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P37 Saul Parker

All information on this page is from K.J. Bryant.

Detailed Family Information and GEDCOM File.

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This is a Civil War photo of Joseph Parker, the great grandfather of David Hiram Parker and myself. David and I descend from Joseph and Hannah McDonald Parker's 10th and youngest child, Jodie Willie and Ann Ella Green Parker. Joseph was the youngest of nine children born to Lemuel and Elizabeth Carpenter Parker. Joseph was a Private in Company D, 57th Alabama Infantry regiment, Army of Tennessee. His enlistment was on January 19, 1863 in Ozark, Dale Co., Alabama. Joseph served in the Dalton-Atlanta campaign. He was wounded at the Battle of Peach Tree Creek near Atlanta, Georgia, and also in the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee. His regiment surrendered in North Carolina while he was home on furlough in April, 1865. Joseph was the youngest of six brothers who served in the Confederate Army. This military information is from research performed my another first cousin, Alan T. Parker, of Montgomery, AL.

1. Saul Parker born Abt 1740, died January-June, 1786 & Charity Jenkins---------------Northampton Co., NC
   1. Daniel Parker
   2. Amos Parker
   3. Winborne Parker
   4. David Parker (born 1761 died 1814) & Elizabeth Andrews Hayes--------------Northampton Co., NC, Halifax Co., NC?, Anson Co., NC, VA
      1. Elias Hayes (born 24 December 1783).......son of Elizabeth Andrews & Elias Hayes
      2. Rebecca Parker (born 25 October 1788) & Roderick B. Gary----------Northampton Co., NC
      3. Lemuel Parker (born 4 April 1790, died 10 March 1856) & Elizabeth Carpenter----Northampton Co., NC, Henry Co., GA, Butts Co., GA, Russell (Lee) Co., GA, Dale Co., AL
         1. Penelope Parker (born 20 September 1820, died 2 March 1900) & John Lewis Deloney----Anson Co., NC?, Dale Co., AL
         2. Betsy Parker died at age 7 born abt 1821-1825----GA?
         3. Amos Parker (born 29 March 1826, died 31 July 1891) & Frances ?-------GA, Dale Co., AL
         4. Henry Zachariah Parker (born 26 October 1828, died 1 August 1900) & Ellen Harris, Sarah Carroll------GA, Dale Co., AL
         5. John William Parker (born 5 December 1831, died 5 February 1909) & Mary Ann McDonald-----------GA, Dale Co., AL
         6. Lemuel Parker, Jr. (born 25 September 1835, died 19 July 1908) & Nancy Jane Godwin-------GA, Dale Co., AL, Nolan Co., TX
         7. Thomas Jefferson Parker (born 1837 and died 6 July 1862 serving the Confederate Army)---GA, MS
         8. David Parker (born 1840, died 11 October 1862 serving the Confederate Army)----Russell (Lee) Co., AL, Dale Co., AL
         9. Joseph Parker (born 27 October 1844, died 18 January 1933) & Hannah McDonald-----------Russell (Lee) Co., AL, Dale Co., AL (See the picture above). Participant P37 is a descendant of Joseph Parker and Hannah McDonald.
      4. Samuel Parker (born 1 September 1792, died 15 May 1878) & Sally Beecher Date----------Jackson Co., KY
      5. Richard Parker (born 20 January 1795) & (K.J. Bryant does not have any additional information on this person)
      6. Israel Parker (born 10 December 1796) & Catharine Carpenter----------Anson Co., NC, Dale Co., AL
      7. Temperance Parker (born 16 April 1798) & William H. Martin---------Anson Co., NC
      8. Penelope Parker (born 12 February 1801) & John Martin---------Anson Co., NC
      9. Sandrew David Parker (born 30 September 1805) & Mary Reedy, Jane---VA, Heard Co., GA, Butts Co., GA, Randolph Co., AL.
      10. John Miles Parker (born 7 April 1808) & Elizabeth Owens----Russell (Lee) Co., AL
   Thelston (Felson) Parker & Elizabeth Edwards (Trotter)----Russell (Lee) Co., AL. He is listed in the Lemuel Parker Family Bible but we do not think he is the child of David and Elizabeth Parker. If you have more information on Thelston please let us know.

