Person:Hester Parker (1)

Indiana Marriage Recrods Index, 1845-1920. Provo UT WPA Index to Marriage Records Indiana WPA 1938-1940 "MARRIAGE RECORDS 1921-1925 VOL I A-F (ACPL) 9/2004 Spouse: Hester A Parker; County Allen; Age 18 Apr 1859; Residence Elijah Faulkner

BIG NOTE HERE; HESTER WAS FAULKNER WHEN SHE DIED AND SHE WAS 41 YEARS OLD Census: Bourbon Twp; Marshall Co June 10, 1880 Hester A Parker White, Female, Age 44, married, Occup, Keeping House, Place of birth: self, Indiana, Father Ohio, Mother, Penn.

April 31, 1881 Northern Indianian MILLWOOD: Mrs Falkner, while out in the sugar camp attending the fire under the kettes, had her clothing catch fire and in an instant was enveloped in flames and no one present but some children, who rolled her in the snow...she lingered until Friday when she died. She leaves her husband and 11 children. One of the oldest daughters is an invalid and greatly in need of a morth's care.

Bourbon Mirror Thurs 21 April 1880 Mrs. Faulkner, wife of E.J. Faulkner, who resides about three miles northeast of Panama, in Kosciusko Co., died last Friday afternoon about 6 o'clock. Mrs. F. was severely burned by her clothes taking fire at a sugar camp about two or three weeks ago, but was thought to be getting along well until the day of her death, when she was taken with a congestive chill and died a few hours afterward.

1. ↑ 1880 Census says she was born in Indiana Father in Ohio, Mother in Penns.