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Autry William Hill

Parents

Autry William Hill, 1992

Biography

• Birth: Autry William Hill was born on 21 April 1926 in Spring Valley, Washington Co., Arkansas.¹
• Education: He was educated in 1944 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He graduated from Central High School.²
• Milit-Beg: He began military service in June 1944. Autry served in WWII with the 3rd Army, 90th Infantry Division (Texas-Oklahoma), 359th Infantry Company. Basic training was at Camp Wolters in Arlington, Texas in the summer of 1944 (after graduation from high school).
  Selective Service Number - 34182635
  Army Serial Number - 38571242
  He was stationed at Ft. Sill in Lawton, Oklahoma and was trained as part of the replacement troops (as a rifleman) for the Battle of the Bulge. He was sent to eastern France in November of 1944. He later switched to BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle) man. After the end of the war, he served in Czechoslovakia and in Berlin.
  When his division came home, he didn't have enough points to come home, so he was transferred to the 3577 Quartermaster Truck Co. in Munich, Germany. He came home to Oklahoma in 1946.²
• Note: He says,"That year I was in Munich as Company Clerk I got to do some sight seeing. I visited Hitler's retreat at Burchesgarten, spent Christmas 1945 in Switzerland, and visited the French Riviera in Spring 1946. I didn't have to work real hard that year as I waited for discharge."²
• Milit-End: He ended military service in July 1946 in Texas with an honorable discharge.²
• Education: He was educated in August 1946 in Muskogee Jr. College, Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma.²
• Education: He was educated in September 1947 in Oklahoma A&M College, Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma.²
• Note: He met Geraldine at church in June 1948 in Central Baptist Church, Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma.²
• Marriage: He married Geraldine Parrett, daughter of William Thomas Parrett and Nancy Kathryn Lindsey, on 7 August 1949 in Central Baptist Church, Muskogee, Oklahoma.^3,4
• Residence: Autry William Hill and Geraldine Parrett lived in 1950 in 522 Knoblock, Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma.⁵
• Occupation: He was a banker. Autry started working for Stillwater National Bank in Stillwater, Oklahoma, after graduating from Oklahoma State in 1950. He worked there until his retirement in 1991.²
• Note: He graduated from Oklahoma A&M College (Oklahoma State University) in 1950 in Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma.²
• Retirement: He was retired in May 1991 in Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma. He worked at Stillwater National Bank for 41 years, from 1950 to 1991.²
• Residence: He lived on 28 October 2016 in Golden Oaks Assisted Living, Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma. Autry and Geraldine moved to assisted living. They sold their home of almost 50 years in January of 2017.¹
• Residence: He lived on 20 June 2019 in Golden Age Nursing Home, Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma. Autry and Geraldine moved together to this nursing home in Guthrie.¹
• Death: He died on 23 May 2020 in Oklahoma Heart Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, at age 94.¹
• Burial: He was buried on 27 May 2020 in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma. Son-in-law Craig Tally officiated at the private graveside service. In attendance were Anita Tally, and Skip and Brenda Hill. Because of the pandemic, the rest of the family did not attend the service.¹

• Last Edited: 13 December 2022

Citations

1. [S198] Hill, Anita K. Tally - PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE (unpublished.)
2. [S197] Interview with Autry Hill (2318 W. 9th Ave. Stillwater, OK 74074), by Anita Tally, 1999. Tally, Anita - Personal Files (715 W. 99th Terrace, Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO, 64114). notes in possession of Anita Tally, dated May 1999.
3. [S343] unknown author, Parrett Family Register (unpublished.)
4. [S614] Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995: film # 001994180, Ancestry.com, at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Oklahoma Marriages.
5. [S811] National Archives, Payne Co. Oklahoma Census - 1950 (Ancestry.com), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma; Roll: 604; Sheet Number: 1; Enumeration District: 60-34.

Geraldine Parrett

Parents

Biography

• Name-Var: Geraldine Parrett was also known as Geri Parrett.¹
• Birth: She was born on 16 August 1929 in Togo, near Parkin, Cross Co., Arkansas.²
• Residence: She lived in 1930 in New Castle Road, Johnson Twp., St. Francis County, Arkansas, which appears to be located in what is now Forrest City, Arkansas.³
• Residence: She lived circa 1931 in Cross County, Arkansas. "I remember one summer when I was about two. Mother and Daddy and I lived in a big tent beside a river (St. Francis?) near Parkin or Wynne. I can see in my mind how the two beds were inside the tent, and the stove Mother cooked on and the chairs. I recall seeing Daddy swim in the river and once he hid behind the boat teasing me so I would think he had disappeared. And running thorugh the hail to a storm cellar out in a field, Daddy carrying me. And having a neighbor dog that I knew growl at me because I was wearing a hat. Oscar and his family came to visit us at the tent that summer. And I showed up for supper at that neighbor's most evenigs, not because I was hungry, but just because I loved to eat! Across the river was an Indian burial ground where people were digging up artifacts like pottery, and Daddy rowed Mother and me over there to see it one day. I still remember being in the boat and seeing the trees and water and sky, but don't recall the burial ground much."⁴
• Residence: She lived in 1935 in Putnam County, Tennessee.⁵
• Residence: She lived in 1940 in Maud, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.⁵
• Graduation: She was graduated in May 1947 in Central High School, Muskogee, Oklahoma.⁴
• Note: She graduated from Central High School in Muskogee, Oklahoma in 1947. She attended Muskogee Jr. College. She and Autry married in 1949 and moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma. Geri started working at OSU in 1970, and retired in 1991 as Assistant Director of Personnel Services.
  