The original Saul Parker document from K.J. Bryant

The following is a traditional descendancy chart starting with Thomas Parker from Macclesfield England and ending with Saul Parker and Charity Jenkins. This information is separated from the above information because it is more speculative.

1. Thomas Parker, came from Macclesfield, England in 1641 to VA & Married Mrs. Peter Montague (Cicley)
   1. Thomas Parker, II
      1. Thomas Parker, III & Jean/Jane Early
         1. Thomas Parker, IV 7 Hannah
            1. Isaac Parker & Charity Benton/Elizabeth or Betsy Small
               1. Lemuel Parker & Temperence (Bailey) ?or Patience
                  1. Saul Parker & Charity Jenkins (This is the same Saul Parker in the above descendancy chart

1790 North Carolina Census with David Parker who is the son of Saul Parker

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The David Parker on this 1790 Northampton Co., NC census, is a son of Saul Parker, 1741-1786.,and Charity Jenkins. He was b. 1761-1814 in Northampton Co., NC. David Parker was a soldier in the Rev War. I will send more details on him. David married Elizabeth Andrews Hayes, a widow of Elias Hayes, another Rev War soldier who died. She had a son by him, also Elias Hayes. This son, Elias, is also listed in the Lemuel Parker family Bible. The second child of David and Elizabeth, was Lemuel Parker, born April 4, 1790. This family was living in Northampton Co., NC until 1809, when, according to one account, they moved to Halifax Co., NC. In 1813, they moved to Anson Co., NC. It was here that David Parker died in 1814.

This is a photograph of the grave of the wife of David Parker, Elizabeth Andrews Hayes Parker. 1751-1862...,or 1767-1862. It is located in Lee Co., AL. My mother's grandfather, Joseph Parker knew his grandmother. One of my mother's first cousins said someone once asked Joseph how old he would be his next birthday. He said his age, and then said, "I'm gonna live to be 110 like my mammy did." At that time, this cousin didn't know whether he was talking about his mother or grandmother. Looking back on the records, it was Elizabeth Andrews Hayes Parker, his grandmother. Other accounts say she was 95 years old when she died.

This photo is an unaltered photo of Joseph Parker.

This is Daniel Ewell Parker, born Oct. 7, 1887. He was the ninth child of Joseph and Hannah McDonald Parker. Daniel Ewell Parker died Nov. 22, 1966, and was buried in the Union Cemetery, Ozark, Dale County, AL. He and Bonnie Mae Faulk were married for a time, but divorced, and no children were born to them. I remember him very well. He came to see us when we were living in New Mexico. I loved to comb his hair. He didn't have a lot by then, and I got the comb tangled in it, and we had to cut it out! When he drank water or beverages, he would hold his little finger up, and looked 'sophisticated'. My mother made some special food for him. Just remembering this kind old great uncle. Once when young, my mother heard him planning to go into town. She didn't get to go very often and decided to hide behind the driver's seat so she could go too. At a gas station he saw her hiding. Needless to say, he was not pleased and took her right back home, spoiling her plans.

This is a photo of John Miles Parker, born April 7, 1808, died June 18, 1889. The birthdate is from Lemuel Parker family Bible and the death date is from his tombstone in the Parker /DuPree family Cemetery on Cleve Parker's farm, Watoola Road, 14 miles from Auburn, AL. He was born in Northampton Co., NC and died in Russell (now Lee) Co., AL. John Miles Parker was the youngest child of David and Elizabeth Andrews Hayes Parker.

This is a photo of Jodie Willie Parker and Ann Ella Green Parker the year they were married, 1911. This is most likely taken at the Parker homeplace, Ozark, Dale, AL. These are the grandparents of David Hiram Parker, and Kathy Jo Bryant.

This is Julius Lemuel "Lem" Parker, also given as Julian Lemuel Parker. He was born in Ozark, Dale Co., AL. Nov. 17, 1877, died in Ozark, Dale Co., AL. Apr. 22, 1957. He was married to Lula Jane Flowers. He was the fifth child of Joseph and Hannah McDonald Parker.

