619. Sarah Lavina⁸ Skinner (Sophia Catherine⁷ Clevenger, Mary M.⁶ Acker, Anthony⁵, Casper⁴, Peter³, Casper², Jacob?¹) was born in Gaston, Delaware County, IN on November 22, 1880.⁽³⁴⁸⁶⁾ Sarah died on January 5, 1953 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN, at age 72.⁽³⁴⁸⁷⁾ She died at 8:20 AM and was attended by O. A, Hall, M.D. Her cause of death was Carcinoma of Stomach. She had 12 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren at the time of her death. The death certificate incorrectly gave the date of burial as January 7, 1953. Her body was interred in the Beech Grove Cemetery Section B, Lot 77 on January 8, 1953 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽³⁴⁸⁸⁾ The gravestone reads: "Parr; Sarah L., 1880-1953; John, 1876-1953 (Masonic Emblem)."

She married John Parr on March 11, 1903 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽³⁴⁸⁹⁾ The following individual is also linked to this event: Herman G. Porter (minister). John was born on September 8, 1876 in Leigh, Lancashire, England.⁽³⁴⁹⁰⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: F. E. Williams (recorder); John was the son of William Parr and Clara Edith Spedding. John died on June 16, 1953 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN, at age 76.⁽³⁴⁹¹⁾ The following individual is also linked to this event: O. A. Hall (recorder). His body was interred in the Beech Grove Cemetery Section B, Lot 77 on June 19, 1953 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽³⁴⁹²⁾ The gravestone reads: "Parr; Sarah L., 1880-1953; John, 1876-1953 (Masonic Emblem)."

John was employed at a Glass Factory as a gauffer in Streator, LaSalle County, IL on January 1, 1900. John was employed at a Glass Factory as a Glass Pressor in Muncie, Delaware County, IN on June 16, 1900.⁽³⁴⁹³⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Frank Lyons (Employee); Andrew Jaici (Employee); Andrew Koenig (Employee); Charles Pace (Employee); Mickel Carigan (Employee); Dalton Barber (Employee); Leroy Carey (Employee); Mickel Maley (Employee); Austin Carey (Employee). Each of these individuals had been employed for two (2) months on June 16, 1900.

John was listed as Calvin W. Skinner's boarder in the on June 16, 1900 Census in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽³⁴⁹⁴⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Josiah N. Huffinan (enumerator); John Thornton (neighbor); William Clark (neighbor); Mary E. Skinner (daughter); Sarah Lavina Skinner (daughter); Harry Dickey (grandson); Charles Franklin Skinner (son); John Walter Skinner (son); Dellard Carl Skinner (son); Morrison L. Dickey (son-in-law); Sophia Catherine Clevenger (wife); Andrew Koenig (border); Frank Lyons (border); Andrew Jaici (border); Austin Carey (border); Charles Pace (border); Leroy Carey (border); Mickel Carigan (border); Mickel Maley (border); Dalton Barber (border). When John was age 27 and Sarah Lavina Skinner was age 23 they became the parents of William Calvin Parr on December 15, 1903 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽³⁴⁹⁵⁾ When John was age 29 and Sarah Lavina Skinner was age 25 they became the parents of Nellie Mae Parr on May 20, 1906 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽³⁴⁹⁶⁾ In the 1910 Census, John was listed as a head of household on April 21, 1910 in Alton, Madison County, IL.⁽³⁴⁹⁷⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Sarah Lavina Skinner (wife); William Calvin Parr (son); Nellie Mae Parr (daughter). John was employed at Glass Works as a machinist in Alton, Madison County, IL on April 21, 1910.⁽³⁴⁹⁸⁾ He had not been unemployed during the previous year.

When John was age 37 and Sarah Lavina Skinner was age 33 they became the parents of Clara Ethel Parr on May 12, 1914 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN.⁽³⁴⁹⁹⁾ When John was age 42 and Sarah Lavina Skinner was age 38 they became the parents of John Robert Parr on May 7, 1919 in Winchester, Randolph County, IN.⁽³⁵⁰⁰⁾ John was a member of a Masonic Lodge in Winchester, Randolph County, IN.⁽³⁵⁰¹⁾ John was a member of the First Baptist Church in Muncie, Delaware County, IN from 1919 til 1953.⁽³⁵⁰²⁾ John was employed at the Gear Company as a Machinist in Muncie, Delaware County, IN on January 6, 1920.⁽³⁵⁰³⁾ John was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽³⁵⁰⁴⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Verna Surname unk w of GNU Fifer (enumerator); George F. Roffin (neighbor); Harry Ankrom (neighbor); Clara Ethel Parr (daughter); Nellie Mae Parr (daughter); John Robert Parr (son); Sarah Lavina Skinner (wife). The address was 651 Madison Street.

