A. P. PARKER, farmer, Section 17, P. O. Savonburg, is a native of Kentucky, born in 1834. In 1854 he took a trip to California, where he stayed till 1869, returning to Ohio July 3, of that year. In 1870 he started again for California, but getting to Kansas, thought he would go into the stock business, so, with a pard nave Priest, he located on his present claim on the old Fort Scott & Mission road, taking 160 acres each. They put up a cabin, but gave the idea of a stock ranch, but they dissolved and Mr. Parker then did little but hunt, until the summer of 1871, when he settled to his work, breaking and planting, setting orchards and shade trees, which have made a wonderful growth since. He now farms 240 acres in grain and stock, having three and one-half foot hog-tight hedge fence about 115 acres of the farm, besides corrals for 300 head of cattle. His corn turned out 3,000 bushels from sixty acres in 1882. In 1872, Mr. Parker married Miss Murray. They have three girls and one boy. Mr. P. has been Justice of the Peace since 1877 and is a member of the Masonic order. http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/neosho/neosho-co-p16.html#GRANT_TOWNSHIP