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Petra Parra person

born: [1889-01-01,1890-01-01)died/dissolved: [1889-01-01,1890-01-01)id: p_petra-parra_5715ff

also known as: Parra, the girl Parra

Probable 70%
Summary:  A Mexican girl under sixteen who eloped with Francisco Lara and whose earlier life involved abduction by Pilar Perez, marriage to Wilson, and detention as a witness.
Completeness: 90/100 Grade A
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Claims (10)

abducted_from

cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-03-08 (1889)
being John Brockman. Last Monday night Lara left his family for the second time, and with the girl Parra started for Whitewater station on foot, where it is supposed the couple took the outging train for El Paso or Mexico. The career of …

departed_for

Whitewater Station1889-03-22
cited from Eloped Again (1889) · +1 more
g him slightly with its feet. Mr. Pennewell then beat a hasty retreat, and was not further molested. During the same afternoon the animal made an attack on two Mexicans, but without doing them any serious damage. From the March 22, 1889, I…
El Paso1889-03-22
cited from Eloped Again (1889) · +1 more
g him slightly with its feet. Mr. Pennewell then beat a hasty retreat, and was not further molested. During the same afternoon the animal made an attack on two Mexicans, but without doing them any serious damage. From the March 22, 1889, I…

lived_at

cited from years old, promises to be as full of adventure… (1889)
being John Brockman. Last Monday night Lara left his family for the second time, and with the girl Parra started for Whitewater station on foot, where it is supposed the couple took the outging train for El Paso or Mexico. The career of …
cited from years old, promises to be as full of adventure… (1889)
being John Brockman. Last Monday night Lara left his family for the second time, and with the girl Parra started for Whitewater station on foot, where it is supposed the couple took the outging train for El Paso or Mexico. The career of …
cited from years old, promises to be as full of adventure… (1889)
being John Brockman. Last Monday night Lara left his family for the second time, and with the girl Parra started for Whitewater station on foot, where it is supposed the couple took the outging train for El Paso or Mexico. The career of …
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-03-08 (1889)
being John Brockman. Last Monday night Lara left his family for the second time, and with the girl Parra started for Whitewater station on foot, where it is supposed the couple took the outging train for El Paso or Mexico. The career of …

married_to

cited from years old, promises to be as full of adventure… (1889)
being John Brockman. Last Monday night Lara left his family for the second time, and with the girl Parra started for Whitewater station on foot, where it is supposed the couple took the outging train for El Paso or Mexico. The career of …
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-03-08 (1889)
being John Brockman. Last Monday night Lara left his family for the second time, and with the girl Parra started for Whitewater station on foot, where it is supposed the couple took the outging train for El Paso or Mexico. The career of …

witnessed

crimes of Pilar Perez
cited from years old, promises to be as full of adventure… (1889)
being John Brockman. Last Monday night Lara left his family for the second time, and with the girl Parra started for Whitewater station on foot, where it is supposed the couple took the outging train for El Paso or Mexico. The career of …

Mentioned by (2)

Francisco Lara eloped_with Petra Parra1889-03-18
Francisco Lara married_to Petra Parra

Sources (3)

Eloped Again

1889 · newspaper · public-domain · details

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