DC: daughter of Ed Parriott, mother unknown. COD: drowning in Nishnabotna Flood, Exira, IA. Husband also drowned and buried 5 July 1958, Exira, IA. Informant Harold Wilkins. Buried 6 July 1958, Mt Vernon Cemetery, Peru, Nemaha Co., NE. May & Time Funeral Home, Auburn, NE
Notes from "Margo", thanks for sharingabout Myrtle and the flood of 1958: "On Myrtle- what a mess the records are on her...She was married to Merle Floyd Newton in about 1920 & had 2 daughters with him. The only record I could find with them together is 1925 Kansas St Census. (She was single in 1920 FC, separated in 1930 (couldn’t locate him, but he was in military) and divorced in 1940. Myrtle married Charles Amos Wilkins on 3 Nov 1951 per Missouri Marriage records...I do a lot of family history & realized I should include the flood on my Dad’s memorial & my Mom’s family as the flood devastated my grandparents who never recovered from it. And it is a part of my history as well even though I was just 5. I have very vivid memories of what happened that night. My great grandmother was Charles aunt. I didn’t realize until now that on top of everything else I had lost relatives as well. My Dad was one of the unsung heroes that night. He was forced to retire from his job (Missouri River Flood Control with the Weather Bureau- really-after WWII. The McClains (my grandparents) were card fiends up playing poker. I think they heard the siren & my Dad knew immediately what was wrong & sent my family & the cousins next door uptown. He then went house to house warning people to get out. Finally he knew he had to go. He said the floorboards of his car were covered with water & they thought he was the last person to get over the bridge alive. He said he didn’t think he was going to make it."
Notes from "Margo", thanks for sharingabout Myrtle and the flood of 1958: "On Myrtle- what a mess the records are on her...She was married to Merle Floyd Newton in about 1920 & had 2 daughters with him. The only record I could find with them together is 1925 Kansas St Census. (She was single in 1920 FC, separated in 1930 (couldn’t locate him, but he was in military) and divorced in 1940. Myrtle married Charles Amos Wilkins on 3 Nov 1951 per Missouri Marriage records...I do a lot of family history & realized I should include the flood on my Dad’s memorial & my Mom’s family as the flood devastated my grandparents who never recovered from it. And it is a part of my history as well even though I was just 5. I have very vivid memories of what happened that night. My great grandmother was Charles aunt. I didn’t realize until now that on top of everything else I had lost relatives as well. My Dad was one of the unsung heroes that night. He was forced to retire from his job (Missouri River Flood Control with the Weather Bureau- really-after WWII. The McClains (my grandparents) were card fiends up playing poker. I think they heard the siren & my Dad knew immediately what was wrong & sent my family & the cousins next door uptown. He then went house to house warning people to get out. Finally he knew he had to go. He said the floorboards of his car were covered with water & they thought he was the last person to get over the bridge alive. He said he didn’t think he was going to make it."
DC: daughter of Ed Parriott, mother unknown. COD: drowning in Nishnabotna Flood, Exira, IA. Husband also drowned and buried 5 July 1958, Exira, IA. Informant Harold Wilkins. Buried 6 July 1958, Mt Vernon Cemetery, Peru, Nemaha Co., NE. May & Time Funeral Home, Auburn, NE
Notes from "Margo", thanks for sharingabout Myrtle and the flood of 1958: "On Myrtle- what a mess the records are on her...She was married to Merle Floyd Newton in about 1920 & had 2 daughters with him. The only record I could find with them together is 1925 Kansas St Census. (She was single in 1920 FC, separated in 1930 (couldn’t locate him, but he was in military) and divorced in 1940. Myrtle married Charles Amos Wilkins on 3 Nov 1951 per Missouri Marriage records...I do a lot of family history & realized I should include the flood on my Dad’s memorial & my Mom’s family as the flood devastated my grandparents who never recovered from it. And it is a part of my history as well even though I was just 5. I have very vivid memories of what happened that night. My great grandmother was Charles aunt. I didn’t realize until now that on top of everything else I had lost relatives as well. My Dad was one of the unsung heroes that night. He was forced to retire from his job (Missouri River Flood Control with the Weather Bureau- really-after WWII. The McClains (my grandparents) were card fiends up playing poker. I think they heard the siren & my Dad knew immediately what was wrong & sent my family & the cousins next door uptown. He then went house to house warning people to get out. Finally he knew he had to go. He said the floorboards of his car were covered with water & they thought he was the last person to get over the bridge alive. He said he didn’t think he was going to make it."
Notes from "Margo", thanks for sharingabout Myrtle and the flood of 1958: "On Myrtle- what a mess the records are on her...She was married to Merle Floyd Newton in about 1920 & had 2 daughters with him. The only record I could find with them together is 1925 Kansas St Census. (She was single in 1920 FC, separated in 1930 (couldn’t locate him, but he was in military) and divorced in 1940. Myrtle married Charles Amos Wilkins on 3 Nov 1951 per Missouri Marriage records...I do a lot of family history & realized I should include the flood on my Dad’s memorial & my Mom’s family as the flood devastated my grandparents who never recovered from it. And it is a part of my history as well even though I was just 5. I have very vivid memories of what happened that night. My great grandmother was Charles aunt. I didn’t realize until now that on top of everything else I had lost relatives as well. My Dad was one of the unsung heroes that night. He was forced to retire from his job (Missouri River Flood Control with the Weather Bureau- really-after WWII. The McClains (my grandparents) were card fiends up playing poker. I think they heard the siren & my Dad knew immediately what was wrong & sent my family & the cousins next door uptown. He then went house to house warning people to get out. Finally he knew he had to go. He said the floorboards of his car were covered with water & they thought he was the last person to get over the bridge alive. He said he didn’t think he was going to make it."
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