Charles LaFayette Parker (1834 - 1908)

Born 25 Feb 1834 in New York

Descendants

Died 30 Apr 1908 at age 74 in North Beach, Coos, Oregon

Biography

Charles L. Parker was born on 25 Feb 1834 in New York, the son of Peter and Lucy Parker.^[1]

In 1880, C. L. Parker, a 45 year old farmer b. New York, lived in Delaware Precinct, Spokane, Washington, with his wife Catherine, and 9 children.^[2]

Charles LaFayette Parker died on 30 April 1908 in North Beach, Coos, Oregon, of apparent heart disease. He was buried at the Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery, Coos Bay, Coos County, Oregon, USA: Plot: Row B, Block 219, Plot 13. She was survived by his wife and children: Wm. I. Parker; Geo. W. Parker; Mrs. Lucy E. Myers; Mrs. Sadie E. Newkirk; Mrs. Emma M. Barnes; Mrs. Katherine E. Jenkins; John C. Parker; James E. Parker; Mrs. Blanche Russell; and Miss Myrtle E. Parker. Two children were already dead. According to the obituary, his grandfather served under Gen. LaFayette in the American Revolution.^[1]

Sources

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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} www.FindAGrave.com; Maintained by: Marshfield Pioneer Cemet...; Originally Created by: CBCemetery; Record added: Aug 04, 2011; Find A Grave Memorial# 74408820; Oregon Death Certificate, Coos 1908: #6516; and obituary from the Coos Bay Times, 4 May 1908
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXTX-FLY : accessed 17 September 2015), Katie E Parker in household of C L Parker, , Spokane, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district 60, sheet 50C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1397; FHL microfilm 1,255,397.

   C L Parker, 45 b. New York; Catharine Parker, 39 b. New York; W T Parker, 20 b. Minnesota; P W Parker, 19 b. Minnesota; Lucy E Parker, 14 b. Minnesota; Sady E Parker, 12 b. Minnesota; Emma M Parker, 10 b. Minnesota; Katie E Parker, 7 b. Georgia; Jno C Parker, 4 b. Georgia; Jas E Parker, 2 b. Georgia; Mary A Parker, 1 b. Georgia.