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TENNESSEE History Research
- East Tennessee Historical Society
East TENNESSEE
- "East Tennessee is a name given to approximately the eastern third of the
U.S. state of Tennessee, one of the three Grand Divisions of Tennessee
defined in state law. East Tennessee consists of 33 counties… East
Tennessee is entirely located within the Appalachian Mountains… "
- East TENNESSEE Counties, Date Established, Alphabetical
Anderson 1801, Bledsoe 1807, Blount 1795, Bradley 1836, Campbell 1806,
Carter 1796, Claiborne 1801, Cocke 1797, Cumberland 1856, Grainger
1796, Greene 1783, Hamblen 1870, Hamilton 1819, Hancock 1844,
Hawkins 1787, (• James 1871), Jefferson 1792, Johnson 1836, Knox 1792,
Loudon 1870, McMinn 1819, Marion 1817, Meigs 1836, Monroe 1819,
Morgan 1817, Polk 1839, Rhea 1807, Roane 1801, Scott 1849, Sevier
1794, Sullivan 1779, Unicoi 1875, Union 1850, Washington 1777
Chronological
Washington 1777
Sullivan 1779
Greene 1783
Hawkins 1787
Jefferson 1792
Knox 1792
Sevier 1794
Blount 1795
Carter 1796
Grainger 1796
Cocke 1797
Anderson 1801
Claiborne 1801
Roane 1801
Campbell 1806
Bledsoe 1807
Rhea 1807
Marion 1817
Morgan 1817
Hamilton 1819
McMinn 1819
Monroe 1819
Bradley 1836
Johnson 1836
Meigs 1836
Polk 1839
Hancock 1844
Scott 1849
Union 1850
Cumberland 1856
Hamblen 1870
Loudon 1870
• James 1871
Unicoi 1875
• "James County was created by an act of the Tennessee General
Assembly on January 30, 1871. Lands were taken from a small portion of
Bradley County and the eastern third of Hamilton County… Ooltewah, a
Muskogee variation of italwa meaning "town," was selected as the county
seat...The county went bankrupt in April 1919 and was reincorporated into
Hamilton County by a vote of its citizens on December 11, 1919." Wikipedia
Our PARKERs in TENNESSEE
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Timeline of PARKERs in East TENNESSEE
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• 1771
"The community that became Hawkins County, Tennessee, began to form
soon after the American Revolutionary War began… Most historians accept
the fact that Hawkins County’s first settlers were the party led by Virginians
John Carter and William Parker about 1771." [Additional Carter and
Parker references and sources]
Hawking County Genealogy & History
[Is William our PARKER?]
• 1777
- Washington County was established.
1779
- Sullivan County was established.
• 1783
- Greene County was established.
• 1786
David "Davy" Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was a 19th-
century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician… Crockett
grew up in East Tennessee, where he gained a reputation for hunting and
storytelling. After being made a colonel in the militia of Lawrence County,
Tennessee, he was elected to the Tennessee state legislature in 1821. In
1825, Crockett was elected to the U.S. Congress, where he vehemently
opposed many of the policies of President Andrew Jackson, most notably
the Indian Removal Act. Crockett's opposition to Jackson's policies led to
his defeat in the 1831 elections. He won again in 1833, then narrowly lost in
1835, prompting his angry departure to Texas (then the Mexican state of
Tejas) shortly thereafter. In early 1836, Crockett took part in the Texas
Revolution and was killed at the Battle of the Alamo in March. Wikipedia
• 1787
One of the oldest Tennessee counties, Hawkins County was first
established as a separate North Carolina county on January 6, 1787,
when the state legislature divided Sullivan County, North Carolina. The
original county was quite large, extending from the North Fork of the
Holston River southwestwardly to the "Big Suck" near present-day
Chattanooga. Other counties, or parts of counties, later created from
Hawkins include Hancock, Grainger, Jefferson, Knox, Roane, Meigs, and
Hamilton. Prior to its creation by North Carolina, the county was Spencer
County, State of Franklin.
• 1796
- Tennessee was admitted to the Union as the 16th state on June 1, 1796
- Grainger County was established.
- Carter County was established.
• 1796 Tax List
Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891,
- James Parker, Carter County
- William Parker, Sullivan County
- Hanah Parker, Sullivan County
- [?] William Parker, Sullivan County
• 1801
- Anderson County established.
- Roane County established.
