Okay I did a search for land patent records with the Bureau of Land Management and I came up with this: Payton L. Parker patented land on July 1, 1859 Document number 10778 It was a cash sale. Aliquot Sec/ Fract. Survey # Parts Blk Twnshp Range Sect. Meridian State Counties Nr. 1 W½SE 2/ 18-S 23-W No 5th PM AR COLUMBIA --- 2 NESE 2/ 18-S 23-W No 5th PM AR COLUMBIA --- Then I went to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints website and I found your family. Luck us! It was submitted by Monroe Patrick Parker, 808 Avenue K., Hereford, Tx. 79045 Microfilm Number 1394467 Submission AF86-000201 Letcher Parker born about 1818 in Brown County, Texas married Martha born about 1822 in Brown County Texas. They had a son, Lycurgus Granberry Parker, born Nov. 15, 1844 in Brown County, Texas and died Jan. 16, 1891 in Brown County, Texas. Lycurgus married Elizabeth L. Strickland born Jun. 1, 1891 in Prescott, Nevada County, Arkansas and died March 1921 in Eastland County, Texas. They had 8 children. 1. Evalena Parker born Dec. 16, 1869 Prescott, Nevada Co., Arkansas died April 14, 1948. She married Nov. 4, 1885 to Albert Hudson Carlton who was born about 1865 in Prescott, Nevada County, Arkansas. No children are listed for them. 2. Johnie Parker born Dec. 29, 1869 in Prescott, Nevada Co., Arkansas. No marriage or children are listed. 3. Payton Letcher Parker born Aug. 23, 1873 in Prescott, Nevada Co., Arkansas. No marriage or children are listed. 4. Ezkiel C. Parker born Feb. 12, 1875 in Nevada County, Arkansas. No marriage or children are listed. 5. Richard Horace Parker born Aug. 24, 1876 in Nevada County, Arkansas died July 31, 1965 in Dimmitt, Castro County, Texas and buried in Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas. He married Alma Nora Wood October 20, 1899 in Texas. Alma was born Dec. 9, 1880 in McLennan County, Texas and died November 15, 1961 in Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas and buried November 18, 1961 in Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas. They had 10 children. 6. Otis Lycurgus Parker was born Dec. 14, 1876 in Nevada County, Arkansas. No marriage or children are listed. 7. M. A. Parker born Nov. 17, 1882 in Eastland County, Texas. No marriage or children are listed. 8. R. L. Parker born Mar. 19, 1886 in Eastland County, Texas. No marriage or children are listed. Sounds to me like you and Monroe need to get together and do some research <smile>. If you want to see all of his information that I didn't list go to the following URL: http://www.familysearch.org/Search/af/ancestral_file_frame.asp?recid=4120760 Michelle Rasberry Administrator ARCOLUMB Mailing List James Parker wrote: > > Hi List members, > Does anyone have any info on Payton Letcher Parker? He was born 1822 in > Georgia, married Marhta W. born 1823 in Georgia. Their first son > Lycurgus G. Parker was born 1844 in Georgia. The family then moved to > Hot Springs Co. Arkansas where their second son was born John C. Parker > in 1848. > The first knowledge of the family being ton Columbia Co was in 1859 > Payton Letcher and Marthe W sold slaves to a Barton. The slaves were > still In Harris Co.Georgia. Then in 1859 Payton L. filed on land in > Columbia Co. > In 1862 Payton L. enlisted in Crawfords Unit in Camden, Arkansas. He > latter died in Alton Prison in 1864. > The son Lycurgus G. Parker was found in Nevada Co. Arkansas. He had > married Elizabeth Strickland and their children were born in Nevada Co. > Inis Evalena B. 1869 M. Alber Hudson Carlton, > Johnie Elna b. 1870 Have not found any info > Payton Letcher b. 1873 d. Eastland Co. Texas > Ezekiel C. b.1875 d.Eastland Co. Texas > Otis Lycurgus b.1876 ( he is the grandfather of the actor Fess Parker) > Richard H. b.1878 d. Hereford Deaf Smith Co. Texas ( my grandfather > Mary A. b 1882 ( no info) > Rufus G. born 1886 ( is this the Rufus G. Parker burried in Union > Cemetery in Nevada Co. > Lycurgus G. Parker Died in Brown Co Texas 1891. > Any help please. Thanks > Ellen Parker > > ==== ARCOLUMB Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe, send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] > (for individual messages) > OR > [email protected] > (for a digest of multiple messages) > In the body include only one word: unsubscribe > (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) > > ============================== > The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com