WILLIAM SHERMAN PARKER IS MY GRANDFATHER -- RICHARD ALLEN PARKER
FAMILY HISTORY"
William was born on June 25, 1869 in Greene County, Missouri and a son of Harvey K. Parker and Rebecca Totten. William married Altha Stevenson, she took the name of her stepfather, Haskins, on October 10, 1899 in Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas. They arrived in town in a cover wagon and Altha changed into her wedding dress inside the cover wagon. Then they went into the Court House and got married. His father Harvey K. fought with General Sherman in the Vicksburg Battle at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Harvey K. name his first born son after the General. William had two brothers, John and Jesse and two sisters, Eliza and Martha. William was a farmer, miner, a wood chopper and he was a wanderlust. He moved about on a regular basis in Missouri, Arkansas and Kansas, having children born in all three states. He never settled down until he came to Kansas City, Missouri. William and Altha had eleven children: Martha - Harvey - Charley - Arthur - Marvin - Cecil - William - Elvie - three stillbirths. Altha had one son , Everett, before she married William. While she was working in a mining camp as a cook, she was attacked and rape. Everett took the Parker name for the rest of his life. After their marriage, William and Altha went Crawford County, Kansas to live. They lived there for several years and had four children born there, Martha, born April 30, 1900 - Harvey, who lived for only seven months - Charley, who lived two and half years and buried in the Cherokee Cemetery in Crawford County, Kansas - Arthur, born July 12, 1905, Before 1909 the family moved to Sebastian County, Arkansas and three sons were born - Cecil - born March 31, 1909 - Marvin - born January 15, 1911 and William Bert "Pete" - born February 5, 1913. Shortly afterward, they moved to Saline County, Missouri near the town of Marshall. William rented an 80 acres farm from a man named Harris. The farm was located just off Highway 65 near the Black Water River. The land was good and he worked it with a plow and a team of horses. After a couple of years, William got itching feet. He had heard that land could be bought for a cheap price in the Ozarks. He just had to investigate these rumors. William, his brother, John, with sons Arthur and Cecil load up a wagon with supplies and headed south, leaving the rest of the family behind. If they like what they found, he would have the rest of the family join them. Later, Altha received word for her and the other children to join them in Eminence, a small town in Shannon County, Missouri. Taking a train, the family was united again. The house was cheaply made and there was barn a short distance from the house. There was a porch on front made of rough boards laid close together for the floor. They rented this first house but were anxious to buy something of their own. William found a place several miles away in a different valley. It was forty acres with a house and barn. There was a small creek running down a little valley in which the boys could swim and fish. The new place had a lot of trees and bushes on it, which had to be cleared. The soil was rocky and poor and farming was the pits. Part of the wood from the trees were used to heat the house. and stove and the rest the sold for cash to buy food staples and clothing. William and his brother, John, worked hard in the timber area getting logs ready for the saw mill. They sold wood to the Missouri Pacific Railroad for their train boilers. Life was hard and tough in the Ozarks.Shortly before 1923, William and Altha was faced with a decision, as their sons mature into young men,. Altha didn't want her sons working the mines which was not only unhealthy but dangerous. Her first son. Everett, was already in the mines and he spent his whole adult life to retirement working in mines. A neighbor, Henry Nicholas, had gone to Kansas City for the summer and when he returned in the fall, he told of the wonderful opportunities for work. The Nichols family decided to move to Kansas City. A year later, William's son, Arthur, was invited to go and live with the Nichols family. He soon wrote hone, telling the family how good work conditions were in Kansas City. He suggested that they all moved to Kansas City. Arthur sent some money home with a promise more if needed for a trip north. William and Altha decided to move to Kansas City and the year was 1923. They loaded as much belongings as they could carry, including a bed for William, Altha and Elvie to slept onto a wagon. They rigged some covering to protect them from the elements as they travel. The also brought a small tent, similar to an Indian tepee for the boys to slept in. On the trip north, they stopped in Pittsburg, Kansas to see Altha's parents, Elizabeth and James Haskins. It had been seven years since Altha last saw her folks. William took along his horses. Two hitched to the wagon and the third horse had as saddle and the three boys took turn riding. One boys rode the horse and the took two rode on the wagon with their feet out the back of the wagon, happily swinging their feet as the wagon moved down the bumpy road. The roads were dirt or gravel, no pavement anywhere except in Springfield, Missouri. There the payment ran two or three blocks long. From Springfield, the family moved north on 71 highway. The trip was up and down hills, making about 15-20 miles a day, camping next to creeks where the boys fished and went swimming. The only car seen was occasionally a Model T. Cars were far and few. Every day was different from the day before, changing scenery and wondering what was over the next hill. Whenever the wagon faced a steep hill, the boys would jump off the wagon and walk to lighten the load for the horses. He passed away on the day President Roosevelt declared war on Germany and Japan, December 7,1941 and is buried in the Mount Moriah Cemetery in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. [2] An obituary appeared in the local newspaper in Kansas City, Missouri.
