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It is very probable that the parents of Perry A. Parker are Henry Parker and Nancy Black. Several other researchers have included this information on their Web pages and in publicly available GEDCOM files. The 1850 census and 1860 census support this family grouping. Until additional sources are found to prove the parental link I have not included that generation in this list.

A grandson of Alfred Parker (and great-grandson of Perry A. Parker) provided the DNA sample P63 on the Parker Surname Study site at http://web.utk.edu/~corn/parkerdna/ and http://www.parkerdna.org/

Perry Anderson/Alexander Parker, b. 18 September 1856 at TX, ^{[1], [2]}
   d. 22 November 1925 at Dallas County, TX (the name on the death certificate is "Anderson Perry Parker"), ^[3]
   bur. 25 November 1925 at Dallas County, TX ^[4]
Click for an image of Perry Anderson with two of his sons, Robert Lee and Alfred "Bud" Parker.

+m1. Bettie Morrison, ^[5]
     m. 26 September 1878 at Milam County, TX, ^[6]
     d. before 1891 when Perry A. married his second wife ^[7]
  
    1. E. J. "Lila" Parker
       +m. J. A. Boseman, b. circa 1872 at MS, ^[8] m. 17 March 1897 at Lee County, TX ^{[9], [10]}
       i. Laura Boseman
       ii. Clara Boseman
       iii. Dollie Boseman
   
    2. Wade Anderson Parker, b. 10 February 1882 at Milam County, TX, ^{[11], [12], [13]}
        d. 4 November 1954 at Milam County, TX, ^{[14], [15]}
        bur. 5 November 1954 at Milam County, TX ^{[16], [17]}
       +m. Edna (--?--)
       i. Ira Lee Parker, b. 1910 at TX, ^{[18], [19]} d. 1954 at Milam County, TX ^[20]
       ii. Claude Parker
       iii. Mattie Parker
       iv. Florence Parker
       v. Fred Parker
       vi. Odessa Parker
       vii. Louis Parker
       viii. Marginell Parker
   
    3. Neal Parker, b. circa 1886 at TX, ^[21] d. 1948 at Milam County, TX, ^[22]
        bur. 1948 at Milam County, TX ^[23]
   
    4. Jeptha Parker, b. March 1887 at TX ^[24]

(Note: Further research is being done to confirm this but it now appears "Neal" is a nickname for Jeptha Cornelius and these two, #3 and #4, are the same person.)

   
    5. Rachel C. Parker, b. September 1889 at TX (although the 1900 census gives the year as 1899
       it also lists her age as 10 years making 1889 the correct year) ^[25]
   
    6. Dora P. Parker (listed as adopted daughter on census), b. December 1887 at TX ^[26]

+m2. Angeline Tennessee Maples, b. October 1874, ^[27] m. 18 June 1891 at Lee County, TX, ^{[28], [29]}
       d. at before 1910 when P.A. is enumerated on the census with his new wife, Bertha
   
    7. Laura Parker
   
    8. Alfred Parker, b. 1 February 1897 at Milam County, TX, ^{[30], [31]}

(Until September 2006 it was thought Alfred's real given names were "Claude Alfred" as his first son was named "Claude Alfred, Jr." but it turns out the "Claude" part of "Junior's" name came from his mother's brother and not his father.)

       d. 30 January 1955 at Dallas County, TX, ^[32] bur. 31 January 1955 at Dallas County, TX ^[33]
       +m. Mary Bessie Rogers, b. 9 December 1903, ^[34]
           m. 25 June 1920 at Dallas County, TX, ^[35], ^[36]   d. 11 November 1996 at Dallas County, TX, ^[37]
           bur. 18 November 1996 at Dallas County, TX ^[38]
Alfred "Alf" and Mary Bessie (Rogers) Parker, ca. 1920
Click for a larger image

   
    9. Lee Parker

+m3. Bertha Sparks/Siebolt, m. after 1910, ^[39] d. after 1925 if she is the wife who signed
     Anderson Parker's death certificate
   
    10. Mary Parker
   
    11. Velma? Parker
   
    12. L. T. Parker
   
    13. Floyd Parker
   
    14. Delavie Parker
   
    15. Ethel? M. Parker

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Endnotes

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  [1] 1900 U.S. Census, Lee County, Texas (National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 1654; image copy at <www.heritagequestonline.com>, viewed on 7 September 2003), precinct 7, ED 62, p. 124A/7A, dwelling 116, family 117, Perry A. Parker household, enumerated on 12 and 13 June 1900 by E. McSutosh. Household includes wife Angeline T. and children: Wade A., Jeptha C., Rachel C., Laura, Alford, and Lee, Dora P. is listed as an adopted daughter.

