Terrell-Stewart-Warren County GaArchives Biographies.....William John Parker 1812 - 1903 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Belva Gurr belvad@bellsouth.net May 20, 2003, 7:05 am Author: Belva Gurr Wm J. Parker was born in Warren County Georgia May 23, 1812. Married Aletha Lawhon April 25, 1833, who was born in Washington Co., Ga. Aug 4, 1814. She bore 12 children (10 of which lived to be grown and married) and departed this life Dec. 7, 1883. He was raised in Weston Lodge No. 80, F.A.M. of Ga. Dec 1848. Assisted in forming Furlow Lodge No. 124 Botsford, Ga. in 1850, and served as W. M. for eleven years. Was exalted in L. Dwelle Chapter, No. 17 Lumpkin Ga. in 1852. Joined Palmer Council No. 9 Lumpkin, Ga. 1853 Was a charter member of Lawrence Chapter No. 49 in Dawson Ga. 1864. Served as W. M. of Fort Dade Lodge, No. 48. Dade City, Fl. 1887. See a Scanned Image of this and a photo of William J. Parker at http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/terrell/photos/wparker.html Additional Comments: William John Parker, husband of Allethea Lawhon & father of Marcellus Hartwell, my great-grandfather. He is written about in the History of Terrell County. Wm. J. Parker was born May 25, 1812 in Warren Co, GA & died 1903 in Dade City, Citrus Co, FL. His parents were John Prescott Parker and Rachael Kelly of NC. Allethea Lawhon was born in Washington Co, GA born 8-4-1814 & died 12-7-1883 in Terrell Co. Allethea's father was Noel Lawhon born 1766 died 9-1849 of Cumberland, NC, married to Sarah Bethune born abt 1774 died aft 1850. Noel & Sarah's children were Nancy, Cynthia, Sarah Barbara, Martin, Noel jr, John b.abt 1797, Daniel b.9-1803, Angerona b.1806 & Allethea. William and Allethea married 4-25-1833 & had Jessie, Julia, John Lawhon b.abt 1834, Sarah Cynthia b.abt 1836, Daniel Franklin b.abt 1838, Eustace Dawson b.abt 1840, Wm. Harrison b.1841, Allethea Josephine b.5-2-1842, Margaret Louisa b.abt 1845, Angerona b.abt 1848, Esther Permelia b.abt 1851 & Marcellus Hartwell b.5-1860 d.1895 in Citrus County, FL. He is buried next to his father WJ Parker in Citrus Co, FL. Marcellus married Ellen Hasseltine Jennings 12-13- 1880 in Terrell.......Belva See Lott Jennings & Family at http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/sumter/photos/jennings.html This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Additional information added by Gerry Hill (gerryinga@yahoo.com) Additions: Noel Lawhorn born 10 Oct 1766 Cumberland Co NC died 7 Sep 1849 Lee Co. Ga. Sarah Bethune born 1774 NC died 12 Jun 1855 dtr. of Martin Bethune born 1740 Isle of Skye, Scotland and Lady Barbara Erquitt. Son John- State Senator-Lee Co History..article submitted by Mrs Justin M Robinson...Mrs F E Joiner and Mrs Goedon W Kilgore. dtr. Nancy- married Bannister Kersey whose family was in Randolph Co. Ga. (Contact Gerry Hill gerryinga@yahoo.com) son Daniel (Contact Gerry Hill) dtr Angerona married Peter Adams & Edmond Stewart Children of William John Parker Alethea Josephine born 2 May 1842 -died 1911 married John William Fulford Murray born 1833 Lee Co Ga Died 1920 See Georgia Life Magazine Spring 1978. Also see Lee Co History article by Mrs Justin M Robinson, Mrs F E Joiner and Mrs Gordon W Kilgore. (Son John William Murray 1871-1966 is the Grandfather of Eleanor Rosalynn Smith-wife of President Jimmy Carter) (More from Gerry Hill at above address) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~