Reverend Uriah H. Parker II

Photo courtesy of Charlotte Barker Spraggins via Jann Woodard.

Born in 1797 in Georgia, Uriah Parker first married in Montgomery County, Alabama at age 22. He married 3 times over the course of his life. John P. Hogins performed the marriage between Uriah H. Parker II and Susannah J. Davis on 11-26-1819 in Alabama. They had one son, Walter C. Parker.

Uriah married his second wife, Mary Woodward from South Carolina. Their children were Jacob, May, Sarah A., Caroline, Washington (Elisha), Kezziah, and John. Uriah and his second wife and family, as well as son Walter, are all in Bradley County in the 1850 census in Pennington Township. Uriah served as Sgt. in the Civil War and owned 480 acres of land.

Then he married his third wife, Temperance McClendon, a widow. She had a son Alfred McClendon. (1850 census) In the 1880 census Uriah H. Parker is living with his daughter Sarah A. Parker Hairston Creed and her husband and children. Both Sarah's husband and Uriah Parker are listed as preachers in 1880 census. Uriah was active in Ebenezer Baptist Church; his home church back in Alabama went by the same name. Rev. Parker died in 1880 and is buried at Prospect Cemetery in Bradley County.

Walter C. Parker married Mary L. Hudson and had 4 or 5 children by the 1860 Census. Walter served in the Civil War (RT.CO.E.9th Ark.) He was discharged July 26, 1862.

Walter's and Mary's Children (from Jerry Parker's research).

Walter C. Parker b: November 09, 1820 d: 1861
    Married Mary Hudson November 26, 1819
    Children:
       Elizabeth Ann Parker November 05, 1846
                    Married: James Alexander Pritle Dec 12 1878
                    Children: Frances Pritle b. Mar 1880 d. before 1888
       Susan Parker 1847 Died between 1850 and 1860
       Mahala Matilda Parker March 10, 1849
                    Married: Benjamin Cornelius DuBose Oct 10, 1882
                    Children: Elbert Hudson (Sr.) DuBose    
                                  James Henry DuBose
                                 ? DuBose (died at a young age)      
       Mary Frances Parker January 22, 1852
                    Married: Joseph (James) L. Langston Mar 30, 1876
                    Children: Mary Ellen Langston January 10, 1877
                                  Marthen A. (Mattie) Langston Abt. 1878
                                  Thomas Daniel Langston Abt. 1878
                                  Bessie Ann Langston 1879 - Died at child birth May 22, 1910 
                                  Sarah Theodocia "Docia" Langston April 21, 1881
                                  John Langston April 07, 1883
                                  Joseph W. Langston February 10, 1886
                                  James Henry Langston February 10, 1886
        Martha Jane Caroline Parker April 12, 1857
                     Married: Robert Baxter Stringfellow Aug 3, 1870
                     Children: Thomas Weldon Stringfellow Aug 9, 1871
                                    Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow Apr. 12, 1873
                                    Mary Ella Stringfellow Feb. 14, 1875
                                    Susan Virginia Stringfellow Dec. 20, 1877
                                    William Joseph Stringfellow Oct. 20, 1879
                                    Mose Alexander Stringfellow Oct. 17, 1883
                                    Isabella Clementine Stringfellow Oct. 15, 1885
                                    Ada B. Stringfellow Aug. 15, 1886
                                    Alfred Baxter Stringfellow Aug. 15, 1888
                                    Anna Hester Stringfellow Dec. 1890
                                    George Edward Stringfellow Apr. 1894    
                                    Robert Bolden Stringfellow Feb. 23, 1896
         Joseph Martin Parker November 29, 1858
                      Married: Amanda Lavilla McClendon Feb 1, 1881
                      Children: George Arthur Parker Mar 22, 1882
                                    Walter Alvin Parker Oct. 25, 1884
                                    Ora Amanda Parker about 1885
                                    Joseph Robert Parker about 1886
                                    Ima Ruth Parker Mar 2, 1897
                                    Lavilla Augusts Parker Feb 18, 1894
                                    Myrtle Parker Jan 18, 1906

Information courtesy of Nora Johnson and Janet Patton.