1. Julia Emily Parnell, b. 6 October 1859 in Ozark Co., MO, d. 14 July 1927 in Holde, Ozark Co., MO

Father: 2. Zera Olden Parnell, b. 4 August 1819 in Estill Co., KY, d. 1 January 1887 in Almartha, Ozark County, MO
Mother: 2. Mary Ann Dye, b. 5 April 1831 in Rutherford Co., NC, d. 2 February 1913 in Ozark Co., MO

Spouse: John William Piland (3), b. 20 December 1861 in Ozark Co., MO, d. 18 December 1910 in Almartha, MO

Father: Elisha E. Piland, b. 1842 in Henderson Co., KY, d. April 1863 in Ozark Co., MO
Mother: Sarah Dye, b. 30 July 1842 in TN, d. 1919 in Monett, MO
They first lived at Summit City then later moved to the farm at Almartha where they lived until their deaths. John owned medical books and often helped sick neighbors. He was, as his father before him, an accomplished horseman. He owned a grandson of the great Dan Patch that had set a number of world records, some still standing from 1900 to 1910. John's horse was five-gaited. The horse lived to be 29 years old and died in 1930. Julia rode him until her death in 1927.

John had the mail route from Almartha to Romance to Willhoit to Gainesville three times a week, all by horseback. He was a shareholder and a director of the Bank of Hammond. He was a charter member of and helped to organize the Oak Grove General Baptist Church at Wasola. He was a respected community leader and was strict about his children's attending school.
Married 17 November 1880 in Almartha, MO.

Children:

  1. William Houston Piland, b. 28 November 1881 in Almartha, MO, m. Mary Ann Harley in Almartha, MO, d. 1966
  2. Asa Frank Piland, b. 12 July 1883 in Almartha, MO, m. Maggie ? in Almartha, MO, m. Florence Leathers in Almartha, MO, d. 23 December 1960
  3. Cora Piland, b. 20 January 1885 in Almartha, MO, m. Jessie Murphy in Almartha, MO, d. September 1959
  4. Alma Piland, b. 19 October 1886 in Almartha, MO, d. 6 January 1888
  5. Sarah Alma Piland, b. 6 December 1888 in Almartha, MO, m. George Granville Redmon, 6 January 1907, d. 1 August 1978 in Maryville, MO
  6. Myrtle (Maggie) D. Piland, b. 12 May 1892 in Almartha, MO, m. John Hall in Almartha, MO, d. 4 February 1977
  7. Susan (Dicie) Ethel Piland, b. 30 May 1895 in Almartha, MO, m. Scott Powers in Almartha, MO, d. 1964
  8. Clarence Elisha Piland, b. 29 May 1901 in Almartha, MO, m. Bessie ? in Almartha, MO, m. Lora Kimball in Almartha, MO, d. 20 September 1978

2. Zera Olden Parnell, b. 4 August 1819 in Estill Co., KY, m. Nancy Blackstone, 24 April 1842 in Buchanan Co., MO, d. 1 January 1887 in Almartha, Ozark County, MO

Father: 3. William Parnell, b. ca. 1794 in Madison Co., KY, d. 1866 in Conway Co., AR
Mother: 3. Winnie Katherine Fritz, b. 1796 in KY, d. 1864 in AR
Zera enlisted in the military as a Private in the Union Army, Company B, 16th Missouri Cavalry, July 31, 1864, age 45 years, at Springfield, MO, and served for 20 months as a saddler. He mustered out on July 1, 1865.

Zera had blue eyes, dark hair and a dark complexion. He was 5 ft., 7 inches tall and a farmer by profession. He bought and sold property in Ozark Co. many times during the years he lived there.

Spouse: 2. Mary Ann Dye, b. 5 April 1831 in Rutherford Co., NC, d. 2 February 1913 in Ozark Co., MO

Father: 6. Gilbert Dye, b. 5 May 1803 in Rutherford Co., NC, d. 9 February 1853 in McCain Co., TN
Mother: 6. Priscilla Harrill, b. 20 June 1806 in NC, d. 7 November 1878 in Ozark Co., MO
Married 13 February 1853 in Ozark Co., MO.

Children:

  1. Winnie Catherine Parnell, b. 27 January 1854 in Almartha, Ozark County, MO, m. George W. Scott, 29 September 1878 in Ozark Co., MO, m. John Laswell Welch, 21 November 1889 in Ozark Co., MO, d. 13 August 1917 in Almartha, Ozark County, MO
  2. Nancy Priscella Parnell, b. 15 March 1855 in Almartha, Ozark County, MO, m. James Marion Fry, 18 May 1871 in Ozark Co., MO, d. 16 August 1937 in Ozark Co., MO
  3. Mary Jane Parnell, b. 10 December 1856 in Almartha, Ozark County, MO, m. Robert Perry Miller, 16 June 1880 in Ozark Co., MO, d. 2 August 1930 in Almartha, Ozark County, MO
  4. 1. Julia Emily Parnell, b. 6 October 1859 in Ozark Co., MO, m. John William Piland (3), 17 November 1880 in Almartha, MO, d. 14 July 1927 in Holde, Ozark Co., MO
  5. Thomas Parnell, b. 13 August 1861 in Ozark Co., MO
  6. David C. Parnell, b. 7 June 1864 in Ozark Co., MO, d. 7 May 1877 in Ozark Co., MO
  7. Sarah Elizabeth Parnell, b. 11 July 1866 in Ozark Co., MO, m. Herman Beckman Lynch, 24 December 1887, m. Bruce H. Prock, 1895, d. 17 February 1940 in Ozark Co., MO
  8. Martha Ann Parnell, b. 30 March 1868 in Ozark Co., MO, m. John Price Robinson, 21 July 1887 in Ozark Co., MO, d. 24 October 1954 in Ozark Co., MO
  9. Asa Olden "Doc" Parnell, b. 24 September 1872 in Almartha, Ozark County, MO, m. Myrtle Lee Gardner, 30 December 1894 in Douglas Co., MO, m. Flora May Gardner, 14 June 1930, d. 4 July 1958 in Haskell Co., KS
  10. Susan Ellen Parnell, b. 15 March 1874 in Ozark Co., MO, m. George Grant Ward, 2 September 1894 in Gainesville, Ozark Co., MO, m. Samuel Lafayette Wagner, 17 July 1904 in Douglas Co., MO, d. 10 September 1966 in Lusk, WY
  11. Jacob Zera Olden Parnell, b. 7 April 1877 in Almartha, Ozark County, MO, d. 2 February 1895 in Ozark Co., MO
  12. Esther Lucynda Parnell, b. 5 March 1879 in Ozark Co., MO, d. 3 August 1884 in Ozark Co., MO