1899 --- Kansas County Marriage Records 1811-1911
Name: Altha Haskins
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Birth Date: About 1875 :Marriage Date: October 23, 1899
Marriage Place: Cherokee County, Kansas
Spouse: W S Parker :Film Number: 001411997
:Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kansas, County Marriage Records, 1811-1911 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. --- Original data: Marriage Records. Kansas Marriages. Various Kansas County District Courts and Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas --- Description: This collection consists of county marriage records from various counties in Kansas.
1941 --- MISSOURI DEATH RECORD
Name: William S. Parker
Birth Date: June 25, 1876
County: Greene
State: Missouri --- {Birth year on death certificate and birth year on tombstone are both incorrect - should be 1869 according to the 1870 Census}
Death Date: December 7, 1941
Death City Or Town: Kansas City
Death County: Jackson
Death State: Missouri
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown
Informant: Cecil Parker
Occupation: Farmer
Married Status: Widowed
Age: 75Y - 5M - 12D
Gender: Male
Race: White
Cause of Death: Coronary Thrombosis
Place of Burial: Mt. Moriah Cemetery
Burial: December 9, 1941
Source: Death Certificate: #40867
RESEARCHED BY RICHARD PARKER
Source Information: MISSOURI STATE ARCHIVES, Missouri State division Of Health, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri.
Two children who died young.
1. Charles "Charlie"
2. Harvey (named after his grandfather Harvey K. Parker
OBITUARY:
Parker - William S
Street Number: 5231 Brighton
Date: 1941
Funeral Services: 2 O'clock Tuesday
Location: Eads Brothers Drawing Room
Address Number: 1416 Minnesota Avenue.
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Interment At Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mr. Parker Will Lie In State At The Funeral Home.
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: THE KANSAS CITY TIMES, Tuesday, December 9, 1941, page: 12.
1941 --- FIND A GAVE INDEX 1600'S-CURRENT
Name: William Sherman Parker
Gender: Male
Birth Date: June25, 1869
Birth Place: Greene County, Missouri, United States of America:Death Date: December 7, 1941
:Death Place: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America:Cemetery: Mount Moriah Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America
Has Bio?: Yes
Father: Harvey K. Parker
Spouse: Altha Viola Parker
Children: Elvie Rebecca Manning -- Charles Parker -- Evert Parker -- Cecil Thomas Parker -- Arthur Parker -- Martha Elizabeth Brown -- Marvin Parker -- William Bert Parker
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29582301/william-sherman-parker
Researcher: Richard Parker:Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. --- Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. --- Description: This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave. Corrections and additions to memorials can be submitted on the Find a Grave site. When viewing a record in this database, you can navigate to the corresponding memorial on Find a Grave by clicking "Go to website" or clicking on the Find a Grave URL. Once viewing the memorial on Find a Grave, corrections can be submitted by clicking the 'edit' tab.
