Susan Ellen Parnell
1874 - 1966 (92 years)-
Name Susan Ellen Parnell Birth 15 Mar 1874 Almartha, Ozark, MO 
- Obit of Susan Ellen (Parnell) Ward-Wagner:
OBIT -- Sept, 1966
Services for Mrs Wagner Held Here
Funeral services were held last Wednesday afternoon at Douglas for Mrs
Susan Ellen Wagner at the First Methodist Church with Rev Neil Warner
officiating. Graveside service and burial was in the Lusk cemetery.The
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Stark Funeral Home of Douglas was in charge.
Pallbearers were Bill Porter, Grant Ward, Charles Ward, Robert Ward,
Raymond Smith and Gene Lundy.
Susan Ellen Wagner was born March 15, 1874 at Almartha, MO. to Zera
Olden Parnell and Mary Ann Dye. Mrs. Wagner spent her early life atthe
family home in Missouri.
September 2, 1894 she was married to George Grant Ward in OzarkCounty,
Missouri. They lived there and in Kansas until his death in 1901. They
were the parents of four children: Zeb Washington Ward of Manville;
Zera Nolan of Douglas, Effie who died in infancy, and Mrs Frank (Maude
Clough) Quinn of Caldwell, Idaho.
On July 17, 1904 she was married to Samuel L. Wagner of Vera Cruz, Mo.
They were the parents of two girls, Christeen Kobbe, Douglas and Mrs
Clement (Anna Marie) Williamson of Quincy, Ill.
She was again widowed in 1933 and after a few years she left her home
in Craig, Mo., and lived among her children, spending most of her time
with her daughter, Christeen Kobbe of Douglas.
Survivors are two sons, Zeb Ward of Manville and Nolan Ward ofDouglas;
three daughters, Mrs. Christeen Kobbe, Douglas; Mrs Maude Quinn,
Caldwell, Ida.; and Mrs Marie Williamson, Quincy, Ill; and numerous
grandchildren.
Ref pdf file titled, "GilbertDye&PriscillaHarrill(story).pdf"(electronic copy enclosed in my "Gilbert Dye".
(David H. Drollinger 15 Sep 2011)
Gender Female Death 11 Sep 1966 Douglas, WY - Obit of Susan Ellen (Parnell) Ward-Wagner:
OBIT -- Sept, 1966
Services for Mrs Wagner Held Here
Funeral services were held last Wednesday afternoon at Douglas for Mrs
Susan Ellen Wagner at the First Methodist Church with Rev Neil Warner
officiating. Graveside service and burial was in the Lusk cemetery.The
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Stark Funeral Home of Douglas was in charge.
Pallbearers were Bill Porter, Grant Ward, Charles Ward, Robert Ward,
Raymond Smith and Gene Lundy.
Susan Ellen Wagner was born March 15, 1874 at Almartha, MO. to Zera
Olden Parnell and Mary Ann Dye. Mrs. Wagner spent her early life atthe
family home in Missouri.
September 2, 1894 she was married to George Grant Ward in OzarkCounty,
Missouri. They lived there and in Kansas until his death in 1901. They
were the parents of four children: Zeb Washington Ward of Manville;
Zera Nolan of Douglas, Effie who died in infancy, and Mrs Frank (Maude
Clough) Quinn of Caldwell, Idaho.
On July 17, 1904 she was married to Samuel L. Wagner of Vera Cruz, Mo.
They were the parents of two girls, Christeen Kobbe, Douglas and Mrs
Clement (Anna Marie) Williamson of Quincy, Ill.
She was again widowed in 1933 and after a few years she left her home
in Craig, Mo., and lived among her children, spending most of her time
with her daughter, Christeen Kobbe of Douglas.
Survivors are two sons, Zeb Ward of Manville and Nolan Ward ofDouglas;
three daughters, Mrs. Christeen Kobbe, Douglas; Mrs Maude Quinn,
Caldwell, Ida.; and Mrs Marie Williamson, Quincy, Ill; and numerous
grandchildren.
