Webster Parry Collection
Scope and Contents
The Webster Parry Collection consists of correspondence and genealogical data collected by Webster Parry, a Quaker genealogist of Richmond,Indiana. It includes genealogies of the White, Webster, and Parry families, abstracts of Indiana and North Carolina Quaker records, and lists of deaths, ca. 1890-ca. 1935, in the Wayne County, Indiana area. Parry's ledgers of death records were digitized in 2014 by Ancestry.com. The citation Ancestry uses is "Earlham College; Richmond, Indiana; Quaker Death Records, 1890-1935; Collection: Miscellaneous Vital Record." Parry would record any death he heard about in the Wayne county area, including non-Quakers. So while we would likely have information in our collection on the Quakers he records in his ledgers, we are unlikely to have information on the non-Quakers listed.
Dates
- 1890-1935
- Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1992
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on access.
Conditions Governing Use
Some materials may be protected by copyright. Permission to reproduce and to publish for commercial purposes must be requested from the Archivist.
Biographical or Historical Information
Webster Parry was born in Richmond, Indiana on September 25, 1848, the son of Mordecai and Gulielma (Henley) Parry. Both parents came from old Quaker families. His father was a native of Pennsylvania. His mother was a granddaughter of Samuel Charles (1759-1849), one of the first Quaker settlers in Richmond. Most of Webster Parry's research dealt with his mother's North Carolina Quaker ancestors and relatives.
Webster Parry spent most of his life in Richmond as an accountant. He was also one of the founders of the Richmond Home Telephone Company, and served on the Richmond City Council. He died in Richmond, January 10, 1936.
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Extent
2.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Method of Acquisition
Gift, Virginia Heiss.
Accruals and Additions
Future material may be forthcoming.
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Repository Details
Part of the Friends Collection and Earlham College Archives Repository