hmtl5 Perry Parker Nighswonger b. 16 Sep 1882 Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas d. 2 Mar 1954 Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas: McKeown Genealogy

Perry Parker Nighswonger

Male 1882 - 1954  (71 years)


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  • Name Perry Parker Nighswonger 
    Born 16 Sep 1882  Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Sumner Township, Sumner County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Viola Township, Sedgwick County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 2 Mar 1954  Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Buried Harrington Cemetery, Clearwater, Sedgwick County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Person ID I1425  McKeown
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2023 

    Father William Peter Nighswonger,   b. 2 Jun 1856, Marshall County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1918  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Anna Cloadine Parker,   b. 1 Mar 1861, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1952, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 14 Sep 1881  [3
    Family ID F594  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Julia Riege,   b. 25 Jul 1888, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1979  (Age 90 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Wilda Minerva Nighswonger,   b. 3 Nov 1908, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1985  (Age 77 years)
     2. Harold Raymond Nighswonger,   b. 17 Feb 1912, Logan, Phillips County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1999, Sedgwick County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     3. Clyde Eldon Nighswonger,   b. 4 Aug 1923, Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1977  (Age 54 years)
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F595  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Sep 1882 - Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Sumner Township, Sumner County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Viola Township, Sedgwick County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Mar 1954 - Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Harrington Cemetery, Clearwater, Sedgwick County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Viola Native Dies; Funeral Arranged
      Perry Parker Nighswonger, 71, Viola, died Tuesday at his home.
      Mr. Nighswonger was born Sept. 16, 1882, at Viola and spent most of his life there. He was a retired carpenter. He was a member of the Viola Baptist Church.
      Survivors are his widow, Julia Rose; a daughter, Mrs. Wilda Kinney, 1321 W. 29th St., two sons, Clyde, 313 S. Sycamore St. and Harold 133 S. Richmond Ave.; three sisters, Mrs. Ora Teischner, Washington state, Mrs. Gladys Kinney, Arkansas City, Kan., and Mrs. Joy Vaughn, Pueblo, Colo.; four brothers, Paul, Howard, Kan., Myron, Hastings, Neb., Fred, Clearwater and Lawrence, 402 N. Grove St., and two grandchildren.
      Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday in Viola Baptist Church. Rev. C.R. Beebe will officiate. Burial will be Harrington Cemetery near Viola.
      The Wichita Eagle, Wichita, Kansas. Wednesday, 3 March 1954.
      [3, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] Find a Grave.

    2. [S30] US draft registration, World War II.

    3. [S3] Obituary.

    4. [S57] Newspaper article.