Joseph Thomas PARKER8,1,2,1,3,4,5,6,7

Feb 18751,2,1,3,4,5,6,7 - 19617

Life History

Feb 1875	Born in Arkansas.1,2,1,3,4,5,6,7
25th Nov 1894	Married Bettie FIDDLER in Lonoke County, Arkansas.5
29th Jul 1896	Birth of daughter Gracy Elayne PARKER in Faulkner County, Arkansas.2,1,7
30th Jul 1898	Birth of son Malvern B PARKER in Faulkner County, Arkansas.2,7
29th Jun 1902	Death of daughter Gracy Elayne PARKER in Lonoke County, Arkansas.8,7
13th Aug 1902	Death of son Malvern B PARKER in Lonoke County, Arkansas.7,8
about 1908	Birth of daughter Ruth C PARKER in Lonoke County, Arkansas.3,1,9,5
before 1908	Divorced from Bettie FIDDLER.8
22nd Jan 1908	Married Mabel Claire JACKSON in Pulaski County, Arkansas.4
1954	Death of Mabel Claire JACKSON in Ouachita County, Arkansas.7
1961	Died in Ouachita County, Arkansas.7
1961	Buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas.7

Notes

1880 Federal Census, Cross County, Arkansas, 9 June, Bedford Township, District 65, page 7, Hse #62, Hse #65
Tucker, R A W F 26 Married Keeps House AR KY England [born abt 1854]
Tucker, George W M 25 Married Farmer TN AR KY TN [born abt 1855]
Parker, J T W M 5 Son [Of R A] AR AR AR

Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
J T Parker
Age 20, Birth Year abt 1874
Residence Lonoke, Arkansas
Spouse's Name Bettie Fiddler
Spouse's Age 16
Spouse's Residence Lonoke, Arkansas
Marriage 25 Nov 1894 Lonoke County
Marriage License Date 21 Nov 1894

1900 Federal Census, Faulkner County, Arkansas, 28 June, Wilson Township, District 32, page 12A, Hse #198, Fam #201
Parker, Joe Head W M Feb 1875 25 Married 6 yrs AR -- AR Farmer Owns
Parker, Bettie Wife W F Jun 1879 20 Married 6 yrs 2 children/2 living AR AR AR
Parker, Elayne Dau W F July 1896 3 Single AR AR AR
Parker, Malvern Son W M July 1898 1 Single AR AR AR

"Joe T Parker, my paternal grandfather, divorced his first wife, Bettie Fiddler, shortly after their two children were born. Both children died in infancy. Joe T. married my grandmother in 1908. Bettie was still alive in late 1950's."
-- C Parker, Comment on this genealogy on Ancestry.com, 18 April 2016

Arkansas Marriage License
J T Parker of Argenta, Pulaski County, age 32
Mabel Haynee of Argenta, Pulaski County, age 27
Married 22 January 1908 Pulaski County by W J Rae
License issued 22 January 1908

1910 Federal Census, Faulkner County, Arkansas, 28 June, Wilson Township, District 32, page 12A, Hse #198, Fam #201
Parker, J F [J T] Head M W [faded, unreadable] AR AR -- [faded, unreadable]
Parker, Mabel Wife F W 38 [faded, unreadable] -- Mich Mich
Parker, Ellayne Dau F W 14 Single [faded, unreadable]
Parker, [faded, unreadable] Single AR AR IN
Parker, Ruth Dau F W 2 Single AR AR AR
Jackson, Carl Brother-in-law W M 19 Single AR MI MI

1940 Federal Census, Ouachita County, Arkansas, 12 April, District 52-12, Page 5A, Hse #73, Owns $1300
Parker, Joe T Head F W 65 Married Grade 5 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Farmer
Parker, Mable C Wife F W 59 Married Grade 6 b Indiana same house in 1935 Housewife
Smith, Ruth Dau F W 30 Married Grade H4 b Arkansas same house in 1935

Note that Ruth is married but no husband is reported in the household.

Joe T Parker
Birth 1875
Death 1961
Burial Greenwood Cemetery, Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas, Plot: Greenwood Annex
Created by Annie202 Jan 06, 2007
-- Find A Grave Memorial #17321348, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17321348&ref=acom&ftm=1

Sources

1. 1910 Federal Census, Faulkner County, Arkansas
- 28 June, Wilson Township, District 32, page 12A, Hse #198, Fam #201
2. 1900 Federal Census, Faulkner County, Arkansas
- 28 June, Wilson Township, District 32, page 12A, Hse #198, Fam #201
3. 1940 Federal Census, Ouachita County, Arkansas
- 12 April, District 52-12, Page 5A, Hse #73, Owns $1300
4. Arkansas Marriage License
5. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
6. 1880 Federal Census, Cross County, Arkansas
- 9 June, Bedford Township, District 65, page 7, Hse #62, Hse #65
7. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
8. Ancestry Comments
9. Georgia Deaths, 1919-98