parrott was born on 9 Oct 1907 in Fargo, Cass Co., North Dakota and died on 1 Jan 2000 in Santa Clara Co., California, at age 92.
Madelyn married Allen Uriah Hunt. Allen was born on 14 Feb 1903 in North Dakota and died on 21 Sep 1983 in Los Gatos, Santa Clara Co., California, at age 80.
+ 20 M ii. Robert Belgrove Parrott was born on 1 Feb 1913 in Fargo, Cass Co., North Dakota and died on 19 Feb 1987 in Fort Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana, at age 74.
10. Percival John Parrott (Joseph (Rev)1) was born in 1879 in Ramsey, Essex, England and died on 10 Aug 1954 in Geneva, Ontario Co., New York, at age 75.
Notes: Geneva -- The funeral of Dr. Percival John Parrott, 79, retired director of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, who died yesterday (Aug. 10, 1954), will be held tomorrow.
Dr. Parrott's accomplishments in the field of entomology had brought national attention and he served the U.S. government and traveled far from this continent in that service.
Death came to Dr. Parrott in his home, 386 Castle St., and ended a long illness. The Rev. James Riggs, D.D., North Presbyterian Church, will conduct Dr. Parrott's funeral at 2:30 p.m. in the home. Burial in Glenwood Cemetery will be at the convenience of the family.
The courtesy of no flowers has been requested by the family. Friends may revere Dr. Parrott's memory by contributing to their favorite charity, it was suggested.
Mrs. Parrott, the former Florence Mildred Hubbard of this city, died in 1929. The survivors are a son, John P. Parrott, Geneva; a daughter, Mrs. Robert Holt, Montpelier, Vt.; three sisters, Mrs. Edith Olds, Delphos, Kan,; Mrs. Edward Jeffrey and Mrs. Jessie Griesa, both of Santa Rosa, Calif.; a brother, Alfred Parrott, Fargo, N.D., and four grandchildren.
Born in Croydon, England, Dr. Parrott came to his country with his parents when he was 8 years old. His family settled on a farm at Clay Center, Kan., and later moved to Lawrence, Kan. In 1897 he graduated from the University of Kansas, gaining his master's degree the following year. His first post was assistant in entomology at Kansas State College of Agriculture at Manhattan, Kan., for two years. He came to Geneva then and with the exception of two years served almost continuously until he retired as director of the Station in 1942.
One of the first accomplishments of Dr. Parrott which drew major attention to his ability was his successful combat with San Jose scael in 1904. This pest had thrown the New York state fruit industry into heavy losses and near dispair. Just about 25 years later the Florida citrus belt had a similar scare with losses due to the Mediterranean fruit fly. The U.S. Department of Agriculture sent Dr. Parrott to correct this condition. He did.
For the government Dr. Parrott traveled the length of the African continent as a special agent.
From head of the department of entomology Dr. Parrott rose to director in 1938 and continued until his retirement in 1942. Considered one of this chief contributions during that time, his associates say, was his cementing of good relations between the Cornell Agricultural Research Departments and the Geneva Station.
Unpon his retirement Cornell made him professor emeritus of entomology and that time the New York State Horticultural Society also made him an honorary life member.
As a citizen of Geneva Dr. Parrott played an important part in its major civic enteGeneva -- The funeral of Dr. Percival John Parrott, 79, retired director of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, who died yesterday (Aug. 10, 1954), will be held tomorrow.
Dr. Parrott's accomplishments in the field of entomology had brought national attention and he served the U.S. government and traveled far from this continent in that service.
Death came to Dr. Parrott in his home, 386 Castle sSt., and ended a long illness. The Rev. James Riggs, D.D., North Presbyterian Church, will conduct Dr. Parrott's funeral at 2:30 p.m. in the home. Burial in Glenwood Cemetery will be at the convenience of the family.
The courtesy of no flowers has been requested by the family. Friends may revere Dr. Parrott's memory by contributing to their favorite charity, it was suggested.
Mrs. Parrott, the former Florence Mildred Hubbard of this city, died in 1929. The survivors are a son, John P. Parrott, Geneva; a daughter, Mrs. Robert Holt, Montpelier, Vt.; three sisters, Mrs. Edith Olds, Delphos, Kan,; Mrs. Edward Jeffrey and Mrs. Jessie Griesa, both of Santa Rosa, Calif.; a brother, Alfred Parrott, Fargo, N.D., and four grandchildren.
