Thank you Joseph. No, I am not sure about the date of birth. I have this information from an online source. I had no prior research on James until my cousin had his YDNA done and the blood line goes back to this James Parker. Really, I would appreciate anything on them you can show us. The parents were unknown and I had looked in Tennessee many places trying to go through every Parker who had a male that age in 1820. Then, I went through Jefferson co. Illinois census of 1840 because one of the sons, Elijah, was born 1837 Jefferson co. The rest of the children from 1838-1852 were born just Illinois. I have no counties for them. Do you have any connections for this James to the Nathaniel Parker family since they are in the same counties about the same times? Thank you so much. Nancy Misenheimer