John's parents are William Calvin Parker and his mom is Elizabeth Shields. They are from Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi. David Grawrock Security Architect 503 264 3642 -----Original Message----- From: David & Kathy Wells [mailto:rebeltrumpet@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 3:25 PM To: Grawrock, David; PARKER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PARKER-L] DNA success story david, Can you give me a quick idea of which John Parker in Miss. you have? Is it one in Jones or Wayne County? Thanks, Kathy Wells. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grawrock, David" <david.grawrock@intel.com> To: <PARKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 10:37 AM Subject: [PARKER-L] DNA success story > Well after thirty years of looking for our John Parker (b 1858 in > Mississippi) we have removed him from the witness protection program. > > > > Our problem is a common one, a common name with multiple possible > families. Searching for a John Parker in Ancestry does not narrow down > ones choices. Even in Mississippi in 1858, we had multiple possible > families. The records did not push us one way or the other. 18 months > ago we joined the Parker DNA research and were promptly disappointed as > there were no matches. > > > > Earlier this year a Parker descendent from one of our possible families > also joined the DNA research, the results this week were dramatic. Out > of 25 checked markers a 25 marker match. All signs now point to John > being a member of the William Calvin Parker family and his brother being > William Munroe Parker. > > > > If you have dead ends, and who amongst us does not, then getting your > self into the DNA program is money well spent. Adding up the money spent > on letters or Internet databases, the DNA will pay for itself many times > over. > > David Grawrock > > > > >