Parker Family Bible - Smith County, TX Submitted by East Texas Genealogical Society P. O. Box 6967, Tyler, TX 75711 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************************** All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ***************************************************************** Originally published in East Texas Family Records, Volume 12 Number One, Spring 1988 on page 2. At the time it was published the Parker Bible was last owned by Mrs. Louise M. Parker of Tyler, Texas. The following information is from a transcript done by Mrs. Parker with information in a bible belonging to Wm. H. and Artie M. Parker. She adds these comments: The Parkers were from Georgia and the Starnes from Mississippi. William H. Parker of Lindale, TX and Artie M. Starnes were joined in matrimony at the Baptist Church in Lindale, TX on 24th day of February, 1892. BIRTHS William H. Parker b. 23 Aug 1869 at Shiloh, Rusk Co., TX Artie M. Parker b. 21 Apr 1872 at Lindale, TX Cyril Holt Parker b. 8 Jan 1893 at Lindale, TX Clarence Edell Parker b. 10 Dec 1894 at Lindale, TX Fannie E. Parker b. 18 Mar 1878 at Mt. Enterprise, Rusk Co., TX Will Ireland Parker b. 4 Nov 1906 at Tyler, TX Edwin Ralph Parker b. 1 Nov. 1908 at Tyler, TX James Young Parker b. 14 Jul 1914 at Tyler, TX MARRIAGES Cyril Holt Parker and Mary Eleanor Joynor at her home in Pensacola, FL 14 Apr 1920 Children Eleanor Mary Parker b. 9 Aug 1923 at Pensacola, FL Grayson Holt Parker b. 19 Mar 1925 at Pensacola, FL Will Ireland Parker and Viola Winifred Pederson 17 Aug 1933 One Child Carol Ann Parker b. 25 Feb 1948 Edwin Ralph Parker and Doris Addie Newman - Baptist Church, 19 Jul 1936 No Children Clarence Edell Parker and Millie Louise Morris at Marvin Methodist Church 24 Feb 1923 at Tyler, TX Children Clarence Edell Parker, Jr. b. 22 Dec 1925 at Tyler, TX Martha Ann Parker b. 16 Jun 1927 at Tyler, TX James Young Parker and Manu Prim Parker of 23 Dec 1937 Children Patricia Ann Parker b. 11 Oct 1938 Nancy Jean Parker b. 16 Jun 1940 Susie Bell Parker b. 22 Jul 1946 BIRTHS Mary Eleanor Joynor, wife of C. H. Parker b. 29 Jun 1896 at Pensacola, FL Millie Louise Morris, wife of C. E. Parker b. 29 Aug 1902 at Tyler, TX Viola Winnifred Pederson, wife of W. I. Parker b. 9 Jul 1912 at Auperior, WI Doris Addie Newman, wife of E. Ralph Parker b. 29 May 1911 Manu Prim, wife of James Y. Parker b. 5 Dec 1921 at Waynewood, OK DEATHS Edwin Wylie Harrison Parker (father of W. H. Parker) 26 Apr 1923 at age 81 Artie M. Parker (1st wife of W. H. P.) 25 Jan 1925 at age 52 Martha Ann Parker (Mother of W. H. Parker) 13 May 1934 at age 91 and 6 months William Harrison Parker 11 Mar 1938 at 68 years Fannie E. Parker (2nd wife of W. H. P.) died 4 Jun 1966 at age 88, 2 months, 17 days Will Ireland Parker 1 May 1968 age 61, 5 months and 26 days Cyril Holt Parker, died 23 Feb 1972 age 72 years, 1 month and 15 days Col. James Young Parker, 12 Apr 1974 at 59 years 2 months, 29 days Col. Clarence Edell Parker, 21 Feb 1975, age 80 years, 2 months and 11 days.