Jesse Pleasant Parliament
1898 - 1971 (73 years)
Generation: 1
1. Jesse Pleasant Parliament was born on 2 May 1898 in Sidney, Champaign County, Illinois; died on 2 Jun 1971 in Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois; was buried in GAR Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois. Notes:
J. P. Parliament Expires At 73
The Homer Enterprise. June 5, 1971.
Funeral services for Jesse P. Parliament, 73, longtime resident of Homer, were held June 4 in Homer with Rev. Harold Flessner officiating. Interment was in GAR Cemetery. Mr. Parliament died at 2 a.m. June 2 in Mercy Hospital. Born May 2, 1898, in Broadlands, he was a son of Charles and Eva Evans Parliament. He was married May 31, 1923, at Homer to Elsie E. Johnson, who survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Austin (Imogene) Chewning of Cross City, Fla.; a son, Clyde L. of Homer; 5 brothers, Frank and Archie, both of Detroit, Mich., Max of Danville, Oscar of Covington, Ind., and Russell of Sidell; 2 sisters, Mrs. Doris Moreman of Crawfordsville, Ind., and Mrs. Glen (Opal) White of Indianapolis, Ind., and 6 grandchildren. Mr. Parliament was a member of the Mouth of Jordan Church at Center Point. He was operator of the J & E Café at Homer for 30 years. Memorial contributions may be made to GAR Cemetery. (transcribed by Homer Historical Society)
Name:
son of Charles Henry Parliament and Eva Iona Evans
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Block 26, Lot 3, Space 3Jesse married Elsie Marie Johnson on 31 May 1923 in Homer, Champaign County, Illinois. Elsie (daughter of William Herbert Johnson and Nellie M. Yeazel) was born on 27 Jul 1900 in Homer, Champaign County, Illinois; died on 21 Oct 1985 in Gilchrist County, Florida; was buried in GAR Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Imogene Parliament was born on 17 Mar 1926 in Homer, Champaign County, Illinois; died on 15 Feb 1998.
- Clyde Laverne Parliament was born on 29 Jul 1929 in Homer, Champaign County, Illinois; died on 15 Apr 1991; was buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois.