ALTHA VIOLA (STEVENSON) PARKER IS MY GRANDMOTHER -- RICHARD ALLEN PARKER
Altha was born on March 6,1876 in Deepwater Township, Henry County, Missouri and a daughter of ______ Stevenson and Susan Elizabeth Hill. Altha married William Sherman Parker on October 23,1899 in Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas. 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 sawmill. 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 boy 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. She passed away from cancer on December 9 1940 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri and is buried in the Mount Moriah Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri. Her obituary appeared in The Kansas City Times. Monday, November 25, 1940.
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.
1940 --- MISSOURI DEATH RECORD
Name: Altha Viola Parker
Birth Date: March 6, 1876
Birth County: Henry
Birth State: Missouri
Death Date: November 23, 1940
Death City Or Town: Kansas City
Death County: Jackson
Death State: Missouri
Husband: William S. Parker
Fathe's Namer: James T. Haskins (Stepfather)
Mother' Name: Susan (Hill) Haskins
Informant's Name: William S. Parker
Occupation: Housewife
Marital Status: Married
Age: 64 Years
Gender: Female
Race: White
Cause of Death: Carcinoma Of Lung and Cardiac Decompensation (Cancer)
Cemetery: Mt. Moriah Cemetery
Burial: November 25, 1940
Source: Death Certificate: #37897
Researcher: 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)
1880 CENSUS - UNITED STATES
Page No. 269 -- Supervisor's District No. 6 -- Enumeration Sistrict No. 167 -- Microfill Roll: 689 -- Dwelling No. 179 -- Family No. 180
Inhabitants in Deepwater Township, in the County of Henry Sate of Missouri
James Haskins - 22 - Head - Farmer - Missouri
Susan E. Haskins - 25 - Wife - Missouri
Joanna Clark - 8 - Daughter - Missouri
Altha Stevens - 4 - Daughter - Missouri
Mollie Haskins 10/12 - Daughter - Missouri
1940 --- PARKER'S OBITUARY
Name: Mrs. Atha V,
Residence: 5231 Brighton
Funeral Services: Monday Morning at 11: O'clock A.M.
Funeral Home: Eads Brothers Drawing Roo
Address: 416 Minnesota Avenue
Interment At t Mt. Moriah.
Mrs. Parker Will Lay In State At The Funeral Home.
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: KANSAS CITY TIMES, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, November 25, 1940.
1940 --- U. S. NEWSPAPPERS.COM OBITUARY INDEX 1800'A-CURRENTObituary:
Name: Altha Viola Parker
Gender: Female
Death Age: 64
Birth Date: About 1876
Death Date: About 1940
Death Place: 5231 Brighton Avenue
Obituary Date: 23 Nov 1940
Obituary Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Newspaper Title: The Kansas City Star
Spouse: William S Parker
Children: Martha Brown Brixley Missouri -- Everett Parker, Arkansas -- Arthur Parker, Hackett, Arkansas -- Cecil T Parker -- Marvin Park.r Independence, Missouri -- Bert Parker
Siblings: Bessie McDonald -- Arminda Lively -- Oda Haskins, Fort Smith, Arkansas -- Roy Haskins -- Jess Haskins, Mulberry, Kansas --
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Citation: The Kansas City Star; Publication Date: 23 Nov 1940; Publication Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/656974427/?article=e14bcc01-6b97-44be-8b7b-33f50a48fa5e&focus=0.4062146,0.68263334,0.52329975,0.7505919&xid=3355 --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019. --- Original data: See newspaper information provided with each entry. --- Description: This database consists of facts extracted from obituaries found on Newspapers.com™ dating from the early 1800's to current.
1940 --- FIND A GRAVE INDEX 1600'S-CURRENT
Name: Altha Viola Parker
Gender: Female
Birth Date: March 6, 1876
Birth Place: Henry County, Missouri, United States of America
Death Date: 23 Nov 1940
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
Mother: Susan Elizabeth Haskins
Spouse: William Sherman 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/29582233/altha-viola-parker
Researcher: Ricard Parker
Source Citation: The Kansas City Star; Publication Date: 23 Nov 1940; Publication Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/656974427/?article=e14bcc01-6b97-44be-8b7b-33f50a48fa5e&focus=0.4062146,0.68263334,0.52329975,0.7505919&xid=3355 --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019. --- Original data: See newspaper information provided with each entry. --- Description: This database consists of facts extracted from obituaries found on Newspapers.com™ dating from the early 1800's to current.
Altha was born on March 6,1876 in Deepwater Township, Henry County, Missouri and a daughter of ______ Stevenson and Susan Elizabeth Hill. Altha married William Sherman Parker on October 23,1899 in Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas. 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 sawmill. 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 boy 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. She passed away from cancer on December 9 1940 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri and is buried in the Mount Moriah Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri. Her obituary appeared in The Kansas City Times. Monday, November 25, 1940.
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.
1940 --- MISSOURI DEATH RECORD
Name: Altha Viola Parker
Birth Date: March 6, 1876
Birth County: Henry
Birth State: Missouri
Death Date: November 23, 1940
Death City Or Town: Kansas City
Death County: Jackson
Death State: Missouri
Husband: William S. Parker
Fathe's Namer: James T. Haskins (Stepfather)
Mother' Name: Susan (Hill) Haskins
Informant's Name: William S. Parker
Occupation: Housewife
Marital Status: Married
Age: 64 Years
Gender: Female
Race: White
Cause of Death: Carcinoma Of Lung and Cardiac Decompensation (Cancer)
Cemetery: Mt. Moriah Cemetery
Burial: November 25, 1940
Source: Death Certificate: #37897
Researcher: 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)
1880 CENSUS - UNITED STATES
Page No. 269 -- Supervisor's District No. 6 -- Enumeration Sistrict No. 167 -- Microfill Roll: 689 -- Dwelling No. 179 -- Family No. 180
Inhabitants in Deepwater Township, in the County of Henry Sate of Missouri
James Haskins - 22 - Head - Farmer - Missouri
Susan E. Haskins - 25 - Wife - Missouri
Joanna Clark - 8 - Daughter - Missouri
Altha Stevens - 4 - Daughter - Missouri
Mollie Haskins 10/12 - Daughter - Missouri
1940 --- PARKER'S OBITUARY
Name: Mrs. Atha V,
Residence: 5231 Brighton
Funeral Services: Monday Morning at 11: O'clock A.M.
Funeral Home: Eads Brothers Drawing Roo
Address: 416 Minnesota Avenue
Interment At t Mt. Moriah.
Mrs. Parker Will Lay In State At The Funeral Home.
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: KANSAS CITY TIMES, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, November 25, 1940.
1940 --- U. S. NEWSPAPPERS.COM OBITUARY INDEX 1800'A-CURRENTObituary:
Name: Altha Viola Parker
Gender: Female
Death Age: 64
Birth Date: About 1876
Death Date: About 1940
Death Place: 5231 Brighton Avenue
Obituary Date: 23 Nov 1940
Obituary Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Newspaper Title: The Kansas City Star
Spouse: William S Parker
Children: Martha Brown Brixley Missouri -- Everett Parker, Arkansas -- Arthur Parker, Hackett, Arkansas -- Cecil T Parker -- Marvin Park.r Independence, Missouri -- Bert Parker
Siblings: Bessie McDonald -- Arminda Lively -- Oda Haskins, Fort Smith, Arkansas -- Roy Haskins -- Jess Haskins, Mulberry, Kansas --
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Citation: The Kansas City Star; Publication Date: 23 Nov 1940; Publication Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/656974427/?article=e14bcc01-6b97-44be-8b7b-33f50a48fa5e&focus=0.4062146,0.68263334,0.52329975,0.7505919&xid=3355 --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019. --- Original data: See newspaper information provided with each entry. --- Description: This database consists of facts extracted from obituaries found on Newspapers.com™ dating from the early 1800's to current.
1940 --- FIND A GRAVE INDEX 1600'S-CURRENT
Name: Altha Viola Parker
Gender: Female
Birth Date: March 6, 1876
Birth Place: Henry County, Missouri, United States of America
Death Date: 23 Nov 1940
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
Mother: Susan Elizabeth Haskins
Spouse: William Sherman 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/29582233/altha-viola-parker
Researcher: Ricard Parker
Source Citation: The Kansas City Star; Publication Date: 23 Nov 1940; Publication Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/656974427/?article=e14bcc01-6b97-44be-8b7b-33f50a48fa5e&focus=0.4062146,0.68263334,0.52329975,0.7505919&xid=3355 --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019. --- Original data: See newspaper information provided with each entry. --- Description: This database consists of facts extracted from obituaries found on Newspapers.com™ dating from the early 1800's to current.
