Parker, Willis S. Birth: 12 APR 1819 Haywood Co., N.C. Death: 18 MAR 1905 Cherokee Co, N.C. Burial: Willis Parker/Johnson Greybeard Cemetery, Cherokee Co., N.C. Inscription: WILLIS PARKER N.C. MTD. INF. CHEROKEE WAR APR. 12, 1819 MAR. 18, 1905 CAPTAIN IN CONFEDERATE ARMY. Gender: Male Parents:
Father: Parker, Jonathan Mother: Blythe, Leoma
Spouse:
Vannoy, Adeline Amelia Birth: 18 MAR 1827 Death: 20 AUG 1897 Cherokee Co., N.C. Burial: Willis Parker/Johnson Greybeard Cemetery, Cherokee Co., N.C. Gender: Female Parents:
Father: Vannoy, Joel Mother: St.Clair, Elizabeth
Children:
Parker, John Rufus Birth: 12 NOV 1843 Cherokee Co., N.C. Death: December 1863, Cherokee Co., N.C. (While visiting the Willis Parker/Johnson Greybeard Cemetery in September 2006, Mr. William M. Palmer--the great grandson of Captain Willis Parker--stated the following history: "While serving in the Confederate Army in Virginia, Rufus contracted Typhoid. Willis escorted his son Rufus to Cherokee Co., where Rufus succumbed to the disease. John Rufus is believed to have served in Thomas' Legion of Indians and Highlanders." Burial: Willis Parker/Johnson Greybeard Family Cemetery. Inscription: RUFUS PARKER 1843--1863 CONFEDERATE ARMY DIED IN SERVICE)
Parker, William Benson "Bud" (Thomas' Legion, buried Willis Parker/Johnson Greybeard Cemetery. See also William Benson Parker)
Parker, Louisa Maria
Parker, Eugenia Vannoy
Parker, Sophia
Parker, Joseph Vannoy
Parker, Edwin A. Birth: 1 FEB 1859 Cherokee Co., N.C. Death: 1919 Oklahoma
Parker, Mary
Parker, Jonathan Carl
Spouse: Captain Willis Parker
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