Fess Elisha Parker Jr (1924 - 2010)

Born 16 Aug 1924 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Marcella Belle (Rinehart) Parker — married 19 Jan 1960 in Santa Barbara, California, United States

Died 18 Mar 2010 at age 85 in Santa Ynez, Santa Barbara, California, United States

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Biography

Fess Parker Jr is Notable.

Fess Elisha Parker, Jr. was an American film and television actor best known for his portrayals of Davy Crockett in the Walt Disney 1955–1956 TV miniseries, which aired on ABC, and as Daniel Boone in an NBC television series from 1964 to 1970. He was also known as a winemaker and resort owner-operator.^[1]

Fess Parker was born August 16, 1924 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. His father was also named F. E. Parker, his mother's maiden named was Mackie Allen. ^[2] Image of birth certificate at Ancestry.com ^[3]

On 07 Jun 1955, Fess Parker was commissioned an Hon. Colonel in the Alabama State Militia by Gov. James E. Folsom.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Fess Parker," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fess_Parker&oldid=1117644228 (accessed November 14, 2022).
2. ↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDSS-NQD : 1 January 2015), F E Jr. Parker, 16 Aug 1924; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
3. ↑ Ancestry Sharing Link
4. ↑ "Sen. Metcalf Meets "Col. Davy Crockett"." Geneva County Reaper (Geneva, Alabama), 02 Jun 1955: 4.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HKGF-BPZ : accessed 22 August 2020), Fess E Parker Jr. in household of Fess E Parker, San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 10B, line 58, family 249, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2400; FHL microfilm 2,342,134.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K43R-H7Q : 17 February 2020), Fess E Parker in household of Fess E Parker, San Angelo, Justice Precinct 1, Tom Green, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 226-12, sheet 32A, line 25, family 768, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4147.
• "California Marriage Index, 1960-1985," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V627-QNN : 27 November 2014), Fess E Parker and Marcella B Rinehart, 19 Jan 1960; from "California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Santa Barbara, California, Center of Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGT5-644 : 23 July 2020), E Parker Jr, 18 Mar 2010; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4G-NJ5G : accessed 22 August 2020), Fess Parker, Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 19 Mar 2010; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Commercial Appeal, The, born-digital text.
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