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Onalaska - WA
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Genealogy - Parnell
[Pictured John, Frank, Richard, Andrew, Sarah (Sadie), Marinda and Sarah Catherine holding Nancy]
Here is some family history notes, Surname: Parnell
Richard Coville PARNEL was born on 30 Jan. 1834 in KY. They married on 6 Jan. 1872, with 14 children from this union. Their sixth child, John PARNEL, is my lineage link.
Children of Richard & Sarah Parnel
- Martha PARNEL (b. 9 Aug. 1873; m. 1890 to John STRASSER (1856-1925); d. 21 Dec. 1909)
- Herbert PARNEL (b. 14 Jul. 1875; died on his 8th birthday: 14 Jul. 1883)
- Andrew PARNEL (b. 22 Aug. 1877 in Claquato, Lewis Co., WA; m. in 1907 to Alta Myrle CUSICK (1891-1940); 17 Mar. 1950)
- Ammanual PARNEL (b. 16 May 1879; died 4 yrs old on 16 Jun. 1883)
- Marinda PARNEL (b. 5 Jun. 1881; m. in 1898 to Robert B. BURNSIDE (1861-1934); d. 1 Nov. 1918)
- John PARNEL (b. 5 Jul. 1883; m. in 1910 to Rachel Viola CASTO (1892-1969); d. 8 Aug. 1951)
- Sarah Ann (Sadie) PARNEL (b. 20 Jun. 1885; m. Arne NELSON; d. 28 Nov. 1937).
- Frank PARNEL (b. 2 Sep. 1887; m. in 1934 to Mae Estella EVANS (1908-2001); d. 5 Oct. 1984)
- Infant Boy PARNEL (1891-1891)
- Girl PARNEL (b.1893-?)
- Infant Girl PARNEL (1893-1893)
- Nancy PARNEL (1894-1895)
- Boy & Girl PARNEL (1895-1895)
- James PARNEL (b. 1896; m. in 1925 to Muriel Lenore PARKER)
John Parnel & Rachel Viola (Casto) Parnel
John PARNEL married Rachel Viola CASTO (b. 14 Mar. 1892; d. 18 Nov. 1969) on 3 Sep. 1910. From this union, they had 12 children.
Children of John & Rachel Parnel
- Martha Mabel PARNEL (b. 31 Oct. 1911; m. in 1931 to Otis Monroe CURTIS; d. 11 Oct. 1985)
- Edna Fae PARNEL (b. 12 Feb. 1914; m. in 1943 to Lee GARDNER; d. 2 Apr. 1989)
- Harry Milton PARNEL (b. 1 Aug. 1916; m. in 1941 to Jean V. KIRKPATRICK; d. 23 Apr. 1935)
- James Westley PARNELL (b. 10 Dec. 1918; m. in 1943 to Marie Edith NICHOLS; d. 20 Apr. 2002)
- Alice Pearl PARNEL (b. 7 Mar. 1920; m. in 1947 to James Lewis MARQUIS; d. 21 Sep. 1988)
- Barbara Catherine PARNEL (b. 19 Feb. 1922; m. in 1941 to Floyd Frank WILLIAMSON)
- Johnie Franklin PARNEL (b. 15 Mar. 1924; m. to Barbara SPATH; d. 9 Feb. 1967)
- Richard Vernon Jessy PARNEL (b. 8 May 1926; d. 6 Jan. 1949)
- Rachel Viola (Babe) PARNEL (b. 1 Jul. 1928; m. in 1948 to Warren COUTTS)
- Shirley Mae PARNEL (b. 7 Feb. 1931; m. in 1950 to Lyle FLETCHER)
- Edward (Eddie) Ray PARNEL (b. 13 Jan. 1933)
- Betty Maxine PARNEL (b. 18 Sep. 1935; m. in 1953 to Fred EMMETT)
Postmasters of Lewis County
TILTON Post Office was established July 13,
1882 by Mrs. Sarah C. PARNEL (Mr. Richard C. PARNEL).
Postmasters: Mrs. Lizzie HILL (August 12, 1891), Mrs. Sarah C. PARNEL (April 20 1892) discontinued July 22 1895, mail to CINEBAR.
Location: 4 miles east of Alpha, 5 miles west to Cinebar.
A contract route from Napavine served TILTON, a logging center. W.H. STEEL received $929.96 for carrying it for the first year starting February 1 1894. In turn, TILTON Post Office served Sulphur Springs office and in that year H.H. LAWTON was the carrier receiving $1246.56. On August 16 1893, Frank HEYWOOD carrier between TILTON and CORE was fired upon by ambush and slightly wounded. His assailant was never apprehended.
My Genealogy Research
- Jordan - Argerbright
My husband's grandma JORDAN had a warm heart for the homeless and for many years she was a cook for the homeless in Olympia, WA - Bread & Roses Community. - Galvin - Green
Founder of the rural town of GALVIN, WA, told by Joey's Great-Uncle Ross Galvin (retired doctor). - Wilder - Kildow
My husband's family genealogy feature a pure-bred Arabian-Horse ranch (Wilder Ranch) in the Mud Bay area of OLYMPIA, WA in the 1940's, as well as a yaucht builder in the 1940's and 1950's (OLYMPIA). - Parnell - Schaffer
Early stories tell the beginnings of a Post Office in TILDON, 1882, near the small logging town of ONALASKA, WA. As well as the Lewis County Shoestring Cemetery being donated by Mirindia Schaffer. - Nichols - Stevenson
Childhood memories from my Grandma Marie (NICHOLS) PARNELL, include a cross-country trip in 1935 in a home-made motor-home, growing up on the farm, and working for Boeing in the 1940's are just a few of life's stories.
Shoestring Cemetery
SHOESTRING is about 5 or 6 miles east of Onalaska on Hwy 508. Not a town, just a wide place in the road. Those who live in Shoestring are in the Onalaska School District.
Named after a wild flower (Delphinium). This cemetery was donated by my relative, Marinda HIVELY SHAFFER, 8 Mar. 1829 - 1 Apr. 1882. Mirinda Shaffer was the first burial in the Shoestring Cemetery.
Sarah Catherine SCHAFFER was born on 20 Dec. 1853 in OH, as the only living child of Josiah H. SHAFFER (1826-1878) and Marinda HIVELY (1829-1882).