~SUSAN JANE PARKER ST. JOHN~
Wife of Kansas Governor John P. St. John
Susan Jane Parker was the daughter of Nathaniel Parker and Elizabeth Betsy Lockard, born in Charleston, Illinois where she grew up and was educated, met and married John Perice St. John on March 28, 1860.
In 1878 John St.John was elected Governor of Kansas and the family moved to Topeka. Susan Jane St. John was the devoted wife, mother and and homemaker. In sunshine or cloud she stood bravely by his side, a fountain of strenth and a motive force that matereally aided the Apostle of Prohibition in the great fight to which he devoted his life. Susan Jane St. John was a forceful woman because of her natural abilities, but to them she added the culture and refinement of education and sincere religious convictions. Susan Jane made several trips to Texas to discover more about her fascinating relatives,the Parkers. She was an early compiler of family history gathering information and meeting with family members and other key players in the book, "Return The Parker Story" by Jack K. Selden. Many of her notes and papers are in the Joseph Taulman Papers in the center for Amercian History, Austin, Texas.{The following information is from Susan Jane St. John's obituary} The Johnson County Democrat, Olathe, Kansas,Thursday, January 1925, "The Parkers were a rather strong race intellectually. Some of them were pioneers. Cynthia Ann Parker a first cousin of Mrs St. John's was stolen by the Commanche Indians when a little girl in Parker County, Texas, and became the mother of Quanah Parker, after chief of the Commanches. Mrs. St.John visited Quanah at his home in Oklahoma a number of times before his death, and was treated with great honors by her Indian relatives. Mrs. St. John had been for years gathering material for a booklet containing the story of Cynthia Ann Parker, but never got to the point of putting it in litarary form."~ After the death of her husband, John St. John in 1916, Susan moved to Los Angeles, California to be near her son, John P. St. John,Jr. In January of 1925, Mrs. St. John had a tragic accident. According to her obituary,reported in The Johnson County Democrat, Mrs. St. John's clothing caught fire while she was dressing in front of an open fire place, and she was severely burned, so severely that her death resulted, Friday, January 23, at Los Angeles, California. The body was shipped to Olathe, and was accompanied by her son, John P. St. John, Jr. The funeral was held at the Community Church Tuesday afternoon. The sermon was preached by Rev. J.A. Montieth, assisted by Rev J.A. Renwick. Will Shinn sang a solo and paid a personal tribute to Mrs. St. John. Burial in Olathe cemetery beside Governor St. John and the daughter Lutie."
Wife of Kansas Governor John P. St. John
Susan Jane Parker was the daughter of Nathaniel Parker and Elizabeth Betsy Lockard, born in Charleston, Illinois where she grew up and was educated, met and married John Perice St. John on March 28, 1860.
In 1878 John St.John was elected Governor of Kansas and the family moved to Topeka. Susan Jane St. John was the devoted wife, mother and and homemaker. In sunshine or cloud she stood bravely by his side, a fountain of strenth and a motive force that matereally aided the Apostle of Prohibition in the great fight to which he devoted his life. Susan Jane St. John was a forceful woman because of her natural abilities, but to them she added the culture and refinement of education and sincere religious convictions. Susan Jane made several trips to Texas to discover more about her fascinating relatives,the Parkers. She was an early compiler of family history gathering information and meeting with family members and other key players in the book, "Return The Parker Story" by Jack K. Selden. Many of her notes and papers are in the Joseph Taulman Papers in the center for Amercian History, Austin, Texas.{The following information is from Susan Jane St. John's obituary} The Johnson County Democrat, Olathe, Kansas,Thursday, January 1925, "The Parkers were a rather strong race intellectually. Some of them were pioneers. Cynthia Ann Parker a first cousin of Mrs St. John's was stolen by the Commanche Indians when a little girl in Parker County, Texas, and became the mother of Quanah Parker, after chief of the Commanches. Mrs. St.John visited Quanah at his home in Oklahoma a number of times before his death, and was treated with great honors by her Indian relatives. Mrs. St. John had been for years gathering material for a booklet containing the story of Cynthia Ann Parker, but never got to the point of putting it in litarary form."~ After the death of her husband, John St. John in 1916, Susan moved to Los Angeles, California to be near her son, John P. St. John,Jr. In January of 1925, Mrs. St. John had a tragic accident. According to her obituary,reported in The Johnson County Democrat, Mrs. St. John's clothing caught fire while she was dressing in front of an open fire place, and she was severely burned, so severely that her death resulted, Friday, January 23, at Los Angeles, California. The body was shipped to Olathe, and was accompanied by her son, John P. St. John, Jr. The funeral was held at the Community Church Tuesday afternoon. The sermon was preached by Rev. J.A. Montieth, assisted by Rev J.A. Renwick. Will Shinn sang a solo and paid a personal tribute to Mrs. St. John. Burial in Olathe cemetery beside Governor St. John and the daughter Lutie."
