#48 - Charles Parker

Charles Parker

Born: 9 Jun 1759 at Scituate, Providence Co., RI.

Died: 4 Sep 1841 in VT.

Parents: Unknown.

Possible Kinship: David Parker and Peter Parker, brothers and Rev War soldiers; see David Parker, Rev War Parker #26 and Peter Parker, Rev War Parker #27.

Married: Elly TURNER.

Rev War: Served in the RI Line and as a private in the MA Line (pensioner & DAR Patriot).

Resided: Of Scituate, RI, where he enlisted for service in the Rev War; of East Hoosic (Adams), Berkshire Co., MA, where he enlisted for service in the Rev War and lived for some 18 years; and of Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, where on 14 Aug 1832 he applied for a Rev War pension.

Children of Charles & Elly (Turner) Parker:
1. prob Dewey Parker [birth order unknown].
2. prob Horace Parker [birth order unknown].
3. Luis Jones Parker, b 30 Jan 1799.
4. William Parker, b 13 Mar 1802.
5. Reuben Parker, b 20 May 1804 in VT, d 8 Aug 1870; m, 9 May 1824, Moriah/Mariah SMITH, b circa 1809; 9 chn:
    1. Elihu Parker, b circa 1832, d 3 Aug 1863 (age 31 of consumption).
    2. Reuben Parker, b circa 1838, living 1850.
    3. Smith Parker, b 24 May 1840, d 2 Mar 1912 Eagle Bend, Todd Co., MN; of Sparta, Monroe Co., WI; m Clara MOTT; chn:
        1. Herbert Eugene Parker, b 22 July 1863 at Sparta, WI, d 12 Aug 1907 Rochester, Olmsted Co., MN; m, 1 Jan 1883, Miss Nellie CLARK; of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co., SD; 8 chn:
            1. Nellie Adeline Parker, b 3 Dec 1884, d 5 Mar 1974 Washington, DC.
            2. Harry Eugene Parker, b 23 Dec 1887, d 6 Jun 1951 Detroit, Wayne Co., MI.
            3. Mary Parker, b 23 Dec 1888, d 3 Jan 1889.
            4. Bessie Hazel Parker, b 9 Sep 1890, d 29 Aug 1981.
            5. Effie Ruth Parker, b 18 Sep 1891, d 21 Mar 1959.
            6. Burton Loren Parker, b 15 Oct 1893, d 30 Oct 1961; m Lena Mary WOLF; 2 chn:
                1. Bessie Louise Parker, b 12 Nov 1913, d 9 Jun 1994.
                2. Burton Eugene Parker, b 27 Jan 1917, d 11 Jul 1919.
            7. Margot Catherine Parker, b 28 Oct 1898, d 18 Jan 1937.
            8. Teddy Hugh Parker, b 28 Mar 1902, d 19 Jun 1916.
        2. John Andrew Parker, b 24 Jul 1865 at Sparta, WI, d 16 Jan 1941; m(1), 17 Dec 1883, Miss Martha CROFTS, b Nov 1867 in IA, d 1912; m(2) Mar 1913 Mary COLTHOFF, b circa 1875 in IA; of Springdale, Lincoln Co., SD, where he was a farmer, and of Sioux Falls, SD; chn:
            1. Elmer Parker, b Nov 1885 in IA; of Minnehaha Co., SD, where he was a farmer.
            2. Almeda Parker, b Nov 1887 in IA; m George E. STONER, b circa 1883 in NE; of Sioux Falls, SD, and Laura, Grant Co., SD; chn:
                1. Claude Stoner, b circa 1906 in SD.
                2. Charles Stoner, b circa 1908 in SD.
                3. Mary Stoner, b Feb 1910 in SD.
                4. Harold Stoner, b circa 1913 in SD.
                5. Hazel Stoner, b circa 1916 in SD.
                6. Arthur Stoner, b circa 1919 in SD.
            3. Walter G. Parker, b Jan 1892 in IA; m Molly --?--, b circa 1894 in SD; of Wayne, Minnehaha Co., SD, where he was a farmer; chn:
                1. Dorothy Parker, b circa 1913 in SD.
                2. John Parker, b circa 1915 in SD.
            4. Vida Parker, b Jan 1893 in IA.
            5. Edith Parker, b circa 1908 in SD.
            6. Charlotte Parker, b circa 1915 in SD.
    4. Almeda Parker, b circa May 1842, d 23 Nov 1858 (age 16 years, 6 months).
    5. Polly Parker, b circa 1844.
    6. Albert T. Parker, b Dec 1848 in VT; m Eunice --?--, b circa 1850 in WI; div by 1910; farmer; of Dresden, Chickasaw Co., IA, and of Reynolds, Todd Co., MN; 10 chn, 8 living in 1910:
        1. Chandler Parker, b circa 1874 in IA.
        2. Norman Parker, b circa 1876 in IA.
        3. Roy Parker, b circa 1879 in IA.
        4. Clayton Parker, b May 1886 in IA.
    7. Andrew Parker, b circa 1850 in VT.
    8. Addie Parker, b circa 1854 in VT.
    9. George Parker, b circa 1855 in VT.
6. Sue Parker, b 18 May 1806.
7. George Parker, b 16 Apr 1808.

Sources:
Bailey. 1899. History of Minnehaha Co., SD - Volume I.
DAR Patriot Index - Centennial Edition, page 2227.
Smith. 1915. History of Dakota Territory: SD, Its History and Its People - Volume 4, Biographical.
Smith. 1915. History of Dakota Territory: SD, Its History and Its People - Volume 5, Biographical.
White. 1992. Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files, page 2588.

Cheryl Villigan (villigan@sprintmail.com) provided substantial information. Her sources were:
1) DAR Application of Bessie Hazel Parker.*
2) Town Records of Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, Book 1, page 337, registered 12 Apr 1812.
3) Reuben Parker's Birth Certificate dated 21 Apr 1812.*
4) Town Records of Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, Book 2, page 31.
5) Town Records of Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, Book 3, page 40.
6) Town Records of Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, Book 4, page 171.
7) Smith Parker's Death Certificate.*
8) 1850 Fed Census: Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, M432, Roll 921, page 164.
9) 1860 Fed Census: Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, M653, Roll 1316, page 1058.
10) Sioux Falls Daily Argus Leader, Herbert Eugene Parker's Obituary.
11) History of South Dakota.
12) John Andrew Parker's Death Certificate.*
13) Sioux Falls Daily Argus Leader, Nellie Clark Parker's Obituary dated 10 Feb 1943.
14) Records of Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co., SD.
15) Records of Sioux Valley Genealogical Society.
16) Records of Miller Funeral Home, Sioux Falls, SD.
17) Burton Loren Parker's Birth Certificate.*
18) Burton Loren Parker's Death Certificate.*
19) Teddy Hugh Parker's Death Certificate.*
20) Bessie Louise Parker's Birth Certificate.*
21) Bessie Louise Parker's Death Certificate.*
22) Burton Eugene Parker's Birth Certificate.*
23) Burton Eugene Parker's Death Certificate.*

* Copy of this material in the possession of Cheryl Villigan (villigan@sprintmail.com).

Revised: January 23, 2004 .