FAMILY HISTORY"
William was born on June 25, 1869 in Greene County, Missouri and a son of Harvey K. Parker and Rebecca Totten. William married Altha Stevenson, she took the name of her stepfather, Haskins, on October 10, 1899 in Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas. They arrived in town in a cover wagon and Altha changed into her wedding dress inside the cover wagon. Then they went into the Court House and got married. His father Harvey K. fought with General Sherman in the Vicksburg Battle at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Harvey K. name his first born son after the General. William had two brothers, John and Jesse and two sisters, Eliza and Martha. William was a farmer, miner, a wood chopper and he was a wanderlust. He moved about on a regular basis in Missouri, Arkansas and Kansas, having children born in all three states. He never settled down until he came to Kansas City, Missouri. William and Altha had eleven children: Martha - Harvey - Charley - Arthur - Marvin - Cecil - William - Elvie - three stillbirths. Altha had one son , Everett, before she married William. While she was working in a mining camp as a cook, she was attacked and rape. Everett took the Parker name for the rest of his life. After their marriage, William and Altha went Crawford County, Kansas to live. They lived there for several years and had four children born there, Martha, born April 30, 1900 - Harvey, who lived for only seven months - Charley, who lived two and half years and buried in the Cherokee Cemetery in Crawford County, Kansas - Arthur, born July 12, 1905, Before 1909 the family moved to Sebastian County, Arkansas and three sons were born - Cecil - born March 31, 1909 - Marvin - born January 15, 1911 and William Bert "Pete" - born February 5, 1913. Shortly afterward, they moved to Saline County, Missouri near the town of Marshall. William rented an 80 acres farm from a man named Harris. The farm was located just off Highway 65 near the Black Water River. The land was good and he worked it with a plow and a team of horses. After a couple of years, William got itching feet. He had heard that land could be bought for a cheap price in the Ozarks. He just had to investigate these rumors. William, his brother, John, with sons Arthur and Cecil load up a wagon with supplies and headed south, leaving the rest of the family behind. If they like what they found, he would have the rest of the family join them. Later, Altha received word for her and the other children to join them in Eminence, a small town in Shannon County, Missouri. Taking a train, the family was united again. The house was cheaply made and there was barn a short distance from the house. There was a porch on front made of rough boards laid close together for the floor. They rented this first house but were anxious to buy something of their own. William found a place several miles away in a different valley. It was forty acres with a house and barn. There was a small creek running down a little valley in which the boys could swim and fish. The new place had a lot of trees and bushes on it, which had to be cleared. The soil was rocky and poor and farming was the pits. Part of the wood from the trees were used to heat the house. and stove and the rest the sold for cash to buy food staples and clothing. William and his brother, John, worked hard in the timber area getting logs ready for the saw mill. They sold wood to the Missouri Pacific Railroad for their train boilers. Life was hard and tough in the Ozarks.Shortly before 1923, William and Altha was faced with a decision, as their sons mature into young men,. Altha didn't want her sons working the mines which was not only unhealthy but dangerous. Her first son. Everett, was already in the mines and he spent his whole adult life to retirement working in mines. A neighbor, Henry Nicholas, had gone to Kansas City for the summer and when he returned in the fall, he told of the wonderful opportunities for work. The Nichols family decided to move to Kansas City. A year later, William's son, Arthur, was invited to go and live with the Nichols family. He soon wrote hone, telling the family how good work conditions were in Kansas City. He suggested that they all moved to Kansas City. Arthur sent some money home with a promise more if needed for a trip north. William and Altha decided to move to Kansas City and the year was 1923. They loaded as much belongings as they could carry, including a bed for William, Altha and Elvie to slept onto a wagon. They rigged some covering to protect them from the elements as they travel. The also brought a small tent, similar to an Indian tepee for the boys to slept in. On the trip north, they stopped in Pittsburg, Kansas to see Altha's parents, Elizabeth and James Haskins. It had been seven years since Altha last saw her folks. William took along his horses. Two hitched to the wagon and the third horse had as saddle and the three boys took turn riding. One boys rode the horse and the took two rode on the wagon with their feet out the back of the wagon, happily swinging their feet as the wagon moved down the bumpy road. The roads were dirt or gravel, no pavement anywhere except in Springfield, Missouri. There the payment ran two or three blocks long. From Springfield, the family moved north on 71 highway. The trip was up and down hills, making about 15-20 miles a day, camping next to creeks where the boys fished and went swimming. The only car seen was occasionally a Model T. Cars were far and few. Every day was different from the day before, changing scenery and wondering what was over the next hill. Whenever the wagon faced a steep hill, the boys would jump off the wagon and walk to lighten the load for the horses. He passed away on the day President Roosevelt declared war on Germany and Japan, December 7,1941 and is buried in the Mount Moriah Cemetery in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. [2] An obituary appeared in the local newspaper in Kansas City, Missouri.
