Parker Harris Agnew (1848 - 1930)

Born 11 Apr 1848 in Richland Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Arabella (Ritchey) Agnew — married 22 Jul 1868 (to 8 Oct 1888) in Richland Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Ann Emma (Beals) Agnew — married 3 Dec 1890 in Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 4 Feb 1930 at age 81 in Richland Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Parker Harris Agnew was born in Agnew's Mills, Richland Township, Pennsylvania in 1848. He was the youngest child of James Finley Agnew and Susan Nesbitt McKee.

Parker's father, James Finley Agnew, was relatively prosperous and owned a "country store" (probably dry goods) and a wool factory. He also ran a postoffice.^[1] When Parker was a boy and young man, he worked on his father's farm,^[2] and most likely worked at his father's store and factory, too. Parker was probably educated locally at "the old log schoolhouse," which is referenced in a newspaper article about Parker's brother, James McKee Agnew.^[3]

In the 1850 Census, Parker and most of his siblings are shown residing at a neighboring farm.^[4] The reason for the separation from their parents and two older brothers is unknown, but perhaps it was due to an illness in their home.

In the 1860s, Parker married Arabella Ritchey, the daughter of James Alexander Ritchey, Jr. and Mary Ann Cripps. The date for this marriage is cited on the marriage application for his second marriage as 22 Jul 1862. This is not likely to be correct, because Parker would have only been 14 years old in 1862. I think it probable that Parker and Arabella married in 1868, a year before the birth of their first child in 1869. Parker and Arabella had five children:

• Carrie Blanche Agnew (1869-1939), unmarried;
• Gertrude Anna Agnew (1870-1969), m. Joseph Steele Young;
• Elizabeth Brown Agnew (1872-1972), unmarried;
• Samuel James Agnew (1874-1924), m. Lulu M. Kinsey; and
• Parker Hayes Agnew (1877-1968), m. Mabel Allie Reese.

In 1888, Arabella died at only 43 years of age. In 1890, Parker married Emma Beals, the daughter of William and Susan Beals. To my knowledge, they had no children.

Parker was a farmer for most of his life. Such is his occupation cited in the 1860, 1880, and 1920 Census. Inexplicably, for a brief time as shown in the 1900 Census, Parker and Emma lived in Hickory Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania where Parker was working as a Teamster.

Parker died in Richland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania in 1930. Like most of his family, he is buried in Richland Presbyterian Cemetery, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.

Sources

1. ↑ Murray, Frank F. and Joseph. Recalling Old Times. The Petroleum Gazette, Volumes 14-16, 1909. p. 6.
2. ↑ Parker's occupation is noted as Farmer in "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXRN-ML4 : 18 February 2021), P H Agnew in entry for Jas F Agnew, 1860.
3. ↑ Murray, Frank F. and Joseph. Recalling Old Times. The Petroleum Gazette, Volumes 14-16, 1909. p. 6.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4ZQ-JND : 24 December 2020), Parker Agnew in household of James Lavere, Richland Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D. C. : National Archives and Records Administraiton, n.d.).

• Babcock, Charles Almanzo. Venango County, Pennsylvania: Her Pioneers and People. Two Volumes. Chicago, IL. J.H. Beers & Company, 1919. pp. 462, 500, 598.
• Murray, Frank F. and Joseph. Recalling Old Times. The Petroleum Gazette, Volumes 14-16, 1909. p. 6.

1850 - Census, 2 years old. Parker and most of his siblings are recorded living in the household of James Lavere. I have, so far, found no blood relationship with James Lavere. In the 1850 Census, only two of Parkerl's siblings were recorded in the household of their parents, James McKee Agnew and T. Washington Agnew. Could their parents and 2 brothers have been quarantined due to an illness in their parents household? The Lavere household in 1850 contained James Lavere (54), Nancy Lavere (48), Jackson Lavere (20), John Agnew (15), William D Agnew (12), Samuel P Agnew (10, Ann M Agnew (7), Clinton Agnew (4), and Parker Agnew (2).

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4ZQ-JND : 24 December 2020), Parker Agnew in household of James Lavere, Richland Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D. C. : National Archives and Records Administraiton, n.d.).

1860 - Census, 12 years old, occupation - farmer, living in Agnew's Mills, Richland Township, Venango, Pennsylvania with parents, Jas F (57) and Susan (55), siblings, T W [Thomas Washington] (27), Wm D [William David] (23), S P G [Samuel P] (21), A M [Anna Marie] (16), and C R [Clinton Russell] (15). Also in the household are Agnews of unknown relationship: Jane Agnew (25), Rosenne Agnew (18), and George Agnew (18):

• "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXRN-ML4 : 18 February 2021), P H Agnew in entry for Jas F Agnew, 1860.

1870 - Census, 22 years old, no occupation is cited, living in Porterfield, Richland Township, Venango, Pennsylvania with wife, Arabella (24) and daughter, Carry (10 months):

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ22-HW1 : 29 May 2021), Parker Agnew, 1870.

1880 - Census, 32 years old, occupation - farmer, living in Richland Township, Venango, Pennsylvania with wife, Arabella (34), children, Cora (11), Anna (9), Lizzie B (7), Samuel J (5), and Parker H (3), and one other femaie, B. Cline (20):

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWVV-5D9 : 29 December 2021), P.H. Agnew, Richland Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C. : National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

1890 - Second Marriage: married Emma Beals, the daughter of William and Susan Beals, in Clarion County, Pennsylvania on 3 Dec 1890:

• "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFWG-BYF : 10 March 2021), Parker H. Agnew and Emma Beals, 3 Dec 1890; citing Marriage, Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.

1900 - Census, 52 years old, occupation - Teamster, living in (renting) Hickory Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania with wife, Emma (37), and 2 boarders, George Cannon (26) and John Maloney (24):

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3QX-D9M :10 December 2021), Park H Agnew, 1900.

1920 - Census, 71 years old, occupation - farmer, living in Emlenton, Richland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania with wife, Emma (56), and mother-in-law, Susan Beals (77):

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFBM-LRD : 3 February 2021), Parker H Agnew, 1920.

1930 - Death in Richland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania on 4 Feb 1930. Burial at Richland Presbyterian Cemetery in Clarion County, Pennsylvania:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137788907/parker-harris-agnew : accessed 04 January 2022), memorial page for Parker Harris Agnew (11 Apr 1848-4 Feb 1930), Find a Grave Memorial ID 137788907, citing Richland Presbyterian Cemetery, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Carole Feingold (contributor 47264647).