  "I just remembered something that may have been part of the reason Daddy hoped I would get to attend the University of Arkansas. When I was in high school in Muskogee, Daddy was a regional field representative for the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Arkansas was one of the states he covered, and he visited it regularly. I remember when the war with Japan ended, for some reason our family was in Little Rock staying at a hotel there, and I remember all the celebrating going on among the people in the hotel dining room."⁴
  
• Education: She was educated between 1947 and 1948 in Muskogee Jr. College, Muskogee, Oklahoma.⁴
• Marriage: She married Autry William Hill, son of John William Hill and Gladys Ruth Craig, on 7 August 1949 in Central Baptist Church, Muskogee, Oklahoma.^2,6
• Name-Marr: As of 7 August 1949,her married name was Geraldine Hill.
• Residence: Geraldine Parrett and Autry William Hill lived in 1950 in 522 Knoblock, Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma.⁷
• Note: She became godmother to Toni Lynn Richman in 1956 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.⁴
• Occupation: She was an employee of Oklahoma State University. Geri started working at OSU in 1970, and retired in 1991 as Assistant Director of Personnel Services.¹
• Death: She died on 27 February 2021 in Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma, at age 91.¹
• Burial: She was buried on 6 March 2021 in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma. Because of Covid-19 restrictions, attendance was limited. Guests included Skip (Autry Jr.) and Brenda Hill, Doug and Charlotte Leslie, John Bennett and Leanna Carpenter, Marley Bennett, Samuel Bennett, Anita Hill Tally; Craig Tally officiated.¹

• Last Edited: 14 March 2023

Citations

1. [S198] Hill, Anita K. Tally - PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE (unpublished.)
2. [S343] unknown author, Parrett Family Register (unpublished.)
3. [S401] National Archives, St. Francis Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1930 (ancestry.com), Year: 1930; Census Place: Johnson, St Francis, Arkansas; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2339828.
4. [S470] Interview with Hill, Geraldine (2318 W. 9th Ave., Stillwater, OK 74074), by Anita Hill Tally, 1 Jan 1999. Tally, Anita - Personal Files (715 W. 99th Terrace, Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO, 64114.)
5. [S618] National Archives, Pottawatomie Co. Oklahoma Census - 1940 (ancestry.com),
   Source Citation
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Maud, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03327; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 63-35.
6. [S614] Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995: film # 001994180, Ancestry.com, at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Oklahoma Marriages.
7. [S811] National Archives, Payne Co. Oklahoma Census - 1950 (Ancestry.com), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma; Roll: 604; Sheet Number: 1; Enumeration District: 60-34.

William Thomas Parrett

Parents

Parrett, Bill with daughters

Biography

• Birth: William Thomas Parrett was born on 26 February 1901 in Monterey, Putnam County, Tennessee.¹
• Graduation: He was graduated in 1915 in Montery High School, Monterey, Putnam County, Tennessee.
• Milit-Beg: He began military service on 29 June 1918, at the age of 17.²
• Milit-Beg: He began military service on 23 September 1918 in Hoboken, New Jersey.³
• Note: He was on the ship HMS Otranto, which sank on 6 Oct 1918, where 351 American troops died.Here is the part of the story (from Wikipedia) that was told to Geraldine, about her father jumping onto the smaller ship, while many of the men who jumped were crushed between the 2 ships:About a half-hour after the collision, the destroyer HMS Mounsey appeared after searching for the convoy during the night. Despite Davidson's order to stand clear, Mounsey's captain, Lieutenant Francis Craven, positioned his ship on Otranto's lee side to allow the men aboard the liner to jump aboard. Several times the two ships struck and the destroyer's hull was holed, her bridge smashed, two of three boiler rooms flooded, and many hull frames were broken by the force of the impacts. Nonetheless Craven kept his small ship close and was able to rescue 300 American troops, 266 officers and crewmen from Otranto, one YMCA morale officer and 30 French fishermen, although many more men had been washed from the decks or crushed between the two ships. Despite the weight of the rescued men and the damage sustained in the rescue, Mounsey was able to reach Belfast safely although she was too badly damaged to return to her own home port against the storm.[24] on 6 October 1918.^4,5
• Milit-End: He ended military service on 4 February 1919 When he enlisted, he gave his birthdate as Feb. 1900 (actual birthdate is Feb 1901). Both dates are noted on the Index Card. He was actually 17 years old when he enlisted.
  His second tour of duty was in the First Army Artillery Corps 5th Division, and was discharged 10-14-1922.⁶
• Milit-End: He ended military service on 14 October 1922, His second tour of duty was with the 3rd Engineer Corps.
• Marriage: He married Florence Mary Smith, daughter of Daniel Smith and Bessie Millage, on 27 June 1925 in Tyronza, Poinsett County, Arkansas.^7,8
• Note: William Thomas Parrett and Florence Mary Smith On this date, Florence filed for divorce. on 5 January 1927.
• Divorce: He and Florence Mary Smith were divorced on 3 May 1927 in Poinsett County, Arkansas.⁹
• Marriage: He married Nancy Kathryn Lindsey, daughter of Robert Bolivar Lindsey and Arena Jane Stewart, on 26 August 1927 in Monterey, Putnam, Tennessee.^10,11
• Occupation: William Thomas Parrett was the minister of a Missionary Baptist Church in 1930 in St. Francis County, Arkansas.¹²
• Occupation: He was Pastor of Togo Missionary Baptist Church in Togo, Cross County, Arkansas.¹³
• Residence: He lived in 1930 in Johnson Twp., St. Francis County, Arkansas.¹²
• Occupation: He was Interim pastor of First Baptist Church in 1935 in Monterey, Tennessee.¹
• Occupation: He was the Superintendent of the Boys' Training School in Pikeville, Tennessee.⁴
• Occupation: He was working for the Singer Sewing Machine Company in 1942 in Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma.¹⁴
• Illness: He was ill with an unknown illness (diagnosis withheld by NARA). in July 1944.¹⁵
• Occupation: He was a regional field representative for the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Arkansas was one of the states he covered, and he visited it regularly. (from daughter Geraldine) I remember when the war with Japan ended (Aug 1945), for some reason our family was in Little Rock staying at a hotel there, and I remember all the celebrating going on among the people in the hotel dining room."⁴
• Illness: He was ill with tuberculosis(?) between 1947 and 1949 in the Veteran's Administration Hospital, Emporia, Kansas.⁴
• Residence: He lived in 1949 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.¹⁶
• Occupation: He was the court clerk in Tulsa City Court, Tulsa, Oklahoma.⁴
• Retirement: He was retired circa 1960.⁴
• Residence: He lived in Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma. In retirement, he and Kate lived in a little house on Knoblock Street. Then they moved to a small farm East of Stillwater, owned by a Mr. Scroggins, where Bill had chickens and a small garden.^4,1,16
• Death: He died on 10 July 1962 in Stillwater, Oklahoma, at age 61.
• Burial: He was buried in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Stillwater, Oklahoma.¹

