Migrated from Gibson County, Tennessee with his immediate family and some of his extended family as well as a few other families to Arkansas in the mid 1850's. Some of the family dropped off in other areas of Yell County but Jefferson's clan continued on to the far western edge of Yell county just over the line into what is now Scott County. The region where they homesteaded was known as Dutch Creek and still referred to by that name.
Husband of Mariah Frances Williams who he married in 1841 in Gibson County, Tennessee.
Father of the following children:
William PARKER 1838 – 1839
John W. Parker 1840 – 1890
(m. Hanna L. ______ 1841 - 1890)
Mary Jane PARKER 1843 – 1871
Francis Marion PARKER 1848 – 1910
Ralph Parker 1848 – 1900
(m. Sarah A. ______ 1846 - )
(m. Rebecca "Becky" M. Payne Pool abt. 1848 - )
Thomas Jefferson Parker 1851 – 1929
(m. Lurilla Catherine "Lou or Lu" Rogers 11/1854 - 9/18/1926)
Nancy Ann Parker 1854 – 1855(?)∼It is believed he married Mariah (Maria) Williams in Madison County, Tennessee about 1837. They had 8 known children: William, John W. , Mary Jane, Ralph (Rafe), Francis Marion, David, Thomas Jefferson, and Nancy Ann.
SCOTT COUNTY ARKANSAS
1880 AGRICULTURAL CENSUS
HUNT TOWNSHIP
Transcribed by Delaine Edwards
Jefferson Parker owned 35 acres of improved land and 90 acres of woodland valued at $500. He had $25 worth of farm implements and $500 worth of livestock. Estimated value of his farm production for 1879 was $800. He owned 3 horses and 8 milch cows which had all calved. He had sold one head of cattle and no butter production was listed. He had 24 sheep which had dropped 12 lambs. Eleven of them had been killed by dogs and one died of disease. They'd produced 11 fleeces weighing 24 pounds. He had 40 swine and 30 poultry which produced 200 dozen eggs. 25 acres of Indian Corn produced 1000 bushels; 3 acres of oats produced 25 bushels and 10 acres of cotton produced 6 bales. 1 acre of Irish potatoes produced 100 bushels; 1 acre of sweet potatoes produced 75 bushels. The acreage for his apple orchard is illegible but he had 20 trees which produced 60 bushels of fruit for which no value was listed. His bees had provided 125 pounds of honey and he had cut 20 cords of wood worth $20.
Husband of Mariah Frances Williams who he married in 1841 in Gibson County, Tennessee.
Father of the following children:
William PARKER 1838 – 1839
John W. Parker 1840 – 1890
(m. Hanna L. ______ 1841 - 1890)
Mary Jane PARKER 1843 – 1871
Francis Marion PARKER 1848 – 1910
Ralph Parker 1848 – 1900
(m. Sarah A. ______ 1846 - )
(m. Rebecca "Becky" M. Payne Pool abt. 1848 - )
Thomas Jefferson Parker 1851 – 1929
(m. Lurilla Catherine "Lou or Lu" Rogers 11/1854 - 9/18/1926)
Nancy Ann Parker 1854 – 1855(?)∼It is believed he married Mariah (Maria) Williams in Madison County, Tennessee about 1837. They had 8 known children: William, John W. , Mary Jane, Ralph (Rafe), Francis Marion, David, Thomas Jefferson, and Nancy Ann.
SCOTT COUNTY ARKANSAS
1880 AGRICULTURAL CENSUS
HUNT TOWNSHIP
Transcribed by Delaine Edwards
Jefferson Parker owned 35 acres of improved land and 90 acres of woodland valued at $500. He had $25 worth of farm implements and $500 worth of livestock. Estimated value of his farm production for 1879 was $800. He owned 3 horses and 8 milch cows which had all calved. He had sold one head of cattle and no butter production was listed. He had 24 sheep which had dropped 12 lambs. Eleven of them had been killed by dogs and one died of disease. They'd produced 11 fleeces weighing 24 pounds. He had 40 swine and 30 poultry which produced 200 dozen eggs. 25 acres of Indian Corn produced 1000 bushels; 3 acres of oats produced 25 bushels and 10 acres of cotton produced 6 bales. 1 acre of Irish potatoes produced 100 bushels; 1 acre of sweet potatoes produced 75 bushels. The acreage for his apple orchard is illegible but he had 20 trees which produced 60 bushels of fruit for which no value was listed. His bees had provided 125 pounds of honey and he had cut 20 cords of wood worth $20.
