Salem (IN) Democrat, June 26, 1889, p. 3. ANOTHER PIONEER FALLEN Mrs. Ruth Parr was born in Orange County, North Carolina, May 16, 1799, and died at the home of her son, Enoch Parr, in Washington County, Indiana, June 17, 1889, making her age 90 years, 1 month and one day. She was the daughter of Samuel and Mary Lindley, with whom she came to Indiana Territory in 1811 and located in the Friend's neighborhood between Salem and Canton in Washington County. At this time, Salem was growing in the dense forest and Canton was not conceived, over which the wild animals were roaming and the red man held partial dominion. She saw the dense wood felled by the woodman's ax, the wild beasts and the Indians give way to our present civilization. These places whereon stood the mighty oak and poplar were made to wave with golden grain and to "smile and blossom as the rose." She was married to Joseph Nixon in 1814; from this marriage there were seven children. In 1828, Joseph Nixon died leaving her with these seven children to care for and support, the oldest 12 years and the youngest one 2 years. January 31, 1833, she was married to Enoch Parr. He was a widower, having seven children, youngest 3 and oldest 20 years, thus making a family of 14 children. From this marriage there were born to them seven children making for the mother fourteen children and seven step children. All of these children lived to man and womanhood and are located in six states of the union, all of whom are intelligent and law abiding citizens. She was reared by her parents in the doctrine of the Friend's Church and adhered to that belief until she was 40 years of age, and from whose people she never severed her love, notwithstanding she and her husband became members of the Christian Church. Her husband, Enoch Parr, often read the Bible aloud in his family and commented upon the same. Elders John and Jacob Wright, Littell and Aaron Hubbard, were active, able and influential preachers, and through their preaching she and her husband united with the Christian Church in 1845, in which she lived in full fellowship and harmony until her death. Her home was called "the home of the preachers," and she was denominated "the preacher's mother." He husband was a member of the Baptist Church prior to this membership in the Christian Church, and July 24th, 1851, he died in the triumphs of the Christian faith. Eight of her ten daughters united with the Christian Church and two with the Methodist Church. Of the four sons, two died in early manhood and the other two became members of the Christian Church, Enoch W. being a minister. Three of her stepchildren went into the Mexican War, two of whom died, and the other arrived home; one is a member of the Baptist Church, the others are members of the Christian Church. She had at her death about 200 heirs of her body consisting of children, grand, great grand and great great grandchildren. The last five years of her life she has been a bed-invalid at her son Enoch's; during this time she was patient, kind, full of faith and hope. On her 90th birthday, many of her old friends gathered at Enoch Parr's to greet her as one full of eventful years and as one who had fought a good fight. Her remains were followed by a large concourse of people to the Friend's Church on Wednesday, May 19, where the funeral services were conducted by S. H. Mitchell and Rev. Samuel Trueblood, thence the remains were interred in the Franklin graveyard. "Blessed are they who die in the Lord; they rest from their labors and their works henceforth do follow them." "Faith, hope and love answer, there is rest in Heaven." M.