Mrs Susanna Jane “Susan” <I>Turner</I> Parrott

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Mrs Susanna Jane “Susan” Turner Parrott

Birth
Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Death
7 May 1851 (aged 67)
Des Moines County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Block 42 Lot 4 Grave 6
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Daughter of Thomas Turner II & Mary McWilliams. Married William Parrott (1783-1824) on 4 Mar 1802 in Jefferson Co (West) Virginia. Operated an "Ordinary" (akin to a Bed and Breakfast or Inn) initially with husband William along the Ohio River (modern day Riverfront Park in Moundsville WV) until his death in 1824. She carried on with the "Ordinary" until 1836, when her home was used as the first meeting place of the Country Court until the public buildings shall be constructed. She migrated by flatboat down the Ohio River then up the Mississippi River by steamboat to Burlington in the same year with children and other family members. "She was a good business woman" She had her children all take up land and the three boys, Lawson (Simeon Lawson), Christopher (C.C.) and William (Jr) all married and lived on their farms (refer to Map of the Danville Township 1873), per Annabel MOORE Evans (1854-1938) Susanna operated the Wisconsin Hotel (Main & Columbia Streets in Des Moines) where the birthday of the Iowa Territory was celebrated on 14 July 1838.
Daughter of Thomas Turner II & Mary McWilliams. Married William Parrott (1783-1824) on 4 Mar 1802 in Jefferson Co (West) Virginia. Operated an "Ordinary" (akin to a Bed and Breakfast or Inn) initially with husband William along the Ohio River (modern day Riverfront Park in Moundsville WV) until his death in 1824. She carried on with the "Ordinary" until 1836, when her home was used as the first meeting place of the Country Court until the public buildings shall be constructed. She migrated by flatboat down the Ohio River then up the Mississippi River by steamboat to Burlington in the same year with children and other family members. "She was a good business woman" She had her children all take up land and the three boys, Lawson (Simeon Lawson), Christopher (C.C.) and William (Jr) all married and lived on their farms (refer to Map of the Danville Township 1873), per Annabel MOORE Evans (1854-1938) Susanna operated the Wisconsin Hotel (Main & Columbia Streets in Des Moines) where the birthday of the Iowa Territory was celebrated on 14 July 1838.

Inscription

Listed in Cemetery Records as Susanna Parrot - died 5/7/1851, recorded as being 67y 5m 23d at time of death. Marker: "SUSANNA wife of William Parrott Died May 7, 1851"

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Grave marker for Susanna was cleaned and repaired through the efforts of Paul French.

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