William Elijah Parker (1828 - 1923)

Born 23 May 1828 in North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Arminda Elizabeth (Hickenbottom) Parker — married 1856 in Arkansas

Descendants

Died 20 Jul 1923 at age 95 in Hiwasse, Benton, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Parker Heritage Family Group 17 P 235

William was born on 23 May 1828 ( see census info ) in North Carolina to parents John Parker Jane Edwards He passed away on 20 July 1923 in Benton County, Arkansas.

It is known by one of the Parker descendants that William had a sister that went by Lottie that lived near Woolverton Mountain in Arkansas.

It has been said that William is of Native American descent on his mothers side Cherokee or Choctaw.

William built the log cabin in Benton County, Arkansas for his family.

On his headstone it is written " Survivor of the Trail Of Tears"

1850 US Federal Census ^[1]

Name: William Parker

Age: 21

Birth Year: abt 1829

Birthplace: North Carolina

Home in 1850: McDowell, North Carolina, USA

Gender: Male

Family Number: 849

Household Members: Name Age:

John Parker 40

Jane Parker 43

William Parker 21

Elisha Parker 19

Lottie Parker 17

Mary Parker 14

Micagiah Parker 12 ( Micajah )

Elizah Parker 8 ( Elijah )

Nancy Parker 6

Jane Parker 3

John Parker 0

Bureau Of Land Management ^[2]

NAIL, AQUILLA, :

5/15/1857:

53489 AR:

5th PM:

019N - 031W SW¼NE¼:

19:

Benton:

PARKER, ELISHA:

5/15/1857:

53489 AR:

5th PM:

019N - 031W SW¼NE¼:

19:

Benton:

PARKER, WILLIAM:

5/15/1857:

53489 AR:

5th PM:

019N - 031W SW¼NE¼:

19:

Benton:

Bureau Of Land Management ^[3]

PARKER, WILLIAM:

5/1/1861:

12624 AR:

5th PM:

020N - 032W NW¼SW¼:

13:

Benton:

Bureau Of Land Management ^[4]

PARKER, WILLIAM:

8/30/1882:

2535 AR:

5th PM:

020N - 032W S½NW¼ :

13:

Benton:

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 ^[5]

Name: William Parker

Gender: Male

Birth Place: NC

Birth Year: 1822

Spouse Name: Arminda E H W Graham

Spouse Birth Place: GA

Spouse Birth Year: 1838

Marriage State: of AR

Number Pages: 1

1860 US Federal Census ^[6]

Name: William Parker

Age: 32

Birth Year: abt 1828

Gender: Male

Birth Place: North Carolina

Home in 1860: Wallace, Benton, Arkansas

Post Office: Spavinaw

Dwelling Number: 247

Family Number: 247

Occupation: Farmer

Personal Estate Value: 250

Household Members: Name Age:

William Parker 32

Elizabeth Parker 20

Sarah Parker 2

John Parker 6/12

1870 US Federal Census ^[7]

Name: William Parker

Age in 1870: 42

Birth Year: abt 1828

Birthplace: North Carolina

Dwelling Number: 48

Home in 1870: Round Prairie, Benton, Arkansas

Race: White

Gender: Male

Occupation: Farmer

Cannot Read: Y

Cannot Write: Y

Male Citizen over 21: Y

Personal Estate Value: 100

Real Estate Value: 300

Inferred Spouse: Eliza Parker

Household Members: Name Age:

William Parker 42

Eliza Parker 25

Sarah Parker 12

John Parker 10

Price Parker 5

James Parker 4

Mary Parker 3

Margarett Parker 7/12

1880 US Federal Census ^[8]

Name: William Parker

Age: 53

Birth Date: Abt 1827

Birthplace: North Carolina

Home in 1880: Dickson, Benton, Arkansas, USA

Dwelling Number: 138

Race: White

Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)

Marital Status: Married

Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Parker

Father's Birthplace: North Carolina

Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina

Occupation: Farmer

Cannot Read: Yes

Cannot Write: Yes

Household Members: Name Age:

