This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: nanmisenheimer03 Surnames: Parker and Johnson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.parker/14182.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My gggreat grandfather Henry Parker was documented on the Clinton co. 1830 Illinois census. He had a male in his h.h. same age as this John L. Parker. According to the 1850 Pope co. Arkansas census, Henry Parker had a son named John L. b.ca.1832 Illinois. John L. left Arkansas with another brother supposedly for the Army and his family never heard from him again. Henry Parker was married to a Rachel. She died soon after coming to Arkansas and noone knew her maiden name. The wife who was with Henry Parker in the 1850 census was born about 1794. However, some family researchers question if Henry Parker was married again because there is an LDS marriage record listing a Henry Parker marriage to a Mrs. Henry Parker in 1832 Illinois. Henry had a lot of descendants named William Henry and James Henry Parker. We know Henry Parker in Pope co. and Clinton co. Illinois was in the military because the census lists him as a pensioner but noone has discovered his military records in War of 1812 or ? See all the coincidences? I am familiar with Katherine's entry on this John L. of yours. I understood her hypothesis was based on family oral tradition and she did not have the documents to send to me when I inquired about this. I understand that John L's wife, Celia, was married before she married John L. Did she have children from her former husband or from John L.? If he left her for some reason, his age could have been changed. The California entry was news to me. Thank you so much. However, was this man on the next census there or has anyone tracked the California John L. down for a process of elimination? My John L. disappeared from Arkansas right after he was enumerated with his father and siblings in Pope Co. Arkansas in 1850. One brother, Wilson J., was supposedly with him when they left. One lost the other somewhere in their travels is the family story. Does anyone have documents on Rachel Johnson? I would be interested to know if she emigrated to Illinois from North or South Carolina or if she was married to William Parker in Illinois and what year? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.