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L to R: Front row: Albert Barbour,Callie Barbour, (niece & nephew of Hannie McDonald Parker, wife of Joseph Parker), Jodie Willie Parker, AnnElla Green Parker, L to R: Middle row: Unknown, unknown, Allie May Parker, unknown, L to R: Back row: Unknown, Daniel Ewell Parker, Joseph Parker. Joseph lived most of his life in Ozark, Dale Co., AL. This picture is most likely taken at the Parker homestead near Ozark. This is a photo of the Parkers in 1911. My grandparents, Jodie Willie Parker, and Ann Ella Green were married Jan. 15, 1911. This photo was taken that year, but I think it would have been too cold then. It was probably taken in the Spring or Summer. I believe it was probably taken in Ozark, Dale Co., AL. That is where Joseph grew up, from age 8, until he died.

This is a photo of John William Parker. He is the fifth child of Lemuel and Elizabeth Carpenter Parker. He was born Dec. 5, 1828, in GA. He died Feb. 5, 1909, in Birmingham, AL, and is buried in the Ozark City Cemetery, Ozark, Dale Co., AL. He came to Alabama in 1839, and to Dale Co. AL, in 1851. He was married to Mary Ann McDonald, and they had nine children. He was a beloved minister of the Primitive Baptist Church. He was elected Probate Judge of Dale County, and served in that capacity from 1886 -1892. He also was mayor of the town of Ozark from 1895 -1896, as this photo shows.

Additional Information for William Vann Parker

• Hired by Auburn University
• PDF Article by Anne Parker Battle

William Vann Parker contributed to our Parker genealogy data. The Auburn referred to here, is Auburn, Alabama. (K.J. Bryant)

The above pages are ancestors of William Vann Parker a daughter of William suppied the information to Kathy Jo who donated the information to us.

This is a photo of my parents two weeks after they were married. The date is June 9, 1940. The place is the Parker homeplace near Ozark, Dale County, Alabama. They were married May 26, 1940, in Daleville, Dale County, Alabama, at the home of her uncle, Pleasant Leonidas (Lee), Parker. My father, Edward Raymond Blake, (nee Wojcicki), was born Aug. 31, 1912, in Chicago, Cook, ILL., and died March 17, 2002, in Placerville, El Dorado, CA. My mother, Berniece Opal Parker Blake, was born Aug. 29, 1920, near Ozark, Dale, AL. She died Oct. 7, 2004, near Placerville, El Dorado, CA. Berniece was the fifth child of Jodie Willie and Ann Ella Green Parker. She is the one who instilled the love of her family in me, and my interest to know all I could about them. Both my parents are buried in the Moriah Heights Cemetery, near Plymouth, Amador Co., CA.

This is a photo of Lemuel Parker, Jr., & his wife, Nancy Jane Godwin Parker. It was taken circa 1890, in Sweetwater, Nolan, TX. He was b. Sept. 25, 1835, in Henry or Butts Co., GA, and d. July 19, 1908 in Sweetwater, Nolan Co., TX. He is buried in Sweetwater Cemetery, Nolan Co., TX. He served in Co. E, 53rd Alabama Partisan Rangers, C.S.A. He moved with his parents Lemuel and Elizabeth Carpenter Parker and siblings, to Russell (now Lee Co.), AL in 1839, and then Dale Co., AL, in 1851. Lemuel and his family moved to Sweetwater, TX, in the 1870's, and he became a properous farmer in that area. The following humerous account was penned by a local historian, W.L. Andrews, having to do with two of the sons of Lemuel and Elizabeth Carpenter Parker:

"Lemuel Parker, Jr. is a whole souled fellow and loves his fun to this day. In growing up he learned to play the violin and used to play for parties all over this section. His good nature made him a favorite and many a time have the young people tripped the light fantastic toe to his "Soapsuds over the Fence", "Leather Breeches", and "Devil's Dream". He used to say that John (speaking of his older brother, John William) was the smartest boy his father raised and if there was anything extra that needed to be done John was sure to be there. "In that way John got to be preacher", he said. "One morning me and John was lying in the bed and the Lord called, "Lemuel, Lemuel, go preach my gospel', but before I could answer, John jumped up, ran out, and answered, 'Here I am send me'. Lem declared he had fiddled all his life, but never could get half as much good chicken to eat as John nor half as much good liquor to drink.

