Cecil was born on March 31, 1909 in Hackett, Sebastian County, Arkansas and a son of William Parker and Altha Stevenson. Cecil married Rita Ellen Finch. on March 18, 1932 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missourui. He passed away on June 30, 1979 in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri and buried in the Richmond Memory Gardens Cemetery in Richmond, Ray County, Missouri. [1]
Birth Place: Bonanza, Arkansas, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Father: William Sherman Parker
Mother: Altha Haskins
Certificate Number: 006817
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Citation: Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: 1909 --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019. --- Original data: Arkansas Department of Vital Records. Birth Certificates. Little Rock, AR, USA. --- Description: This collection contains birth certificates from the state of Arkansas that took place between the years of 1914 and 1917.
Marriage Certificate
1932 --- MISSOURI MARRIAGE RECORDS 1802-2002
Name: Cecil T. Parker
Age: 22 - Birth - 1910
Marriage Date: March 12, 1932
Marriage Location: Missouri
Marriage County: Jackson
Spouse's Name: Rita Finch
Spouse's Age: 18
Spouse's Birth Year - 1914
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: Missouri Marriages: Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. --- Original data: Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm. --- Description: This database contains marriage records from Missouri covering the years 1805-2002. Information that may be found in this database includes the following: Bride and groom's names, races, birth dates or ages, parents' names, marriage date, and marriage place
Military
1940 --- U.S. WORLD WAR II DRAFT CARDS YOUNG MEN 1940-1947
Name: Cecil Thomas Parker
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 31
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Bonanza, Arkansas, USA
Birth Date: March 31, 1909
Residence Place: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Employer: Continental Can Company
Weight: 150 Lbs
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5" 10"
Next of Kin: Rita Ellen Parker
Source Citation: The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 247. --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. --- Description: This database contains World War II draft registration cards from multiple registrations filled out by men in select states aged 18–44.
U. S. Censuses
1910 --- U. S. Federal Census, Marion Township, Sebastian County, Missouri -- Page: 227 --- W. S. Parker 43 (head - coal miner and farmer) Missouri -- Altha 32 (wife) Missouri -- Everett 15 (son) Missouri (coal miner) -- Martha 10 (daughter) Kansas -- Arthur 4 (son) Kansas -- Cecil 1 (son) Arkansas -- John 44 (brother - coal miner) Missouri --- Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Marion, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: T624_65; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0142; FHL microfilm: 1374078---Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.---Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.
1920 --- U. S. Federal Census, Delaware Township, Shannon County, Missouri -- Dwelling Number: 34 - Page: 170B - Microfilm Roll: 942 --- William S. Parker 53 (head - farmer) Missouri -- Altha 43 (wife) Missouri -- author 14 (son) Kansas -- Creall (Cecil) 11 (son) Arkansas -- Marvin 7 (son) Arkansas -- Bertie 6 (son) Arkansas -- Elva 2 (daughter) Missouri -- John 51 (brother - wood chopper) Missouri. --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. --- Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).
1930 --- U. S. Federal Census, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri -- Dwelling Number: 70 - Line: 1 - Page: 20A - Microfilm Roll: 1204 --- William S. Parker 63 (truck farmer) Missouri -- Altha V. 52 (wife) Missouri -- Cecil T. 21 (son) Arkansas -- Marvin 19 (son) Arkansas -- William B. (son) Arkansas -- Elvie R. 12 (daughter) --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. --- Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
1940 --- U. S. Federal Census, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri -- Dwelling Number: 19 - Page: 1B - Line: 70 - Microfilm Roll: 2174 ----- Cecil T. Parker 31 (head) --- Rita E. 27 (wife) Harvey T. 7 (son) -- Gayle D. 5 (son) -- Oma R. Finch 54 (mother-in-law). Street: 8304 Wilson Avenue. --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. --- Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
1950 United States Federal Census, Blue Township, Jackson County, Missouri
Name: Cecil T Parker
Age: 41
Birth Date: 1909
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Place: Arkansas
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Blue, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Street Name: Hedges
House Number: 141
Apartment Number: Digtler
Dwelling Number: 12
Farm: No
Acres: No
Occupation: Plumber Helper
Industry: Plumbing Shop
Mother Birth Place: New Jersey --- (Incorrect: Missouri)
Occupation Category: Working
Hours Worke: 8
Worker Class: Own Business
Same House: Yes
School Completed: 7th Grade
Grade Completed: Yes
School Attendance: 30 or over
Weeks Worked: 52
Income: 2000
Other Income: None
Supplemental Income: None
Relative Income: None
Relative Other Income: None
World War II Veteran: No
World War I Veteran: No
Veteran: No
Household Members (Name):
Cecil T Parker --- 41 --- Head
Rita E Parker --- 37 --- Wife
Harrey T Parker --- 17 --- Son
Gaile Dean Parker --- 15 --- Son
"Oma R Finch -- 66 --- Mother-in-law
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Citation: National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: 5063; Page: 41; Enumeration District: 116-525. --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. --- Original data: Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 1913-1/1/1972. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. Washington, DC: National Archives at Washington, DC.
Social Security
1979 --- U. S. SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX
Name: Cecil T. Parker
SSN: 486-07-8121
Last Residence: 64053, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri
Born: March 31, 1909
Death: June 1979 - State (Year) SSN Issued: Missouri (Before 1951).
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Citation: Number: 486-07-8121; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: Before 1951. --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014. --- Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. --- Description: The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence
Obituary
1979 --- Obituary: Cecil Thomas Parker, 70, of 141 N. Ditzler, Independence, died Saturday at the Independence Sanitarium. He was born in Sabastian County, Arkansas and lived in this area 54 years. Mr. Parker was a sheet metal worker for the Bendix Corp 23 years before he retired in 1974. He was a member of the Pittman Road Church of God, Independence. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Rita E. Parker, of the home; two sons, Harvey Parker, Sugar Creek and Gayle Parker, Gain Valley; two brothers, Marvin Parker, Rayville, Missouri and Bert Parker, Kansas City, Missouri; two sisters, Mrs. Martha Brown, Richmond, Missouri and Elvie Manning, Kansas City; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 A.M., Tuesday, at the church an d at 2 P.M. at the graveside ay Memory Gardens Cemetery, Richmond, Missouri. Friends may call from 7 to 9 P.M. today at the Earp Blue Ridge Chapel. The family suggest contributions to the church.
Researcher: Richard Parker
KANSAS CITY STAR, June 30, 1979
Cemetery
1979 --- FIND A GRAVE INDEX 1600'S-CURRENT
Name: Cecil Thomas Parker
Gender: Male
Birth Date: March 31, 1909
Birth Place: Hackett, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America
Death Date: June 30, 1979
Death Place Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America
Cemetery: Richmond Memory Gardens
Burial or Cremation Place: Richmond, Ray County, Missouri, United States of America
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012 --- Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. --- Description: This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave. Corrections and additions to memorials can be submitted on the Find a Grave site. When viewing a record in this database, you can navigate to the corresponding memorial on Find a Grave by clicking "Go to website" or clicking on the Find a Grave URL. Once viewing the memorial on Find a Grave, corrections can be submitted by clicking the 'edit' tab.
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