This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kFB.2ACE/1.540 Message Board Post: George L. Parker (b.May,1834-d.February 30,1919) and Kate P. West (b.January 1,1840-d.July 30,1914) are also my Great Great Grandparents. They were married December 25, 1861 in North Plains, Ionia County?, MI and had four children: Ernest (d. 1948); Carmi W. Parker (b.September 4,1862-d.1935) who married Elsie Matilda Houghton (b.August 6, 1866-d.November 20, 1904)on September 23, 1883; Elmer D. (b. December 1864-d.1913); and Herbert Vincent (b. December 20, 1870-d. 1952. George L. Parker served in the Civil War as a member of the reorganized 3rd Michigan Infantry. Carmi W. Parker and Elsie Matilda Houghton had seven children who are listed below. 1. Edith Viola Parker (b.February 21, 1885-d. May 29, 1915. She married Lewis E. McKay. They had four children: Niles, Goldie, Inez, and Mary. Edith is buried in Crandall Cemetery in Ensley Center, Newaygo County, MI. 2. Charles Wesley Parker (b.July 5, 1887-d. December, 1968). He married Mae Peterson (d.May 28, 1987) and they had six children: Orrie, Elsie Jane, Leo, Charles Jr., Glenn, and Earl. Both are buried in Central Lake, Antrim County, MI. 3. Goldie May Parker (b. October 16, 1889-b.January 27, 1973) married Clarence S. Barrett (b.October 29, 1889-d.September 22, 1954) on March 8, 1910. They had seven children: Leona Violet, Leonard Elton, Hazel Fern, Ruth Evelyn, Loren Dale, Clarence Jr, and Dorothy Jane. Both are buried in Sand Lake, Montcalm County, MI. 4. Elmer Eugene Parker (b. July 20, 1892-d.April 2, 1910)Elmer died of muscular dystrophy. 5. Ross Allen Parker (b.July 13, 1895-d.January 7, 1911) Ross died of muscular dystrophy. 6. Cecil Glenn Parker (b. February 26, 1900-d.December 10, 1974 married Cynthia Genevieve McNeely (b. April 26, 1897-d. September 1984) They were married in San Francisco, CA while C. Glenn (as he preferred to be known) was stationed at "The Presidio" as a Sargeant in the US Army. They are both buried in Ottawa Hills Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, OH. They had two children: Dolores Evelyn and John Kensington. Dolores is my mother. 7. Forrest Dale Parker (a.k.a. Theodore "Happy" Hayes) (b. May 17, 1904-d. November 1974) He married Georgia ???? Unfortunately, I do not have any further data on "Haps" family. Lori, would you be so kind as to complete this section of the family? The 1920 census records regarding the Parker's in Grand Raids are wrong. Charles is Carmi's son, and your grandfather's older brother. In 1920, C. Glen Parker was likely at West Point, where he spent two years studying. I have many wonderful memories of going with my grandparents to "the 20" (the old family farm outside Baptist Lake), going to Aunt Goldie's house in Grand Rapids, Uncle Charlie and Aunt Mae's house up in Central Lake (They lived in a stone house, made from field stones. What a neat place when you're only seven!), and swimming in Baptist Lake at Hazel's house. I'm quite certain my dates are correct as my grandfather made an extensive genealogy of the family prior to his death. In the 1960's he coordinated the annul Parker Family reunions that were held in Leslie and Lansing, MI What great memories! I'd love to hear from you! Blessings, Doug