This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Parker, Foose, Curtis, Stevens, Maxey Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.parker/14175.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Could your surname of Foots possibly be mistaken or changed over the years from Foose? My gg-grandfather is Franklin Foose Parker, the Foose coming from his mother's maiden name. Everything that I've been able to find points to the Foose family coming from Penn. to ILL then some came to MO. Most of the Parker's I can find start in NC-KY-IL-MO.