Genealogy
Charles Washington PARKER
| Birth | ?, Bedford, Virginia, USA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sex | Male | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | Fountain Green Twp., Hancock, Illinois, USA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Person ID | Bowling | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Modified | 10 Jan 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Father | Nathaniel B. PARKER, b. 23 Apr 1788, ?, Bedford, Virginia, USA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Anna Cash TYLER, b. 28 Dec 1785, ?, Amherst, Virginia, USA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Group Sheet | Bowling | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Family 1 | Rebeckah Oaks TROWELL, b. 3 Nov 1818, ?, Anderson, Tennesse, USA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Married | Marion, Anderson County, Tennessee. USA | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Group Sheet | Bowling | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | Bedford County, Virginia is located North East of Raonoke, Virginia 1727: Goochland County, Virginia formed from Henrico County, Virginia 1744: Ameherst County, Virginia formed from Albermarle County,Virginia. 1749: Cumberland County, Virgina formed from Goochland County,Virginia. 1753: Bedford County, Virginia formed from Albermarle & LunburgCounties, Virginia. 1769: Botetourt County, Virginia formed from Augusta County,Virginia. Newspaper Article; Newspaper name & date not with the article that was cut out of paper. Typed as written in the newspaper. 1900, Mr. & Mrs. Charles Parker of Majorville, celebrated Aug. 20th ,their 60th wedding anniversary at the home of their daughter, Mrs. AdaWright, with whom they lived. A picnic dinner was spread on tablesunder the trees in the door yard where 150 guests assembled to dohonor to them. James Simmons made an after dinner address, coveringthe history of Mr. and Mrs. Parker and Rev. H.M. Bloomer of FountainGreen, spoke also. The marriage took place in 1840 in Marion County,Tennessee, and six years later they came in a covered wagon to Hancockcounty. They were the parents of ten children, one of whom died inTennessee. John M., volunteer in the Civil War, died of measles andhis was the first body buried in Majorville cemetery. Samuel died in1879, a little girl in infancy and Mrs. Annie Chatterson soon afterher marriage, she too dying of measles. Surviving were: James,Zachariah, Laban and Lemuel and Mrs. Wright. Mr. Parker helped buildthe first Majorville Church and make the seats. He frequently walkedten miles to Colchester to attend quarterly meetings and acted assteward over a large district of the church. His first piece of landwas purchased of the government, and it was now in the possession ofhis son Lemuel. Mr. and Mrs. Parker kept their door always open tostrangers and especially ministers of the gospel. Peter Cartwrightand Dick Haney were frequently entertained by them when on thecircuit. Newspaper Article; Newspaper name & date is given not with the article that was cut outof paper. Typed as written in the newspaper. 04 Dec 1901, Children and grand-children of grandpa Parker will meetat his home Saturday, Dec 7th it being his 90th birthday. Newspaper Article; If no newspaper name & date is given, it was not with the article thatwas cut out of paper. Typed as written in the newspaper. 11 Dec 1901, Laban Parker with wife, C.Z. Parker and wife, of Marvin,Kansas are visiting their parents and a host of other relatives andfriends in this community. They left this county 16 years ago. Theboys report good crops this year and say they would not return toIllinois again. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parker, their parents, are theoldest married couple living in this neighborhood, and perhaps in thecounty. Mr. Parker will will be celebrating his 90th birthday thismonth. His wife if 3 years younger. This aged couple are living withtheir daughter, Mrs. T. G. Wright. James Parker and wife, of MiddleCreek, visited in this vicinity last week, guests of Lem Parker andwife. Newspaper Article; Newspaper name & date is given not with the article that was cut outof paper. Typed as written in the newspaper. 9 April 1902, A daughter-in-law and grandson of grandma Parker, whosehome is in Ft. Jones, California, arrived here Saturday for a visitwith her and other relatives. The lady is the widow of grandma's son,Samuel, who left here in 1864 with the Wright boys for the West andnever returned having died out there 33 years ago. Newspaper Article; Newspaper name & date is given not with the article that was cut outof paper. Typed as written in the newspaper. Uncle Charlie Parker died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. AdaWright, March 1, 1902; aged 90 years 2 months and 21 days. Funeralservices were conducted by Rev. Miller Sunday afternoon, March 2,after which the remains were laid to rest in Majorville cemetery.Charles Parker was born in Bedford County, VA in 1811. In 1840 he wasuntied in marriage to Rebecca Trowel in Marion County, Tennessee. Theylived at the place of their marriage until 1846, when they came toHancock County. Ten children were born to them, five of whom havealready passed away. There are left to mourn his departure his agedwife and five children, with James of (can't read) C.Z., son Laban ofKansas; Lemuel of Hancock township; and Mrs. Ada Wright of FountainGreen township; twenty-five grandchildren and twenty onegreat-grandchildren, besides a host of friends. he united with theM.E. church at Majorville in 1847, and was a member at the time