Born in Croydon, England, Dr. Parrott came to his country with his parents when he was 8 years old. His family settled on a farm at Clay Center, Kan., and later moved to Lawrence, Kan. In 1897 he graduated from the University of Kansas, gaining his master's degree the following year. His first post was assistant in entomology at Kansas State College of Agriculture at Manhattan, Kan., for two years. He came to Geneva then and with the exception of two years served almost continuously until he retired as director of the Station in 1942.
One of the first accomplishments of Dr. Parrott which drew major attention to his ability was his successful combat with San Jose scale in 1904. This pest had thrown the New York state fruit industry into heavy losses and near despair. Just 25 years later the Florida citrus belt had a similar scare with losses due to the Mediterranean fruit fly. The U.S. Department of Agriculture sent Dr. Parrott to correct this condition. He did.
For the government Dr. Parrott traveled the length of the African continent as a special agent.
From head of the department of entomology Dr. Parrott rose to director in 1938 and continued until his retirement in in 1942. Considered one of his chief contributions during that time, his associates say, was his cementing of good relations between the Cornell Agricultural Research Departments and the Geneva Station.
Upon his retirement Cornell made him professor emeritus of entomology and at that time the New York Horticultural Society also made him an honorary life member.
As a citizen of Geneva Dr. Parrott played an important part in its major civic enterprises. He was a member also of the Rotary Club for 32 years. He was a trustee of the North Presbyterian Church, was active in the YMCA, the Salvation Army, the Community Chest, Castle Grange, Ark Lodge of Masons, and the Youth Bureau.
Democrat and Chronicle, 11 Aug 1953, p 19
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Percival John Parrott
May 28, 1874 '97 August 10, 1953
Percival John Parrott, formerly Director of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva and Professor of Entomology, Emeritus, Cornell University, died at his home in Geneva on August 10, 1953, following a long illness. He was born at Croydon, England, on May 28, 1874, and was brought to this country by his parents as a small child. The family settled near Clay Center, Kansas, and experiences of his childhood under the pioneer conditions of the time and place were a fertile source of many lively anecdotes in his conversation in later life.
Professor Parrott attended the University of Kansas, receiving the A. B. degree in 1897 and the A. M. degree in 1898. Cornell University also granted him the A. M. degree in 1902; and in 1943 the Kansas State College of Agriculture conferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Science.
His first professional assignment was that of assistant entomologist at the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station at Manhattan, which was followed by appointment as entomologist for the Kansas Horticultural Society. It was in 1900, however, that Professor Parrott began a career dedicated to the interests of New York State farmers that was to continue until the day of his death, with the exception of a period of two years (1902 to 1904) when he was associated with the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station at Wooster.
He was recalled to the Experiment Station in Geneva in 1904 to head the Department of Entomology there. He served in that position until 1938, acting also as Vice Director of the Experiment Station from 1929 to 1938, when he was named Director. He retired in 1942.
His approach to and successful solution of the first major problem to confront him in 1904 were characteristic of the scientific ability and the qualities of leadership which he was to bring to bear on many other problems through the years. At the time of his appointment the fruit industry in New York State was waging a loosing fight against the San Jose scale, and it was his effective and energetic attack on this pest that won him widespread confidence among fruit growers and farmers in general, a confidence which he held through the years by his conservative and commonsense approach to farm problems.
He had a pleasing personality and by his sense of humor, witticisms, and fairness was a great pacifier between groups when tempers became ruffled. He usually was able to evolve points of view which were agreeable to both sides. This was true not only among co-workers in his profession but also applied to meetings of farmers and fruit growers, all of whom had great respect for his opinions and especially had confidence in his ability to solve their entomological problems by practical means.
"A practical scientist" is a term one commentator employed in reporting Professor Parrott's passing and it is one that we are sure he would have cherished. Upon his retirement he was made an honorary life member of the New York State Horticultural Society.
But Professor Parrott's abilities were recognized far beyond the limits of New York State and he was called upon to render important service in far away places. He traveled the entire length of the African Continent in 1936 as a special agent of the federal Department of Agriculture. He was also called upon by the Department as a neutral observer and consultant at the time of a threatened invasion of the Florida citrus industry by the dread Mediterranean fruit fly, in 1929 and 1930. He served for many years on the executive committee of the Division of Biology and Agriculture of the National Research Council. He was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a Fellow of the Entomological Society of America, and a past president (in 1914) of the American Association of Economic Entomologists in which he was active throughout the years. He was the author of numerous Experiment Station publications and articles in scientific journals.
