Eugena Clotilda (Hurd) Parker (1840 - 1910)

Born 1 Jul 1840 in Norway, Herkimer County, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Rufus Mills Parker — married 1 Oct 1863 in Norway, Herkimer County, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Jun 1910 at age 69 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Eugena (Hurd) Parker is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Illinois.

Eugena was born in 1846, in New York, the daughter of Benjamin Hurd and Almira Sheldon .^{[1][2][3] [4]}

She married Rufas Parker in 1863.

They came to Illinois and settled in Rockford about 1865. ^{[5][6][7] [8]}

Hurd Sisters in 1907

Eugenia passed away in 1910. ^[9]

Obituary

Mrs. Eugenia C. Parker passed away this morning at her home on Catlin street, where she has lived for the past 45 years. About the time of her husband's death in December, she was stricken with paralysis and has gradually failed since that time.

Mrs. Parker, of true Puritan blood, was a daughter of Benjamin and Almira Hurd and was born in Norway Herimiter County, New York, July 1, 1840. She received a liberal education, graduating from Utica Ladies' Seminary. In 1863 she was married to Mr. Parker, and they moved to Joliet, Ill, from Rockford, which was the home of her parents. Later she and her husband returned to Rockford and this city has since been her home. For the past forty-five years, she has resided in the home in which she passed away.

Her husband was at one time a manufacturer of piano stools but retired. the friends who knew Mrs. Parker best realized the deep unselfishness of her character. The fulfillment of her duties meant her happiness.

Mrs. Parker is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lillian C. Colville, and Mrs. VIoletta E. McDannell and Mrs. Henry Ellsworth of Chicago is the remaining sister. Mrs. Parker has been a life member of the Episcopal Church. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home. Rev. N.B. Clinch is to officiate. Interment will be in the West Side Cemetery. ^[10]

Gravestone Transcription

Sources

1. ↑ Soekland, Dena D.“A history and genealogy of the family of Hurd in the United States…”. New York : Priv. print. 1910, Page 110.
2. ↑ United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCYJ-SY5 : 12 April 2016), Eugenia Hurd in household of Benjamin Hurd, Norway, Herkimer, New York, United States; citing family 37, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC76-5RF : Fri Mar 08 22:10:50 UTC 2024), Entry for Benjamin Hurd and Almira Hurd, 1860.
4. ↑ Listed in father’s will; Winnebago County, Illinois Will Records, 1866-1919; Author: Illinois. County Court (Winnebago County); Probate Place: Winnebago. Free Image

   Eugenia C. Parker

   Probate Place: Winnebago

   Relationship: Daughter

   Item Description: Probate Will Records, Vol 1-3, 1866-1895

   Others Listed:

   • Benjamin Hard 81

   • Almira E. Hurd Wife
   • Eugenia C. Parker Daughter
   • Venetia R. Walker Daughter
   • Ada F. Ellsworth Daughter

5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M64M-3WR : 28 May 2021), Eugenie Parker in entry for Rufus Parker, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX23-QYJ : Sat Mar 09 08:59:16 UTC 2024), Entry for Benjamin Hurd and Almira Hurd, 1880.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCC-R62 : Wed Mar 06 10:15:06 UTC 2024), Entry for R M Parker and Eugenie C Parker, 1900.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKF6-KDB : accessed 8 September 2018), Eugiene Parker in household of R M Parker, Rockford Ward 2, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 166, sheet 7B, family 133, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 336; FHL microfilm 1,374,349.
9. ↑ Winnebago County Clerk, comp. Winnebago County Clerk Genealogy Records. Winnebago, IL: Winnebago County Clerk, 2008. Accessed on ancestry.com, November 2021. Ancestry Record 5397 #2281 (requires subscription).

   Name: Eugenia C Parker

   Death Date: 3 Jun 1911

10. ↑ Rockford Republic (Rockford, IL) 3 June 1911, page 2 GenealogyBank : accessed 8 September 2018

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #192963741: accessed 08 September 2018), memorial page for Eugenia Clotilda Hurd Parker (1 Jul 1846–3 Jun 1910), citing Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Joelle Colville-hanson (contributor 48735492) .