When John was age 47 and Sarah Lavina Skinner was age 43 they became the parents of Charles Richard Parr on May 13, 1924 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽³⁵⁰⁵⁾ John, Nellie Mae Parr's father, resided with Nellie in Muncie, Delaware County, IN on May 20, 1924.⁽³⁵⁰⁶⁾ The following individual is also linked to this event: Sarah Lavina Skinner (mother). John provided the detail information on Charles Richard Parr's vital statistics on July 6, 1926 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽³⁵⁰⁷⁾ The following individual is also linked to this event: C. L. Bacon M.D. (recorder). John worked as a mechanic in Muncie, Delaware County, IN on August 21, 1926.⁽³⁵⁰⁸⁾ John, William Calvin Parr's father, resided with William in Muncie, Delaware County, IN on August 21, 1926.⁽³⁵⁰⁹⁾ The following individual is also linked to this event: Sarah Lavina Skinner (mother). John was a pallbearer at Clara Edith Spedding's funeral on July 9, 1939 in Streator, LaSalle County, IL.⁽³⁵¹⁰⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: W. J. Williams (minister); Peter J. Smith (pallbearer); Harold Everett Sunderland (pallbearer); Thomas Parr (pallbearer); William Parr Jr. (pallbearer); Peter Parr (pallbearer); E. J. Pittman (witness); Mrs E. J. Pittman (witness); Mary Hoff (witness); Eugenia C. Swanson (witness); Ruth Parr (witness); Virginia Edith Swanson (witness); Thelma Nelson (witness). John, as the father of the groom, attended Catherine Louise Berry and John Robert Parr's wedding on May 3, 1941 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽³⁵¹¹⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: J. Marion Smith (minister); Sarah Lavina Skinner (mother of groom). He resided 312 South Beacon, in Muncie, Delaware County, IN on May 3, 1941.⁽³⁵¹²⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Sarah Lavina Skinner (wife); John Robert Parr (son). He resided in Muncie, Delaware County, IN on June 23, 1952.⁽³⁵¹³⁾ John retired from Warner Gear in Muncie, Delaware County, IN before June 1953.⁽³⁵¹⁴⁾ His funeral was held on June 19, 1953 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽³⁵¹⁵⁾ Friends were able to call at the Meeks Mortuary after 2:00 PM on THursday, the 18th, and one hour before the services at First Baptist Church on the 19th. PARR0083 10 Oct 1916 Informant on the death certificate for brother-in-law, John Frame, husband of Ruth Parr RESIDENCES: PARR0020 Victoria Lane Westleigh, Leigh, Lancaster, England OBITUARY: PARR0032 14 Jan 1929 1882-1884 PA CENSUS: PARR0010 16 Jun 1900 1601 Penn, Muncie, Center Twp, Delaware, IN CENSUS: PARR0068 21 Jun 1910 922 East Second St Alton, Alton Twp, Madison, IL CENSUS: PARR0008 07 Jan 1920 651 Madison Muncie, Delaware, IN PARR0039 06 Jul 1926 319 S. Beacon St Muncie, Delaware, IN OBITUARY: PARR0032 14 Jan 1929 Muncie, Delaware, IN BERR0015 3 May 1941 312 South Beacon St Muncie, Delaware, IN COURT: PARR0058 15 May 1941 312 South Beacon St Muncie, Delaware, IN OBITUARY: SKIN0033 1943 2105 S. Walnut Muncie, Delaware, IN PARR0040 05 Jan 1953 1820 W. Jackson Muncie, Delaware, IN PARR0041 16 Jun 1953 1820 W. Jackson Muncie, Delaware, IN OCCUPATION: CENSUS: PARR0024 01 Jun 1900 Glass Worker CENSUS: PARR0011 16 Jun 1900 Glass Pressor CENSUS: PARR0068 21 Jun 1910 Machinist - Glass Worker CENSUS: PARR0008 07 Jan 1920 Machinist - Gear Company EMIGRATION: COURT: PARR0009 30 Oct 1886 Date of Naturalization: 20 Oct 1886 Place: Ottawa, LaSalle, IL RE: New Book I; Page 331 CENSUS: PARR0008 Immigrated - 1880; Naturalized - 1885 CENSUS: PARR0024 Immigrated 1880 OBITUARY: PARR0032 14 Jan 1929 immigrated in 1881/1882

