Husband: John Parker
Born: Oct- 1-1821 1
Died: Dec-10-1895 1,2
Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 2,1
Resided: in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 2
Resided: formerly at White Oak (near Pullman), Ritchie Co, WV 2
Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 3
Resided: (settled, 1838) in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 2
Occupation: saw mill owner 2
Father: William Parker ( - 1832)
Mother: Sarah Deacon
Wife: Nancy Snodgrass 4,3,2
Born: Mar-14-1827 1,5 Buried: (no death date) in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 3 Father: Isaac Snodgrass (1787 - ) Mother: Hannah ___ (1788 - ) Notes
M Child 1: Sylvester Parker Born: ca 1847 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 6,3 Died: Aug- 8-1920 in Vinton Co, OH 7 Census: 1920 in Vinton Co, OH Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 10 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 3 Wife: Mary Jane Pritchard b. ca 1845 d. bef Jun 1890 Married: Mar-19-1869 in Ritchie Co, WV 8 Wife: Sarah M. Mealey b. ca 1848 d. bef Jan 1896 Married: Jun- 9-1890 in Ritchie Co, WV 9 Wife: Christina Gainon b. Aug- -1859 d. Jan-21-1923 Married: Jan-23-1896 in Ritchie Co, WV 10
M Child 2: William Allen Parker Also known as: Allen Parker 11 Born: ca 1849 3,6 Wife: Eliza A. Pritchard b. ca 1847 Married: Jun-17-1869 in Ritchie Co, WV 6
F Child 3: Eliza E. Parker Born: ca 1851 in Marion Co, (W)VA 6,3 Resided: in Upshur Co, WV 2 Resided: 1872 in Marion Co, WV 6 Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 3 Husband: John R. Howse b. ca 1852 Also known as: John R. Howe 2 Married: Mar-16-1872 in Ritchie Co, WV 6
M Child 4: James W. Parker Born: 1854 12,6,3 Died: 1914 12 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Resided: in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 2 Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 3 Wife: Eleanor Ann Shafer b. Dec-24-1862 d. Jan-21-1952 Also known as: Eleanor Ann Schafer 13 Married: Sep-20-1888 in Ritchie Co, WV 14
M Child 5: Eli Parker Born: Jan-11-1857 15 Died: Nov- 8-1875 15 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
M Child 6: John F. "Frank" Parker Also known as: Frank Parker 6,16 Born: ca 1859 6 Died: bef 1911 16 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 2 Wife: Hannah E. Lowther b. 1844 Census name: Sarah E. Lowther 17 Married: Dec-25-1879 in Ritchie Co, WV 18
Sources: (1) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (2) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 344. (3) 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (4) Marriage record of son. (5) 1850 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (6) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (7) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (8) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Sylvester Parker, 21, b. & res. in Ritchie Co, son of John & Nancy; and Mary Jane Pritchard, 24, b. & res. in Ritchie Co, dau of John M. & Sarah. Married Mar 19 1869. MR p. 20. (9) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Sylvester Parker, widowed, 43, b. & res. in Ritchie Co; and Mary M. Mealey, single, 42, b. & res. in Ritchie Co. Married Jun 9 1890. MR p. 71. (10) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Sylvester Parker, widowed, 48, b. & res. in Ritchie Co; and Christina Leeson, widowed, 36, b. Gilmer Co, res. Ritchie Co. Married Jan 23 1896. MR p. 91. (11) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 421. (12) Headstone (year only) (13) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (14) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as James W. Parker, 34, of Ritchie Co; and E. A. Shafer, 24, b. Monongalia Co, res. Ritchie Co. Married Sep 20 1888. (15) Headstone. (16) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 105. (17) 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union Twp). (18) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Frank Parker, 20, of Ritchie Co, son of John & Nancy; and Hannah E. Lowther, 32, of Ritchie Co, dau of William R. & Sarah. Married Dec 25 1879.