| Name |
John Berry Parker |
| Birth |
1822 |
Rutherford County, Tennessee  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Court |
1848 |
Anderson County, Texas |
| John B. Parker filed to become guardian of his sister-in-law's children. |
- John B. Parker's wife, Sarah Jane (Frost) Parker, had an older sister named Julie Ann Frost. In about 1840, Julie Ann married George T. Slaughter. Julie Ann and George had three sons, William M. Slaughter (b. about 1841), John Slaughter (b. about 1843), and Joseph G. T. Slaughter (b. about 1845; Julie Ann was likely pregnant with Joseph when his father, George, died thus Joseph was born after George's death date).
George T. Slaughter died about July 1844. In 1846, Julie Ann (Frost) Slaughter married Charles C. Stibbens. On 23 January 1847, Charles C. Stibbens claimed administrative rights for the estate of George T. Slaughter through his wife, Julie Ann. Charles C. Stibbens was appointed the administrator for the estate of George T. Slaughter's heirs, now his stepsons, William, John, and Joseph Slaughter. Julie Ann died 15 June 1847.
John B. Parker filed a petition to be appointed the guardian of William, John, and Joseph Slaughter. On 27 January 1848, Charles Stibbens surrendered to the Court all the property remaining in his hands as Administrator of George T. Slaughter's estate, and John B. Parker was named guardian of William, John, and Joseph Slaughter. The three Slaughter boys can be found living with John and Sarah in the 1850 and the 1860 U.S. census records.
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Slaughter-Frost-Stibbins - "Texas Probate Records, 1800-1990," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89QS-24Q : 4 July 2021); Anderson County, Probate case files 1846-1899 no 682-759, R-S; image 1031-1046 of 1519; estate of William, John, and Joseph Slaughter, minors; J. B. Parker, guardian.
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| Land |
19 Dec 1849 |
Anderson County, Texas |
| John B. Parker, as administrator of estates of Samuel Frost and Robert B. Frost pursues land grants for the Frost heirs. |
- John B. Parker to William M. Gibson, powers of attorney, file no. 001552. Anderson County, 19 December 1849. (https://s3.glo.texas.gov/ncu/SCANDOCS/archives_webfiles/arcmaps/webfiles/landgrants/PDFs/1/1/0/2/1102765.pdf : accessed 27 June 2021); Texas General Land Office, Austin.
Page 1, paragraph 1, transcription (all punctuation and spelling copied as is in the document):
“The State of Texas, Anderson County } Know all men by these presents that I John B Parker of the state, and county aforesaid administrator on the Estates of Samuel Frost, and Robert B Frost decd. have, and do by these presents nominate constitute, and appoint William Gibson Esq. my true, and lawful attorney for me, and in my name and stead to apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office for patents for the Head Right Lands of said Samuel, and Robert B Frost. And I do hereby fully authorize, and empower the said William Gibson, to do, and perform any and everything that may be necessary in the premises.”
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| Census |
1850 |
Anderson County, Texas |
- 1850 US census, Anderson County, Texas, population schedule, p. 17A, dwelling 108, family 108, John B Parker; "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLJ-D71 : 23 December 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 908.
John B Parker, Male, 27, born Tennessee
Sarah Parker, Female, 21, born Illinois
Ramon Parker, Male, 2, born Texas
William Slaughter, Male, 6, born Texas
John Slaughter, Male, 4, born Texas
Joseph Slaughter, Male, 2, born Texas
The Slaughter children are the orphaned sons of Julie Ann (Frost) Slaughter Stibbens, Sarah's sister. John has been appointed their guardian after Julie Ann's death.
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Parker - 1850 US census, Anderson County, Texas, agricultural schedule, line 38, John B Parker; citing NARA microfilm publication T1134, roll 5.
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| Court |
1853 |
Texas |
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Frost-Parker - Texas, Supreme Court, Reports of cases argued and decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Texas during the Tyler session, 1857. Volume 19., 67 vols. (Galveston, Texas: Civilian Book Office, 1858), 19:253-256; images, University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28581/m1/269/ : 4 July 2021), entry for George W. Copeland and Another v. Felix Gorman, Fraudulent Land Transfer, 1853.
Case names Joel J. Frost, and mentions Samuel Frost, Joseph Frost, John B. Parks (Parker) and wife (Sarah Jane Frost Parker). |
| Census |
1860 |
Limestone County, Texas |
- 1860 US census, Limestone County, Texas, pop. sch., Springfield PO, p. 59 (penned). p. 34 (stamped), dw. 459, fam. 400, John Parker; NARA M653, roll 1300.