William Parker 53

Elizabeth Parker 40

Sarah J. Parker 22

John T. Parker 20

Sterling P. Parker 18

James Parker 16

Mary M. Parker 12

Margaret S. Parker 10

Daniel E. Parker 7

William E. Parker 4

Eva S. Parker 3

Martha E. Parker 1

1900 US Federal Census ^[9]

Name: William Parker

Age: 73

Birth Date: May 1827

Birthplace: North Carolina

Home in 1900: Dickson, Benton, Arkansas

Sheet Number: 10

Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 185

Family Number: 185

Race: White

Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Head

Marital Status: Married

Spouse's Name: Elizabeth A Parker

Marriage Year: 1856

Father's Birthplace: North Carolina

Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina

Occupation: Farmer

Months not employed: 0

Can Read: No

Can Write: No

Can Speak English: Yes

House Owned or Rented: O

Home Free or Mortgaged: F

Farm or House: F

Household Members: Name Age:

William Parker 73

Elizabeth A Parker 59

Mary M Parker 31

Martha E Parker 21

Alpha F Miller 5

Lillie L Hamilton 3

1910 US Federal Census ^[10]

Name: William Parker

Age in 1910: 83

Birth Year: abt 1827

Birthplace: North Carolina

Home in 1910: Dickson, Benton, Arkansas

Race: White

Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Head

Marital Status: Married

Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Parker

Father's Birthplace: North Carolina

Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina

Native Tongue: English

Occupation: Farmer

Industry: General Farm

Employer, Employee or Other: Own Account

Home Owned or Rented: Own

Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged

Farm or House: Farm

Able to Read: No

Able to Write: No

Years Married: 54

Household Members: Name Age:

William Parker 83

Elizabeth Parker 70

1920 US Federal Census ^[11]

Name: William Parker

Age: 93

Birth Year: abt 1827

Birthplace: North Carolina

Home in 1920: Dickson, Benton, Arkansas

Residence Date: 1920

Race: White

Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Father

Marital Status: Married

Spouse's Name: Betsey A Parker

Father's Birthplace: North Carolina

Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina

Able to Speak English: Yes

Able to Read: No

Able to Write: No

Household Members: Name Age:

Sterling P Parker 57

Emma J Parker 57

Anna L Parker 17

William Parker 93

Betsey A Parker 82

Benton County, Arkansas tax roll: Wallace Twp. Parker, William 32 NC Arrived ca 1856 Benton Co Tax Roll Elizabeth 20 GA Sarah 2 AR John, 6/12 AR

U.S. Southern Claims Commission Master Index, 1871-1880

Name William Parker State Arkansas County Benton Search Barred Database Parker Search Allowed Database Parker

obituary: PARKER, Billy {from Hiwasse} Uncle Billy Parker, one of the oldest residents of this part of the county, died Friday, July 20, 1923 and interment was made Saturday in Mt. Pleasant cemetery. [Gravette New-Herald; Gravette, Benton County, Arkansas ; July 27, 1923]

On his headstone it is written " Survivor of the Trail Of Tears" Name William Elijah Parker Birth Date 3 May 1823 Birth Place North Carolina, United States of America Death Date 20 Jul 1923 Death Place Hiwasse, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America Cemetery Mount Pleasant Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Hiwasse, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America Has Bio? Y Spouse Arminda Elizabeth Parker Children Mary M. Parker URL https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67900970

NOTES

There are 6 known DNA matches between William Parker and Charlotte Parker descendants

RESEARCH NOTES::: Do not confuse this John Parker and Mary Jane Davis Parker with these two couples:::: This daughter Charlotte and son William are not the same children.

John Gray Parker married to Lucinda Frances Kendall This is an entirely different family. Name: John G Parker Age: 44 Birth Year: abt 1806 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1850: Harris, Stanly, North Carolina, USA Gender: Male Family Number: 291 Household Members: Name Age John G Parker 44 Lucy Parker 42 Lawrence Parker 22 Martila Parker 17 Charlotte Parker 16 George P Parker 11 David G Parker 8 William Parker 6 John B Parker 3 Thomas Parker 0

ALSO Do not confuse with this couple::

Joel Parker married to Sarah Jane Simpson, they are a different family, born , raised and died in New York. Never went to North Carolina, never went to Arkansas.

