PARKER/GORE IL
This may certainly be a long shot but I, too, am looking for PARKERS in KY... BUT before you disregard this message... one of the ELLIOTT'S my direct line married a GORE, in Marion, Williamson, Illinois... perhaps someone here knows about this GORE line ... as it seems that Grace ELLIOTT was born at the res. of or next door to the GORE'S...
I am not sure where in KY. The only information I have is that Charles (Bennett) PARKER was b. "somewhere" in KY abt. 1887 and his father's name is supposed to be "Rufus". I am not certain if this is a nickname or????
Here is what I know about Charles: He was married to my g grandmother, Grace ELLIOTT in abt. 1907/08 in Illinois... Although Grace was born/raised in Marion, Williamson, Illinois, (M: Elizabeth Jane REED and F: Thomas Anderson ELLIOTT) I can only locate the two of them (Charles "C.B." and Grace) in the 1910 Salem, Marion, Illinois census where Charles was a RR Engineer for CE&I RR.
Charles and Grace had two children: Louise J. b. 1910, and Winston E., b. 1913. By the 1920 census, Grace is back in Williamson County, IL, listed as "Divorced". If ANY of this sounds familiar, PLEASE let me know. You may e-mail me direct at [email protected]. I do have only two pictures of him, if that helps.
Also, in the marriage announcement of my grandmother (Doris E. BELCHER) to Winston, Charles is indicated to live in TN. When his son (my grandfather) died, his obit (Sep 1969) listed Charles as the "late"...
IF ANYONE has any information regarding Charles and his "whereabouts or his connection to the CE&I RR, please send/post a message. I have hit a brick wall here and 4 months have passed with no luck.
Thanks much,
Andrea Parker-Eibeck