• Last Edited: 6 September 2024

Citations

1. [S198] Hill, Anita K. Tally - PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE (unpublished.)
2. [S669] 14 million veteran records, Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File (Washington, D.C.: Veterans' Administration), William T. Parrett, Enlistment Date 29 Jun 1918, Discharge Date 4 Feb 1919. Hereinafter cited as BIRLS.
3. [S670] Lists of Outgoing Passengers, 1917-1938. Textual records. 255 Boxes. NAI: 6234477. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985, Record Group 92, Otranto Passengers; textual record not filmed (College Park, Maryland: National Archives), William T. Parrett, Private - father John C. Parrett of Monterey, TN - service #2902827.
4. [S470] Interview with Hill, Geraldine (2318 W. 9th Ave., Stillwater, OK 74074), by Anita Hill Tally, 1 Jan 1999. Tally, Anita - Personal Files (715 W. 99th Terrace, Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO, 64114.)
5. [S670] Lists of Outgoing Passengers, 1917-1938. Textual records. 255 Boxes. NAI: 6234477. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985, Record Group 92; textual record not filmed, William T. Parrett, Private - father John C. Parrett of Monterey, TN - service #2902827, outgoing passenger on the Otranto.
6. [S666] U.S. Veterans' Administration, Parrett, W. T. - Veterans' Master Index Card (Family Search), "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3MS-89XZ-S?cc=2968245 : 8 August 2019), > image 1 of 1; citing NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985).
7. [S401] National Archives, St. Francis Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1930 (ancestry.com), Johnson Twp. District 15, Sheet 15 B.
8. [S504] Arkansas County Marriages Index 1837-1957: Ancestry.com. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
   Original data:
   "Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2011. "Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957," database, FamilySearch; from Arkansas Courts of Common Pleas and County Clerks. Digital images of originals housed at various county courthouses in the State of Arkansas. Marriage records., Family History Library, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Arkansas Marriage Index.
9. [S826] Arkansas Department of Vital Records, Arkansas Divorces 1923-1969 (Ancestry.com), Florence Parrott and W.T. Parrott, Certificate #2836, Wife the Petitioner, uncontested.
10. [S149] Lindsey Family Bible, Family Bible of Irene Jane Stewart Lindsey (unknown publisher address: unknown publisher, unknown publish date); present owner unknown, unknown location. Hereinafter cited as Lindsey Bible.
11. [S343] unknown author, Parrett Family Register (unpublished.)
12. [S401] National Archives, St. Francis Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1930, Year: 1930; Census Place: Johnson, St Francis, Arkansas; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2339828.
13. [S211] Chowning, Robert W., History of Cross Co. Arkansas (The Wynne Progress, Wynne, Arkansas 1955), p. 114.
14. [S668] WWII Draft Cards, Parrett Draft Card, Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 384 (ancestry.com: Ancestry). Hereinafter cited as Parrett Draft Card.
15. [S841] "Hospital Admission Record"; Ancestry.com; at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as "Hospital Admission Record."
16. [S862] Former Tulsa Court Clerk Parrett Dies, Tulsa Tribune, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 11 Jul 1962, page 20. Hereinafter cited as Tulsa Tribune.

Nancy Kathryn Lindsey¹

Parents

The letter was from Ruby, Kate's sister, regarding the recent visit to Monterey by Anita and David and John. These apartments were south of Stillwater, where Kate lived for a short time.

