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Brothers, Thomas Henderson "Tom" Parker and James
Talton Parker were the sons of John P. Parker (bc 1867 Mississippi -
d 1930 Tishomingo, Tishomingo, Mississippi) and Frances Emmaline
"Emma" Wright Parker (b April 8, 1860 Tishomingo, Tishomingo,
Mississippi - d after 1899). They moved in Matagorda County, Texas
about 1914. By 1919, they were joined by their half-brother, Edwin
Earl Parker Sr., who was the son of John P. Parker and Addie/Adline
L. Slack Parker (b c Apr 1867 Tennessee - d 1930 Tishomingo,
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Tom and Emma's
children were Vardaman b c 1904, Grace Ethel b 1908, Dayton Lee b
1910, John Dalton b 1912, Cora Lois b 1914 and Howard b 1918.
Grace, Dayton, Dalton and Lois were attending school in
Collegeport in 1923 as evidenced by the school census slips
below and in 1927, they were attending school at
Prairie Center.
By 1927, Howard was attending school with Dayton, Dalton and
Cora Lois. The children did not appear in the school censuses
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Tom and Emma eventually moved to Texas City,
Galveston County, Texas.
Tom died on September 20, 1953 and
Emma on November 27, 1962. They were buried at Galveston
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Killed five big geese this morning.
Hello Earl Your bro J. T. P. Larger version of the postcard picture James and Mary's children were Nedra b 1908, Bettie Frances b 1912, June Rose b 1916, Mary Lou b 1919, James T, Jr. b 1921, Emma L. b c 1924 and Jo Bernice b c 1926. James and Mary's family were enumerated on the 1920 Matagorda County census in the Collegeport area where James was a general farmer.
James and Mary's children attended the Collegeport school in 1923 and their school census slips appear below. They attended the Blessing school 1927 - 1929. In 1930, the family was enumerated in the Bexar County census and Mary Lou's father, Joseph B. Gallimore was living with them.
James died in Galveston on January 8, 1947
and was buried at Oleander Cemetery in Galveston. Mary Lou died
after James. |
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Edwin Earl Parker & Ruth Esther Jennings Parker |
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Edwin Earl "Earl" married Ruth Esther Jennings (b July 29, 1903 Fredonia, Mason, Texas - d October 19, 1993 La Marque, Galveston, Texas) daughter of John Marshall Jennings and Ida Belle Hill Jennings. They were married in Collegeport, Matagorda County on April 6, 1919.
Earl was listed as a general farmer on the January 1920 Matagorda County census. They didn't stay in Matagorda County very long. Their first child, Rosamond, was born in September 1920 in Kingsville, Kleberg County, Texas. Their other children, Earlene, Ernestine, Junell, Edwin Earl, James Marshall, Ruth Dale and Franklin Randolph were born in McCulloch County, Texas. In 1930 they were living on Coleman Road in McCulloch County and Earl was farming. In 1940, they were living on Tenth Street in Brady, McCulloch County, Texas where Earl was working as a fireman at a cotton compress.
Earl died January 23, 1953 in Galveston, Texas..
Ruth remarried to Vestal E. "Dave" Davidson. She died October 19,
1993 in Texas City. She was buried at
Hayes Grace Memorial Park in Hitchcock, Texas. |
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