3. William Parnell, b. ca. 1794 in Madison Co., KY, d. 1866 in Conway Co., AR

Father: 4. Stephen Parnell (1), b. ca. 1762 in MD, d. ca. 1834
Mother: 4. Margaret Glendenning
May have died in Van Buren Co., AR.

Spouse: 3. Winnie Katherine Fritz, b. 1796 in KY, d. 1864 in AR

Father: 5. Valentine Fritz, b. February 1759 in Germany, d. 25 July 1823 in Brown, OH
Mother: 5. Mary ??
Married 17 October 1818 in Estill Co., KY.

Children:

  1. 2. Zera Olden Parnell, b. 4 August 1819 in Estill Co., KY, m. Nancy Blackstone, 24 April 1842 in Buchanan Co., MO, m. Mary Ann Dye, 13 February 1853 in Ozark Co., MO, d. 1 January 1887 in Almartha, Ozark County, MO
  2. Margaret Parnell, b. 23 July 1822 in Decatur Co., IN, m. Caleb May, 4 January 1838 in Decatur Co., IN, d. 1884 in Lake Co., FL
  3. Lucinda Parnell, b. ca. 1824 in IN, m. ? Wills, ca. 1840
  4. Dudley Parnell, b. ca. 1826 in IN, m. Ann Rousey, 15 November 1846 in Buchanan Co., MO, m. Mary Jane Roberts, ca. 1862, d. 7 August 1865 in Van Buren Co., AR
  5. Stephen Parnell (2), b. ca. 1827 in IN, m. Jane Ulsey, 1845 in IN
  6. Valentine Parnell, b. ca. 1829 in IN, m. Elizabeth H. ?, d. 1859 in Van Buren Co., AR
  7. Nancy Jane Parnell, b. 19 February 1836 in IN, m. Hugh Riley, 15 May 1853 in Van Buren Co., AR, d. 20 September 1920 in Van Buren Co., AR
  8. William M. Parnell, b. 1839 in IN, m. Louisa I. ?, 1859?

4. Stephen Parnell (1), b. ca. 1762 in MD, d. ca. 1834

The Parnell name originated in France and arrived in England around 1066 with William the Conquerer.

While a resident of Anne Arundel County, MD, Stephen enlisted as a private the third of April, 1778, Ellicott's Mills, Fourth Maryland Regiment, Captain Norwood's Company. He deserted while on furlough the fifth of May, 1780. He filed for a pension thirtheenth of November, 1832 in Decatur County, IN. He was rejected the 4th of February, 1833.

According to tax records, Stephen lived in Madison Co. , KY, until around 1816 when he moved to Dearborn Co., IN, where he remained until about 1824. He moved from there to Decatur Co., IN. No further records were found on him. Several children, Andrew, Isaac, James, William, and possibly others, followed him on his moves. They all left Decatur Co. before 1840.

Spouse: 4. Margaret Glendenning

Married ca. 1781.

Children:

  1. Mary "Polly" Parnell, b. ca. 1782 in Madison Co., KY, m. Thomas Singleton, 27 February 1803 in Madison Co., KY
  2. Joshua Parnell, b. ca. 1785 in KY, m. Mary Cane
  3. James Parnell, b. 23 August 1787 in KY, m. Mary "Polly" Hooten, 6 April 1809 in Madison Co., KY, d. 10 October 1854 in St. Joseph Co., IN
  4. Thomas Parnell (2), b. ca. 1788 in KY
  5. Sally Parnell, b. ca. 1790 in Madison Co., KY, m. William Bingham, 6 August 1809 in Madison Co., KY
  6. 3. William Parnell, b. ca. 1794 in Madison Co., KY, m. Winnie Katherine Fritz, 17 October 1818 in Estill Co., KY, d. 1866 in Conway Co., AR
  7. Isaac Parnell, b. ca. 1797 in Madison Co., KY, m. Kezziah Wilson, 7 October 1824 in Decatur Co., IN, d. 15 September 1862 in Atchison Co., KS
  8. Andrew Parnell, b. 1 March 1800 in Madison Co., KY, m. Mariah Wilson, 22 September 1825 in Decatur Co., IN, d. 1 December 1874 in Jefferson Co., KS
  9. Margaret "Peggy" Parnell, b. ca. 1802 in Madison Co., KY, m. William Henderson(2), 24 May 1824 in Decatur Co., IN
  10. Martha "Patsy" Parnell, b. ca. 1809 in Madison Co., KY, m. Uriah Garton, 14 December 1826 in Decatur Co., IN, d. 2 August 1881 in Buchanan Co., MO


Ancestor families report created by Gene 4.3.4, Fri, Sep 13, 2002

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