Biography

• Birth: Nancy Kathryn Lindsey was born on 22 September 1907 in Double Springs, Tennessee.¹
• Name-Var: Nancy Kathryn Lindsey was also known as Katherine Lindsey.¹
• Residence: She lived in 1920 in Dallas, Madison County, Alabama. The whole family lived in a cotton mill "village" while Ruby and her father worked in the mill.²
• Marriage: She married William Thomas Parrett, son of John Calvin Parrott and Francis Panina Henry, on 26 August 1927 in Monterey, Putnam, Tennessee.^1,3
• Name-Marr: As of 26 August 1927,her married name was Nancy Kathryn Parrett.
• Residence: Nancy Kathryn Lindsey lived in 1959 in 416 S. Quebec, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.⁴
• Residence: She lived in 1960 in Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma. Kate and Bill lived in a little house on Knoblock Street, 811 N. Knoblock. Then they moved to a small farm East of Stillwater, owned by a Mr. Scroggins, where they had chickens and a small garden.⁵
• Residence: She lived between 1963 and 1968 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She worked for Walgreen's in Utica Square for several years. She also lived in Springfield, Virginia for a year with her daughter Louise and family.⁵
• Residence: She lived in 1969 in Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma.⁵
• Note: She While she lived in Stillwater, after Grandpa Parrett died, she lived on North Main Street in a rental house on the east side of the road, just south of the Dairy Queen. Not long after, she moved to Virginia and lived with Lou and Paul for a while, and also lived in Tulsa for a while. She lived in several apartments after she returned to Stillwater about 1969. These included a little house on 7th street on the North side of the street a couple of blocks east of Washington St.(maybe 1968 or so); a little house on 8th, across from the Jr. High (Doug lived here with her when he was at OSU, briefly, about 1974; 3102 S. Main (Apt 1-203) around 1979; Roxie Weber Plaza during the 1980s, and then Grace Living Center after her lower legs were amputated, until her death in February of 2000.⁴
• Death: She died on 25 February 2000 in Stillwater, Oklahoma, at age 92.⁴
• Burial: She was buried on 27 February 2000 in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Stillwater, Oklahoma.⁴

• Last Edited: 6 September 2024

Citations

1. [S149] Lindsey Family Bible, Family Bible of Irene Jane Stewart Lindsey (unknown publisher address: unknown publisher, unknown publish date); present owner unknown, unknown location. Hereinafter cited as Lindsey Bible.
2. [S648] Robert B. Linzy (sic), 1920 federal census, at www.ancestry.com, Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323, Ancestry.com Census Records, Year: 1920; Census Place: Dallas, Madison, Alabama; Roll: T625_31; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 145.
3. [S343] unknown author, Parrett Family Register (unpublished.)
4. [S198] Hill, Anita K. Tally - PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE (unpublished.)
5. [S470] Interview with Hill, Geraldine (2318 W. 9th Ave., Stillwater, OK 74074), by Anita Hill Tally, 1 Jan 1999. Tally, Anita - Personal Files (715 W. 99th Terrace, Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO, 64114.)

John William Hill¹

Parents

Hill, John W. delayed birth ce

Biography

• Birth: John William Hill was born on 26 December 1905 in Madison Co., Arkansas.¹
• Education: He was educated in Hindsville, Arkansas.¹
• Marriage: He married Gladys Ruth Craig, daughter of Albert Weaver Craig and May Gertrude Cardwell, on 21 December 1924 in Madison County, Arkansas.^2,3
• Residence: John William Hill lived in 1932 in Wagoner, Oklahoma.⁴
• Residence: He lived in 1939 in Muskogee, Oklahoma.⁴
• Retirement: He was retired in 1980 from Nelson Furniture Co. in Muskogee, Oklahoma.⁴
• Residence: He lived in 1988 in Baptist Village of Owasso, Owasso, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.²
• Death: He died on 14 August 1996 in Owasso, Oklahoma, at age 90.¹
• Burial: He was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Wagoner, Oklahoma.²

• Last Edited: 6 September 2024

Citations

1. [S204] Muskogee Phoenix and Times-Democrat, Hill, John - Obituary (Friday, Aug. 16, 1996), Page 1, Section C.
2. [S198] Hill, Anita K. Tally - PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE (unpublished.)
3. [S504] Arkansas County Marriages Index 1837-1957: at Ancestry.com, Family History Library, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Arkansas Marriage Index.
4. [S204] Muskogee Phoenix and Times-Democrat, Hill, John - Obituary.

Gladys Ruth Craig¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Gladys Ruth Craig was born on 5 September 1903 in Spring Valley, Washington Co., Arkansas.¹
• Religion: She was Baptist. She was present at the first meeting of a BYPU (Baptist Young People's Union) at Spring Valley church. There were 21 members present, and the report was signed by Sallie Homesley and Gladys Craig.²
• Note: There is a record of John and Gladys Hill living in Clearwater FL in 1924 (City Directory) The couple married in 1924. Could they have honeymooned there?
• Marriage: She married John William Hill, son of Sam Houston Hill and Ora May Evans, on 21 December 1924 in Madison County, Arkansas.^3,4
• Name-Marr: As of 21 December 1924,her married name was Gladys Ruth Hill.
• Retirement: Gladys Ruth Craig was retired in 1969 from retail sales. She worked in Ladies' Wear at Hunt's, Susman's, and Sears.⁵
• Residence: She lived in 1988 in Baptist Village of Owasso, Owasso, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.³
• Death: She died on 10 December 1996 in Owasso, Oklahoma, at age 93.¹
• Burial: She was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Wagoner, Oklahoma.⁵

• Last Edited: 6 September 2024

Citations

1. [S201] Autry and Doyle Hill and families, Hill, Gladys Craig - Funeral Program (unknown publisher.)
2. [S154] Washington County Genealogical Society, Flashback, Volume 5 page 27 (Apr 1955): "History of Spring Valley Baptist Church" October 29, 1919.
3. [S198] Hill, Anita K. Tally - PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE (unpublished.)
4. [S504] Arkansas County Marriages Index 1837-1957: at Ancestry.com, Family History Library, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Arkansas Marriage Index.
5. [S202] Muskogee Phoenix and Times-Democrat (Dec 1996), Hill, Gladys Ruth Craig - Obituary (unknown publisher.)

Dazy Vantilla Parrott

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Dazy Vantilla Parrott was born.

• Last Edited: 21 November 2022

Perlie Grace Parrott

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Perlie Grace Parrott was born.