Name: Joel Parker Age: 40 Birth Year: abt 1810 Birthplace: New York Home in 1850: Coventry, Chenango, New York, USA Gender: Male Family Number: 912 Household Members: Name Age Joel Parker 40 Jane Parker 39 Elijah Parker 15 Sarah A Parker 14 Geo J Parker 12 Mary E Parker 11 Barbary L Parker 9 Nancy A Parker 7 Marcia Parker 5 Smiar R Parker 3 Peter Parker 1

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census for William Parker, North Carolina McDowell https://tinyurl.com/yc5t7njc
2. ↑ Land Patent for William Parker Arkansas Benton https://tinyurl.com/yc74ccdf
3. ↑ Land Patent for William Parker Arkansas Benton https://tinyurl.com/ycltm6gy
4. ↑ Land Patent for William Parker Arkansas Benton https://tinyurl.com/ycltm6gy
5. ↑ Arkansas Benton Marriage Record No image available
6. ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census for William Parker, Arkansas Benton Wallace https://tinyurl.com/yd2ousoz
7. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census for William Parker, Arkansas Benton Round Prairie https://tinyurl.com/y7yo3mxz
8. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census for William Parker, Arkansas Benton Dickson 014 https://tinyurl.com/y6unuhgh
9. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census for William Parker, Arkansas Benton Dickson District 0009 https://tinyurl.com/yab89zzy
10. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census for William Parker, Arkansas Benton Dickson District 0018 https://tinyurl.com/ybkuqcua
11. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census for William Parker, Arkansas Benton Dickson District 0018 https://tinyurl.com/ydaua624

PARKER Family Group 17 Family Group 17 was formed on 11 March 2005, following receipt of Y-DNA resutls for P139. He matches P134 match on 66 of 67 markers. P134 descends from Thomas J. PARKER, born 1852 in Alabama, and died about 1909 in Jefferson County Alabama. Thomas married Sarah Catherine HOWARD, who was born in 1860, and died in 1922 in Jefferson County Alabama. P139 descends from James Monroe PARKER, born 1872 in White County, Arkansas, and died 1959 in New Boston, Texas. He married Eliza Luantha CORZINE in 1896. Eliza was born 1871 and died in 1950, she was the daughter of William CORZINE and Miriam STARK. Since receiving the DNA results, descendants have learned that Peter PARKER, born 1818 in Tennessee was the father of James Monroe PARKER. P173 was added to this group on 12 January 2008. He matches P134 and P139 on 36 of 37 markers. The oldest ancestor of P173 is James Lawrence PARKER, born 1852 in Alabama and died in 1917 in Dallas County, Alabama. He married Emeline Foster HOWARD.

P235 was added to this group on 9 January 2009. He descends from William PARKER, born 1823 in Orange County, North Carolina, died 1923 in Benton County, Arkansas. William married Amanda Elizabeth HIGGINBOTTOM GRAHAM in 1857 in Benton County, Arkansas. She was born 1838 in Gordon County, Georgia and died in 1923 in Hiwassee, Benton Co, Arkansas.

P300 was added to this group in July 2010. He descends from William Parker, born 1766/67 in North Carolina, died in 1850 in Pickens County Alabama. His wife is thought to have been Elizabeth "Betsey" BEASLEY, but this has not been proven. Thier known children (probably more) were: Joseph PARKER, married Esther BUSHONG; Burrell PARKER, married Catheran BUSHONG; Nancy PARKER, married George W BUSHONG.

P309 was added to this group in February 2011. His oldest ancestor is Nicholas PARKER, born probably in Virginia in 1755, and died in Anson County, N.C. on Aug. 20, 1820. He married a woman named Mary (last name unknown). His oldest son, William Wiley PARKER, was born in Anson County , NC, in 1796 and died there in 1861. His wife was Annis BROADAWAY (1803-1881).

P328 was added to this group in September 2011. His oldest ancestor is John PARKER born 1753 in Bucks County Pennsylvania, died 1844 in Adams Township, Seneca County, Ohio. John married Elizabeth (last name unknown). P328 descends from their youngest son Jesse, and grandson Reuben.

P340 was added to this group in November 2011. He descends from Thomas Brown Parker, born 1810 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and died in 1885 in Itawamba County, Mississippi. He married Talitha C. Tooten (or Tuten), born 1822 in Limestone County Alabama.