Posted on: Llano County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Llano/10437 Surname: EDWARDS, PARKER, HUGHES, AINSWORTH ------------------------- My greatgrandparents, FRANCIS AND PENELOPE (EDWARDS) PARKER were born ca. 1810 in N.C. or TN. They married in rutherford co. tn in 1837. were on the 1850 weakley co. tn census with children, susan ca. 1839, margaret, david, jonathan, james (decatur), francis/frank ca. 1849, my grandfather, all born in tn. by the 1860 census they were in hunt co. tx with additional children, (mary) elizabeth, and william also born in tn. in 1870 they are on the falls co. tx census. i believe they move on to limestone co. tx where Jonathan marries Ella AINSWORTH, (mary) elizabeth marries theodore HUGHES, james (DECATUR) married but died of a fever along with wife and sent twin boys to buckner orphanage in Dallas. can not find anyone on a 1880 census except by grandfather, Frank who was then married to Laura Berkshire. they are on the 1880 colorado co. tx census. I next find greatgrandmother, Penelope/Prunella (EDWARDS) PARKER has received a land grant in Llano co. as widow of FRANCIS PARKER about 1882. daughter, elizabeth hughes, sons, william and john (john moves to llano after the death of wife, ella, in limestone co. tx.) also live in llano. greatgrandfather, FRANCIS PARKER is possibly a Methodist Preacher. He died sometime before 1880 possibly in limestone co. tx. or leon co. tx. My grandfather, Frank and laura moved to Sebastian co. Ar. about 1885 and live and die there. do not have any information on the girls, susan and margaret and son David. i need to know the parents of FRANCIS and PENELOPE (EDWARDS) PARKER. any help would be appreciated. pat petty