• Last Edited: 21 November 2022

Nola Ann Parrott

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Nola Ann Parrott was born.

• Last Edited: 21 November 2022

Lizzie May Parrott

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Lizzie May Parrott was born in March 1899 in Putnam County, Tennessee.¹
• Death: She died before 1910.²

• Last Edited: 12 May 2014

Citations

1. [S373] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1900 (ancestry.com), 14th Civil District, ED 67, Sheet 3 B.
2. [S374] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1910 (ancestry.com), 14th Civil District, ED 91, Sheet 17 B.

John Calvin Parrott

Parents

John Parrott

Biography

• Birth: John Calvin Parrott was born on 8 December 1858 in Tennessee.^1,2
• Birth: He was born on 8 December 1859 in Standing Stone (3 mi. north of Monterey), Putnam County, Tennessee.³
• Residence: He lived in 1880 in Putnam County, Tennessee. He was still at home, not married.⁴
• Note: He received his teacher's certificate July 1883 to teach 2nd Grade at Spencer's Point in 1883.
• Marriage: He married Lidia Swack on 24 February 1884 . He was age 24.^5,6
• Occupation: He was a Justice of the Peace. Source, p. 217 (Dillard book) says John was Justice of the Peace in the 14th civil district (Putnam Co. Tennessee) for 42 years. a Justice of the Peace. Source, p. 217 (Dillard book) says John was Justice of the Peace in the 14th civil district (Putnam Co. Tennessee) for 42 years.
• Marriage: He married Francis Panina Henry, daughter of George Washington Henry and Rachel E. Williams, on 19 May 1892 in Putnam County, Tennessee.⁷
• Note: John Calvin Parrott served on County Court 1894-1936. He was elected alderman 3rd Ward in 1908. He resigned to take the job of city recorder. He was elected to the Board of Education of Monterey in 1918 and 1920.
• Death: He died on 27 November 1945 in Monterey, Tennessee, at age 86.⁸
• Burial: He was buried in Whitaker Cemetery, Monterey, Tennessee.^9,10

• Last Edited: 21 November 2022

Citations

1. [S370] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1860 (Family History Library), District 6, PO White Plains, p. 28, #352.
2. [S259] Doris Williford (ggranddaughter of James F. Parrott), Letter from Doris Williford (Sept. 1999.)
3. [S402] Dillard, John Roy, Standing Stone, Tennessee: Monterey - Early History (Harris Press, Nashville, Tennessee 1989), p. 217.
4. [S372] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1880 (Family History Library), p. 124B.
5. [S376] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1930 (ancestry.com), 14th Civil District, ED 71-16, Sheet 11 A.
6. [S620] Williford, Doris Parrett, Parrott, James Forrester Genealogy (unpublished.)
7. [S380] compiled records, Putnam Co. Tennessee Marriages Vol. 2 (Family History Center), p. 111.
8. [S318] Nazarene Church, Monterey TN, Nazarene Church Bulletin, Monterey, Tennessee (unknown publisher), Obituary for John Parrott.
9. [S52] Doris Wiliford, ggranddaughter of James F. Parrott, Cemetery Research by Doris Parrott Williford (Doris Williford, September 1999.)
10. [S368] Patton, Maurine Ensor, Putnam Co. Cemeteries (Published Cookeville, Tennessee, 1995), p. 589.

Francis Panina Henry¹

Parents

Francis Parrott

Biography

• Birth: Francis Panina Henry was born on 17 August 1872 in Putnam County, Tennessee.^2,3
• Name-Var: Francis Panina Henry was also known as Fannie Henry.
• Marriage: She married John Calvin Parrott, son of James Forrester Parrott and Mahala Ann Bowman, on 19 May 1892 in Putnam County, Tennessee.⁴
• Name-Marr: As of 19 May 1892,her married name was Francis Panina Parrott.
• Death: Francis Panina Henry died on 15 August 1948 in Putnam County, Tennessee, at age 75.³
• Burial: She was buried in Whitaker Cemetery, Monterey, Tennessee.^5,3

• Last Edited: 27 October 2022

Citations

1. [S465] Doris Williford, Williford, Doris Parrott - Information (unpublished), e-mail sent Sept. 1999.
2. [S151] Karen Henry Oldfield, "FGS of George W. Henry" (address unknown). unknown m. Hereinafter cited as "FGS of George W. Henry."
3. [S368] Patton, Maurine Ensor, Putnam Co. Cemeteries (Published Cookeville, Tennessee, 1995), p. 589.
4. [S380] compiled records, Putnam Co. Tennessee Marriages Vol. 2 (Family History Center), p. 111.
5. [S52] Doris Wiliford, ggranddaughter of James F. Parrott, Cemetery Research by Doris Parrott Williford (Doris Williford, September 1999.)

Mildred Louise Parrett

Parents

The Leslie Family: Adam, Chris, Angela, Sara, Frankie, Lucy, Louise, Paul, Doug and Charlotte

Biography

• Birth: Mildred Louise Parrett was born on 19 January 1934 in Monterey, Tennessee.¹
• Graduation: She was graduated in 1952 in Central High School, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., Oklahoma.²
• Education: She was educated in Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma.²
• Marriage: She married Paul Edward Leslie, son of Paul Marion Hughes and Dorothy Edna Micklejohn, on 19 August 1953 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.^1,3
• Name-Marr: As of 19 August 1953,her married name was Mildred Louise Leslie.
• Death: Mildred Louise Parrett died on 20 January 2019 in Sulpher Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, at age 85.⁴
• Burial: She was buried on 28 March 2019 in Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.⁴

• Last Edited: 4 November 2022

Citations

1. [S343] unknown author, Parrett Family Register (unpublished.)
2. [S470] Interview with Hill, Geraldine (2318 W. 9th Ave., Stillwater, OK 74074), by Anita Hill Tally, 1 Jan 1999. Tally, Anita - Personal Files (715 W. 99th Terrace, Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO, 64114.)
3. [S257] Interview with Louise Leslie (Emory, Texas), by Anita Tally. Tally, Anita - Personal Files (715 W. 99th Terrace, Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO, 64114). September 28, 2001.
4. [S198] Hill, Anita K. Tally - PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE (unpublished.)