Ref pdf file titled, "GilbertDye&PriscillaHarrill(story).pdf"(electronic copy enclosed in my "Gilbert Dye".
(David H. Drollinger 15 Sep 2011)
Burial Lusk, WY Person ID I18090 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 14 Mar 2016
Father Azariah Olden "Zarah" "Zera" Parnell, b. 4 Aug 1819, Washburn, KY d. 1 Jan 1887, Ozark County, MO (Age 67 years) Mother Mary Ann Dye, b. 5 Apr 1831, Rutherford County, NC d. 3 Feb 1913, Barren Fork Twp, Ozark County, MO (Age 81 years) Family ID F6138 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Dr. Samuel LaFayett Wagner (Waggoner) Marriage 17 Jul 1904 - Obit of Susan Ellen (Parnell) Ward-Wagner:
OBIT -- Sept, 1966
Services for Mrs Wagner Held Here
Funeral services were held last Wednesday afternoon at Douglas for Mrs
Susan Ellen Wagner at the First Methodist Church with Rev Neil Warner
officiating. Graveside service and burial was in the Lusk cemetery.The
© Our Tennessee Family Tree
Stark Funeral Home of Douglas was in charge.
Pallbearers were Bill Porter, Grant Ward, Charles Ward, Robert Ward,
Raymond Smith and Gene Lundy.
Susan Ellen Wagner was born March 15, 1874 at Almartha, MO. to Zera
Olden Parnell and Mary Ann Dye. Mrs. Wagner spent her early life atthe
family home in Missouri.
September 2, 1894 she was married to George Grant Ward in OzarkCounty,
Missouri. They lived there and in Kansas until his death in 1901. They
were the parents of four children: Zeb Washington Ward of Manville;
Zera Nolan of Douglas, Effie who died in infancy, and Mrs Frank (Maude
Clough) Quinn of Caldwell, Idaho.
On July 17, 1904 she was married to Samuel L. Wagner of Vera Cruz, Mo.
They were the parents of two girls, Christeen Kobbe, Douglas and Mrs
Clement (Anna Marie) Williamson of Quincy, Ill.
She was again widowed in 1933 and after a few years she left her home
in Craig, Mo., and lived among her children, spending most of her time
with her daughter, Christeen Kobbe of Douglas.
Survivors are two sons, Zeb Ward of Manville and Nolan Ward ofDouglas;
three daughters, Mrs. Christeen Kobbe, Douglas; Mrs Maude Quinn,
Caldwell, Ida.; and Mrs Marie Williamson, Quincy, Ill; and numerous
grandchildren.
Ref pdf file titled, "GilbertDye&PriscillaHarrill(story).pdf"(electronic copy enclosed in my "Gilbert Dye".
(David H. Drollinger 15 Sep 2011)
Family ID F6141 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Mar 2016
Family 2 George Grant Ward, b. 23 Sep 1868 d. 15 Jun 1901 (Age 32 years) Marriage 2 Sep 1894 - Obit of Susan Ellen (Parnell) Ward-Wagner:
OBIT -- Sept, 1966
Services for Mrs Wagner Held Here
Funeral services were held last Wednesday afternoon at Douglas for Mrs
Susan Ellen Wagner at the First Methodist Church with Rev Neil Warner
officiating. Graveside service and burial was in the Lusk cemetery.The
© Our Tennessee Family Tree
Stark Funeral Home of Douglas was in charge.
Pallbearers were Bill Porter, Grant Ward, Charles Ward, Robert Ward,
Raymond Smith and Gene Lundy.
Susan Ellen Wagner was born March 15, 1874 at Almartha, MO. to Zera
Olden Parnell and Mary Ann Dye. Mrs. Wagner spent her early life atthe
family home in Missouri.
