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Vanarah Dosia Carpenter Pare

Birth: 26 Nov 1877
Alabama, USA
Death: 1 Sep 1951 (aged 73)
Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Burial: Royse City Cemetery

Royse City, Rockwall County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 52917014 View Source

Vanarah Dosia Carpenter-Pare was born in Alabama. Her parents were Daniel "Dosh" Dozier Carpenter and Ophelia Steward. (Both from Butler/Coffee Alabama) According to our family stories, Ophelia froze to death at a train station holding Vanarah in her arms because they did not allow Native Americans inside the depot. They were on there way to Texas to live with family due to Daniel losing his life to a virus.
She married John A. Pare, Jan. 1st, 1896 in Collin County, TX. They had the following children:
Horace Hayle Pare, Ghlee "Johnnie" Pare-Watson, Gaynelle Pare-Wright, Grace Glycene Pare-Wright, Hazel Pare-Nixon, Helen Pare-Coates, Lendon Lloyd Pare, Lois Gladys Pare-Huffman, Juanita Earline Pare-Boyd and Jeanette Pare-Vervalin. Her children and grandchildren all called her "Mamma". Vanarah was loved by all that knew her. She will forever be thought of as a kind and spiritual person who loved life and her family.

Vanarah Dosia Carpenter-Pare was born in Alabama. Her parents were Daniel "Dosh" Dozier Carpenter and Ophelia Steward. (Both from Butler/Coffee Alabama) According to our family stories, Ophelia froze to death at a train station holding Vanarah in her arms because they did not allow Native Americans inside the depot. They were on there way to Texas to live with family due to Daniel losing his life to a virus.
She married John A. Pare, Jan. 1st, 1896 in Collin County, TX. They had the following children:
Horace Hayle Pare, Ghlee "Johnnie" Pare-Watson, Gaynelle Pare-Wright, Grace Glycene Pare-Wright, Hazel Pare-Nixon, Helen Pare-Coates, Lendon Lloyd Pare, Lois Gladys Pare-Huffman, Juanita Earline Pare-Boyd and Jeanette Pare-Vervalin. Her children and grandchildren all called her "Mamma". Vanarah was loved by all that knew her. She will forever be thought of as a kind and spiritual person who loved life and her family.

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John Abb Pare

1867–1946 (m. 1896)

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Created by: Teressa Vervalin
Added: May 27, 2010
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52917014/vanarah_dosia-pare: accessed ), memorial page for Vanarah Dosia Carpenter Pare (26 Nov 1877–1 Sep 1951), Find a Grave Memorial ID 52917014, citing Royse City Cemetery, Royse City, Rockwall County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Teressa Vervalin (contributor 47237245).

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