James Forrester Parrott¹

Biography

• Birth: James Forrester Parrott was born on 3 February 1830. John C. Parrott gives his father's birthplace as North Carolina in two census records....perhaps a native of Lincoln Co. Tennessee, near the Alabama border (Madison Co. and Limestone Co. Alabama).....1850 census gives birthplace as Alabama.^2,3
• Note: In 1850 Census, Overton Co. Tennessee, Ninth District #371
  George M. Thompson, 45, farmer, b. Tennessee
  Nancy , 26, b. Tennessee
  James Parrott , 20, farmer b. Ala (attended school within the year)
  Tabitha West , 17, b. Tennessee
  in 1860 Census, Putnam Co. Tennessee: District 6 p. 28 PO White Plains #352
  James Parrott 30, Mahala A. 26, John C. 2, and Nancy Hill age 17 (80-36)
  
  another entry for
  James Parrott 30, "Haley", short for Mahala, John 2, and Nancy Hill age 18 (55-28)
  
  Officer Cemetery is in the Rock Springs area of the county, near Walker Cemetery on the opposite side of the road - must pass through a farm gate and along the edge of the woods to get to the cemetery. Some people call this the Conley Cemetery. (from Overton County Roll Call)
  
  According to Doris Williford, one story is that James was murdered by his wife's brother Bud (Richardson) Bowman, who left Tennessee on the same day James was ambushed and was never seen again. It is thought he went to Seattle, Washington and became wealthy.
  
  Alabama Parrotts:
  
  Tyre Parrott m. Martha Wetherson Oct. 22, 1820 Montgomery Co. Alabama
  Robert Parrott m. Eliza Polk July 6, 1824 Wilcox
  Lawrence Co. Tennessee (on Alabama line) - 1837 - Margaret C. Parrott sues James Parrott for divorce - this James is listed as a non-resident. Her name was Margaret Contee - they married 30 Apr 1829 - in Lawrence Co. Tennessee - in the 1830 census he is listed as between 20 and 30, she is under 20.
  
  In Overton Co. 1820 and 1830 Census, there is a Benjamin Parrott. In the War of 1812, there were 2:
  McCrory's Regiment, West Tennessee Militia, Pvt., Roll-Box 160, Roll Ext. 602
  3rd Regiment (Copeland's), West Tennessee Militia, 1st Lt. , Roll-Box 160, Roll Ext. 602
  Also in the War of 1812 there was a John Parrott, in 2nd Regiment (Lillard's) East Tennessee Volunteers
  
  The George Thompson with whom James was living in 1850 may have been married first to Rachel Ratcliffe in Williamson Co. Tennessee on 09 May 1832. Second wife Nancy might have been a West - Tabitha West is living with them in 1850.²
• Marriage: He married Unknown Stamps. There was a Stamps family living in District 6 in 1860, the same district that was ONE of the residences of James and Mahala. The Stamps family was Sanford and Nancy Stamps and children. There was a daughter named Rebeca (b. 1835) living with them in 1850 (in Overton Co. District 5).
• Note: He was the father of 5 boys and 1 girl.⁴
• Marriage: He married Mahala Ann Bowman, daughter of Thomas Bowman and Martha Moredock, on 31 December 1854 in Overton Co., Tennessee.^3,5,6
• Occupation: James Forrester Parrott was a farmer with $1000 in real estate and $1500 in personal property in 1860.⁷
• Residence: He lived on 27 June 1860 in District 6, Putnam County, Tennessee.Nancy Hill, age 18, lived with the family. There were Walker families on either side of the Parrotts.⁷
• Residence: He lived on 9 July 1860 in District 14, Putnam County, Tennessee.Nancy Hill lived with the family. Neighbors were Holloway and Calihan.⁸
• Milit-Beg: He began military service in 1861 when he was inducted into the Confederate Army at Murfreesboro, Tennessee - 28th Tennessee Infantry.
• Note: He was a 1st Sgt. Co. H 28th Tennessee Inf. (also known as 2nd Tennessee Mountain Volunteers) in 1861.⁹
• Note: He fought in the Battle of Franklin in Franklin, Tennessee, on 10 Dec. 1864 in 1864.¹⁰
• Note: He was Civil War Pensioner #258.
• Residence: He lived in 1865 in 8th District, 3 mi. N of Standing Stone, Overton Co., Tennessee.¹¹
• Death: He died on 6 May 1868 at age 38.¹¹
• Burial: He was buried in Conely Graveyard, Overton Co., Tennessee.

• Last Edited: 30 April 2024

Citations

1. [S370] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1860 (Family History Library), District 6 ,PO White Plains, p. 28, #352.
2. [S338] National Archives, Overton Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1850 (Washington D.C.), Ninth District, Househole #371.
   
