Margaret Cora (Shine) Parker, daughter of John and Mary (Scanlon) Shine died June 23, 1916 in Central City, Nebraska. Her obituary appeared in the June 29, 1916 edition of the Central City Republican of Central City, Nebraska.

MRS. FRANK PARKER

Although word of the death of Mrs. Frank Parker did not come as a shock to the community, for it had been realized for some time there was no hope for recovery. It saddened the hearts of many who realized they had lost a friend of big heart and mind. For some time she had been ailing, and her condition grew steadily worse, and for several weeks prior to her death she had been bedfast. The end came Friday evening at eight o’clock at the family home in the western part of the city. Her death is especially sad because she had attained only the age of forty-nine years, and leaves her husband and six children.

Cora Shine was the daughter of John and Mary Shine, and was born the 9th day of April of the year 1867, at Lansing, Michigan. While she was yet a young girl, the family removed to Chicago, and there resided for a number of years. As a young lady she came to this city with her mother, and here met and wedded Frank Parker the 21st day of June, 1893. She is survived by her husband and six children, one daughter and five sons - Ellice, Francis, Florian, Marion, Mark and Bernard. She also leaves four brothers - N. S. Shine of Mace, Idaho, B. B. Shine of Green Bay, Wis., D. E. Shine of Green Bay, Wis., and E. T. Shine of Kansas City, Mo. - and a large number of other relatives.

The funeral was held from St. Michael’s Church, of which she had been a devoted member for years, Monday morning at ten o’clock, the Rev. Father Wm. O’Conner being in charge. Assembled there and at the grave was a large concourse of friends and relatives, who had loved her for her beauty of character. The floral offerings were both beautiful and prolific, and paid high tribute to the life of the deceased.

Mrs. Parker was of a very happy disposition and possessed exceptional wit. Although she suffered untold agony and death came as a relief, she retained a remarkable spirit to the end. As a neighbor and friend she was ever kind and thoughtful, and as a mother was devoted to the extreme. She will be sadly missed in the homer and in her place in the community, but her life brought much sunshine into that of others.

The above obituary has several facts which conflict with other records. They probably result from a misunderstanding by either the person giving, or the one recording the information. It shows Cora’s mother’s name as Margaret rather than Mary; brothers Jeremiah N. Shine as N. S. Shine, and Eugene as E. T. rather than E. P.

The following obituary is from a clipping appearing in the Friday, November 15, 1918 edition of the Wallace Press Times of Wallace, Idaho.

TEACHER NURSE VICTIM DISEASE

Pneumonia, Contracted While Doing Volunteer Nursing,

Causes Death of Miss Martha Shine

Falling a victim to the disease suffered by patients whom she volunteered to nurse while the schools at Clarkia, where she was engaged as teacher, were closed, Miss Martha Ellen Shine, aged 20 years, died at her home in Mace yesterday. When Spanish influenza became epidemic in this county and the schools were closed she returned to her home in Mace.

It was found that there was a serious shortage of nurses so she offered her services as a volunteer and was accepted. She served in various homes and then was stricken herself. The influenza developed into pneumonia and yesterday she passed away despite the best of medical services.

The deceased is the daughter of Mr. And Mrs. J. N. Shine, well known residents of Mace, where their daughter was born and raised. She was 20 years of age and besides her parents is survived by a sister and brother and a host of friends who will mourn her loss.

The funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at two o’clock from the Worstell undertaking parlors and the interment will be made at Greenmount cemetery.”

In the 1920 census for Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin, Enumeration District Number 15 on page 6 is a Barney Shine listed as a lodger living in the household of a James Kingsbury. Barney Shine is listed as white, age 63, single, able to read and write, birth place as Illinois with both parents born in Ireland, able to speak English, is a contractor, plumber. The age and occupation seem to fit our Barney, but the birthplace is confusing as the previous census (1870 census for Lansing, Michigan) shows hin born in Michigan. Of course we all know there are errors in many of the census reports so this does not mean we should totally discount this report from Green Bay, Wisconsin for 1920.

The 1920 census for the city of Mace, Shoshone County, Idaho lists the Jeremiah N. Shine family on page 31, roll 694 of enumeration district 162. Jeremiah N. Shine is listed as head of household, a renter, white male aged 75, married, able to read and write, born in Louisiana, with father and mother born in Ireland. His wife is listed as Lillian, a white female aged 45, able to read and write, born in Minnesota, father born in Ohio and mother in New York. Son John J., a white male aged 20, single, able to read and write, born in Idaho, father born in Louisiana and mother in Minnesota, employed as a machinist in a lead mine. Daughter Daisy Beatrice, a white female aged 11, single attending school, able to read and write, born in Idaho, father born in Louisiana and mother in Minnesota.

John Jeremiah Shine, son of Jeremiah N. and Lillian (Moore) Shine married Mildred Bailey on April 14th, 1920 in Wallace, Idaho. There were three boys born to them between 1921 and 1924.