John Parker, male, age 37, born Tennessee, farmer, $3000 real estate, $3500 personal estate;
Sarah, female, 30, born Illinois.
All children and others born in Texas:
Ransom, male, 9;
Emmett, male, 6;
GeorgeAnn, female, 4;
unnamed, male, 3 months;
Wm. Slaughter, male 19;
John Slaughter, male, 17, and
Joseph Slaughter, male, 15.
Sarah and Ransom attended school within the year.
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Parker - 1860 US census, Limestone County, Texas, pop. sch., Springfield PO, p. 59 (penned). p. 34 (stamped), dw. 459, fam. 400, John Parker; NARA M653, roll 1300.
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Parker - 1860 US census, Limestone County, Texas, agricultural schedule, line 9, John Parker; citing NARA microfilm publication T1134, roll 2.
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| Census |
1870 |
Limestone County, Texas |
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Parker p. 1 - 1870 US census, Limestone County, pop. sch., Eaton PO, p. 41-42 (penned). p. 169 (stamped), dw. 293, fam. 302, John Parker; NARA M653, roll 1300.
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Parker p. 2 - 1870 US census, Limestone County, pop. sch., Eaton PO, p. 41-42 (penned). p. 169 (stamped), dw. 293, fam. 302, John Parker; NARA M653, roll 1300.
John D. Parker, male, age 47, born Tennessee, planter, $1500 real estate, $1000 personal estate; Sarah, female, 40, born Illinois. All others born in Texas except Josephine: Ransom, male, 22, laborer; Emmett, male, 15, laborer; Georgia A, female, 14; Jno., male, 6; Wm., male 4; Alex Richardson, male, 28, planter, born Georgia; Josephine Richardson, female, 23; Wm. Richardson, male, 2. Georgia attended school within the year. |
| Death |
7 Jan 1879 |
Texas |
| Person ID |
I3731 |
EarlyTexans |
| Last Modified |
14 Jul 2021 |
| Family |
Sarah Jane Frost, b. 1830, Illinois d. 12 Jan 1879, Texas (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage |
27 Sep 1847 |
Anderson County, Texas |
- Further research is needed to resolve conflicting evidence surrounding the sons of John and Sarah Parker, specifically 1) the number of sons, 2) the identity of "Unnamed Parker," 3-month-old male, born about May/June 1860, found in the household of John Parker in the 1860 census, and 3) information about Calvin Parker.
The 1850, 1860, and 1870 federal censuses support the number of six sons; this includes the unnamed male infant born about May/June 1860 and found in the 1860 census. In her 1907 Eastern Cherokee Application, daughter Georgiana Emma Parker Taylor lists the names of six brothers: "Ransom Berry Parker, Emmitt Parker, Calvin Parker, Johnnie Parker, Willie Parker, Joseph Parker”. This is the same birth order found on the three census records, including "Calvin," who falls in the proper birth order to be the unnamed male infant born in 1860.
The one piece of conflicting evidence is found in a newspaper article (“100-Year-Old Woman Ready to Meet Old Friends Today,” (Seminole, Oklahoma) Seminole Producer, 27 February 1955, p. 2, col. 1). The article states "she [Emma Taylor] had seven brothers." There is a possibility that the newspaper reporter misreported the number of Parker sons as seven instead of six, or that Emma Taylor misremembered the number of brothers in her interview, which was given when she was 100 years old.
Since the census records and the 1907 Eastern Cherokee Application (filled out when Emma Taylor was 52 years old) are more reliable sources than the newspaper interview, the information for Calvin Parker and the 1860 census's "Unnamed Parker" male infant were combined. Further research is needed.
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| Children |
| | 1. Ransom Berry Parker, b. 4 Feb 1849, Texas d. 22 May 1929 (Age 80 years) |
| | 2. Emmett Parker, b. circa 1854, Texas d. Before 1907 (Age 52 years) |
| + | 3. Georgiana Emma Parker, b. 25 Feb 1855, Limestone County, Texas d. 26 Jun 1955, Hughes County, Oklahoma (Age 100 years) |
| | 4. Calvin Parker, b. Jun 1860, Texas d. possibly by 1870 (Age 9 years) |
| | 5. John Parker, b. circa 1864, Texas d. Before 1907 (Age 42 years) |
| | 6. William Parker, b. Apr 1866, Texas d. 1900-1907 (Age 40 years) |
| | 7. Joseph Parker, b. Dec 1869, Texas d. Before 1907 (Age 37 years) |
| | 8. unnamed-1 Parker |
| | 9. unnamed-2 Parker |
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| Family ID |
F3496 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
14 Jul 2021 |
Early Texans DNA Project
1822 - 1879 (57 years)