ALTHA VIOLA (STEVENSON) PARKER IS MY GRANDMOTHER -- RICHARD ALLEN PARKER
Altha was born on March 6,1876 in Deepwater Township, Henry County, Missouri and a daughter of ______ Stevenson and Susan Elizabeth Hill. Altha married William Sherman Parker on October 23,1899 in Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas. 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 sawmill. 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 boy 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. She passed away from cancer on December 9 1940 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri and is buried in the Mount Moriah Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri. Her obituary appeared in The Kansas City Times. Monday, November 25, 1940.
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.
1940 --- MISSOURI DEATH RECORD
Name: Altha Viola Parker
Birth Date: March 6, 1876
Birth County: Henry
Birth State: Missouri
Death Date: November 23, 1940
Death City Or Town: Kansas City
Death County: Jackson
Death State: Missouri
Husband: William S. Parker
Fathe's Namer: James T. Haskins (Stepfather)
Mother' Name: Susan (Hill) Haskins
Informant's Name: William S. Parker
Occupation: Housewife
Marital Status: Married
Age: 64 Years
Gender: Female
Race: White
Cause of Death: Carcinoma Of Lung and Cardiac Decompensation (Cancer)
Cemetery: Mt. Moriah Cemetery
Burial: November 25, 1940
Source: Death Certificate: #37897
Researcher: 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)
1880 CENSUS - UNITED STATES
Page No. 269 -- Supervisor's District No. 6 -- Enumeration Sistrict No. 167 -- Microfill Roll: 689 -- Dwelling No. 179 -- Family No. 180
Inhabitants in Deepwater Township, in the County of Henry Sate of Missouri
James Haskins - 22 - Head - Farmer - Missouri
Susan E. Haskins - 25 - Wife - Missouri
Joanna Clark - 8 - Daughter - Missouri
Altha Stevens - 4 - Daughter - Missouri
Mollie Haskins 10/12 - Daughter - Missouri
1940 --- PARKER'S OBITUARY
Name: Mrs. Atha V,
Residence: 5231 Brighton
Funeral Services: Monday Morning at 11: O'clock A.M.
Funeral Home: Eads Brothers Drawing Roo
Address: 416 Minnesota Avenue
Interment At t Mt. Moriah.
Mrs. Parker Will Lay In State At The Funeral Home.
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: KANSAS CITY TIMES, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, November 25, 1940.
1940 --- U. S. NEWSPAPPERS.COM OBITUARY INDEX 1800'A-CURRENTObituary:
Name: Altha Viola Parker
Gender: Female
Death Age: 64
Birth Date: About 1876
Death Date: About 1940
Death Place: 5231 Brighton Avenue
Obituary Date: 23 Nov 1940
Obituary Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Newspaper Title: The Kansas City Star
Spouse: William S Parker
Children: Martha Brown Brixley Missouri -- Everett Parker, Arkansas -- Arthur Parker, Hackett, Arkansas -- Cecil T Parker -- Marvin Park.r Independence, Missouri -- Bert Parker
Siblings: Bessie McDonald -- Arminda Lively -- Oda Haskins, Fort Smith, Arkansas -- Roy Haskins -- Jess Haskins, Mulberry, Kansas --
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Citation: The Kansas City Star; Publication Date: 23 Nov 1940; Publication Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/656974427/?article=e14bcc01-6b97-44be-8b7b-33f50a48fa5e&focus=0.4062146,0.68263334,0.52329975,0.7505919&xid=3355 --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019. --- Original data: See newspaper information provided with each entry. --- Description: This database consists of facts extracted from obituaries found on Newspapers.com™ dating from the early 1800's to current.
1940 --- FIND A GRAVE INDEX 1600'S-CURRENT
Name: Altha Viola Parker
Gender: Female
Birth Date: March 6, 1876
Birth Place: Henry County, Missouri, United States of America
Death Date: 23 Nov 1940
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
Mother: Susan Elizabeth Haskins
Spouse: William Sherman 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/29582233/altha-viola-parker
Researcher: Ricard Parker
Source Citation: The Kansas City Star; Publication Date: 23 Nov 1940; Publication Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/656974427/?article=e14bcc01-6b97-44be-8b7b-33f50a48fa5e&focus=0.4062146,0.68263334,0.52329975,0.7505919&xid=3355 --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019. --- Original data: See newspaper information provided with each entry. --- Description: This database consists of facts extracted from obituaries found on Newspapers.com™ dating from the early 1800's to current.