It will be the human qualities of the man that will long be remembered by his professional associates and friends, however. A wholly unpretentious nature and a warm friendliness of spirit made themselves evident to high and low alike upon first meeting and as long as the acquaintanceship endured. "He was such a friendly person" was the universal comment of those who mourned his passing. And this spirit of friendship was also characteristic of his wife, Florence Mildred Hubbard of Geneva, whom he married in 1906 and who died in 1929. The gracious hospitality and friendliness of their home did much to smooth the way for many newcomers to the Experiment Station.
A full and arduous professional life did not interfere with active participation in community affairs. Professor Parrott was truly a civic leader, the YMCA, the Salvation Army, the Geneva Community Chest, the Geneva Youth Center, the Geneva Rotary Club, the North Presbyterian Church, along with numerous other agencies, benefited from his enthusiasm and constructive leadership.
Professor Parrott is survived by a son, John P. of Geneva, a daughter, Mrs. Robert Holt of Montpelier, VT, three sisters, a brother, and four grandchildren. He had a rich and full life and his memory lives on in his good works and in the hearts of his family and friends.
F. Z. Hartzell, J. D. Luckett, Richard Wellington
Cornell University Faculty Memorial Statement http://ecommons.library.cornell.edu/handle/1813/17813
https://ecommons.cornell.edu/bitstream/handle/1813/18392/Parrott_Percival_John_1953.pdf;sequence=2
Percival married Florence Mildred Hubbard. Florence died in 1929 in Geneva, Ontario Co., New York.
Children from this marriage were:
21 F i. Florence Margaret Parrott was born on 5 Jan 1910 in Geneva, Ontario Co., New York and died on 13 Jan 1997 in Montpelier, Washington Co., Vermont, at age 87.
Florence married Robert Gerald Holt. Robert was born on 25 Dec 1909 in Montpelier, Washington Co., Vermont and died 30 agu 1993 in Berlin, Washington Co., Vermont.
+ 22 M ii. John Percival Parrott Sr. was born on 7 Apr 1916 in Geneva, Ontario Co., New York and died on 26 Nov 1981 in Geneva, Ontario Co., New York, at age 65.
Third Generation (Grandchildren)
13. Douglas Belgrove Parrott (Frederick William2, Joseph (Rev)1) was born on 13 Sep 1917 in Clay Center, Clay Co., Kansas and died on 23 Feb 1995 in Great Falls, Cascade Co., Montana, at age 77.
Notes: KALISPELL - Douglas B. Parrott, 77, who managed auto parts businesses in several Montana towns, died Thursday at a local nursing home of cancer. Private graveside services are Saturday at Conrad Memorial Cemetery, with Buffalo Hill Funeral Home handling arrangements. Memorials are suggested to Hospice.
Parrott was born Sept. 13, 1917, in Clay Center, Kan. In 1942 he married Donna Farmer in Grand Junction, Colo. They moved to Billings in the early 1950s and later to Glasgow, where he managed auto parts businesses. In 1967 he moved to Kalispell, where he managed Palmer Brothers Auto Supply, retiring in 1987. Parrott enjoyed fishing, hiking, boating, water-skiing and traveling.
Surviving are his wife of Kalispell; two daughters, Carol Parrott of Steilacoom, Wash. and Gail Parrott of Auburn, Wash.; three sons, Larry Parrott of Lewiston, Idaho, Gregory Parrott of Fairfield, Calif., and Kenneth Parrott of Kalispell; two sisters, Dorothy Broderson of Ocala, Fla., and Rosemary Gearhart to Denver, Colo.; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Great Falls (MT) Tribune, 25 Feb 1995, p 2B
Douglas married Donna Clair Farmer on 8 Feb 1942. Donna was born on 28 Nov 1922 in Grand Junction, Mesa Co., Colorado and died on 15 Jan 2005 in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa Co., California, at age 82.
20. Robert Belgrove Parrott (Alfred Horace2, Joseph (Rev)1) was born on 1 Feb 1913 in Fargo, Cass Co., North Dakota and died on 19 Feb 1987 in Fort Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana, at age 74. Another name for Robert was Robert Belgium Parrott.
Notes: Robert Parrott, fomer Cargill executive, dies at 74 in Indiana
Robert B. Parrott, 74, a former first vice president of the National Grain and Feed Dealers Association and an executive with Cargill, Inc., in the 1940s and '50s, died Thursday at his home in Fort Wayne, Ind. He had had open heart surgery in January.
