Irene, I found your family listed in the Stone Co History Vol 1 pg. 575-578. According to the family history submitted by (no name), The father of John Parker was also called John Parker..and wife was Arena Seals. The story states that Arena's husband was called out in the middle of the night by a group of men, and was never heard of again. It does not list her parents. There is some Wright family listed, and the of course, a short history of John Jr.. and Catherine. I know this isn't much, but perhaps it will help+ACE- Robin. -----Original Message----- From: Jack +ACY- Irene Barnes +ADw-jibarnes+AEA-airmail.net+AD4- To: MOSTONE-L+AEA-rootsweb.com +ADw-MOSTONE-L+AEA-rootsweb.com+AD4- Date: Saturday, June 03, 2000 6:28 AM Subject: +AFs-MOSTONE-L+AF0- John PARKER b 31 Oct 1866 m Margaret WRIGHT Stone Co MO 1890 +AD4-John PARKER married Margaret Catherine WRIGHT, dau of Thomas WRIGHT and +AD4-Frances Angeline BYRD, Nov 9 1890 in Stone Co MO. +AD4- +AD4-A letter dated Mar 27, 1891 to my grandmother in Johnson Co TX from John +AD4-PARKER was from Longs Mill, Stone County MO. +AD4- +AD4-John PARKER was listed in Grant Township (1900 census). Elviren was listed +AD4-as mother along with wife Margarett, and children Flora, Cora, and Lenard H. +AD4-1880 census lists Erosina PARKER (widow) Thomas J. (son), Mary (daughter), +AD4-and John (son) in the Pierce Township (south of Grant Township). 1870 census +AD4-lists Everena with Jefferson (remember 1880 he was listed Thomas J. maybe +AD4-his middle name was Jefferson), and Mary E., and John. This was located in +AD4-the Washington Township (south of Galena). In the 1910 census John was +AD4-listed with wife Margarett, Flora, Cora, Leonerd, Earl, Elva, and Henry, +AD4-again in the Washington Township. Everina/Erosina/Elviren must have died by +AD4-then (she was 61 in the 1900 census). +AD4- +AD4-I am looking for any information on this family. I believe John's mother +AD4-was a sister to James Madison SEALS, my ggf. +AD4- +AD4-Irene +AD4-jibarnes+AEA-airmail.net +AD4- +AD4- +AD4-