September 2, 1894 she was married to George Grant Ward in OzarkCounty,
Missouri. They lived there and in Kansas until his death in 1901. They
were the parents of four children: Zeb Washington Ward of Manville;
Zera Nolan of Douglas, Effie who died in infancy, and Mrs Frank (Maude
Clough) Quinn of Caldwell, Idaho.
On July 17, 1904 she was married to Samuel L. Wagner of Vera Cruz, Mo.
They were the parents of two girls, Christeen Kobbe, Douglas and Mrs
Clement (Anna Marie) Williamson of Quincy, Ill.
She was again widowed in 1933 and after a few years she left her home
in Craig, Mo., and lived among her children, spending most of her time
with her daughter, Christeen Kobbe of Douglas.
Survivors are two sons, Zeb Ward of Manville and Nolan Ward ofDouglas;
three daughters, Mrs. Christeen Kobbe, Douglas; Mrs Maude Quinn,
Caldwell, Ida.; and Mrs Marie Williamson, Quincy, Ill; and numerous
grandchildren.
Ref pdf file titled, "GilbertDye&PriscillaHarrill(story).pdf"(electronic copy enclosed in my "Gilbert Dye".
(David H. Drollinger 15 Sep 2011)
Family ID F6142 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Mar 2016
- Obit of Susan Ellen (Parnell) Ward-Wagner:
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Event Map 
Birth - 15 Mar 1874 - Almartha, Ozark, MO 
Death - 11 Sep 1966 - Douglas, WY 
Burial - - Lusk, WY = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Excerpt:
"Mary Ann Dye b. April 5, 1831 d. Feb 2, 1913 Almartha, Douglas Co, MO
She married Zera Olden Parnell on February 13, 1853 at Douglas Co, MO
Children: Winifred Catherine, Nancy Priscilla, Mary Jane, Julia Emily,Thomas B, David C,
Sarah E, Martha Ann, Esther, Asa Olden, Susan Ellen, Jacob Zear OldenParnell."
Ref pdf file titled, "GilbertDye&PriscillaHarrill(story).pdf"(electronic copy enclosed in my "Gilbert Dye".
(David H. Drollinger 15 Sep 2011)
Obit of Susan Ellen (Parnell) Ward-Wagner:
OBIT -- Sept, 1966
Services for Mrs Wagner Held Here
Funeral services were held last Wednesday afternoon at Douglas for Mrs
Susan Ellen Wagner at the First Methodist Church with Rev Neil Warner
officiating. Graveside service and burial was in the Lusk cemetery.The
© Our Tennessee Family Tree
Stark Funeral Home of Douglas was in charge.
Pallbearers were Bill Porter, Grant Ward, Charles Ward, Robert Ward,
Raymond Smith and Gene Lundy.
Susan Ellen Wagner was born March 15, 1874 at Almartha, MO. to Zera
Olden Parnell and Mary Ann Dye. Mrs. Wagner spent her early life atthe
family home in Missouri.
September 2, 1894 she was married to George Grant Ward in OzarkCounty,
Missouri. They lived there and in Kansas until his death in 1901. They
were the parents of four children: Zeb Washington Ward of Manville;
Zera Nolan of Douglas, Effie who died in infancy, and Mrs Frank (Maude
Clough) Quinn of Caldwell, Idaho.
On July 17, 1904 she was married to Samuel L. Wagner of Vera Cruz, Mo.
They were the parents of two girls, Christeen Kobbe, Douglas and Mrs
Clement (Anna Marie) Williamson of Quincy, Ill.
She was again widowed in 1933 and after a few years she left her home
in Craig, Mo., and lived among her children, spending most of her time
with her daughter, Christeen Kobbe of Douglas.
Survivors are two sons, Zeb Ward of Manville and Nolan Ward ofDouglas;
three daughters, Mrs. Christeen Kobbe, Douglas; Mrs Maude Quinn,
Caldwell, Ida.; and Mrs Marie Williamson, Quincy, Ill; and numerous
grandchildren.
