I have seen much information on the Internet that states Daniel Coleman Parker, son of William Parker, Jr. and Martha Pleasant Anderson was married to Marinda Brown. This information, I believe, comes from a manuscript by Elizabeth Crawford Barton. Ms. Barton is the source often cited for the family of William Solomon Parker. She has done a great job, unfortunately she does not cite any source. I respectfully disagree with her regarding the marriage of Daniel Coleman Parker to Marinda Brown. As I understand it, the names of Pleasant Parker and his brother Daniel Coleman Parker where found in a Cathey family Bible record. (Pleasant Parker married Rececca Cathey.) Ms. Barton thought that Daniel Coleman may have gone to Indian territory in Oklahoma. #1. Daniel Coleman Parker was born ca. 1802. -from Ms. Barton's manuscript. #2. Daniel Parker marriage bond to Marinda Brown was dated January 11, 1845 in Haywood County. (Haywood Co. NC marriage bonds: Daniel Parker x Marinda Brown 1-11-1845 Samuel Higdon / Enos Hooper .) This is a different, much younger Daniel Parker. This young couple is shown on the 1850 census. (Daniel Parker household, 1850 U.S. Census, Haywood Co., NC. p.189 family #817. Daniel Parker, 25 m farmer born NC; Marinda Parker, age 20 f; Sarah Parker, age 4 f; Levi Parker, age 1 male.) They lived next door to Levi Brown, who was Marinda's brother. Notice Daniel's age is 25, not 48. Daniel Parker was murdered by John C. Hooper on 31 Jan. 1851. Trial records are found at NC State Archives and I have transcribed them. In the 1860 census, Levi Parker and his siblings were with Soloman Parker and his wife Elizabeth. Soloman Parker was, also, the one who asked for a change of venue for the trial- so I'm guessing that he was Daniel's father. Marinda Brown Parker deserted her children and is probably the M.Brown shown on the 1860 back in her father's household. By 1870 she remarried to Alfred Ferguson Fortner and they ended up in Florida. The 1830 Haywood County census shows that Soloman Parker did have a one son under 5 years of age, whom I'm guessing is this #2 Daniel Parker. While this is all circumstantial, I believe the Barton book on the Parkers is incorrect in the Daniel Coleman Parker information.