Celesta Parkinson

PARKINSON, BATTLES, SLATER

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 5/19/2010 at 06:36:49

History of Jackson County, Iowa, 1910, James W. Ellis

Celesta Parkinson

Mrs. Celesta Parkinson, residing on a fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres in South Fork township, enjoys the distinction of being one of the oldest native citizens of the county, having been born in the house in which she now lives December 1, 1856. Her father, Franklin Battles, was a native of Vermont and was about thirteen years of age when he came to Jackson county, Iowa, with his parents. They located on the Page farm in South Fork township, and thereon Mr. Battles grew to manhood. On the 1st of January, 1855, he married Miss Ellen Slater, who was born in New York state and came to Jackson county, Iowa, as a child with her parents. They settled near Delmar and later removed to Jones county, locating north of the village of Onslow. Mr. and Mrs. Battles began housekeeping upon the farm in South Fork township, where Mrs. Parkinson now lives and where they spent the remainder of their lives, he being fifty-six years of age when on the 4th of September, 1883, he was called to his final rest, and his wife being fifty-nine when her death occurred.
No event of special importance occurred to vary the routine of farm life for Mrs. Parkinson in her girlhood days. She attended the public schools of South Fork township and enjoyed the social pleasures of the neighborhood. In 1875 she gave her hand in marriage to Albert Parkinson. In their family were five children, namely: Frank, who is deceased; John, who operates the home farm; Ellen, who is the wife of John Mylhousen, of Clinton county, Iowa; Almon, who is deceased; and Clark, who is residing in Glenwood, Iowa. John Parkinson is one of the well known young men of his township. He has given proof of undoubted business ability and of a character of high worth and enjoys the respect of a large circle of friends. Fraternally he is actively identified with Elwood lodge, No. 715, I. O. O. F., and with Elwood Camp, No. 4119, M. W. A.
Mrs. Parkinson is the owner of a valuable farm of one hundred and sixty acres in South Fork township, where she lives, having inherited this property, together with sixty acres of timber land elsewhere in the county, from her parents. With the aid of her son she carries on the place, exercising a wise supervision of its business interests, while its attractive and well kept appearance is a visible evidence that she is capable, is imbued with progressive ideas and keeps in touch with the best methods of farming. Yet with all this capacity for able management she possesses true womanly traits, and both in the Methodist Episcopal church, to which she belongs, and outside of it she has made many warm and sincere friends.

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