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John A. [uncertain] Parker

Born about 1779 in Rhode Island, United States

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Mary (Unknown) Parker — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Descendants

Father of Rueben Parker, Sally Parker, Amasa J. Parker, Amy Parker, Hiram Parker, Philander Wallace Parker and Diannah Parker

Died 20 Jan 1865 at about age 86 in Chenango, New York, United States

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Biography

I (Karen Parker) received this from Arch Parker, a cousin, several years ago. He and his sister did a lot of research trying to find John's parents.

A SUMMARY OF WHAT I KNOW OF JOHN & MARY PARKER by Arch Parker

Wilda Bowers is an elderly lady I corresponded with in Otselic who is a 'self-made' historian and genealogist of the area. Most of her info comes from cemetery records. Zona is another cousin that worked on the mystery of John until her death about 2 years ago. She was meticulus and very fussy about her work. I wish I could be that organized. The most revealing document I have is Amy Parker Sturges' will. In it she names all siblings and neices & nephews who were surviving at the time she made the will. Without it we would never have found Amasa - as he was not mentioned in John's will for some reason. (I have tried to be factual. When I am speculating, I will indicate so.)

1799 - Reuben is born in Chenango County. - Census record of 1855 Exact date unknown.

1800 - John and Mary are in Chenango County with 1 child under 10 y.o. - 1800 census

1801 - Sally is born 8 Sept. 1801 - Wilda Bowers cemetery records.

1803 - Amasa is born 3 Sept. 1803 - Grant Co. Wi. Obit.

1804 - John & Mary buy about 230 acres for $338 cash, located on east edge of Sherburne Township in Lot 5. - Legal Land Papers

1805 - Amy Parker is born 18 Sept. 1805 - Wilda Bowers

1806 - John & Mary sell 20 acres to Solomon Aldrich for $85. - Legal land papers

1808 - Hiram is born 1 Jan, 1908 - Sauk Co. Wi. obit.

1808 - John & Mary sell 91.25 acres to James Aldrich for $913. According to Herrington they have now sold all of their property. - Legal Papers. In these papers John & Mary are described as being from DeRuyter. A division of the county took place in 1806. A part of the town of DeRuyter was placed in Madison County. The portion that remained in Chenango County was named Otselic in 1817. The exact location of J & M at this time is questionable. (This is Karen Parker's note: Unless Arch overlooked a sale when typing this someone's math is wrong. I come up with about 10 acres still belonging to John Parker.)

1810 - John & Mary are in Chenango County Both are in the 26 - 45 age group. They have 3 boys under 10 years of age. Hiram is 2 y.o., Amasa is 7 y.o. WHO IS THE THIRD?? They have 1 boy in the 10 - 16 age group. (Reuben is 10-11. They have two girls under 10 y.o. (Sally is 8, Amy is 4) - 1810 census

1812 - Philander is born 3 May 1812 - From Jackie - death certificate. or 4 April 1812 - Karen Parker

1816 - Diana M. Parker is born - do not know exact date. - Smyrna Death records.

1816 - John & Mary of Sherburne bu 80 acres in SE qtr of Lot 68 Township of Smyrna.

Exactly where J & M are living I do not know. They are in the 1810 Smyrna census, and again in 1820. Their total property disposal by 1808 and renewed propery acquisition in 1816 seems to relate to the war of 1812. Pure speculation. A participant or a British subject? Probably a coincident. There is a John Parker Jr. in Scituate, RI. in 1810. Could this be our John? We know that at time people were counted in two places in a given census.

1820 - John & Mary are in Smyrna with 1 boy under 10 y.o. (Philander is 8) 1 boy 10-16 (Hiram is 12) 1 boy 16 - 18 (Unknown) 2 boys 16-26 (Amasa is 17, Reuben is 20) John is in the 45+ catrgory 1 girl under 10 (Diana is 4) 1 girl 10 - 16 (Amy is 15) 1 girl 16 - 26 (Sally is 19) Mary is in the 45+ category. - Census records.

1821 - John bought 40 acres in Smyrna for $200 East half of SW qtr Lot 68. - Herrington - land records.

1822 - John bought 55 acres in Otselic $151.25 North equal half of Lot 8 - land records

1823 - Reuben marries Sally Porter exact date unknown. - Wilda Bowers

1824 - Sally Parker marries Denny Newton 15 Jan 1824 Married by Russell Case, Clergy. - Wilda Bowers

1825 - Stephan is born to Sally & Reuben - Wilda Bowers

1827 - John bought 31 acres NW qtr Lot 52 Also 1+ acres NE qtr Lot 69 - Herrington-Land Records.