I was living in Eastland, Texas, in 1882, when I was surprised by a call from my old friend. That was the terminus of the T&P railroad then and all the people west of there "teamed it" to this point instead of to other towns along back of the line of the rail- road to Fort Worth and Dallas, as heretofore, and Lem had come on a "bull" train.

I used to hear him play and immediately I wanted to hear him once more for old times sake. We found a fiddle at Burnett Brothers Furniture, and he changed the strings, for he plays left handed, and soon began to play. It was too much for Burnett, who was a short, fat fellow, and he began to shake his foot in approved style. The crowd gathered, which was too much for me in the other direction and I left, losing, losing a portion of the pleasant memories I had hoped to bring up by his playing.

Credit for gathering this data, goes to my cousin Alan T. Parker of Montgomery, AL. Kathy Jo

This is a photo of Pleasant Leonidas (Lee) Parker, the second child of Joseph & Hannie McDonald Parker. He was b. May 9, 1871, AL. He d. Feb. 6, 1956, Ozark, Dale Co., AL. He m. Feb. 20, 1898, to Georgia Espy Blackman. Lee Parker

This is Julius Lemuel and Lula Jane Flowers Parker and family. L to R back row: Elmer Ray (Ray), Lemuel, Lula Jane, Mary Edna. L to R front row: Leonard Lloyd, Euna Jewel Frances. After this picture was taken, there was one more daughter, Bannie Nell. Lemuel was the fifth child of Joseph & Hannah McDonald Parker.

This is an heirloom quilt of the Joseph and Hannah McDonald family. It was made in 1903. All the names of the family members are embroidered on it, plus dates and places. The white cross near the center was in honor of Mittie Parker who was born in 1873 and died in 1903. This is view 1. Kathy Jo Bryant Joseph Parker Family Heirloom Quilt.

View 2. My grandfather's name, Jodie, can be seen in this view. Kathy Jo Bryant - Joseph Parker Family Heirloom Quilt.

This is an obituary of Mittie Parker Barron. She was the third child of Joseph & Hannah McDonald Parker. She was born 6 Apr. 1873, and died 3 Feb. 1903. Please correct the info I already sent to you regarding the family quilt. I said she died 6 Apr. 1873. Thank you. Kathy Jo

This is a photo of the fourth child of Lemuel & Elizabeth Carpenter Parker - Henry Z. photo

Interview:

In another interview concerning the Parker family's history Lois Yelverton (a descendant of Henry Z. Parker, Joseph's older brother) penned the recollections of Lemuel and Elizabeth Carpenter Parker's youngest son, Joseph:

Joseph was born in what is now Lee County, near the community of Salem. (AL) Lee County was formed from Russell County following the War Between the States. Although only seven years of age when leaving Russell County in 1851, Joseph retains some vivid recollections and impressions of his native section.

The family lived sixteen miles above Girard, Alabama, (Phoenix City) right on the Chattahoochee River. In fact, he says the river formed the fence on one side of their plantation. The family received their mail at Salem post office and he remembers the family attending church at Concord, nearby.

They had neighbors by the name of Smith, and a family named Matricks lived nearby. He remembers Hays Ferry, about one mile below his home. About three miles above Hays Ferry, was Nettles Ferry. The Hays family was well to do, owned slaves, were very old and had no children. They had their coffins made and kept them upstairs before they died.

A Mr. Mott, who might have lived across the river in Georgia, remains in his memory because this man had quite a menagerie on his premises, having some buffaloes and bears. Joseph well remembers seeing two of the black bears chained in the man's yard.

Soap Creek in that community he says received its name from a mishap experienced by an aged lady who manufactured soap the old fashioned way, with ash lye and soap grease. She was transporting her product to Columbus for sale when the ox drawing her cart became frightened, ran away, and spilled all her soap in the creek. Thenceforth the creek was known as Soap Creek.

This was taken from a Parker booklet compliled by Alan Parker. Kathy Jo

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