3. [S259] Doris Williford (ggranddaughter of James F. Parrott), Letter from Doris Williford (Sept. 1999.)
4. [S402] Dillard, John Roy, Standing Stone, Tennessee: Monterey - Early History (Harris Press, Nashville, Tennessee 1989), p. 212.
5. [S369] compiled records, Putnam Co. Marriages (compiled from Civil War Widows' Pension Applications) (unknown publisher), Application #258.
6. [S639] Parrett, Mahala A., Parrett Pension Application (National Archives.)
7. [S370] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1860, District 6, PO White Plains, p. 28, #352.
8. [S370] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1860, District 14, PO Walnut Grove, p. 86 B, #528.
9. [S409] Civil War Centennial Commission, Tennesseans in the Civil War (Nashville Tennessee 1964), Part II, p. 315.
10. [S409] Civil War Centennial Commission, Tennesseans in the Civil War, Part I p. 232 ff.
11. [S402] Dillard, John Roy, Standing Stone, Tennessee: Monterey - Early History, p. 216.

Mahala Ann Bowman¹

Parents

Parrott, James and Mahala

Biography

• Birth: Mahala Ann Bowman was born on 2 April 1834 in 9th District, Overton County, Tennessee.^2,3
• Name-Var: Mahala Ann Bowman was also known as Haley or Mahaly Bowman.¹
• Marriage: She married James Forrester Parrott on 31 December 1854 in Overton Co., Tennessee.^2,4,3
• Name-Marr: As of 31 December 1854,her married name was Mahala Ann Parrott.
• Residence: She lived in 1870 in 14th Civil District, Putnam County, Tennessee.⁵
• Census: She appeared as Mahala PARRET on the census of 1870 in Putnam County, Tennessee.⁶
• Residence: She lived in 1880 in 14th Civil District, Putnam County, Tennessee.⁷
• Note: She had 6 children. Three were living in 1900. They were John, Thomas, and Palo.⁸
• Death: She died on 7 November 1908 in Overton Co., Tennessee, at age 74.
• Burial: She was buried in Conley Cemetery, Overton Co., Tennessee.^9,10

• Last Edited: 18 October 2022

Citations

1. [S338] National Archives, Overton Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1850 (Washington D.C.)
2. [S259] Doris Williford (ggranddaughter of James F. Parrott), Letter from Doris Williford (Sept. 1999.)
3. [S639] Parrett, Mahala A., Parrett Pension Application (National Archives.)
4. [S369] compiled records, Putnam Co. Marriages (compiled from Civil War Widows' Pension Applications) (unknown publisher), Application #258.
5. [S371] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1870 (Family History Library.)
6. [S371] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1870, 14th Civil District, p.210 #1.
7. [S372] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1880 (Family History Library), p. 124B.
8. [S373] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1900 (ancestry.com.)
9. [S337] Norris, Gary Denton, Overton Co. Roll Call (unknown publisher), Cemetery #260 C-5.
10. [S339] National Archives, Overton Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1880 (Washington, D.C.)

Eva Lucille Parrott¹

Parents

Velma, Chad and Gene Henry, James Sr. and James Jr. Henry, Eva Parrett Wilson and Dave Wilson, and Tinnie Henry, daughter of Bill Henry

Biography

• Birth: Eva Lucille Parrott was born on 25 February 1917 in Monterey, Putnam County, Tennessee.¹
• Marriage: She married Dave Wilson.
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Eva Lucille Wilson.
• Death: She died on 22 September 2000 in Monterey, Tennessee, at age 83.¹
• Burial: She was buried on 24 September 2000 in Campground Cemetery, Monterey, Tennessee.¹

• Last Edited: 2 August 2024

Citations

1. [S345] Parrott Family, Parrott, Eva - Funeral Program (unpublished.)

John Eubank Parrott^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: John Eubank Parrott was born on 26 March 1909 in Putnam County, Tennessee.¹
• Name-Var: John Eubank Parrott was also known as Buster Parrott.
• Occupation: He was a Baptist minister.³
• OrdinacLDS: He participated in an ordinance in the LDS church in 1937.¹
• Marriage: He married Hazel Ward on 22 November 1939.⁴
• Death: He died on 21 April 1984 in Crossville, Tennessee, at age 75.¹
• Burial: He was buried in Green Acres Memorial Gardens, Crossville, Tennessee.¹

• Last Edited: 21 November 2022

Citations

1. [S346] from an unidentified newspaper, Parrott, J.E. "Buster" - Obituary (unknown publisher.)
2. [S375] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1920 (ancestry.com), District 14, p. 162 A.
3. [S402] Dillard, John Roy, Standing Stone, Tennessee: Monterey - Early History (Harris Press, Nashville, Tennessee 1989), p. 217.
4. [S493] Crossville TN Chronicle, Crossville Chronicle On-Line (Crossville, TN.)

Paul J. Parrott¹

Parents

outside First Baptist Church, Monterey, TN, Fall 1979 - Pearl Parrott, Paul Parrott, Ruby Bagwell, Harold Bagwell, Anita Bennett holding John Bennett, Dave Wilson, Eva Wilson and two of their granddaughters - Anita sang in the service that morning

Biography

• Birth: Paul J. Parrott was born on 2 July 1913 in Monterey, Tennessee.¹
• Marriage: He married Pearl Robinson, daughter of Tucker Robinson and Mary Jane McCloud, in 1937 in Monterey, Tennessee.
• Death: Paul J. Parrott died on 23 September 1990 in Monterey, Putnam County, Tennessee, at age 77.
• Burial: He was buried in Whitaker Cemetery, Monterey, Tennessee.²

• Last Edited: 2 August 2024

Citations

1. [S375] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1920 (ancestry.com), District 14, p. 162 A.
2. [S52] Doris Wiliford, ggranddaughter of James F. Parrott, Cemetery Research by Doris Parrott Williford (Doris Williford, September 1999.)

