She had been a widow for nearly 70 years and lived on her own in a farmhouse for most of her life until she moved to an Indiana nursing home when she was 100 years old.
Secrets as to her lengthy life can only be found to be a healthy lifestyle, not smoking or drinking alcohol and keeping active.
When Mrs. Parker was born in the 1890s, when sport became more acceptable for women to take part in. However this was an era where women wore long dresses with full length puffed sleeves to play tennis and bloomers were worn for cycling.
1893 also saw a serious economic depression in the United States, which led to many people abandoning their homes and travelling West.
The economy did begin to recover in 1896, which was followed by 10 years of rapid growth. Something of which we might like to be able to relate to today.
Mrs. Parker would have been familiar with a great deal more since then. It is difficult to imagine what 115 years of life could ever feel like.
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