Ref pdf file titled, "GilbertDye&PriscillaHarrill(story).pdf"(electronic copy enclosed in my "Gilbert Dye".
(David H. Drollinger 15 Sep 2011)
Children of Susan Ellen (Parnell) Ward-Wagner and additionalinformation:
GEORGE GRANT WARD B. Sept 23, 1868 d 15 Jun 1901; bd in Almartha, MO,
Herndon Cem. 1 2Marriage 2 Sep 1894 in Almartha, MO 1 21 Susan EllenPARNELL
b: 15 Mar 1874 d Sept 11, 1966 Douglas, Wyo; bd @ Lusk, Wyo.
1 Zeb Washington Ward b Sept 6 1896 Almartha MO; d Mar 6 1975 Manville
WY; md Apr 12, 1920 Ruth Hockett, b Dec 25, 1903; d Nov 27, 1994
2 Zera Nolan Ward b Nov 25 1898; d July, 1982 CA (single)
3 Mary Effie Ward b Sept 24 1899; d Feb 27 1900 (died of
spinemeingitis)
4 Maude Cloe Ward b Feb 28 1901; d Apr 29, 1995; md 4-9-1922 to Frank
Scott Quinn (dead)
A. Grant Scott Quinn md Violet Steele and Goldie Motis (dead)
B Alta Marie Quinn md Frank Hahn and Carl Hogge (all dead)
C Bernard Michael Quinn, b Aug 24, 1926; d Jan 1, 1963; md Nov 27,1926
Baltimore, MD Avis Roberta Reed,
Note: Susan Ellen md #2 July 17, 1904 Dr Samuel LaFayett Wagner
(Waggoner) b Jul 28 1850; d Dec 18 1933 Craig MO
1 Christina Wagner b June 23 1906; d Jan 12, 1990 CA.; md May 5 1929to
James Henry "Dale" Kobbe; div’d March 13, 1934 Lusk, WY; (dead)
2 Anna Marie Wagner b Feb 13 1908; d April 2, 1988 CA; md #1 May 51929
Alfred Hurst; div’d 1932/3; md #2 June 26, 1937 to Clement Lee
Williamson b Aug 12 1907; (dead)
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Mrs Wagner celebrates 90th Birthday (March 15, 1964)
Mrs Susan Ellen Wagner celebrated her 90th birthday Sunday with manyof
her children and grandchildren here for the event. A party was held at
the home of her daughter, Mrs Christeen Kobbe with whom she lives.
Mrs Wagner is active and alert and often travels by plane with Mrs
Kobbe when they go on vacation. This is quite a contrast to thecovered wagon
she rode as a bride from Missouri to Kansas. She has ridden on every
means of transportation such as train, automobile and bus, along with
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the covered wagon and airplane, and is quite interested in the space
progress.All of Mrs Wagner's five children are still living and althotwo of
themcould not attend her birthday celebration, they and all the
grandchildren and all except one great-grandchild did gather here last
summer for a reunion. Mrs Kobbe said there was 42 in attendance atthis
event.Those attending the birthday celebration Sunday included a son,Mr &
Mrs Zeb Ward of Manville; a daughter, Mrs Frank Quinn of Caldwell,Ida.;
great grandchildren, Avis, Polly (Paulette) and Robert Quinn of
Crawford, Nebr; grandson Grant Ward and family of Lance Creek;
granddaughter May and Raymond Smith of Lost Springs; and approximately
40 neighbors and friends.
Her two children who could not attend were Zera Nolan Ward, who is a
paleontologist with the New York Museum of Natural History and Mrs
Clement Williamson of Quincy, Ill., who teaches school.
(Photo of Susan at her 90th Birthday Party attached to story)
Submitted by Polly Brandley. Susan Parnell Ward, grandchild of Gilbertand Priscilla Dye.
Ref pdf file titled, "GilbertDye&PriscillaHarrill(story).pdf"(electronic copy enclosed in my "Gilbert Dye".
(David H. Drollinger 15 Sep 2011)
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