Altha was born on March 6,1876 in Deepwater Township, Henry County, Missouri and a daughter of ______ Stevenson and Susan Elizabeth Hill. Altha married William Sherman Parker on October 23,1899 in Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas. 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 sawmill. 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 boy 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. She passed away from cancer on December 9 1940 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri and is buried in the Mount Moriah Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri. Her obituary appeared in The Kansas City Times. Monday, November 25, 1940.
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.
1940 --- MISSOURI DEATH RECORD
Name: Altha Viola Parker
Birth Date: March 6, 1876
Birth County: Henry
Birth State: Missouri
Death Date: November 23, 1940
Death City Or Town: Kansas City
Death County: Jackson
Death State: Missouri
Husband: William S. Parker
Fathe's Namer: James T. Haskins (Stepfather)
Mother' Name: Susan (Hill) Haskins
Informant's Name: William S. Parker
Occupation: Housewife
Marital Status: Married
Age: 64 Years
Gender: Female
Race: White
Cause of Death: Carcinoma Of Lung and Cardiac Decompensation (Cancer)
Cemetery: Mt. Moriah Cemetery
Burial: November 25, 1940
Source: Death Certificate: #37897
Researcher: 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)
1880 CENSUS - UNITED STATES
Page No. 269 -- Supervisor's District No. 6 -- Enumeration Sistrict No. 167 -- Microfill Roll: 689 -- Dwelling No. 179 -- Family No. 180
Inhabitants in Deepwater Township, in the County of Henry Sate of Missouri
James Haskins - 22 - Head - Farmer - Missouri
Susan E. Haskins - 25 - Wife - Missouri
Joanna Clark - 8 - Daughter - Missouri
Altha Stevens - 4 - Daughter - Missouri
Mollie Haskins 10/12 - Daughter - Missouri
1940 --- PARKER'S OBITUARY
Name: Mrs. Atha V,
Residence: 5231 Brighton
Funeral Services: Monday Morning at 11: O'clock A.M.
Funeral Home: Eads Brothers Drawing Roo
Address: 416 Minnesota Avenue
Interment At t Mt. Moriah.
Mrs. Parker Will Lay In State At The Funeral Home.
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: KANSAS CITY TIMES, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, November 25, 1940.
1940 --- U. S. NEWSPAPPERS.COM OBITUARY INDEX 1800'A-CURRENTObituary:
Name: Altha Viola Parker
Gender: Female
Death Age: 64
Birth Date: About 1876
Death Date: About 1940
Death Place: 5231 Brighton Avenue
Obituary Date: 23 Nov 1940
Obituary Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Newspaper Title: The Kansas City Star
Spouse: William S Parker
Children: Martha Brown Brixley Missouri -- Everett Parker, Arkansas -- Arthur Parker, Hackett, Arkansas -- Cecil T Parker -- Marvin Park.r Independence, Missouri -- Bert Parker
Siblings: Bessie McDonald -- Arminda Lively -- Oda Haskins, Fort Smith, Arkansas -- Roy Haskins -- Jess Haskins, Mulberry, Kansas --
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Citation: The Kansas City Star; Publication Date: 23 Nov 1940; Publication Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/656974427/?article=e14bcc01-6b97-44be-8b7b-33f50a48fa5e&focus=0.4062146,0.68263334,0.52329975,0.7505919&xid=3355 --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019. --- Original data: See newspaper information provided with each entry. --- Description: This database consists of facts extracted from obituaries found on Newspapers.com™ dating from the early 1800's to current.
1940 --- FIND A GRAVE INDEX 1600'S-CURRENT
Name: Altha Viola Parker
Gender: Female
Birth Date: March 6, 1876
Birth Place: Henry County, Missouri, United States of America
Death Date: 23 Nov 1940
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
Mother: Susan Elizabeth Haskins
Spouse: William Sherman 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/29582233/altha-viola-parker
Researcher: Ricard Parker
Source Citation: The Kansas City Star; Publication Date: 23 Nov 1940; Publication Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/656974427/?article=e14bcc01-6b97-44be-8b7b-33f50a48fa5e&focus=0.4062146,0.68263334,0.52329975,0.7505919&xid=3355 --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019. --- Original data: See newspaper information provided with each entry. --- Description: This database consists of facts extracted from obituaries found on Newspapers.com™ dating from the early 1800's to current.
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