1899 --- Kansas County Marriage Records 1811-1911
Name: Altha Haskins
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Birth Date: About 1875 :Marriage Date: October 23, 1899
Marriage Place: Cherokee County, Kansas
Spouse: W S Parker :Film Number: 001411997
:Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kansas, County Marriage Records, 1811-1911 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. --- Original data: Marriage Records. Kansas Marriages. Various Kansas County District Courts and Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas --- Description: This collection consists of county marriage records from various counties in Kansas.
1941 --- MISSOURI DEATH RECORD
Name: William S. Parker
Birth Date: June 25, 1876
County: Greene
State: Missouri --- {Birth year on death certificate and birth year on tombstone are both incorrect - should be 1869 according to the 1870 Census}
Death Date: December 7, 1941
Death City Or Town: Kansas City
Death County: Jackson
Death State: Missouri
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown
Informant: Cecil Parker
Occupation: Farmer
Married Status: Widowed
Age: 75Y - 5M - 12D
Gender: Male
Race: White
Cause of Death: Coronary Thrombosis
Place of Burial: Mt. Moriah Cemetery
Burial: December 9, 1941
Source: Death Certificate: #40867
RESEARCHED BY RICHARD PARKER
Source Information: MISSOURI STATE ARCHIVES, Missouri State division Of Health, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri.
Two children who died young.
1. Charles "Charlie"
2. Harvey (named after his grandfather Harvey K. Parker
OBITUARY:
Parker - William S
Street Number: 5231 Brighton
Date: 1941
Funeral Services: 2 O'clock Tuesday
Location: Eads Brothers Drawing Room
Address Number: 1416 Minnesota Avenue.
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Interment At Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mr. Parker Will Lie In State At The Funeral Home.
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: THE KANSAS CITY TIMES, Tuesday, December 9, 1941, page: 12.
1941 --- FIND A GAVE INDEX 1600'S-CURRENT
Name: William Sherman Parker
Gender: Male
Birth Date: June25, 1869
Birth Place: Greene County, Missouri, United States of America:Death Date: December 7, 1941
:Death Place: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America:Cemetery: Mount Moriah Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America
Has Bio?: Yes
Father: Harvey K. Parker
Spouse: Altha Viola Parker
Children: Elvie Rebecca Manning -- Charles Parker -- Evert Parker -- Cecil Thomas Parker -- Arthur Parker -- Martha Elizabeth Brown -- Marvin Parker -- William Bert Parker
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29582301/william-sherman-parker
Researcher: Richard Parker:Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. --- Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. --- Description: This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave. Corrections and additions to memorials can be submitted on the Find a Grave site. When viewing a record in this database, you can navigate to the corresponding memorial on Find a Grave by clicking "Go to website" or clicking on the Find a Grave URL. Once viewing the memorial on Find a Grave, corrections can be submitted by clicking the 'edit' tab.
