Christina Davis (1799 - 1889)

Born 1799 in Oh

Wife of Richard Parker — married 1 Jul 1823 in Tuscarawas Co., OH

Descendants

Died 7 Apr 1889 at about age 90 in Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Burned to death

Grand- mother Parker, of Pleasant Tp., Widow of Richard Parker, deceased who lived on the count line one and a half miles east of the Christian church, met with a terrible calamity on last Friday evening. While working about the fire in an old fashioned fire place her clothes caught on fire and were almost completely consumed before she could get out of them or extinuish the flames. In her frantic efforts to free herself from the cruel torture the fore was communicated to several articles in the house but though she was over 95 years old and all alone she finally succeeded to getting rid of the remanants of burnt clothing and extinguishing the fire that had caught in other places about the house. Mr. Pettyjohn, a neighbor, came in on an errand just as she had succeeded in freeing herself from the fire an dfound her standing in the middle of the room alomst unconscious, her body completely blackened and literally roasted. Taking in the situation at a glance he hastily gathered a sheet from the bed and wrapped it around her and placing her in bed started immediately for her son Harrison, who was at a neighbors. A Physician was called from Columbia, one mile distant as quickly as possible but upon is arrivial it was found that nothing could be done for her except to ease her suffering. The poor old hermine was so badly burned ad her aged physical frame had recieved such a shock and on Sunday evening April 7, death came to her relief The funeral services were held on Monday at her residence, conducted by Rev. Joshua Wilson and her remains were interred in the Columbia Cemetery. Chariton Herald April 11, 1889

Name

Name: Christina /Davis/^[1]

Marriage

Husband: Richard Parker

Wife: Christina Davis

Child: Sarah A. Parker

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: William Henry Harrison Parker

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 01 JUL 1823

Place: Tuscarawas Co., OH^[2]

Source: Details: Film #0890364

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S54
2. ↑ Source: #S66 Page: Film #0890364

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z834-GX6Z : 12 May 2020), Richard Parker and Christena Davis, 1823.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX39-93P : 4 April 2020), Christiana Parker in household of Richard Parker, Washington, Harrison, Ohio, United States; citing family 1538, NARA microfilm publicat...

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVN-GQX : 19 March 2020), Christina Parker in entry for Richard Parker, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD21-CSM : 11 August 2017), Christina Parker in household of Richard Parker, Pleasant, Lucas, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 102, sheet 423A,...

• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCWH-SBT : 25 September 2017), Christina Davis in entry for William Henry Parker and Sally Ann Nohols, 09 Jul 1890, Marion County, Iowa, United States; citing referenc...

• "Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL2V-M5FY : 11 February 2019), Christina Davis in entry for William Harrison Parker, 9 Oct 1910; citing Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States, The...

• "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJG-M3J9 : 18 October 2019), Christeena Davis in entry for William Henry Harrison Parker, 9 Oct 1910, Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States; citing certific...