1828 - Amasa marries Livonia Albee - Amasa family obits.

1829 - Aden Aldrich Parker is born, son of Amasa & Livonia

From the 1820 census to the 1830 census 1 boy disappears. Don't know who it was or what happened. 1830 - John is listed as 40 y.o. bu under 50 Mary is listed as 50 y.o. bu under 60 (John didn't age but Mary did!!) with 1 boy 15 - 20 (Philander is 18) with 1 girl 15 - 20 (Diana is 15) with 1 male under 30. (Hiram is 22) - Census records

1832 - Amasa moves to Warren Co., Pa. - from Obits.

1833 - Hiram Marries Fanny Allen Oct 13, 1833 - Zona's records

mid 1830's - Philander marries Harriet Walrodt. No exact date known.

Late 1830's - Diana marries George Rura (Rury)

1839 - Isaac Rury is born.

1839 - John buys 45 acres West half SW qtr of Lot 70 in Smyrna for $181.75 - Herrington Land Records

Late 1830's - Amy marries Davin Sturges. Exact date unknown. David's 2nd wife.

1840 - Both John & Mary are in the 60-70 age group. In their household is 1 boy 15-20 y.o. and 1 girl 15 -20 y.o. As far as we know all of their children have left home - so we speculate the two young people are live-in help. - Census records

1840 - John buys SE corner of Lot 71 in Smyrna for $19.43 - Land records

1840 - Albert D. son of Hiram & Fanny d. Dec. 10 age 5 weeks. - Tombstone

1847 - Mary dies Nov. 17, 1847 age 72 - Tombstone

1849 - Diana dies 6 August,1849 (speculate during childbirth or short after. - Tombstone

1850 - John is listed at 70 y.o. Living in Smyrna. Living with him are Lida Ferris, age 23 and B. Clater, male, age 21 - U.S. Census

1852 - John bought SW Qtr of Lot 70, 11 acres and 57 roods for $102.50 adjoining other land he owns. (Rood = 1 sq. rod.) - Herrington - land records

1853 - Fanny Allen was dismissed from Otselic Baptist church(That is Fanny Allen Parker) June 18, 1853. - Zona's Notes.

1853 - Speculate Hiram & Fanny move, or are about move to Wisconsin.

1855 - Ariel Allen (Fanny's Father) dies - Wilda Bowers tombstone records.

1855 - John is listed as 79 y.o. He has lived 40 years in this place (Smyrna) Living with John are John Rury(age 10) Ann Rury (age 5) These are Diana's youngest children. Also there is an Anna Johnson who as far as we know is perhaps a live-in baby-sitter Strangely, the Rury kids are listed as niece & nephew in the census - but we don't know who answered the questions. - New York census.

1858 - Hiram & Fanny buy their first property in Sauk County, Wis. - Land records - Zona

1858 - Denny Newton dies (Sally's husband) - Wilda Bowers

1858 - Fanny Allen (wife of Ariel) dies - Wilda Bowers

1859 - John write his will in which he states he is 80 y.o. - John's will

1860 - John is listed at 85 y.o. Living in Smyrna. Living with John are: Abram Ferris, age 41, Isaiah Ferris, age 14, Molly ? Mowry. age 15 - 1860 census

1860 - Stephan Parker, Reuben's oldest son dies. - Wilda Bowers

1861 - Giles Parker, youngest son of Reuben dies. age 17. Zona speculates Civil war casualty. (I have never seen 'proof' of the Civil War connection). - Wilda Bowers

1863 - Morell Sturges, the only child of Amy, dies. Age 20. - Wilda Bowers

1864 - Reuben Parker dies Dec. 19.

1865 - John Parker dies Jan. 20 There was a one line obituary in the Chenango Union Newspaper simply stating 'John A. Parker died Jan. 20'. This is the only place we have seen a middle initial. - Tombstone, Undertaker records, obituary.

NOTES ON THE CHILDREN OF JOHN & MARY

REUBEN

b. 1799 Chenango County - 1855 Census

d. Dec. 19, 1864 in Otselic, Chenango Co.

m. Sally Porter b. 12 June 1800 Exact marriage date unknown

Children:

Stephan P. b. 1825 d. 1860 Married Emeline Hicks

Mary b. 1826 d. 1915 Married Briggs

Eliza Jane b. 1834 Married George Hill

Hudson R. b. 1836 d. 1899 Married Celestia C.

Philander b. 1838 Married Phebe Bennett - Zona states she found Philander on Civil War Pension Rolls.