WILLIAM SHERMAN PARKER IS MY GRANDFATHER -- RICHARD ALLEN PARKER
FAMILY HISTORY"
William was born on June 25, 1869 in Greene County, Missouri and a son of Harvey K. Parker and Rebecca Totten. William married Altha Stevenson, she took the name of her stepfather, Haskins, on October 10, 1899 in Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas. They arrived in town in a cover wagon and Altha changed into her wedding dress inside the cover wagon. Then they went into the Court House and got married. His father Harvey K. fought with General Sherman in the Vicksburg Battle at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Harvey K. name his first born son after the General. William had two brothers, John and Jesse and two sisters, Eliza and Martha. William was a farmer, miner, a wood chopper and he was a wanderlust. He moved about on a regular basis in Missouri, Arkansas and Kansas, having children born in all three states. He never settled down until he came to Kansas City, Missouri. William and Altha had eleven children: Martha - Harvey - Charley - Arthur - Marvin - Cecil - William - Elvie - three stillbirths. Altha had one son , Everett, before she married William. While she was working in a mining camp as a cook, she was attacked and rape. Everett took the Parker name for the rest of his life. After their marriage, William and Altha went Crawford County, Kansas to live. They lived there for several years and had four children born there, Martha, born April 30, 1900 - Harvey, who lived for only seven months - Charley, who lived two and half years and buried in the Cherokee Cemetery in Crawford County, Kansas - Arthur, born July 12, 1905, Before 1909 the family moved to Sebastian County, Arkansas and three sons were born - Cecil - born March 31, 1909 - Marvin - born January 15, 1911 and William Bert "Pete" - born February 5, 1913. Shortly afterward, they moved to Saline County, Missouri near the town of Marshall. William rented an 80 acres farm from a man named Harris. The farm was located just off Highway 65 near the Black Water River. The land was good and he worked it with a plow and a team of horses. After a couple of years, William got itching feet. He had heard that land could be bought for a cheap price in the Ozarks. He just had to investigate these rumors. William, his brother, John, with sons Arthur and Cecil load up a wagon with supplies and headed south, leaving the rest of the family behind. If they like what they found, he would have the rest of the family join them. Later, Altha received word for her and the other children to join them in Eminence, a small town in Shannon County, Missouri. Taking a train, the family was united again. The house was cheaply made and there was barn a short distance from the house. There was a porch on front made of rough boards laid close together for the floor. They rented this first house but were anxious to buy something of their own. William found a place several miles away in a different valley. It was forty acres with a house and barn. There was a small creek running down a little valley in which the boys could swim and fish. The new place had a lot of trees and bushes on it, which had to be cleared. The soil was rocky and poor and farming was the pits. Part of the wood from the trees were used to heat the house. and stove and the rest the sold for cash to buy food staples and clothing. William and his brother, John, worked hard in the timber area getting logs ready for the saw mill. They sold wood to the Missouri Pacific Railroad for their train boilers. Life was hard and tough in the Ozarks.Shortly before 1923, William and Altha was faced with a decision, as their sons mature into young men,. Altha didn't want her sons working the mines which was not only unhealthy but dangerous. Her first son. Everett, was already in the mines and he spent his whole adult life to retirement working in mines. A neighbor, Henry Nicholas, had gone to Kansas City for the summer and when he returned in the fall, he told of the wonderful opportunities for work. The Nichols family decided to move to Kansas City. A year later, William's son, Arthur, was invited to go and live with the Nichols family. He soon wrote hone, telling the family how good work conditions were in Kansas City. He suggested that they all moved to Kansas City. Arthur sent some money home with a promise more if needed for a trip north. William and Altha decided to move to Kansas City and the year was 1923. They loaded as much belongings as they could carry, including a bed for William, Altha and Elvie to slept onto a wagon. They rigged some covering to protect them from the elements as they travel. The also brought a small tent, similar to an Indian tepee for the boys to slept in. On the trip north, they stopped in Pittsburg, Kansas to see Altha's parents, Elizabeth and James Haskins. It had been seven years since Altha last saw her folks. William took along his horses. Two hitched to the wagon and the third horse had as saddle and the three boys took turn riding. One boys rode the horse and the took two rode on the wagon with their feet out the back of the wagon, happily swinging their feet as the wagon moved down the bumpy road. The roads were dirt or gravel, no pavement anywhere except in Springfield, Missouri. There the payment ran two or three blocks long. From Springfield, the family moved north on 71 highway. The trip was up and down hills, making about 15-20 miles a day, camping next to creeks where the boys fished and went swimming. The only car seen was occasionally a Model T. Cars were far and few. Every day was different from the day before, changing scenery and wondering what was over the next hill. Whenever the wagon faced a steep hill, the boys would jump off the wagon and walk to lighten the load for the horses. He passed away on the day President Roosevelt declared war on Germany and Japan, December 7,1941 and is buried in the Mount Moriah Cemetery in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. [2] An obituary appeared in the local newspaper in Kansas City, Missouri.
