Philena D. "Lena" Parker

1856–8 May 1947 (Age 91)
Yorkshire, Harrison, Iowa, United States

The Life Summary of Philena D. "Lena"

When Philena D. "Lena" Parker was born in 1856, her father, Ashcraft Roach Parker, was 32 and her mother, Mary Peckenpaugh, was 28. She married Elam Alonzo Champlin on 19 February 1878, in Harrison, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Persia, Harrison, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Union Township, Harrison, Iowa, United States for about 20 years. She died on 8 May 1947, in Yorkshire, Harrison, Iowa, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Yorkshire, Harrison, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elam Alonzo Champlin
1853–1936
Philena D. "Lena" Parker
1856–1947
Marriage: 19 February 1878
Nellie Loretta Champlin
1879–1944
Hattie Victoria Champlin
1881–1967
Tracy Lobelle Champlin
1887–1962
Millicent Anna Champlin
1893–1974
Georgia S Champlin
1894–
Orbina G Champlain
1896–
Joseph Orson Champlin
1897–1974
Marvin Alonzo Champlin
1900–1980
William Jefferson Champlin Jr
1902–1995

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    19 February 1878Harrison, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
    • Children

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1863
    Age 7
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1872
    Age 16
    Historical Boundaries: 1872: Harrison, Iowa, United States
    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
    Age 25
    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    Name Meaning

    English: occupational name from Middle English parker ‘park-keeper’ (Old French parquier, parchier), an officer employed to look after deer and other game in a hunting park (see Park 1). This surname is also very common among African Americans. It has also been recorded since medieval times in Ireland.Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish names.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Parkman
    Parkerson
    Parkey
    Park

    Sources (28)

    • Lena Parker in entry for Joseph Orson Champlin, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
    • Lilian Parker in household of Ashcraft R Parker, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Philena Parker in household of Ashcraft Parker, "United States Census, 1860"

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