Victoria was the daughter of John Willis Piper and Pauline Anne Barton. On April 25, 1878, Victoria married George Parten in Ellis County. To their union were 10 children: Minnie in 1878, Callie in 1879, John in 1881, Elmer in 1883, Docie in 1884, Charles in 1889, Claiborne in 1890, Novia in 1892, George in 1894, and Victoria in 1896.

George and Victoria's first home was near Victoria's parents home. This is where Minnie, Callie, and John were born. They later purchased his first 2 acres of land near Chambers Creek, in 1881, from the son of Captain Carr Forrest, for whom the town of Forreston was named. This is where the rest of his family was born.

Victoria and her family would visit her parents and family in Avalon on various weekends and attend their church too. George was a successful farmer and purchased more land in 1891 and in 1893 to take an advantage of the fertile valley. In the summer of 1896, George bought a new leather top buggy, for $30, from J D Akission.

As told by their daughter Minnie, in Dec of 1896, George and Victoria were involved in a serious buggy accident, leaving them both severely injured. Victoria died on January 5, 1897 and George died on March 15, 1897. The death of George and Victoria was intestate, George having no will, and their children left in a precarious situation. Their eldest daughter Minnie was married in 1895 to George Wilson and lived near the town of Italy. Callie married James Grant, 5 days after her father's death. The rest of the children were minors: John was 16, Elmer was 14, Docie was 12, Charles was 10, Novia was 8, Claiborne was 6, George was 4, and Victoria was 2.

In July 1897, Victoria's brother-in-law, William Marshal Parten was awarded guardianship of George and Victoria's estate and minor children, by the Waxahachie courthouse. William paid each of George's children $363.84 when they became of age, for their part of their parents estate that was valued at $4,100.00.

George Sr. and wife Victoria are both presumed buried at the Glenwood Methodist Church cemetery, located between Nash and Forreston. Only the maker for George is found there.