1899 --- Kansas County Marriage Records 1811-1911
Name: Altha Haskins
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Birth Date: About 1875 :Marriage Date: October 23, 1899
Marriage Place: Cherokee County, Kansas
Spouse: W S Parker :Film Number: 001411997
:Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kansas, County Marriage Records, 1811-1911 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. --- Original data: Marriage Records. Kansas Marriages. Various Kansas County District Courts and Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas --- Description: This collection consists of county marriage records from various counties in Kansas.
1941 --- MISSOURI DEATH RECORD
Name: William S. Parker
Birth Date: June 25, 1876
County: Greene
State: Missouri --- {Birth year on death certificate and birth year on tombstone are both incorrect - should be 1869 according to the 1870 Census}
Death Date: December 7, 1941
Death City Or Town: Kansas City
Death County: Jackson
Death State: Missouri
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown
Informant: Cecil Parker
Occupation: Farmer
Married Status: Widowed
Age: 75Y - 5M - 12D
Gender: Male
Race: White
Cause of Death: Coronary Thrombosis
Place of Burial: Mt. Moriah Cemetery
Burial: December 9, 1941
Source: Death Certificate: #40867
RESEARCHED BY RICHARD PARKER
Source Information: MISSOURI STATE ARCHIVES, Missouri State division Of Health, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri.
Two children who died young.
1. Charles "Charlie"
2. Harvey (named after his grandfather Harvey K. Parker
OBITUARY:
Parker - William S
Street Number: 5231 Brighton
Date: 1941
Funeral Services: 2 O'clock Tuesday
Location: Eads Brothers Drawing Room
Address Number: 1416 Minnesota Avenue.
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Interment At Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mr. Parker Will Lie In State At The Funeral Home.
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: THE KANSAS CITY TIMES, Tuesday, December 9, 1941, page: 12.
1941 --- FIND A GAVE INDEX 1600'S-CURRENT
Name: William Sherman Parker
Gender: Male
Birth Date: June25, 1869
Birth Place: Greene County, Missouri, United States of America:Death Date: December 7, 1941
:Death Place: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America:Cemetery: Mount Moriah Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America
Has Bio?: Yes
Father: Harvey K. Parker
Spouse: Altha Viola Parker
Children: Elvie Rebecca Manning -- Charles Parker -- Evert Parker -- Cecil Thomas Parker -- Arthur Parker -- Martha Elizabeth Brown -- Marvin Parker -- William Bert Parker
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29582301/william-sherman-parker
Researcher: Richard Parker:Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. --- Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. --- Description: This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave. Corrections and additions to memorials can be submitted on the Find a Grave site. When viewing a record in this database, you can navigate to the corresponding memorial on Find a Grave by clicking "Go to website" or clicking on the Find a Grave URL. Once viewing the memorial on Find a Grave, corrections can be submitted by clicking the 'edit' tab.