• 1805 Tax List
Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891,
- Aron Parker, Roane County
- Benjamin Parker, Greene County
- Benjamin C. Parker, Anderson County
- Felix Parker, Grainger County
- George Parker, Roane County
- John Parker, Roane County
- Richard Parker, Anderson County
- William Parker, Greene County
• 1805 Enumeration, Greene Co, TENNESSEE
Ansearching; News, The Tennessee Genealogical Society, Volume 28,
• William Parker
• Benjamin Parker
• 1807
Bledsoe County established.
• 1810 Tax List
Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891,
• 1819
McMinn County established.
• 1820 Census
(PARKER in TENNESSEE, Ancestry.com)
• NEEDS VERIFICATION: No PARKER surname in any East TENNESSEE
county.
• 1830 Census
Home in 1830: McMinn, Tennessee
- David PARKER, age 20 thru 29 (1801 - 1810)
[Line 10; Ancestry.com page 123 of 156]
Home in 1820: Lincoln, Tennessee
David D Parker, age 16 - 25 (1795 - 18040
[Line 12; Ancestry.com page 16 of 46]
[Line 24 Edmond P. PARKER]
- Aaron PARKER, age 40 thru 49 (1781 - 1790)
[Line 27: Ancestry.com page 139 of 156]
[See 1805 Tax List. See 1840 Census]
- William Parker, age 40 thru 49 (1781 - 1790)
[Line 6: Ancestry.com page 145 of 156]
[See 1805 Tax List.]
- Mary Parker, age 40 thru 49 (1781 - 1790)
Line 15: Ancestry.com page 147 of 156]
- Lazaras Chitwood
[father of Moriah CHITWOOD, wife of John Burns PARKER]
[Line 17; Ancestry.com page 151 of 156]
Home in 1830: Regiment 67, Monroe, Tennessee
- Caleb J Parker, age, 40 thru 49 (1781 - 1790)
[Line 9; Ancestry.com page 51 of 74]
- Evan PARKER, age 30 thru 39 (1791 - 1800)
[Line 5; Ancestry.com page 63 of 74]
- Benjamin Parker Jr. age 40 thru 49 (1781 - 1790)
[Line 22; Ancestry.com page 65 of 74]
- Benjamin PARKER Sr., age 50 thru 59 (1771 - 1780)
[Line 13; Ancestry.com page 69 of 74]
[Benjamin who married Catherine GRAY?]
- Harmon PARKER, age 20 thru 29 (1801 - 1810)
[Line 5; Ancestry.com page 71 of 74]
- Margaret PARKER, age 30 thru 39 (1791 - 1800)
[Line 6; Ancestry.com page 73 of 74]
Home in 1830: Roane, Tennessee
- Jacob Parker [Josiah Parker], age 15 thru 19
[Line 13; Ancestry.com page 41 of 128]
- James PARKER, age 50 thru 59
[Line 14; Ancestry.com page 41 of 128]
• 1836
Bradley County established.
START HERE
• 1840 Census
Home in 1840:
Bradley, Tennessee
Aaron Parker 50 thru 59
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?
indiv=try&db=1840usfedcenancestry&h=2978742
- 1840 Monroe, Tennessee
(Mary BROWN)
after (John PARKER)
after (2 other BROWNs)
Name: Katharine Parker
Home in 1840 (City, County, State):
Monroe, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:
1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59:
1 [1781 - 1790]
Total Free White Persons:
2
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:
2
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?
indiv=1&db=1840usfedcenancestry&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss
=angs-
d&gsln=parker&gsln_x=NS_NP_NN&msrpn__ftp=Monroe+County%2c+Ten
nessee%2c+USA&msrpn=2066&msrpn_PInfo=7-
%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3246%7c45%7c0%7c2066%7c0%7c0%7
c&dbOnly=_F000531E%7c_F000531E_x%2c_F000531F%7c_F000531F_x
%2c_F0005320%7c_F0005320_x%2c_F0005321%7c_F0005321_x%2c_F
0005322%7c_F0005322_x%2c_F0005355%7c_F0005355_x&uidh=fk3&pc
at=CEN_1840&fh=1&h=3004570&recoff=7&ml_rpos=2
1840 Name:John Parker
Home in 1840 (City, County, State):
Monroe, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:
1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:
1 [1811 - 1820] from 1830
census BenSr.