Parrott, a native of Fargo, N.D., graduated from North Dakota State Agricultural College in 1935 and joined one of Cargill's first trainee classes.
He worked for Cargill for more than 20 years, starting as an elevator operator in Marshall, Minn. Later, he was a manager of the coarse grain merchandising department, manager of the Northwest region grain division, and then manager of special products.
Parrott also was a member of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange and president of the Minneapolis Grain Shippers Association in 1954-55. In 1956, Parrott, then Cargill vice president of commodity marketing, joined Central Soya Co., Inc., of Fort Wayne as a vice president. Later he was named senior executive vice president at Central Soya and was a member of its board of directors.
He retired from Central Soya in 1978 and since has been president of Robert B. Parrott, Inc., as an interntional consultant on agricultural projects.
Parrott, whose grandparents were farmers, started his career during the Dust Bowl era in the Midwest.
"On commencement night, we had diplomas in our hands and dust in our eyes," he recalled in a 1954 interview. "Farmers were leaving their farms and here some of us were ready to go into the grain business."
Said Stephen Parrott of Kansas City, Mo., of his father, "He was a stalwart of the agra-industry; one of the pillars of it. He devoted his whole working career to helping advance U.S. agriculture and the agra-business... He was in on the foundations of many ideas that later blossomed."
Besides serving as a vice president of the National Grain and Feed Dealers Association from 1975 to 1977, Parrott also was one of its founding members.
During World War II, he often traveled to Washington, D.C., serving as advisor for the grain industry. He was one of the directors of the Chicago Board of Trade from 1972 to 1977 and an advisor to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in the late 1970s. He was on the Edina Board of Education in the mid-1950s.
Besides his son, he is survived by his wife, Paula; two other sons, Michael of Fort Wayne, and Christopher of Winnetka, Ill.; a sister, Madelyn Hunt of Los Gatos, Calif., and nine grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. today at the Klaehn Funeral Home in Fort Wayne. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Trinity Episcopal Church in Fort Wayne. The family suggests memorials to the church.
Minneapolis Star and Tribune, 22 Feb 1987, p 4B
Robert married Paula Corrine Verne. Paula was born on 5 Mar 1913 in Moorhead, Clay Co., Minnesota and died on 12 Feb 2008 in Fort Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana, at age 94.
Notes: PAULA VERNE PARROTT, of Fort Wayne, died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008, in Fort Wayne. Born March 5, 1913, in Moorhead, Minn., she was the daughter of Paul and Cora Ver ne. She was an Honors graduate of North Dakota State University. She was a teacher, homemaker and community volunteer. She was president of Fort Wayne Newcomers; a member of PEO and the Fort Wayne Country Club; and an active member of Trinity Episcopal Church since 1956. Surviving are her son, Michael; daughters-in-law, Kathryn of Fort Wayne, Dorothy of Kenilworth, Ill. and Connie of Kansas City, Kan.; nine grandchildren; and 10 great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert B. Parrott (an executive with Central Soya); and sons, Christopher Parrott and Stephen Parrott. "Respected for her accomplishments, she was admired for her joyful spirit and loved for her warm heart and charity toward all." Service is 11 a.m. Friday at Trinity Episcopal Church, 611 West Berry St., Fort Wayne, with visitation one hour prior. Visitation also from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Home, Wayne Street Chapel, 420 W. Wayne St. Memorials to Trinity Episcopal Church, Turnstone Center for Disabled Children and Adults or Canterbury School.
The Journal Gazette, February 27, 2008
Edition: Final, Page: 2C
Children from this marriage were:
+ 23 M i. Christopher Robert Parrott was born on 3 Jan 1943 in Hennepin Co., MInnesota and died on 15 Jul 1990, at age 47.
+ 24 M ii. Stephen Canniff Parrott Sr. was born on 19 Feb 1948 in Hennepin Co., MInnesota and died on 30 Jan 1997 in Overland Park, Johnson Co., Kansas, at age 48.
22. John Percival Parrott Sr. (Percival John2, Joseph (Rev)1) was born on 7 Apr 1916 in Geneva, Ontario Co., New York and died on 26 Nov 1981 in Geneva, Ontario Co., New York, at age 65.
John married Grace Evelyn Goodrich on 24 Apr 1943 in Camp Lee, Prince George Co., Virginia. Grace was born on 13 Dec 1923 in Amherst Co., Virginia and died on 3 Feb 2019 in Geneva, Ontario Co., New York, at age 95.