FAMILY HISTORY"
William was born on June 25, 1869 in Greene County, Missouri and a son of Harvey K. Parker and Rebecca Totten. William married Altha Stevenson, she took the name of her stepfather, Haskins, on October 10, 1899 in Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas. They arrived in town in a cover wagon and Altha changed into her wedding dress inside the cover wagon. Then they went into the Court House and got married. His father Harvey K. fought with General Sherman in the Vicksburg Battle at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Harvey K. name his first born son after the General. William had two brothers, John and Jesse and two sisters, Eliza and Martha. William was a farmer, miner, a wood chopper and he was a wanderlust. He moved about on a regular basis in Missouri, Arkansas and Kansas, having children born in all three states. He never settled down until he came to Kansas City, Missouri. William and Altha had eleven children: Martha - Harvey - Charley - Arthur - Marvin - Cecil - William - Elvie - three stillbirths. Altha had one son , Everett, before she married William. While she was working in a mining camp as a cook, she was attacked and rape. Everett took the Parker name for the rest of his life. After their marriage, William and Altha went Crawford County, Kansas to live. They lived there for several years and had four children born there, Martha, born April 30, 1900 - Harvey, who lived for only seven months - Charley, who lived two and half years and buried in the Cherokee Cemetery in Crawford County, Kansas - Arthur, born July 12, 1905, Before 1909 the family moved to Sebastian County, Arkansas and three sons were born - Cecil - born March 31, 1909 - Marvin - born January 15, 1911 and William Bert "Pete" - born February 5, 1913. Shortly afterward, they moved to Saline County, Missouri near the town of Marshall. William rented an 80 acres farm from a man named Harris. The farm was located just off Highway 65 near the Black Water River. The land was good and he worked it with a plow and a team of horses. After a couple of years, William got itching feet. He had heard that land could be bought for a cheap price in the Ozarks. He just had to investigate these rumors. William, his brother, John, with sons Arthur and Cecil load up a wagon with supplies and headed south, leaving the rest of the family behind. If they like what they found, he would have the rest of the family join them. Later, Altha received word for her and the other children to join them in Eminence, a small town in Shannon County, Missouri. Taking a train, the family was united again. The house was cheaply made and there was barn a short distance from the house. There was a porch on front made of rough boards laid close together for the floor. They rented this first house but were anxious to buy something of their own. William found a place several miles away in a different valley. It was forty acres with a house and barn. There was a small creek running down a little valley in which the boys could swim and fish. The new place had a lot of trees and bushes on it, which had to be cleared. The soil was rocky and poor and farming was the pits. Part of the wood from the trees were used to heat the house. and stove and the rest the sold for cash to buy food staples and clothing. William and his brother, John, worked hard in the timber area getting logs ready for the saw mill. They sold wood to the Missouri Pacific Railroad for their train boilers. Life was hard and tough in the Ozarks.Shortly before 1923, William and Altha was faced with a decision, as their sons mature into young men,. Altha didn't want her sons working the mines which was not only unhealthy but dangerous. Her first son. Everett, was already in the mines and he spent his whole adult life to retirement working in mines. A neighbor, Henry Nicholas, had gone to Kansas City for the summer and when he returned in the fall, he told of the wonderful opportunities for work. The Nichols family decided to move to Kansas City. A year later, William's son, Arthur, was invited to go and live with the Nichols family. He soon wrote hone, telling the family how good work conditions were in Kansas City. He suggested that they all moved to Kansas City. Arthur sent some money home with a promise more if needed for a trip north. William and Altha decided to move to Kansas City and the year was 1923. They loaded as much belongings as they could carry, including a bed for William, Altha and Elvie to slept onto a wagon. They rigged some covering to protect them from the elements as they travel. The also brought a small tent, similar to an Indian tepee for the boys to slept in. On the trip north, they stopped in Pittsburg, Kansas to see Altha's parents, Elizabeth and James Haskins. It had been seven years since Altha last saw her folks. William took along his horses. Two hitched to the wagon and the third horse had as saddle and the three boys took turn riding. One boys rode the horse and the took two rode on the wagon with their feet out the back of the wagon, happily swinging their feet as the wagon moved down the bumpy road. The roads were dirt or gravel, no pavement anywhere except in Springfield, Missouri. There the payment ran two or three blocks long. From Springfield, the family moved north on 71 highway. The trip was up and down hills, making about 15-20 miles a day, camping next to creeks where the boys fished and went swimming. The only car seen was occasionally a Model T. Cars were far and few. Every day was different from the day before, changing scenery and wondering what was over the next hill. Whenever the wagon faced a steep hill, the boys would jump off the wagon and walk to lighten the load for the horses. He passed away on the day President Roosevelt declared war on Germany and Japan, December 7,1941 and is buried in the Mount Moriah Cemetery in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. [2] An obituary appeared in the local newspaper in Kansas City, Missouri.
