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Parker, Laura Matilda

Parker, Laura Matilda

Female 1860 - 1918  (57 years)

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  • Name Parker, Laura Matilda  [1, 2
    Birth 1 Aug 1860  Mifflin, Juniata, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Death 26 Jun 1918  [2
    Burial Smith Valley, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1696  Shane and Beck | Ancestors of Alice Louise Jones
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2023 

    Father Parker, Robert Stewart,   b. 16 Nov 1813   d. 25 Oct 1892, Mapleton Depot, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Robley, Mary Catherine,   b. 15 Sep 1817, Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Aug 1880, Mapleton Depot, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 3 Sep 1835 
    Family ID F717  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Smith, William   d. 25 Aug 1900 
    Marriage 1 Jan 1879 
    Children 
     1. Smith, Edna  [Father: natural]
     2. Smith, Robert J  [Father: natural]
     3. Smith, Bruce G  [Father: natural]
     4. Smith, Rachael  [Father: natural]
     5. Smith, Rhoda  [Father: natural]
     6. Smith, Clara  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F702  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2023 

  • Event Map
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  • Notes 
    • 1176
      MRS. LAURA M. SMITH (JUNE 26, 1918)

      Mrs. Laura M. Smith, widow of William W. Smith, died at 7:40 o'clock yesterday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Enda (sic) Briggs, 904 Nineteenth street after an illness of four years. Deceased was the daughter of Robert and Mary Parker, deceased, and was born in Mifflin county on August 1, 1860. She was married on January 1, 1876 to William W. Smith who preceded her to the grave eighteen years ago. Six children survive: Robert J. , Bruce G. , Mrs. Edna Briggs, Mrs. Rachael Newton, all of Altoona; Mrs. Rhoda Brunton and Mrs. Clara McCracken, both of Erie, Pa. Two brothers, D.E. Parker and O.E. Parker live in Juniata. The funeral services will be held at the daughter's home this evening at 8 o'clock. The remains are to be taken to Mapleton for interment Friday morning.

  • Sources 
    1. [S825] Parker Family Bible Records, Bible records of the David Parker family.
      Parker, David E. Birth
      Parker, David E. Birth
      Parker, David birth record
      Parker, David birth record


    2. [S152] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;), Parker, Laura Matilda Smith cert 65722.
      Parker, Smith, Laura Matilda Death Cert 1918 Pennsylvania, USA
      Parker, Smith, Laura Matilda Death Cert 1918 Pennsylvania, USA