Giles R. b 1838 d. 1861 Never married. (Civil War casualty? Zona)

SALLY PARKER

b. 8 Sept 1801

d. 6 March 1876 in Otselic

m. Denny Newton (b. 1795 d. 1858

Children:

John P.

Leroy b. 1827 d. 1903

Celestia b. 1833 d. 1833 age 3 mo.

Devolson b 1833 d. 17 June 1858 age 25.

Cortland b. 1834 d 1888

Mary Ann b. 1838

Albert D. b. 1842

AMASA

b. 3 Sept 1803 in Chenango County

d. 13 May 1889 in Grant Co. wis.

m. Livonia Albee in Chenango Co.

Children;

Aden Aldrich Parker b. 21 Aug. 1829 Chenango Co. d. 14 Nov. 1913 in Fenimore, Grant Co. m. Maria Golden 7 Sept. 1851 in Warren Co. Pa.

Daniel b. 1 March 1832 in Chenango Co. d. 1907 Mt. Hope, Grant Co. Wi. m. Mary Underwood in 1856 in Wi.

John L. b. 2 Dec. 1833 in Warren Co. Pa. d. 1900 in French Lake Springs, Id. (There for some kind of medical treatment) m. Sarah Church in 1856 in Pa. Moved to Wis. in 1856. GAR

Susan b. in Pa. m. Wilson

Charles b. 24 July 1837 in Lottsville, Warren Co. Pa. d. 12 Aug. 1918 Preston, Grant Co., Wi m. Jenette Golden in 1864 Cme to Wis. ca 1851 GAR

Maria b 1851 Came to Wis 1851 m. J. B. Church in 1846.

AMY PARKER

b. 18 Sept 1805

d. 1892

m. David Sturges about 1840 (Exact date unknown) David's 2nd wife

Children:

Morell Sturges b. 1843 d. 1863 Age 20 (Speculate Civil War Casualty)

HIRAM

b. 1 Jan. 1808 in Smyrna, Chenango Co.

d. 2 March 1885 Reedsburg, Sauk Co. Wi. Buried in Narrows Prairie Cemetery, Sau Co.

m. Fanny Allen 13 Oct. 1833

Children:

Emily R. b. 1835 Smyrna

Ambrose Delso b. 13 Aug. 1836 Smyrna m. Harriet Delima Bartlett in Smyrna d. 1 March 1918 Stratford, Marathon Co. Wi.

Allen B. b. 1838 Smyrna m. Mary Jane

Albert D. b. 1840 d. Oct. 12 1840 Smyrna

Stillborn b. 17 Sept. 1849

Mary Orcel;ia b. 1851 Smyrna

PHILANDER

b. 3 May 1812

m. Harriet Walradt (Sp?) Moved to Warren Co. Pa.

Children:

Harlow b. 1849

John M. b. 1854

DIANA

b. 1816 Smyrna (no exact date known).

d. ^ August 1849 (Probably related to childbirth) Diana is buried in Smyrna West Cemetery by John & Mary.

m. George Rura (Rury) No Marriage date.

Children:

Isaac b. 1839

John b. 1841

Charles b. 1846

Ann b. 1849

Karen's corrections or additions to Arch's file. 1808 - Hiram's birthdate is 1 Jan 1808 not 1908.

1812 - Philander's birth date the source I had said he was born in Cherry Valley which is not true so I don't think the April date is correct either but I'm not sure.

1835 - Amasa's daughter Susan Ann Parker born Columbus, Warren Co., PA. - from Jack Wilson a descendent of Susan.

Late 1830's - Amy's husband's name is David not Davin.

Note: There are two Fanny Allens - Fanny and Ariel Allen have a daughter Fanny Allen who married Hiram Parker.

Fenimore, Grant Co. is in Wisconsin.

Amasa's daughter Maria was born in 1827 according to 1880 census not in 1851.

Philander's son should be John Wallace not John M.

I have more children for Philander and Harriet and most of Harriet's family but I go back no further than her parents on her side. This seems to be another big brick wall.

1850 federal census - In the 1850 census there are two families listed in household #160; family #165 has A. Ferris age 39 (who is he) and Isaac Rury age 10 (Isaac is John Parker's grandson, son of his daughter Dianna and George Rury, she died in 1849) and family #166 John Parker, Lydia Ferris and B. Slater.

1860 federal census - Living with John Parker are Abram Ferris 41 (farm laborer), Sarah Ferris 14 (house keeper), Theodore Molley 13 or 15 (farm laborer)

Burial: Smyrna West Cemetery Smyrna Chenango County New York, USA