Sam Houston Hill¹

Parents

Hill, Sam - Obit

Biography

• Birth: Sam Houston Hill was born on 24 August 1881 in Saratoga, Howard Co., Arkansas.^2,3
• Residence: He lived in 1900 in Madison Co., Arkansas.⁴
• Marriage: He married Ora May Evans, daughter of John Henry Evans and Catherine Susan Troutt, on 4 December 1901 in Hindsville, Arkansas.⁵
• Occupation: Sam Houston Hill was a miner.⁶
• Occupation: He was a nightwatchman on the Treece, Kansas police force in 1942.⁶
• Death: He died on 17 April 1942 in Treece, Cherokee Co., Kansas, at age 60.⁶
• Burial: He was buried in Green Lawn Cemetery, Cherokee Co., Kansas.⁷

• Last Edited: 6 April 2022

Citations

1. [S204] Muskogee Phoenix and Times-Democrat, Hill, John - Obituary (Friday, Aug. 16, 1996), Page 1, Section C.
2. [S195] Hill. William T. - Family Bible Record (from Harold Hill.)
3. [S472] Goodspeed, Goodspeed's Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas (Goodspeed Publishing Co.)
4. [S283] National Archives, Madison Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1900 (ancestry.com), Prairie Twp. p. 285 B.
5. [S203] Harold Hill, Hill, Harold - personal correspondence with Anita Hill Tally (unpublished.)
6. [S209] Sam A. Hill, Miami Daily News-Record, Miami, Oklahoma, 19 Apr 1942, page 5. Hereinafter cited as Miami Daily News-Record.
7. [S51] Cherokee County Kansas Genealogy, Cemetery Records, Cherokee Co. Kansas (Cherokee County Kansas Genealogical Society.)

Ora May Evans¹

Parents

Ora Hill Birthday

Biography

• Birth: Ora May Evans was born on 13 April 1882 in Hindsville, Madison Co., Arkansas.²
• Marriage: She married Sam Houston Hill, son of William Thomas Hill and Rebecca Jane Estep, on 4 December 1901 in Hindsville, Arkansas.³
• Name-Marr: As of 4 December 1901,her married name was Ora May Hill.
• Residence: Ora May Evans lived in 1928 in Treece, Cherokee County, Kansas.²
• Religion: She was Pentecostal.²
• Residence: She lived in 1953 in Baxter Springs, Kansas+.
• Marriage: She married William Walter Harper circa 1956.³
• Name-Marr: As of circa 1956,her married name was Ora May Harper.
• Death: She died on 19 March 1979 in Galena, Cherokee Co., Kansas, at age 96.²
• Burial: She was buried in Green Lawn Cemetery, Cherokee Co., Kansas.⁴
• Note: TRIBUTE - written by her youngest son, Harold Lee Hill:
  My mother, the sweetest and best mother in the world, just like her mother Catherine Susan Troutt. She was 44 when I was born. But, a very hard worker. By the time I can remember, age 6, we were in the midst of the Great Depression. Dad had been injured in the mines and our income was rather small. Mom took in washing and ironing to give us some cash. She had a copper boiler that she heated water in on a coal stove, in the hot summer time, and scrubbed clothes on a wash board, ironed with a flat iron heated on the coal stove. All this for 25 cents a dozen. Later, when Dad got a settlement from the mines, we got electricity. Dad bought Mom a washiing machine and a coal oil stove (kerosene). Mom liked the washing machine but hated the stove. Dad had purchased them out of the Speigle catalog, so he packed up the stove and returned it.
  
  Mom canned all summer long from Dad's garden. She always had a good spread on the table. We had a big breakfast, a big dinner (lunch), and supper was left-overs. She was the spiritual leader of the home. Taking us to church, when there was a service. As a kid I remember that she was the last one in bed, but the last thing she did was to kneel by the wood box in the kitchen and pour her heart out in prayer. She prayed for all of her children. She had great faith that the Lord would hear her prayers and would answer. In later years she continued to work. She mowed her yard with a hand mower until she was 92 and raised a garden. She got up early, tended to her garden work while cool. Gathered her fruit for the garden and canned it so she would have something to give to visitors.
  
  (Harold's children called her their "Jelly Grandma" because she always had a jar of jelly to gie them when they were in her home.)⁵
• Note: At the time of her death, she had 21 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren, and 7 great-great-grandchildren.

• Last Edited: 2 August 2024

Citations

1. [S204] Muskogee Phoenix and Times-Democrat, Hill, John - Obituary (Friday, Aug. 16, 1996), Page 1, Section C.
2. [S206] Daily Advocate (Columbus Kansas), Hill, Ora Evans (Harper) - Obituary (20 Mar 1979.)
3. [S203] Harold Hill, Hill, Harold - personal correspondence with Anita Hill Tally (unpublished.)
4. [S51] Cherokee County Kansas Genealogy, Cemetery Records, Cherokee Co. Kansas (Cherokee County Kansas Genealogical Society.)
5. [S203] Harold Hill, Hill, Harold - personal correspondence with Anita Hill Tally, from Harold Hill Family Group Record.

Martha Lee Parrott¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Martha Lee Parrott was born on 13 March 1893 in Putnam County, Tennessee.¹
• Marriage: She married A.N. Henry.
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Martha Lee Henry.
• Death: She died on 11 June 1915 in Putnam County, Tennessee, at age 22.

• Last Edited: 29 October 2022

Citations

1. [S377] Doyle, Betty, Putnam Co. Tennessee Death Certificate Index (On-line at USGenWeb.)