Notes: GENEVA \endash Grace Evelyn Goodrich Parrott, age 95, passed away peacefully on Sunday (February 3, 2019).
There will be no prior calling hours. A celebration of her life will be held at the Presbyterian Church in Geneva on Saturday (May 11) at 1 p.m. There will be a reception at the church following the service.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Presbyterian Church in Geneva, 24 Park Place, Geneva, NY 14456.
Grace was born at the home of her maternal grandparents in Amherst County, Va. on December 13, 1923. She was the daughter of the late Stephen and Elizabeth Christian Goodrich. As a child she moved to Pittsfield Mass., and then to Richmond Va., where she later attended Richmond Polytechnic Institute. During World War II Grace went to work at Camp Lee Virginia in the Quartermaster's Headquarters. There she met and married a young army officer from Geneva, N.Y., John Percival Parrott. After the War, she left her southern roots, when she and her husband settled in Geneva, N.Y.
She loved her large family, her many friends, flower arranging, reading, holiday decorating, a stray kitty named Sweet Pea, and summers at the family cottage on Seneca lake. Grace belonged to the Presbyterian Church in Geneva; and for over 70 years served in many positions, including Clerk of Session. Grace was also very active in the Geneva Historical Society, and over the years held many offices. She appreciated art; and was a member of the Catherine Foster Hopkins Art Reading Club since 1972. Grace also enjoyed attending Alex Campbell's reading class in Geneva. She was proud to be a member of PEO for over 60 years. Among the other activities Grace participated in were the Geneva Garden Club, and the Lobby Shop at the Geneva General Hospital.
Grace is survived by her daughter, Marjorie Parrott (Michael) Adams of Omaha, Neb.; and son, John Percival (Yvonne) Parrott, Jr. of Geneva, N.Y.; granddaughters Elizabeth Grace (Carrie) Tepper, Jennifer (Michael) Konrad, Lissa (Yu Duk) So; grandsons John Mark (Colleen) Tepper, David (Gina) Parrott, Scott (Jennifer) Parrott, Matthew (Courtney) Parrott, and John (Beth) Parrott, III; great-grandsons James Konrad, Matthew Konrad, Ethan Konrad, Jack Parrott, Andrew Parrott, and John Parrott IV; great-granddaughters Emma So, Lila Parrott, Mila So, Maxine Oceane Tepper, Sylvie Parrott, and Gemma Parrott; niece, Barbara Randall.
Grace was predeceased by her husband, John P. Parrott.
Grace's family would like to thank the staff of the Living Center North, 1st floor, Geneva General Hospital, for their special care of Grace.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the DeVaney-Bennett Funeral Home.
For those wishing to write a note of condolence, please visit www.devaneybennettfh.com.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/fltimes/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=191471747
Fourth Generation (Great-Grandchildren)
23. Christopher Robert Parrott (Robert Belgrove3, Alfred Horace2, Joseph (Rev)1) was born on 3 Jan 1943 in Hennepin Co., MInnesota and died on 15 Jul 1990, at age 47.
Notes: PARROTT
Christopher Parrott, husband of Dorothy; father of Timothy, Christine and Katie. Chairman and President of LaSalle Commodities, Inc. and Chairman of LaSalle Brokerage, Inc. Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 13, at the Church on the Hill, 784 Sheridan Rd., Winnetka. Contributions in Chris Parrott's name can be made to Rehabilitation Institute Foundation, 344 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611, Attn. Kathleen Maitland.
Chicago Tribune, 12 Jul 1990, p 2-8
24. Stephen Canniff Parrott Sr. (Robert Belgrove3, Alfred Horace2, Joseph (Rev)1) was born on 19 Feb 1948 in Hennepin Co., MInnesota and died on 30 Jan 1997 in Overland Park, Johnson Co., Kansas, at age 48.
Notes: STEPHEN C. PARROTT, 48, of Overland Park, Kan., died Jan. 30. The Minneapolis native formerly lived in Fort Wayne, was vice president of Prudential Securities and a member of the Kansas City Board of Trade. Surviving are his wife, Connie; two sons; his mother, Paula V. Parrott of Fort Wayne; and a brother, Michael V. of Fort Wayne. Services were Tuesday in St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Kansas City. Memorials are to the Stephen C. Parrott scholarship fund of the Pembroke Hill Day School in Kansas City, Mo.
The News-Sentinel, February 5, 1997
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