Agnes was the daughter of George T. and Rosie (Archer) Parsons. She was first married to Dillon Lanan on September 22, 1909, in Keosauqua, Iowa. After his death, she married William K. Schroeder on June 15, 1918.
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I believe that Agnes' obituary, which I have transcribed below, contains several errors. Her deceased daughter's first name was Althea.
Mrs. Van L. Beer was her half-sister, not step-sister. Agnes' mother, Rosella Archer, was first married for a brief time to David Davis, on April 7, 1882, in Appanoose County, Iowa. They had a daughter Gertrude who was shown with George and Rosella Parson in the 1900 Census for Van Buren County, Iowa, as Gertie Parson, age 9. However, her name was shown as Gertrude Davis, when she married Van L. Beer on April 4, 1906. Van and Gertie Beer are buried in West Des Moines.
George Parsons was her half-brother, not her step-brother. Agnes' father, George Parson, was remarried on February 6, 1904, to Ella Rupe, in Van Buren County, Iowa, and George was their son. Also, his middle initial was R. and not E. It also appears that Agnes' birth family went both by the name of Parson and Parsons. George R. Parson is buried in the Harness Cemetery in Van Buren County, where his mother is also buried.
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Obituary From "Ottumwa Courier," February 1, 1954:
MRS. W.K. SCHROEDER
Mrs. Agnes Schroeder, 61, wife of W.K. Schroeder, 150 South Elm street, died at her home at 4:30 a.m. Sunday.
Born January 23, 1893, in Van Buren county, she was the daughter of George T. and Rosie Archey [sic] Parsons. She was married to William K. Schroeder June 15, 1918. He survives.
Besides her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Rhoda B. Stephanie and Mrs. Doris D. Smith, both of Blakesburg; two sons, Stanley H. Schroeder of Afton and Ralph W. Schroeder, at home; nine grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. May Bruders of Fairfield; one step-sister [sic], Mrs. Van L. Beer of Keosauqua, and one step-brother [sic], George E. Parsons of Keosauqua. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Mrs. Aletha [sic] Lanam Hamm and two grandsons.
Funeral services will be held at the Johnson funeral chapel at 2 p.m. Tuesday in charge of the Rev. A.D. Pringle, pastor of the Ottumwa Baptist Temple. Burial will be in Shaul cemetery.
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I believe that Agnes' obituary, which I have transcribed below, contains several errors. Her deceased daughter's first name was Althea.
Mrs. Van L. Beer was her half-sister, not step-sister. Agnes' mother, Rosella Archer, was first married for a brief time to David Davis, on April 7, 1882, in Appanoose County, Iowa. They had a daughter Gertrude who was shown with George and Rosella Parson in the 1900 Census for Van Buren County, Iowa, as Gertie Parson, age 9. However, her name was shown as Gertrude Davis, when she married Van L. Beer on April 4, 1906. Van and Gertie Beer are buried in West Des Moines.
George Parsons was her half-brother, not her step-brother. Agnes' father, George Parson, was remarried on February 6, 1904, to Ella Rupe, in Van Buren County, Iowa, and George was their son. Also, his middle initial was R. and not E. It also appears that Agnes' birth family went both by the name of Parson and Parsons. George R. Parson is buried in the Harness Cemetery in Van Buren County, where his mother is also buried.
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Obituary From "Ottumwa Courier," February 1, 1954:
MRS. W.K. SCHROEDER
Mrs. Agnes Schroeder, 61, wife of W.K. Schroeder, 150 South Elm street, died at her home at 4:30 a.m. Sunday.
Born January 23, 1893, in Van Buren county, she was the daughter of George T. and Rosie Archey [sic] Parsons. She was married to William K. Schroeder June 15, 1918. He survives.
Besides her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Rhoda B. Stephanie and Mrs. Doris D. Smith, both of Blakesburg; two sons, Stanley H. Schroeder of Afton and Ralph W. Schroeder, at home; nine grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. May Bruders of Fairfield; one step-sister [sic], Mrs. Van L. Beer of Keosauqua, and one step-brother [sic], George E. Parsons of Keosauqua. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Mrs. Aletha [sic] Lanam Hamm and two grandsons.
Funeral services will be held at the Johnson funeral chapel at 2 p.m. Tuesday in charge of the Rev. A.D. Pringle, pastor of the Ottumwa Baptist Temple. Burial will be in Shaul cemetery.
