Individual Details
Almira Smith
(3 Feb 1842 - 16 May 1919)
In her husband William D. Elliott's pension papers, she states William left her 11 April 1874 and she was in Grant Co., Wisconsin until 1887 when she moved to Dubuque, Iowa. Also she was the mother of a child that was an invalid.
The Dubuque Times Journal, Friday May 16, 1919, Page 10: Mrs. Almira Parkin Dies Friday Morning. Mrs. Almira Parkin, age 77 years, died Friday morning at six o’clock at Finley hospital. She had been ailing for the past six months. She was born in Pennsylvania, February 3, 1842, and for the past 37 years had resided in Iowa. She is survived by two children, Milton Elliott, of East Dubuque and Mrs. John Rumple of Dubuque. Also by fifteen grandchildren. Two brothers, William Smith of Waterloo, and John Smith of Wyoming, and a sister Ruth Smith of Washington, surviving her. The funeral arrangements will be made later.
The Dubuque Times Journal, May 17, 1919, Page 3: Died-Almira Parkin, age 72 [77] years died Friday morning at 6 o’clock at Finley hospital. Funeral Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock from Voelker’s funeral chapel to Center Grove cemetery.
The Dubuque Times Journal, Friday May 16, 1919, Page 10: Mrs. Almira Parkin Dies Friday Morning. Mrs. Almira Parkin, age 77 years, died Friday morning at six o’clock at Finley hospital. She had been ailing for the past six months. She was born in Pennsylvania, February 3, 1842, and for the past 37 years had resided in Iowa. She is survived by two children, Milton Elliott, of East Dubuque and Mrs. John Rumple of Dubuque. Also by fifteen grandchildren. Two brothers, William Smith of Waterloo, and John Smith of Wyoming, and a sister Ruth Smith of Washington, surviving her. The funeral arrangements will be made later.
The Dubuque Times Journal, May 17, 1919, Page 3: Died-Almira Parkin, age 72 [77] years died Friday morning at 6 o’clock at Finley hospital. Funeral Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock from Voelker’s funeral chapel to Center Grove cemetery.
Events
| Birth | 3 Feb 1842 | Mercer Co., Pennsylvania |  | ||
| Marriage | 17 Nov 1859 | Jamestown, Grant Co., Wisconsin - William D. Elliott | | ||
| Marriage | 1 Aug 1894 | Dubuque, Dubuque Co., Iowa - Henry Parkin | | ||
| Death | 16 May 1919 | Dubuque, Dubuque Co., Iowa | | ||
| Burial | Center Grove Cemetery, Dubuque, Dubuque Co., Iowa | |
Families
| Spouse | William D. Elliott (1836 - 1891) |
| Child | Helena "Lena" Elliott (1861 - 1914) |
| Child | Mary Jane "Jennie" Elliott (1862 - 1919) |
| Child | Milton Elliott (1867 - 1931) |
| Child | Byron Elliott (1872 - 1903) |
| Spouse | Henry Parkin (1832 - 1918) |
| Father | Edward Smith (1799 - 1870) |
| Mother | Jane Johnson (1804 - 1881) |
| Sibling | Ira Edward Smith (1831 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Jarrett J. Smith (1833 - 1905) |
| Sibling | Huldah A. Smith (1835 - 1868) |
| Sibling | Ara "Edward" Smith (1835 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Sarah Jane Smith (1837 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Charlotte "Lottie" E. Smith (1839 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Morgan J. Smith (1840 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Ruth D. Smith (1843 - 1920) |
| Sibling | John Jasper Smith (1844 - 1931) |
| Sibling | William Wayne Smith (1849 - 1923) |
Endnotes
1. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987, Page 231.
2. The Dubuque Times Journal, Obituaries of Mrs. Almira Parkin (n.p: May 16, 1919, Page 10 and May 17, 1919 page 3, n.d).
3. Grant County Genealogical Society, Platteville, Wisconsin.
4. Civil War Pension File.
5. Probate of Henry Parkin (n.p: #1732, n.d).
6. The Dubuque Times Journal, Obituaries of Mrs. Almira Parkin (n.p: May 16, 1919, Page 10 and May 17, 1919 page 3, n.d).
7. The Dubuque Times Journal, Obituaries of Mrs. Almira Parkin (n.p: May 16, 1919, Page 10 and May 17, 1919 page 3, n.d).