Brief Life History of Herschel Roscoe
When Herschel Roscoe Parr was born in September 1892, in Missouri, United States, his father, John Parr, was 21 and his mother, Lillian S. Brown, was 19. He married Margaret Janet Hood in 1928. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Alberta, Canada in 1916 and Camrose County No. 22, Alberta, Canada in 1926. He died on 13 November 1950, at the age of 58, and was buried in Castor, Paintearth County No. 18, Alberta, Canada.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Herschell Parr in household of John Parr, "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926"
- Herschel Roscoe Parr, "Find A Grave Index"
- Herchal Parr in household of Jno Parr, "United States Census, 1900"
Spouse and Children
1892–1950 Male
1900–2001 Female
Children (1)
1935–1935 Female
Parents and Siblings
1870– Male
1873– Female
Siblings (3)
1892–1950 Male
1894–1968 Male
1910– Female
World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 4
1905
Age 13
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Age 16
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Parr in Lancashire, or from residence at an enclosure (Middle English parr, Old English pearr).
German: from Middle Low German parre ‘parish, district, minister's house’; a metonymic occupational name for a parson or for someone who worked in a parsonage or manse. Compare Pfarr .
English: variant of Pear with the common late Middle English and early modern English change of -er- to -ar-.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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