Migrated from Gibson County, Tennessee with his immediate family and some of his extended family as well as a few other families to Arkansas in the mid 1850's. Some of the family dropped off in other areas of Yell County but Jefferson's clan continued on to the far western edge of Yell county just over the line into what is now Scott County. The region where they homesteaded was known as Dutch Creek and still referred to by that name.
Husband of Mariah Frances Williams who he married in 1841 in Gibson County, Tennessee.
Father of the following children:
William PARKER 1838 – 1839
John W. Parker 1840 – 1890
(m. Hanna L. ______ 1841 - 1890)
Mary Jane PARKER 1843 – 1871
Francis Marion PARKER 1848 – 1910
Ralph Parker 1848 – 1900
(m. Sarah A. ______ 1846 - )
(m. Rebecca "Becky" M. Payne Pool abt. 1848 - )
Thomas Jefferson Parker 1851 – 1929
(m. Lurilla Catherine "Lou or Lu" Rogers 11/1854 - 9/18/1926)
Nancy Ann Parker 1854 – 1855(?)∼It is believed he married Mariah (Maria) Williams in Madison County, Tennessee about 1837. They had 8 known children: William, John W. , Mary Jane, Ralph (Rafe), Francis Marion, David, Thomas Jefferson, and Nancy Ann.
SCOTT COUNTY ARKANSAS
1880 AGRICULTURAL CENSUS
HUNT TOWNSHIP
Transcribed by Delaine Edwards
Jefferson Parker owned 35 acres of improved land and 90 acres of woodland valued at $500. He had $25 worth of farm implements and $500 worth of livestock. Estimated value of his farm production for 1879 was $800. He owned 3 horses and 8 milch cows which had all calved. He had sold one head of cattle and no butter production was listed. He had 24 sheep which had dropped 12 lambs. Eleven of them had been killed by dogs and one died of disease. They'd produced 11 fleeces weighing 24 pounds. He had 40 swine and 30 poultry which produced 200 dozen eggs. 25 acres of Indian Corn produced 1000 bushels; 3 acres of oats produced 25 bushels and 10 acres of cotton produced 6 bales. 1 acre of Irish potatoes produced 100 bushels; 1 acre of sweet potatoes produced 75 bushels. The acreage for his apple orchard is illegible but he had 20 trees which produced 60 bushels of fruit for which no value was listed. His bees had provided 125 pounds of honey and he had cut 20 cords of wood worth $20.
Husband of Mariah Frances Williams who he married in 1841 in Gibson County, Tennessee.
Father of the following children:
William PARKER 1838 – 1839
John W. Parker 1840 – 1890
(m. Hanna L. ______ 1841 - 1890)
Mary Jane PARKER 1843 – 1871
Francis Marion PARKER 1848 – 1910
Ralph Parker 1848 – 1900
(m. Sarah A. ______ 1846 - )
(m. Rebecca "Becky" M. Payne Pool abt. 1848 - )
Thomas Jefferson Parker 1851 – 1929
(m. Lurilla Catherine "Lou or Lu" Rogers 11/1854 - 9/18/1926)
Nancy Ann Parker 1854 – 1855(?)∼It is believed he married Mariah (Maria) Williams in Madison County, Tennessee about 1837. They had 8 known children: William, John W. , Mary Jane, Ralph (Rafe), Francis Marion, David, Thomas Jefferson, and Nancy Ann.
SCOTT COUNTY ARKANSAS
1880 AGRICULTURAL CENSUS
HUNT TOWNSHIP
Transcribed by Delaine Edwards
Jefferson Parker owned 35 acres of improved land and 90 acres of woodland valued at $500. He had $25 worth of farm implements and $500 worth of livestock. Estimated value of his farm production for 1879 was $800. He owned 3 horses and 8 milch cows which had all calved. He had sold one head of cattle and no butter production was listed. He had 24 sheep which had dropped 12 lambs. Eleven of them had been killed by dogs and one died of disease. They'd produced 11 fleeces weighing 24 pounds. He had 40 swine and 30 poultry which produced 200 dozen eggs. 25 acres of Indian Corn produced 1000 bushels; 3 acres of oats produced 25 bushels and 10 acres of cotton produced 6 bales. 1 acre of Irish potatoes produced 100 bushels; 1 acre of sweet potatoes produced 75 bushels. The acreage for his apple orchard is illegible but he had 20 trees which produced 60 bushels of fruit for which no value was listed. His bees had provided 125 pounds of honey and he had cut 20 cords of wood worth $20.
Inscription
"Aged 74 years..."
"Within our hearts in memory dear,
Shall live till life is oer.
Love points behind this changing sphere,
Where loved ones meet once more"
Gravesite Details
Marker off its base but still readable in 2008.
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