Solomon PARKER

                   DEATH:
    Death Date also listed as 20 Aug 1905.
RELIGION:
    Methodist
                  

                   OCCUPATION:
    Merchant
RELIGION:
    Methodist



Not listed in fathers will.  see letter to Solomon re: death of this man.
John W. Parker was living near Green Tapley when he died. His father, Solomon, received a letter from Green Tapley 25 August, 1831 and this was his response to the letter: "Dear Sir: It was with heart undying affection that we received yours of the 25th of August, anything that I can respecting my son's death availeth nothing, can only say that weare truly grateful to you for your kindness to him, for your trouble and expenses you can keep forty or fifty dollars, buy a small trunk and put his clothes in it, pay the doctor's bill and all funeral charges and send me a receipt for the balance of the money and the price of the horse, whatever it is worth, respecting John Parker's Estate, I wish you all to have a settlement among yourselves and send me a receipt or certificate showing what sum each Legate has recieved of the money already recieved, so that I can assertain what is due you early in the spring. The fifty dollars that John sent to his Aunt I want her receipt for the same. If you do not all send me what each one received, I shall have to charge you equally as you are all jointly in the Power of Atty, I wish you to write me immediately and enclose William Brady's note. P. has been somewhat sickly here sometime back but we are generally well now, hoping these may find you allin good health. Remain your very respectfully, Solomon Parker. (GreenTapley was the husband of Solomon's niece, Hannah).
30 Sep 1837, Law suit from VA court records --"Sarah Parker, widow of Solomon Parker, dec'd and Solomon D.(Dimmitt) Parker (this man son of Peter Parker, brother to Solomon) and William P. ParkerAdminstrator... and the said William P. Parker,
Harriet A. Parker and Robert W. Parker, children heirs of said Solomon Parker against Isaac Parker, Mary W. Parker, Joseph Parker, James F.Parker and Sarah C. Parker children ... of Solomon Parker dec'ddefendants."
From "The History of Hampshire County, West Virginis by Maxwell and Swisher, 1897. "Solomon Parker married Miss Wright and had four sons, Isaac, Robert,John and William and four daughters, Harriet, Lucinda, Mary and Sarah Katherine. Isaac married Miss King and went west, John died young;William married three times, first Miss Higgins, then two Miss Shepherds. He went to Missouri. Robert married Katherine Mytinger; Harriet married Mr. Stump; Lucinda died unmarried, Marry married Mr.Higgins; Sarah Katherine married Mr. Hoffman. Robert had four sons,John Hite, Daniel, William and Edgar, and three daughters, Lizzie, Roberta and Jennie. John Hite married Miss Grace and went to Missouri. Daniel married Lizzie Rees and lives at Frankfort, Mineral County; Lizzie married Rev. L. Butts; Roberta married Dr. Hodgson, of Cumberland, Maryland. William never married; Jennie never married. Edgar married Effie Singhass. (They leave out Joseph W. and James F., sons of Solomon and Sarah).
                  

                   OCCUPATION:
    Farmer
RELIGION:
    Methodist




The news paper “Higginsville Advance”, dated 14 Mar 1897, Obit section states;  “Uncle William Parker died at his home in North Freedom township, (Lafayette Co.) Wednesday, May 12, 1897. William  P.,  with his son James Higgins Parker (1) b. 1836, came from VA to MO in or  before 1842 with William P.'s father-in-Law ,James Higgins, who was James Higgins Parker’s maternal grandfather.  Settled in  Lafayette Co on tracts of land they purchased and entered from the govt. Their route to MO led over the Allegheny Mts and along the National Road from Cumberland to Wheeling, WV to Missouri. In his latter years he lived in Warrensburg, Missouri on East Gover St for several years. Was a Judge.  3 marriages-total of  5 children.
The will of James Higgins, item 7 states, "I bequeath to my son-in-law William P. Parker my nigro woman named Rachel and her two youngest children named Mary and Jane.

1840 Census: Missouri, states William P. Parker was owner of 6 male and 3 female slaves.
He is a brother to Mary Washington Parker,  Jim's g-grndftr.  See the Reference United States.

1850 Census : Record of MO., Lafayette Co, District 46 , Call #443611 shows p. 235 dwelling #12, Family # 73-- William H. Hearson (could be Hairison or Harrison) age 24, gold hunter w/ real estate of $2,000 value, b. VA;  William P. Parker age 40 Farmer $5000, b. VA;  James H. Parker 14, b.VA; Harriet J. Sheppard age 50, b. VA; Rest of these people are listed under ditto marks for name SHEPPARD-- NOT PARKER -- Susan, 21 b.MO, Harriet H. 21 b. MO., William, 18, Gold hunter b. MO;  James,17 gold hunter b. MO; Emma 12 b. MO.  On same paper--James F. Parker age 26 Farmer $2000, b. VA his wife Elizabeth A (would be Ann Alkire) 21 b. VA., Florence A 1, b MO.

1860 Census : Lafayette Co., MO., Freedom Twp., Parker, W. P., age 50, born VA., Farmer.
Parker, Susan, age 32, b MD. Parker, Harriet, age 5, b MO Parker, Mary, age 2, b MO Parker, Robert B., age 1, b MO Shepherd, Harriett, age 55, b VA., Shepherd, Emma, age 18, b MD
Marriage of William P. Parker and Hester Shepherd is also recorded in Allegany Co., MD courthouse dated 24 Mar 1845.

1870 Census: Freedom Twp., Lafayette Co., MO., Household 317, Age 59.

1880 Census: Freedom Twp., Lafayette Co., MO., Age 69.
William P. Parker homestead was located 3 miles from Concordia, MO., on Twp 48, Range 25, Section 10. William P. gave the site for the first Church in that area, used jointly by Presbyterians and Baptists.  Land later passed to Herbert William Higgins.  Film 1254698 National Archives Film T9-0698, Page 322A
                  

                   NAME:
    Harriet A./I. Parker
                  

                   OCCUPATION:
    Farmer
                  

                   NAME:
    Lucinda H./F. PARKER
                  

                   NAME:
    Mary W./P. PARKER
                  

                   OCCUPATION:
    Farmer

DEATH:
    Drowned in the Missouri River Spring or Winter of 1862. Unknown if his body was recovered.