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:
1
Persons Employed in Agriculture:
1
No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write:
1
Free White Persons - Under 20:
1
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:
2
Total Free White Persons:
3
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:
3
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?
indiv=1&db=1840usfedcenancestry&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss
=angs-
d&gsln=parker&gsln_x=NS_NP_NN&msrpn__ftp=Monroe+County%2c+Ten
nessee%2c+USA&msrpn=2066&msrpn_PInfo=7-
%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3246%7c45%7c0%7c2066%7c0%7c0%7
c&dbOnly=_F000531E%7c_F000531E_x%2c_F000531F%7c_F000531F_x
%2c_F0005320%7c_F0005320_x%2c_F0005321%7c_F0005321_x%2c_F
0005322%7c_F0005322_x%2c_F0005355%7c_F0005355_x&uidh=fk3&pc
at=CEN_1840&fh=0&h=3004577&recoff=7&ml_rpos=1
1850 Census
• 1850 Census
Home in 1850: District 27, Hamilton, Tennessee
Family 1304
Ancestry.com Transcript
- Calb Parker, 61 [abt 1789], Tennessee, Farmer, RE Value 1000
- Fuana Parker, 48 [abt 1802], North Carolina
- Sarah Parker, 16 [abt 1834], Tennessee
- Eliza Parker, 15 [abt 1835], Tennessee
- Mathew Parker, 13 [abt 1837], Tennessee
- Joseph Parker, 10 [abt 1840], Tennessee
- Eleveland [Cleveland]Parker, 7 [abt 1843], Tennessee
Home in 1850: Subdivision 23, Mcminn, Tennessee
- George Parker, Age: 48 , Birth Year: abt 1802; Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1850:
Subdivision 7, Claiborne, Tennessee
John B. PARKER Ancestry.com
• John B Parker 30
• Margaret B [HAVELY] Parker 22
• Wm H Parker 3
• Mary J Parker 1
• Sarah W Havely 15
• Mary E Crisp 25
• Charles A Crisp 2
Home in 1850:
Subdivision 4, Washington, Tennessee
William Parker Family
Ancestry.com
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?
db=1850usfedcenancestry&indiv=try&h=6861493
Wm Parker
51 [abt 1799], Tennessee
Cintha Parker
49
Louisa Parker
24
Rutlege Parker
23
Jos Parker
20
Mont Parker
18
1870 in Chickasaw Co MS
W Parker
15
Margaret C Parker
13
Nimrod Parker
10
• 1860 Census for PARKERs born about 1780 in "East"
TENNESSEE
- Marc Parker District 17, Knox, Tennessee abt 1786 North Carolina
- Nicholas Parker District 8, Cocke, Tennessee abt 1777
Virginia Ancestry.com
- C J [Caleb] Parker District 8, Hamilton, Tennessee abt 1787 Tennessee
- William Parker District 6, Greene, Tennessee abt 1791 North Carolina
- Philander Parker District 8, Blount, Tennessee abt 1792 Connecticut
- Jessee Parker District 7, Knox, Tennessee abt 1793 North Carolina
• 1860 Census for PARKERs born about 1800 in "East"
TENNESSEE
- Willy Parker District 4, Union, Tennessee abt 1811 Tennessee
- Wm Parker District 8, Roane, Tennessee abt 1800 Tennessee
- Norwood Parker District 16, Knox, Tennessee abt 1802 Tennessee
- Wilson Parker District 8, Knox, Tennessee abt 1798 Tennessee
- Jesse Parker District 6, Marion, Tennessee abt 1804 North Carolina
- Elisha Parker District 4, Hamilton, Tennessee abt 1790 North Carolina
- William Parker District 6, Greene, Tennessee
abt 1791 North Carolina
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Study of Caleb J. PARKER
Study of Aaron PARKER
Bradley County boarders McMinn County
• 1805 Tax List
Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891,
- Aron Parker, Roane County
• 1830
US Census, Home in 1830: McMinn, Tennessee
- Aaron PARKER, age 40 thru 49 (1781 - 1790)
[Line 27: Ancestry.com page 139 of 156]
• 1840
North Carolina and Tennessee, Early Land Records, 1753-1931,
Name: Aaron Parker
Record Date: 23 Jul 1840
Location:
Bradley, Tennessee [Bradley Co. borders McMinn Co.]