~SUSAN JANE PARKER ST. JOHN~
Wife of Kansas Governor John P. St. John
Susan Jane Parker was the daughter of Nathaniel Parker and Elizabeth Betsy Lockard, born in Charleston, Illinois where she grew up and was educated, met and married John Perice St. John on March 28, 1860.
In 1878 John St.John was elected Governor of Kansas and the family moved to Topeka. Susan Jane St. John was the devoted wife, mother and and homemaker. In sunshine or cloud she stood bravely by his side, a fountain of strenth and a motive force that matereally aided the Apostle of Prohibition in the great fight to which he devoted his life. Susan Jane St. John was a forceful woman because of her natural abilities, but to them she added the culture and refinement of education and sincere religious convictions. Susan Jane made several trips to Texas to discover more about her fascinating relatives,the Parkers. She was an early compiler of family history gathering information and meeting with family members and other key players in the book, "Return The Parker Story" by Jack K. Selden. Many of her notes and papers are in the Joseph Taulman Papers in the center for Amercian History, Austin, Texas.{The following information is from Susan Jane St. John's obituary} The Johnson County Democrat, Olathe, Kansas,Thursday, January 1925, "The Parkers were a rather strong race intellectually. Some of them were pioneers. Cynthia Ann Parker a first cousin of Mrs St. John's was stolen by the Commanche Indians when a little girl in Parker County, Texas, and became the mother of Quanah Parker, after chief of the Commanches. Mrs. St.John visited Quanah at his home in Oklahoma a number of times before his death, and was treated with great honors by her Indian relatives. Mrs. St. John had been for years gathering material for a booklet containing the story of Cynthia Ann Parker, but never got to the point of putting it in litarary form."~ After the death of her husband, John St. John in 1916, Susan moved to Los Angeles, California to be near her son, John P. St. John,Jr. In January of 1925, Mrs. St. John had a tragic accident. According to her obituary,reported in The Johnson County Democrat, Mrs. St. John's clothing caught fire while she was dressing in front of an open fire place, and she was severely burned, so severely that her death resulted, Friday, January 23, at Los Angeles, California. The body was shipped to Olathe, and was accompanied by her son, John P. St. John, Jr. The funeral was held at the Community Church Tuesday afternoon. The sermon was preached by Rev. J.A. Montieth, assisted by Rev J.A. Renwick. Will Shinn sang a solo and paid a personal tribute to Mrs. St. John. Burial in Olathe cemetery beside Governor St. John and the daughter Lutie."
Wife of Kansas Governor John P. St. John
Susan Jane Parker was the daughter of Nathaniel Parker and Elizabeth Betsy Lockard, born in Charleston, Illinois where she grew up and was educated, met and married John Perice St. John on March 28, 1860.
In 1878 John St.John was elected Governor of Kansas and the family moved to Topeka. Susan Jane St. John was the devoted wife, mother and and homemaker. In sunshine or cloud she stood bravely by his side, a fountain of strenth and a motive force that matereally aided the Apostle of Prohibition in the great fight to which he devoted his life. Susan Jane St. John was a forceful woman because of her natural abilities, but to them she added the culture and refinement of education and sincere religious convictions. Susan Jane made several trips to Texas to discover more about her fascinating relatives,the Parkers. She was an early compiler of family history gathering information and meeting with family members and other key players in the book, "Return The Parker Story" by Jack K. Selden. Many of her notes and papers are in the Joseph Taulman Papers in the center for Amercian History, Austin, Texas.{The following information is from Susan Jane St. John's obituary} The Johnson County Democrat, Olathe, Kansas,Thursday, January 1925, "The Parkers were a rather strong race intellectually. Some of them were pioneers. Cynthia Ann Parker a first cousin of Mrs St. John's was stolen by the Commanche Indians when a little girl in Parker County, Texas, and became the mother of Quanah Parker, after chief of the Commanches. Mrs. St.John visited Quanah at his home in Oklahoma a number of times before his death, and was treated with great honors by her Indian relatives. Mrs. St. John had been for years gathering material for a booklet containing the story of Cynthia Ann Parker, but never got to the point of putting it in litarary form."~ After the death of her husband, John St. John in 1916, Susan moved to Los Angeles, California to be near her son, John P. St. John,Jr. In January of 1925, Mrs. St. John had a tragic accident. According to her obituary,reported in The Johnson County Democrat, Mrs. St. John's clothing caught fire while she was dressing in front of an open fire place, and she was severely burned, so severely that her death resulted, Friday, January 23, at Los Angeles, California. The body was shipped to Olathe, and was accompanied by her son, John P. St. John, Jr. The funeral was held at the Community Church Tuesday afternoon. The sermon was preached by Rev. J.A. Montieth, assisted by Rev J.A. Renwick. Will Shinn sang a solo and paid a personal tribute to Mrs. St. John. Burial in Olathe cemetery beside Governor St. John and the daughter Lutie."
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