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William Matthew Parker 1862–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Dec 1862

Birth Location: Grassy Meadows, West Virginia

Death Date: 05 Jan 1959

Death Location: Victor, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Sarah Hughes

Mother: James Parker

Spouse(s): Edna Bryant

Children(s): Ada Parker

William Matthew Parker was born in 1862 in Grassy Meadows, West Virginia, the child of Sarah Frances Hughes And James Henry Parker. In 1870, William Matthew Parker resided in Blue Sulphur, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia. In 1900, William Matthew Parker resided in Mountain Cove, Fayette, West Virginia, USA. William Matthew Parker married Edna Susan Bryant, and had children including Ada Jane Parker. William Matthew Parker passed away in 1959 in Victor, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Matthew Parker was born in 1862 in Grassy Meadows, West Virginia, the child of Sarah Frances Hughes And James Henry Parker.
  • In 1870, William Matthew Parker resided in Blue Sulphur, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia.
  • In 1900, William Matthew Parker resided in Mountain Cove, Fayette, West Virginia, USA.
  • William Matthew Parker married Edna Susan Bryant, and had children including Ada Jane Parker.
  • William Matthew Parker passed away in 1959 in Victor, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sarah Hughes
1839–1920
Birth Location: Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
SH
James Parker
1830–1881
Birth Location: Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
JP

Spouses(s)

Edna Bryant
1866–1959
Birth Location: Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
EB

Children(s)

Ada Parker
1888–1991
Birth Location: Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
AP

William Parker's Ancestors

Self
William Parker
1862–1959
Birth Place: Grassy Meadows, West Virginia
Parents
Sarah Frances Hughes
1839–1920
Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
James (Henry) Parker
1830–1881
Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas Hughes
1806–1870
Virginia
Martha (Frances) Norvell
1814–1887
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
William Parker
1801–1881
Greenbrier County, West Virginia USA
Nancy (A) Ward
1805–1890
Rockingham Co., Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Norvell
1779–1848
Sally Guerrant
1784–1840
Henry Parker
1780–
REBECCA THOMAS
1760–1860
Robert Ward
1770–1828
Nancy Smailes
1784–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John I
1758–1825
Nancy Guerrant
1763–1840
William Ward
1750–1823
Mildred Adams
1758–1794
Thomas Smailes
1756–1820
Mary Burr
1757–1814

William Parker's Descendants

1.
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William (Matthew) Parker (8 Dec 1862–05 Jan 1959) m. Edna (Susan) Bryant (14 April 1866–5 January 1959)
  1. 1. Ada (Jane) Parker 1888–1991 m. Thomas (Wallace Wendell) Sr 1879–1940 m. Thomas (Wallace) Wendell 1880–1940
    1. 1. Beulah (M) Wendell 1923–2012 m. Arthur (B. White) Sr 1915–1971
      1. 1. Alice (Jane) White 1944–2011
      2. 2. John (W) White 1949–1971
    2. 2. Virginia (Katherine) Wendell 1926–2016
    3. 3. James (Woodrow) Wendell 1921–2000
    4. 4. Bertha (Lillian) Wendell 1916–2005
    5. 5. Conrad ((Conard) Howard) Wendell 1913–1970
    6. 6. Hershel (Jennings) Wendell 1910–1953
    7. 7. Bertrum (Woodville Wendell) Sr 1906–1990
    8. 8. Thomas (Wallace Wendell) Jr 1930–2016
    9. 9. Melba (Jean) Wendell 1929–2019

William Parker's Timeline

5 Records

1862
8 Dec 1862
Birth of William Matthew Parker in Grassy Meadows, West Virginia
Grassy Meadows, West Virginia
1870
1870
Age 8
William Matthew Parker resided here in Blue Sulphur, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Blue Sulphur, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 38
William Matthew Parker resided here in Mountain Cove, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
Mountain Cove, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 68
William Matthew Parker resided here in Fayetteville, Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
Fayetteville, Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
1959
05 Jan 1959
Age 97
Death of William Matthew Parker in Fayetteville, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America
Fayetteville, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1862
    Event Place: Grassy Meadows, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia; Page: 42A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2342265
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Blue Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1687; Page: 349A
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mountain Cove, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: 1758; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0018

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Blue Sulphur, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Blue Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1687; Page: 349A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Mountain Cove, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mountain Cove, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: 1758; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0018

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia; Page: 42A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2342265

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Jan 1959
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Victor, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America
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