  [2] Perry A. Parker, death certificate 38890 (1925), Texas Dept. of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Austin, TX.

  [3] Ibid.

  [4] Ibid.

         [5]Web Site for Henry Parker and Nancy Black Family, online http://community-1.webtv.net/parkerbp/HENRYPARKERandNANCY/ lists Bettie's surname as Morrison.

  [6] 1900 U.S. Census, Lee County, Texas, Perry A. Parker household.

  [7] Ibid.

  [8] 1910 U.S. Census, Milam County, Texas (National Archives microfilm publication T624, roll 1578), precinct 4, ED 60, p. 7A and 7B, Rockdale and Livingston Roads, dwelling 135, family 138, P.A. Parker household, enumerated on 3 May 1910 by C. H. Holliman. P. A. is shown as a widower, children included are: Neal, Alford, Lee, and E. J. with her husband J. A. Boseman and their 3 daughters, Laura, Clara and Dollie.

         [9] Lee County Marriage Book: E:313, East Texas Research Center, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches County, TX. Texas County Records on Microfilm, roll 1007651.

  [10] 1910 U.S. Census, Milam County, Texas, P.A. Parker household.

  [11] Wade Anderson Parker, death certificate 56598 (1954), Texas Dept. of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Austin, TX.

  [12] 1900 U.S. Census, Lee County, Texas, Perry A. Parker household.

         [13] World War I Draft Registration, Milam County, Texas Draft Board (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed on 13 October 2004) Wade Anderson Parker, 2 September 1918, (this is likely a recording error since the card would have been filled out by someone else as Wade signed with a mark).

  [14] Wade Anderson Parker, Texas state death record 56598 (1954).

         [15] Perry C. Holder, compiler, 150 Years of Cemetery Records in Milam County (Houston, Texas: Armstrong Co., 1991), 225.

  [16] Wade Anderson Parker, Texas state death record 56598 (1954).

         [17] Holder, Milam Co., TX Cem. Records, 225.

  [18] 1920 U.S. Census, Milam County, Texas (National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 1833; image copy at <www.heritagequestonline.com>, viewed on 7 September 2003), precinct 4, ED 124, p. 130B/3B, Oak Hill Eagle Road, dwelling 49, family 50, Wade A. Parker household, enumerated on 23 January 1920 by Louis Lewis. Household includes wife, Bertha, and children: Mary, ?Velma, L. T., Floyd S. and Ethel? M. The census image is smudged in places and blurry making some of the names difficult to read.

         [19] Holder, Milam Co., TX Cem. Records, 225.

         [20] Ibid.

  [21] 1910 U.S. Census, Milam County, Texas, P.A. Parker household.

         [22] Holder, Milam Co., TX Cem. Records, 179.

         [23] Ibid.

  [24] 1900 U.S. Census, Lee County, Texas, Perry A. Parker household.

  [25] Ibid.

  [26] 1900 U.S. Census, Lee County, Texas, Perry A. Parker household.

  [27] 1900 U.S. Census, Lee County, Texas, Perry A. Parker household.

         [28] Lee County Marriage Book: D:1, East Texas Research Center, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches County, TX. Texas County Records on Microfilm, roll 1007651.

  [29] 1900 U.S. Census, Lee County, Texas, Perry A. Parker household.

         [30] World War I Draft Registration, Lee County, Texas Draft Board (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed on 13 October 2004) Alfred Parker, 5 June 1918.

         [31] Interview with Eva Parker Carter (Dallas, Texas), by Debbie Parker Wayne.

  [32] Alfred Parker, death certificate 1391 (1955), Texas Dept. of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Austin, TX.

         [33] Ibid.

         [34] Interview, Eva Parker Carter.

         [35] Texas Marriage Index Dallas County, Dallas County Clerk's Office (Dallas, Texas), "P" microfilm citing Marriage Book, 1920, volume 29, page 472, names listed as Alfred Parker and Bessie Rogers.

         [36] Interview, Eva Parker Carter.

         [37] Interview with Deena Parker Spakes (Dallas, Texas), by Debbie Parker Wayne, 18 November 1996.

         [38] Interview, Deena Parker Spakes, 19 November 1996.

         [39] Interview, Eva Parker Carter, 10 May 2003. Eva Parker Carter states Alfred Parker had a half-brother Uncle Floyd and half-sister Aunt Delavie.   Their mother was Perry Alexander Parker's second wife, she thinks. This wife was a Siebolt and the Siebolt's were from Heath which is a town near Dallas, Texas (now appears to be under Lake Ray Hubbard). Web Site for Henry Parker and Nancy Black Family, online http://community-1.webtv.net/parkerbp/HENRYPARKERandNANCY/ lists Bertha's surname as Sparks.