She was a student at a local school in Muncie, Delaware County, IN on June 16, 1900.⁽³⁵¹⁶⁾ Morrison was listed as a daughter in Calvin W. Skinner's household on the 1900 Census in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽³⁵¹⁷⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Josiah N. Huffinan (enumerator); John Thornton (neighbor); William Clark (neighbor); Mary E. Skinner (daughter); Harry Dickey (grandson); Charles Franklin Skinner (son); John Walter Skinner (son); Dellard Carl Skinner (son); Sophia Catherine Clevenger (wife); Andrew Koenig (border); Frank Lyons (border); Andrew Jaici (border); John Parr (border); Austin Carey (border); Charles Pace (border); Leroy Carey (border); Mickel Carigan (border); Mickel Maley (border); Dalton Barber (border). When Sarah was age 23 and John Parr was age 27 they became the parents of William Calvin Parr on December 15, 1903 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽³⁵¹⁸⁾ When Sarah was age 25 and John Parr was age 29 they became the parents of Nellie Mae Parr on May 20, 1906 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽³⁵¹⁹⁾ She was listed as John Parr's wife in the 1910 Census, in Alton, Madison County, IL.⁽³⁵²⁰⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: William Calvin Parr (son); Nellie Mae Parr (daughter). When Sarah was age 33 and John Parr was age 37 they became the parents of Clara Ethel Parr on May 12, 1914 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN.⁽³⁵²¹⁾ When Sarah was age 38 and John Parr was age 42 they became the parents of John Robert Parr on May 7, 1919 in Winchester, Randolph County, IN.⁽³⁵²²⁾ Sarah was listed as John Parr's wife on the 1920 Census in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽³⁵²³⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Verna Surname unk w of GNU Fifer (enumerator); George F. Roffin (neighbor); Harry Ankrom (neighbor); Clara Ethel Parr (daughter); Nellie Mae Parr (daughter); John Robert Parr (son). When Sarah was age 43 and John Parr was age 47 they became the parents of Charles Richard Parr on May 13, 1924 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽³⁵²⁴⁾ Sarah, Nellie Mae Parr's mother, resided with Nellie in Muncie, Delaware County, IN on May 20, 1924.⁽³⁵²⁵⁾ The following individual is also linked to this event: John Parr (father). Sarah, William Calvin Parr's mother, resided with William in Muncie, Delaware County, IN on August 21, 1926.⁽³⁵²⁶⁾ The following individual is also linked to this event: John Parr (father). Sarah, as the mother of the groom, attended Catherine Louise Berry and John Robert Parr's wedding on May 3, 1941 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽³⁵²⁷⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: J. Marion Smith (minister); John Parr (father of groom). Sarah, as John Parr's wife, resided with him 312 South Beacon, in Muncie, Delaware County, IN on May 3, 1941.⁽³⁵²⁸⁾ The following individual is also linked to this event: John Robert Parr (son). Her funeral was held on January 8, 1953 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽³⁵²⁹⁾ The following individual is also linked to this event: Ray Johnson (minister). The funeral services were held at the Meeks Mortuary beginning at 1:30 PM. The services were performed by D. Ray Johnson. RESIDENCES: CENSUS: PARR0011 16 Jun 1900 1601 Penn Muncie, Center Twp, Delaware, IN CENSUS: PARR0068 21 Jun 1910 922 East Second St Alton, Alton Twp, Madison, IL CENSUS: PARR0008 07 Jan 1920 651 Madison Muncie, Delaware, IN PARR0039 06 Jul 1926 319 S. Beacon St Muncie, Delaware, IN BERR0015 3 May 1941 312 South Beacon St Muncie, Delaware, IN COURT: PARR0058 15 May 1941 312 South Beacon St Muncie, Delaware, IN OBITUARY: SKIN0033 1943 2105 S. Walnut Muncie, Delaware, IN OBITUARY: SKIN0014 1820 W. Jackson Muncie, Delaware, IN SKIN0024 05 Jan 1953 1820 W. Jackson Muncie, Delaware, IN

OCCUPATION: CENSUS: PARR0011 16 Jun 1900 Student CENSUS: PARR0008 7 Jan 1920 Wife

Sarah Lavina Skinner and John Parr had the following children:

+ 1392 i. William Calvin⁹ Parr was born on December 15, 1903.

+ 1393 ii. Nellie Mae Parr was born on May 20, 1906.

+ 1394 iii. Clara Ethel Parr was born on May 12, 1914.

+ 1395 iv. John Robert Parr was born on May 7, 1919.

1396 v. Charles Richard Parr was born in Muncie, Delaware County, IN on May 13, 1924.⁽³⁵³⁰⁾ Charles died on July 6, 1926 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN, at age 2.⁽³⁵³¹⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: C. L. Bacon M.D. (recorder); John Parr (Informant). His age at death was 2 years 23 days. His body was interred in the Beech Grove Cemetery Section B, Lot 59 on July 7, 1926 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽³⁵³²⁾ The gravestone reads: "C. Richard Parr, 1924-1926."

His funeral was held on July 7, 1926 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽³⁵³³⁾ RESIDENCES: PARR0039 06 Jul 1926 319 S. Beacon St Muncie, Delaware, IN

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