Agnes was the daughter of George T. and Rosie (Archer) Parsons. She was first married to Dillon Lanan on September 22, 1909, in Keosauqua, Iowa. After his death, she married William K. Schroeder on June 15, 1918.
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I believe that Agnes' obituary, which I have transcribed below, contains several errors. Her deceased daughter's first name was Althea.
Mrs. Van L. Beer was her half-sister, not step-sister. Agnes' mother, Rosella Archer, was first married for a brief time to David Davis, on April 7, 1882, in Appanoose County, Iowa. They had a daughter Gertrude who was shown with George and Rosella Parson in the 1900 Census for Van Buren County, Iowa, as Gertie Parson, age 9. However, her name was shown as Gertrude Davis, when she married Van L. Beer on April 4, 1906. Van and Gertie Beer are buried in West Des Moines.
George Parsons was her half-brother, not her step-brother. Agnes' father, George Parson, was remarried on February 6, 1904, to Ella Rupe, in Van Buren County, Iowa, and George was their son. Also, his middle initial was R. and not E. It also appears that Agnes' birth family went both by the name of Parson and Parsons. George R. Parson is buried in the Harness Cemetery in Van Buren County, where his mother is also buried.
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Obituary From "Ottumwa Courier," February 1, 1954:
MRS. W.K. SCHROEDER
Mrs. Agnes Schroeder, 61, wife of W.K. Schroeder, 150 South Elm street, died at her home at 4:30 a.m. Sunday.
Born January 23, 1893, in Van Buren county, she was the daughter of George T. and Rosie Archey [sic] Parsons. She was married to William K. Schroeder June 15, 1918. He survives.
Besides her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Rhoda B. Stephanie and Mrs. Doris D. Smith, both of Blakesburg; two sons, Stanley H. Schroeder of Afton and Ralph W. Schroeder, at home; nine grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. May Bruders of Fairfield; one step-sister [sic], Mrs. Van L. Beer of Keosauqua, and one step-brother [sic], George E. Parsons of Keosauqua. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Mrs. Aletha [sic] Lanam Hamm and two grandsons.
Funeral services will be held at the Johnson funeral chapel at 2 p.m. Tuesday in charge of the Rev. A.D. Pringle, pastor of the Ottumwa Baptist Temple. Burial will be in Shaul cemetery.
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I believe that Agnes' obituary, which I have transcribed below, contains several errors. Her deceased daughter's first name was Althea.
Mrs. Van L. Beer was her half-sister, not step-sister. Agnes' mother, Rosella Archer, was first married for a brief time to David Davis, on April 7, 1882, in Appanoose County, Iowa. They had a daughter Gertrude who was shown with George and Rosella Parson in the 1900 Census for Van Buren County, Iowa, as Gertie Parson, age 9. However, her name was shown as Gertrude Davis, when she married Van L. Beer on April 4, 1906. Van and Gertie Beer are buried in West Des Moines.
George Parsons was her half-brother, not her step-brother. Agnes' father, George Parson, was remarried on February 6, 1904, to Ella Rupe, in Van Buren County, Iowa, and George was their son. Also, his middle initial was R. and not E. It also appears that Agnes' birth family went both by the name of Parson and Parsons. George R. Parson is buried in the Harness Cemetery in Van Buren County, where his mother is also buried.
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Obituary From "Ottumwa Courier," February 1, 1954:
MRS. W.K. SCHROEDER
Mrs. Agnes Schroeder, 61, wife of W.K. Schroeder, 150 South Elm street, died at her home at 4:30 a.m. Sunday.
Born January 23, 1893, in Van Buren county, she was the daughter of George T. and Rosie Archey [sic] Parsons. She was married to William K. Schroeder June 15, 1918. He survives.
Besides her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Rhoda B. Stephanie and Mrs. Doris D. Smith, both of Blakesburg; two sons, Stanley H. Schroeder of Afton and Ralph W. Schroeder, at home; nine grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. May Bruders of Fairfield; one step-sister [sic], Mrs. Van L. Beer of Keosauqua, and one step-brother [sic], George E. Parsons of Keosauqua. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Mrs. Aletha [sic] Lanam Hamm and two grandsons.
Funeral services will be held at the Johnson funeral chapel at 2 p.m. Tuesday in charge of the Rev. A.D. Pringle, pastor of the Ottumwa Baptist Temple. Burial will be in Shaul cemetery.
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