of hisdeath. He was a faithful and kind husband and father, ever strivingto bring up his children in the right way. He was patient in his longand trying illness and as he grew weaker he no longer clung toexistence here but looked to a heavenly dawn, believing that the GreatTeacher would care for him, death no longer was an enemy, but a peacebringing friend. Newspaper Article; Newspaper name & date is given not with the article that was cut outof paper. Typed as written in the newspaper. Majorville Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois Description of Head Stone: Medium Light Gray Granite CHAS. W. PARKER Born Dec. 7th, 1811 Died Mar1902 His Wife REBECCA Born Nov 3, 1818 Died Feb 20, 1907 Circa 1935, Church History, Page 4 Perhaps the only name that you know for that country church nestledback in a pretty grove one mile south and one mile east of FountainGreen, Illinois, is Majorville, but it is officially recorded atCarthage, Illinois as the Hancock Church, it being the first churchbuild in Hancock County. A few years after the building of the churchthe members decided to change its name to Majorville, naming it afterMajor John Williams who was the greatest benefactor in the building ofthe church. In the early days around 1830 young married couples beganto settle in the vicinity of the present Majorville Church. Some ofthe first settlers were: CHARLES PARKER, Major John Williams, JamesRoberts, Jessie Roberts, Jozsitc Roberts, Daniel Preintiss, I. Hardy,LABAN OAKS, Calvin Simmons, Jarred Burrow, Wilson Houston, John Day,John Callihan, Hickeson WRIGHT, and James Renshaw. There being nochurch in those days they held meetings in different homes for sometime. Later on they held preaching services and prayer meetings in alog schoolhouse which stood where the fine stone school building nowstands. Since the Good Templars also held their meetings there, incourse of time some dissatisfaction and controversy was aroused whichended in such a dispute that the directors of the district forbadeeither party to hold their meetings in the schoolhouse and locked itsdoors. This action ended the possibility of meetings being held indistrict school buildings. Then prayer meetings were held for severalyears at the home of Major John Williams who opened his house to thepublic. Mr. William's home was a short distance northeast of thepresent site of the Majorville Church. Mr. Williams was the firstperson to mention or make a movement toward the building of a churchin his vicinity. Mr. Williams said that he would donate free landfor the church and cemetery lots, the timber for the building, and hiswork, if others would cooperate and help with the work. As all knewthat a high moral standard was necessary to have a successful andhappy community, and that it could not be long maintained without areligious motive, these early settlers began in the fall of 1863 tobuild what we, the present generation, speak of today as the oldMajorville Church. Financial means being limited, and with winterdrawing near only the framework and part of the enclosure wereconstructed by fall. Early in the next spring they took up their workand finished the church. Then they made seats for the church, whichwere slab benches. These were later replaced by some made of walnutlumber, some of which were later used in the M.E. Church of FountainGreen. Most of the material and work having been donated, we havebeen told that the actual cost of this church and its equipment wasless than $100.00 This church of which the community was very proud,was dedicated in June, 1864. Mr and Mrs. Charles PARKER, and Mr. andMrs. Jary White were the first trustees of the church. some of thecharter members of Majorville Church were: Mr & Mrs. John Williams,Mr. & Mrs. Charles PARKER, Mr. & Mrs. Jary White, Mr. & Mrs. LemuelWilliams, Mrs. Sibina Day, Mr, & Mrs. Laban OAKS, and Mr. & Mrs.George Lovett. Those who helped most with the construction and founding of the churchwere: Major John Williams, Lemuel Williams, George Lovett, Laban OAKS,Charles PARKER, and Jary White. The first funeral held in the old church was that of Mrs. Sarah F.Gosnell, December 1866, conducted by Rev. Brazell. Newspaper Article; Newspaper name & date is given not with the article that was cut outof paper. Typed as written in the newspaper. April 1933, Obituary of Mrs. Ada Wright Charles and Rebecca Parker the parents of Mrs. Wright, were married inMarion County, Tennessee in 1840, and came six years later to whatafterward became the birthplace of the subject of this sketch (AdaWright) in a covered wagon. In this pioneer home, in Hancocktownship, many of the **circuit riders crossing the country onhorseback, found food and shelter. Mr. Parker died at the advanced ageof 91 and his wife at 88 years. Mrs. Wright was one of a family of ten children. One brother died inTennessee. John N., a volunteer soldier at 18 years of age, respondedto his countries call and started for the front, but was taken sickwith measles and died at Boliver, Tennessee. His was the first bodyto be buried in the Majorville cemetery. This was before any churchhad been erected, services being held at that time in the MajorWilliams dwelling. Samuel died in California in 1879; Mrs AnneChatterton, a sister, also died in 1879 of measles, six weeks afterher wedding day. A brother, James of Middle Creek, died in 1926, andis buried at Majorville as is also the sister. A brother, Zachariah,died in Kansas. A brother Laban, died in Colorado, The youngestbrother, Lemuel, lives very near the old homestead site in his ownhome, alone. |
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