Descendants of Rev. John Parker

Contributed by Diana Shipe
©2000

REV. JOHN PARKER was born on August 17, 1792, and died on February 04, 1866 in Sumner County, TN. He married MARY HARPER (the daughter of WILLIAM HARPER and REBECCA BULL of Sumner County) on February 21, 1815. Polly, as Mary was called, was born on March 15, 1796, and died on March 10, 1866 in Sumner County, TN. Both were members of the Bethpage Methodist Church, and they are buried in the old Bethpage Cemetery.

The children of REV. JOHN PARKER and POLLY HARPER are:

  1. EVELINE H. PARKER, married JOHN S. SANFORD on October 28, 1840 in Sumner County; died before 1866.
  2. E. C. PARKER, married WILLIAM STUART on July 13, 1836 in Sumner County; died before 1866.
  3. NANCY R. PARKER, married JOHN B. HILL on October 27, 1831 in Sumner County; died before 1866.
  4. ELVINA S. PARKER, married JAMES B. VANCE on July 30, 1841 in Sumner County; died before 1866.
  5. JOHN M. PARKER, married ELIZABETH (called LIZZY); died in battle at Franklin, TN on December 27, 1864.
  6. RICHARD C. PARKER, born on June 19, 1819; married MARTHA M. (?); died on January 31, 1885.
  7. MARY J. PARKER, married ABNER L. HANNA on November 06, 1837 in Sumner County.
  8. MANERVIA C. PARKER, married W. F. HOLDER on November 03, 1850 in Sumner County.
  9. HARRIET N. PARKER, married ROBERT G. PARRIS on August 5, 1842 in Sumner County.
  10. SUSAN ELIZABETH PARKER, born on March 03, 1831; married WILLIAM SHELTON WHITESIDE of Sumner County on July 02, 1849; died March 28, 1908 at Gallatin, TN.

Generation Number 2

2.1       RICHARD C.2 PARKER, (REV. JOHN1) was born on June 19, 1819; married MARTHA M. (?); and died January 31, 1885. Richard is buried in the old Bethpage Cemetery in Sumner County, TN.

The children of RICHARD C. PARKER and MARTHA M. (?) are:

  1. W. R. PARKER
  2. JOEL P. PARKER, born on December 6, 1854; died February 20, 1889; buried in the old Bethpage Cemetery, Sumner County, TN.
  3. R. M. PARKER
  4. LUCINDA E. PARKER, married a SARVER.
  5. GEORGE W. PARKER, born on January 6, 1861; died on April 28, 1885; buried in the old Bethpage Cemetery, Sumner County, TN.
  6. ELIZABETH C. PARKER
  7. SUSAN C. PARKER, married a GREENE, died before October 1883.
  8. LUCINDA S. PARKER, married a WINN, died before October 1883.

2.2       SUSAN ELIZABETH2 PARKER (REV. JOHN1) was born on March 03, 1831, and died at the home of her daughter (Blanche Malinda Whiteside Dickenson) on March 28, 1908 in Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN. She married WILLIAM SHELTON WHITESIDE (son of WILLIAM WHITESIDE and BLANCHE SHELTON of Sumner County) on July 02, 1849 in Sumner County, TN. William, a farmer, was born on May 25, 1820 and died on February 18, 1881 in Sumner Co., TN. Both Susan and William were members of the Bethpage Methodist Church and they are buried in the old Bethpage Cemetery in Sumner County, TN.

The children of SUSAN E. PARKER and WILLIAM S. WHITESIDE are:

  1. JOHN WILLIAM WHITESIDE, born on May 01, 1850; died on September 11, 1917; buried in the Gallatin Cemetery.
  2. BLANCHE MALINDA WHITESIDE, born on November 10, 1852; died on February 06, 1933; buried in the Gallatin Cemetery.
  3. JAMES RICHARD WHITESIDE, born on June 22, 1855; died on September 02, 1893; buried in the old Bethpage Cemetery.
  4. CHARLES ABNER WHITESIDE, born on April 09, 1858; died in 1940.
  5. RUSSELL MILLER WHITESIDE, born on March 12, 1861; died in 1952.
  6. OLIVER CAGE WHITESIDE, born in 1867; died in 1936.

2.3       ELVINA S.2 PARKER (REV. JOHN1) died before 1866. She married JAMES B. VANCE, who was born on April 16, 1820 in TN, and died on January 11, 1897. James was the son of DAVID VANCE SR. (born in 1765 in PA, died in 1831 in Sumner County) and ELIZABETH CREAMER (born in 1773 in PA).

2.4       SUSAN C.2 PARKER (REV. JOHN1) married a GREENE and died before October 1883.

SUSAN C. PARKER and her husband had the following children:

  1. MATTIE I. GREENE
  2. MARY GREENE
  3. JOHN GREENE

2.5       LUCINDA S.2 PARKER (REV. JOHN1) married a WINN and died before October 1883.

LUCINDA S. PARKER and her husband had the following children:

  1. CHARLES WINN
  2. PATTIE WINN
  3. CALLIE WINN
  4. VIRGINIA WINN

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