Levi Benjamin Parker (1848 - 1919)

Born 1 Oct 1848 in Haywood Co. NC

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Magdeline (Queen) Parker — married 6 Mar 1871 in Jackson Co., NC

Descendants

Died Apr 1919 at age 70 in Cherokee, Swain Co., NC

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Mary Magdeline married Levi Benjamin Parker. Family traditon says that her family opposed this marriage. Levi and Mary were lst cousins (their mothers were sisters). Considering that Levi was a rouge who later deserted Mary and their children and that Luke was a Babtist Minister, the story seems likely. Pearl (daughter of Levi and Mary) related that as a child she remembers the Queen family treating Mary's children as "poor relations." Mary Magdeline Queen Parker was left with her children to work in the textile mills in Spartanburg Co., South Carolina in the early 1900's. Levi Parker moved himself back to the mountains of North Carolina deserting his family. He died om April 1919 in Cherokee, Swain County, North Carolina and is buried in an unmarked grave in the Birdtown Cemetery near Cherokee, North Carolina. The story is that he never had a job; never owned a thing; and that when he died no one wanted to pay for his burial, so that task was undertaken by the Indian agent on the Qualla Reservaton. His granddaughter, Lone Cooper, says that he "got happy" and found the Lord. In time, we hope! - From Pearl Parker (1898-1961): her descendants and ancestors by Drew Glover Welch

His grave is unmarked.

After his father's murder he and his siblings lived with there paternal grandparents, Soloman and Elizabeth Parker. He married Mary Magdeline Queen and in 1900 they were living in the Crabtree community of Haywood Co. By 1910 he and Mary Magdeline were in Spartanburg Co., SC where his two youngest daughters and grandson Charlie were working in the cotton mill. Mary died in 1911 and Levi returned to NC and lived with his son James Marion Parker in Swain Co.

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• Name:Levi Parker [Levi Benjamin Parker] Age:1 Birth Year:abt 1849 Birthplace:North Carolina Home in 1850 :Haywood, North Carolina, USA Gender:Male Family Number:910 Household Members: Name Age Daniel Parker 25 Marinda Parker20 Sarah Parker4 Levi Parker age 1

• Name:Levi Parker [Levi M.] Age:11Birth Year:abt 1849Gender:MaleBirth Place:North CarolinaHome in 1860:Jackson, North CarolinaPost Office:WebsterFamily Number:46Value of real estate:View imageHousehold Members:NameAgeSol Parker59E Parker60E Parker13Levi Parker11J M Parker10L A Parker9Jos M Parker7 [[1]]

• Name:Levi B. ParkerAge:31Birth Year:abt 1849Birthplace:North CarolinaHome in 1880:Jackson, North CarolinaRace:WhiteGender:MaleRelation to Head of House:Self (Head)Marital Status:MarriedSpouse's Name:Mary M. ParkerFather's Birthplace:North CarolinaMother's Birthplace:North CarolinaNeighbors:View others on pageOccupation:Farmer, Household Members:NameAgeLevi B. Parker31Mary M. Parker24James M. Parker8Nancy L. Parker6Daniel E. Parker4John L. Parker1 [[2]]

• Name:Levi B Parker [Lavt B Parker] Age:51Birth Date:Oct 1848Birthplace:North CarolinaHome in 1900:Crabtree, Haywood, North CarolinaRace:WhiteGender:MaleRelation to Head of House:HeadMarital Status:MarriedSpouse's Name:Mary M ParkerMarriage Year:1871Years Married:29Father's Birthplace:North CarolinaMother's Birthplace:North CarolinaOccupation:View on ImageNeighbors:View others on pageHousehold Members:NameAgeLevi B Parker51Mary M Parker44John L Parker21Harrison Parker19Nettie Parker16Etta L Parker13Dillard Parker9Hattie J*Y Parker5Ethel Parker2Charlie Parker11 [[3]]

• Name:Levi ParkerAge in 1910:64Birth Year:abt 1846Birthplace:North CarolinaHome in 1910:Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South CarolinaStreet:Main StHouse Number:30Race:WhiteGender:MaleRelation to Head of House:HeadMarital Status:MarriedSpouse's Name:Maggie M ParkerFather's Birthplace:North CarolinaMother's Birthplace:North CarolinaNative Tongue:EnglishHome Owned or Rented:RentFarm or House:HouseAble to Read:NoAble to Write:NoYears Married:41Neighbors:View others on pageHousehold Members:NameAgeLevi Parker64Maggie M Parker56 [55] Hattie Parker14Pearle Parker11Charley Parker18 [[4]]

• Name:Leslie Parker [Levie Parker] Age:72Birth Year:abt 1848Birthplace:North CarolinaHome in 1920:Ocanalufty, Swain, North CarolinaRace:WhiteGender:MaleRelation to Head of House:FatherMarital Status:Widowed [Widow] Father's Birthplace:North CarolinaMother's Birthplace:North CarolinaAble to Speak English:YesOccupation:NoneIndustry:NoneAttended School:NoNeighbors:View others on pageHousehold Members:NameAgeJames Parker48Conn M Parker43Hill Parker16Lanafell Parker14Maggie Parker11Irene Parker11Leslie Parker72 [[5]]

Birdtown Cemetery, Cherokee Swain County, North Carolina [[6]]