Pat, My great grandpa was from Maryland. All I have is my great brandpa's name was Martin Parker. I have 2 book on his wive's family( McCombs/Latham by Robert McCombs) but they don't go any further up the Parker genealogy just downward.. I hit a brick wall and switched to my mother's family and got to my great grandpa on her father's side and great great grandpa on her mother's side before hitting brick walls. In your research have you run across a Matin Parker? His death certificate was filled out by the VA so no info there (incomplete). Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Ruth From: "pat hook" <pahook@hereintown.net> Reply-To: parker@rootsweb.com To: <parker@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [PARKER] Parker of Maryland & Ohio Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 22:24:10 -0400 I'm going to try coming into some info by way of the back door to my Parker search. I am looking for any descendants of Sarah Elizabeth Nixon Parker & spouse Benjamin Parker of Maryland... Benjamin may have been an Iron worker/Blacksmith. It's said that he helped mold and erect the First Iron Rails made in U.S. in 1844 Mt. Savage, Allegany Co. MD. I understand that Benjamin was married 3 times. 1st; Mary Fichter, 2nd; Rachel Ward & 3rd; Sarah E. Nixon. Together Benjamin & Sarah Elz. had 7 children; Benjamin F. Parker b. ca 1835 Thomas Parker b. ca 1837 Elizabeth Parker b. ca 1843 Margaret Parker b. ca 1844 Henry Clay Parker b. ca 1847 Florence Parker b. ca 1852 William Parker b. ca 1852 All possibly born in Maryland. Story was that Benjamin the spouse died and Sarah E. Nixon Parker returned, with her 7 children, to Ohio where she was born & had relatives there. She is listed as "washer woman" in 1860 Census. Knox Co. OH She is buried at Quarry Chapel Cemetery in Knox Co. Ohio. I am trying to find more of Benjamin Parker and location of where they married. Perhaps it can give me new direction of where Benjamin and his parents ( Robert Parker & Mary) lived before Benjamin's marriage to Sarah E. Nixon. Would like to know more about Sarah E. also. Anyone come across this Parker group in their search ??? Thanks for any help----it has been so long since I have had any new data for my Parker family. Do appreciate any corrections or direction to my search. Take care Pat H. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PARKER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of th