Warrant Number: 2106
1840 US Census, Home in 1840 Bradley, Tennessee
Aaron Parker 50 thru 59 (1781 - 1790)
===
Study of Benjamin PARKER and Catherine GRAY
- Shackelford/Gadberry/Corbus/Sexton@ Ancestry.com
Study of Parents of our PARKERs Siblings
Benjamin PARKER bc 1795VA and Catherine Gray bc 1800
parents of John T. PARKER bc 1808 TN / Hannah PROVINCE
http://web.utk.edu/~corn/parkerdna/park5.htm
http://genforum.genealogy.com/parker/messages/26179.html
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6421339
http://www.parkerheritage.com/profile/JoeRichardHamby
Benjamin W Parker
Birth 1795 in Virginia, USA
Death in Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA
Catherine Gray
Birth 1800
Death in Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/55097613/person/13764982570
• 1800 Greene Co, East TENNESSEE
Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002n Ancestry.com
Name Benjamin Parker
Spouse: Cath Gray
Marriage Date: 28 Jul 1800
Marriage County: Greene
- 1805 Greene TN
Name: Benjamin Parker
State:
TN
County:
Greene County
Township:
No Township Listed
Year:
1805
Record Type:
Tax list
Database:
TN Early Census Index
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?
db=tncen&h=29882563&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=11
69
- 1812 Greene TN
Name: Benjamin Parker
State: TN
County: Greene County
Township: No Township Listed
Year: 1812
Record Type: Tax list
Database:
TN Early Census Index
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?
db=tncen&h=29882564&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=80
54
- 1830 Monroe, Tennessee
(Jesse BROWN)
Benjamin Parker Senior [Benjamin Parkerson Senior]
Home in 1830 (City, County, State):
Regiment 67, Monroe, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:
2 [1816 - 1820] John in 1840C
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59:
1 [1771 - 1780]
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:
1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14:
1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:
1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:
1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49:
1 [1781 - 1790]
Total Free White Persons:
8
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):
8
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?
db=1830usfedcenancestry&h=693273&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecor
d&rhSource=3574
• 1830 Benjamin Parker Junior
Home in 1830 (City, County, State):
Regiment 67, Monroe,
Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49:
1 [1781 - 1790]
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:
1
Total Free White Persons:
2
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):
2
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?
rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-
c&gsfn=benjamin&gsln=parker&gsln_x=NS_NP_NN&msbdy=1800&msrpn_
_ftp=Tennessee%2c+USA&msrpn=45&msrpn_PInfo=5-
%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3246%7c45%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c&c
pxt=0&uidh=fk3&msbdp=10&_83004003-
n_xcl=f&cp=0&pcat=CEN_1830&h=693228&recoff=8+9&db=1830usfedcena
ncestry&indiv=1&ml_rpos=4
- Benjamin Sr died before 1840?
- NOT 1850 KY or if so he left Katherine in TN and moved to KY
Benjamin W PARKER in 1850 Census with COLBERT in KY
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?
db=1850usfedcenancestry&indiv=try&h=17172762
Age:
64
Birth Year:
abt 1786
Birthplace:
Virginia
Home in 1850: Hancock, Kentucky
- 1855
Catherine E. Parker
Birth: unknown
Death: Apr. 13, 1855
Inscription:
Wife of Benj Parker - age 72 yrs, 2 mo,3 dys
[From Friday, April 13, 1855 -Subtracted 72 years, 2 months, 3 days =
Result: Monday, February 10, 1783]
Burial: Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: 02, Plot 326
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=39691588
Study of John B. PARKER and Margaret HAVELY
[Several Ancestry.com trees trace this John B PARKER (m. HAVELY) to
father Luke PARKER b 1793 NC to father John PARKER b. 1720 ENGLAND
to father Daniel PARKER of ENGLAND; our George PARKER bc 1700 was
in Hampshire (Mineral) Co, (WEST) VIRGINIA (Frederick Co, MD) by1748.]
John B PARKER
Alan Haverly's Family tree @ Ancestry.com
PARKER/KAPPEL @ Ancestry.com lparker826
Smith Family Tree @Consociates.com baerhaus
Pennie Sue Livingston @ Ancestry.com CockrelP
• parents
- born 23 Sep 1818 TN
- died 28 Nov 1864 / 20 Apr 1864 TN
- buried Martha Sutherland Cemetery, Jefferson County
Margaret B HAVELY
- born 1828 VA
- died 1877 TN
- buried Martha Sutherland Cemetery
Four Children
- William Hogue 1847 - 1925
- Mary J 1849
- Cate E 1852
- Charles C. 1855
C. C. Parker, merchant and postmaster at Talbott, was born in
Tazewell, Claiborne Co., Tenn., February 16, 1855, the son of John B and
Margaret B. (Havely) Parker, natives of Tennessee. The father was a
mechanic and reared a family of two sons and four Daughters... The History
of East Tennessee, 1887 Heathstone Legacy Publications [1 Parker bio in
Jefferson Co.]
- Sally J 1859
• 1850 Census for Subdivision 7, Claiborne, Tennessee Above