1899 --- Kansas County Marriage Records 1811-1911
Name: Altha Haskins
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Birth Date: About 1875 :Marriage Date: October 23, 1899
Marriage Place: Cherokee County, Kansas
Spouse: W S Parker :Film Number: 001411997
:Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kansas, County Marriage Records, 1811-1911 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. --- Original data: Marriage Records. Kansas Marriages. Various Kansas County District Courts and Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas --- Description: This collection consists of county marriage records from various counties in Kansas.
1941 --- MISSOURI DEATH RECORD
Name: William S. Parker
Birth Date: June 25, 1876
County: Greene
State: Missouri --- {Birth year on death certificate and birth year on tombstone are both incorrect - should be 1869 according to the 1870 Census}
Death Date: December 7, 1941
Death City Or Town: Kansas City
Death County: Jackson
Death State: Missouri
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown
Informant: Cecil Parker
Occupation: Farmer
Married Status: Widowed
Age: 75Y - 5M - 12D
Gender: Male
Race: White
Cause of Death: Coronary Thrombosis
Place of Burial: Mt. Moriah Cemetery
Burial: December 9, 1941
Source: Death Certificate: #40867
RESEARCHED BY RICHARD PARKER
Source Information: MISSOURI STATE ARCHIVES, Missouri State division Of Health, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri.
Two children who died young.
1. Charles "Charlie"
2. Harvey (named after his grandfather Harvey K. Parker
OBITUARY:
Parker - William S
Street Number: 5231 Brighton
Date: 1941
Funeral Services: 2 O'clock Tuesday
Location: Eads Brothers Drawing Room
Address Number: 1416 Minnesota Avenue.
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Interment At Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mr. Parker Will Lie In State At The Funeral Home.
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: THE KANSAS CITY TIMES, Tuesday, December 9, 1941, page: 12.
1941 --- FIND A GAVE INDEX 1600'S-CURRENT
Name: William Sherman Parker
Gender: Male
Birth Date: June25, 1869
Birth Place: Greene County, Missouri, United States of America:Death Date: December 7, 1941
:Death Place: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America:Cemetery: Mount Moriah Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America
Has Bio?: Yes
Father: Harvey K. Parker
Spouse: Altha Viola Parker
Children: Elvie Rebecca Manning -- Charles Parker -- Evert Parker -- Cecil Thomas Parker -- Arthur Parker -- Martha Elizabeth Brown -- Marvin Parker -- William Bert Parker
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29582301/william-sherman-parker
Researcher: Richard Parker:Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. --- Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. --- Description: This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave. Corrections and additions to memorials can be submitted on the Find a Grave site. When viewing a record in this database, you can navigate to the corresponding memorial on Find a Grave by clicking "Go to website" or clicking on the Find a Grave URL. Once viewing the memorial on Find a Grave, corrections can be submitted by clicking the 'edit' tab.
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