Parker Hill Homes ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7}

  General Notes:

Parker Hill spelled his surname Homes, as did his father, Edward Parker Homes. Edward Parker Homes' father, Parker Howe Holmes took out the "L" from Holmes because his name was misspelled on a deed that was given him from his dad, Phineas (Phinehas) who also removed the "L" from his surname.
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  Death Notes:

Age: 96
Given Name: Parker
Middle Name: H
Surname: Homes
Birth Date: 15 Jan 1900
State: Missouri
Last Place of Residence: Macon, Missouri
Previous Residence Postal Code: 63549
Event Date: 29 Aug 1996

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JT3Z-KYH : 20 May 2014), Parker H Homes, 29 Aug 1996; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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  Burial Notes:

PLOTHastings Block 8 Row 5
Find a Grave Memorial 59732240

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Wilson Township, Adair County, MO on 11 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 17, Family 138
Wilson Township, Adair County, Missouri, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Parker H. Holmes..Son..Jan 1900..5m..Missouri

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Wilson Township, Adair County, MO on 23 April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 23, Family 128, Roll 766
Wilson Township, Adair County, Missouri, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Parker H. Homes..Son..10..Missouri

(Living with parents.)
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• His occupation on 12 September 1918 was a Farming in La Plata, MO. ⁸

• He resided at RFD 3 on 12 September 1918 in La Plata, MO.
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• On 12 September 1918, he registered for the World War I Draft at Kirksville, MO.

Name: Parker Hill Homes
Birth Date: 15 Jan 1900
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Wilson Township, Adair County, MO on 13 January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 23, Family 48, Roll 902
Wilson Township, Adair County, Missouri, United States
Farm owned
Parker Homes..Son..19..Missouri

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Wilson Township, Adair County, MO on 26 April 1930. ¹

1930 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 22, Family 189, Roll 1174
Wilson Township, Adair County, Missouri, United States
Home owned
Parker H. Holmes..Son..30..Missouri..married at age 29..Laborer, Farm

(Living with wife at the home of his widowed father.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Wilson Township, Adair County, MO on 15 April 1940. ²

1940 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 1-23, Family 89, Roll 2081
Wilson Township, Adair County, Missouri, United States
Home owned, $1100
Parker Homes..Head..40..Missouri..8th grade..Farmer

(Living with wife, 2 children, and widowed father.)
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• Grave Image: La Plata Cemetery, after 29 August 1996, in La Plata, MO. ⁷ PLOTHastings Block 8 Row 5
Find a Grave Memorial 59732240
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• His obituary was published in the unknown newspaper after 29 August 1996 in La Plata, MO.

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Parker Hill Homes, age 96, of La Plata, Missouri, passed away on Thursday (August 29, 1996) at Grim-smith Hospital, Kirksville, Missouri.

Born on January 15, 1900, in La Plata, Missouri, he was the son of Edward P. and Mollie (Turner) Homes. On August 11, 1929, in La Plata, Missouri, he married Grace Wood, who preceded him in death on November 23, 1991.

Also preceding him in death were his parents and one sister, Alpha (Babe) Crawford.

Survivors include one son, Larry Homes of Montezuma, Iowa; one daughter and son-in-law, Marlene and John Barnes of Fort Madison, Iowa; one sister, Gladys Truitt of Kirksville, Missouri; two grandchildren, Angela and David Barnes; several friends and relatives; and his dog, Festus.

Mr. Homes resided in southeastern Adair County, Missouri, all of his life, where he farmed. He received his education at the Oklahoma Rural School. He carried the petition for rural electrification in Schuyler, Scotland, and Adair counties. He was a charter member of the Tri-County Electric Board of Directors, member of the La Plata Order of the Eastern Star, the I.O.O.F. of Kirksville, Missouri, the La Plata Masonic Lodge #237 A.F. & A.M., and the Community Presbyterian Church of La Plata, Missouri.

Memorial and Masonic Lodge services were held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday (September 1, 1996), at the Travis Funeral Chapel, La Plata, Missouri, with the Reverend John Carswell officiating. Music was provided by Dianthe Cable, organist.

The body has been cremated and the internment will be held at the La Plata Cemetery at a later date.

The family requests that memorials be made in memory of Parker Hill Homes to the Community Presbyterian Church or to the La Plata Masonic Lodge #237 A.F. & A.M. Memorials may be left at or mailed to the Travis Funeral Chapel, La Plata, Missouri.

(Source: unknown newspaper)
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Parker married Grace Evelyn Wood, daughter of Edward Stephen Wood and Lillian Mae Ferry, on 11 August 1929 in La Plata, MO.^{1 2} (Grace Evelyn Wood was born on 20 June 1903 in Wyaconda, MO,^{1 2 9 10} died on 23 November 1991 in La Plata, MO ^{9 10} and was cremated after 23 November 1991 in La Plata, MO ^{9 10}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Wilson Township, Adair County, MO on 26 April 1930. ¹

1930 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 22, Family 189, Roll 1174
Wilson Township, Adair County, Missouri, United States
Home owned
Edward P. Holmes..Head..62..Missouri..Widowed..Farmer, General Farm
Parker H. Holmes..Son..30..Missouri..married at age 29..Laborer, Farm
Grace E. Holmes..Daughter-in-law..26..Missouri..married at age 26
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Wilson Township, Adair County, MO on 15 April 1940. ²

1940 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 1-23, Family 89, Roll 2081
Wilson Township, Adair County, Missouri, United States
Home owned, $1100
Parker Homes..Head..40..Missouri..8th grade..Farmer
Grace Homes..Wife..36..Missouri..2 years college
Marlene Homes..Daughter..2..Missouri
Larry Homes..Son..1..Missouri
Edward Homes..Father..72..Missouri..Widowed..8th grade
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