William Henderson Parker

1824 - 1898  (73 years)

• Name	William Henderson Parker
  Born	8 Apr 1824	Claiborne, Tennessee   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Mar 1898	Wister, Leflore, Choctaw Nation (Oklahoma)   [2, 3]
  Buried	Wister City Cemetery, Wister, Leflore, Oklahoma   [2]
  Siblings	15 siblings
  + 1. William Henderson Parker ,   b. 8 Apr 1824, Claiborne, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Mar 1898, Wister, Leflore, Choctaw Nation (Oklahoma)  (Age 73 years)   2. Neworlena Jane Parker ,   b. 8 Apr 1824, Whitley County, Kentucky ,   d. 11 Dec 1901, Cumberland Falls, McCreary, Kentucky  (Age 77 years)   3. John Milton Parker ,   b. Abt 1826, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Aug 1851, Whitley County, Kentucky  (Age ~ 25 years)   4. Susan Catherine Parker ,   b. 1827, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Sep 1910, Knox County, Kentucky  (Age 83 years)   5. Mahala Parker ,   b. 1827, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Nov 1854, Pulaski, Kentucky  (Age 27 years)   6. James C. Parker ,   b. 10 Dec 1829, Whitley County, Kentucky ,   d. 4 Aug 1911, Whitley County, Kentucky  (Age 81 years)   7. Sarah C. Parker ,   b. 9 Feb 1832, Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky ,   d. 20 Oct 1900, Clifty, Madison, Arkansas  (Age 68 years)   8. Mary Helen Parker ,   b. 30 Aug 1835, Whitley County, Kentucky ,   d. 11 Aug 1856, Whitley County, Kentucky  (Age 20 years)   9. George Washington Parker ,   b. 30 Nov 1837, Whitley County, Kentucky ,   d. 24 Oct 1910, Whitley County, Kentucky  (Age 72 years)   10. Martha E. Parker ,   b. Abt 1838, Whitley County, Kentucky   11. Nancy Elizabeth Parker ,   b. Abt 1838   12. Elizabeth Parker ,   b. Abt 1840, Whitley County, Kentucky ,   d. 1910, Whitley County, Kentucky  (Age ~ 70 years)   13. Jesse F. Parker ,   b. 18 Apr 1842, Whitley County, Kentucky ,   d. 1 Sep 1926, Whitley County, Kentucky  (Age 84 years)   14. Nathan Parker ,   b. 1844, Whitley County, Kentucky ,   d. 1847, Whitley County, Kentucky  (Age 3 years)   15. Milton Parker ,   b. 1845, Whitley County, Kentucky ,   d. 1848, Whitley County, Kentucky  (Age 3 years)   16. Tempy Parker ,   b. 1846, Whitley County, Kentucky ,   d. 1849, Whitley County, Kentucky  (Age 3 years)
  Person ID	I8272	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of PNH
  Last Modified	23 May 2020

  
  

  Father	Sampson "Samuel" Parker,   b. 9 Feb 1804, Wilkes, North Carolina ,   d. 2 Feb 1886, Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Sarah "Sally" Elizabeth Davis,   b. 8 Sep 1801,   d. 2 Jun 1868, Whitley County, Kentucky  (Age 66 years)
  Married	Bef 1824	Whitley County, Kentucky
  Family ID	F2604	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah "Sally" Patrick,   b. 13 Jan 1830,   d. 2 Mar 1867, Whitley County, Kentucky  (Age 37 years)
  Married	3 Oct 1844	Whitley County, Kentucky   [2, 4]
  Children	+ 1. Susan Parker,   d. 1879, Whitley County, Kentucky   2. Neworlena Jane Parker,   b. 16 Jan 1846, Whitley County, Kentucky ,   d. 25 Apr 1865, Whitley County, Kentucky  (Age 19 years)   3. Henry Moss Parker,   b. Abt 1849, Whitley County, Kentucky   4. Uriah Parker,   b. Apr 1851, Whitley County, Kentucky ,   d. Aft 1900, Crawford, Arkansas  (Age ~ 50 years)   5. James Calvin Parker,   b. 27 Dec 1854, Whitley County, Kentucky ,   d. 27 Mar 1912, Crawford, Arkansas  (Age 57 years)   6. Emily "Milly" Parker,   b. 25 Sep 1857, Whitley County, Kentucky ,   d. 1860, Whitley County, Kentucky  (Age 2 years)   7. George S. Parker,   b. 26 Nov 1858, Whitley County, Kentucky ,   d. 26 Aug 1860, Whitley County, Kentucky  (Age 1 years)   8. Green Cidney Parker,   b. 26 Oct 1859, Whitley County, Kentucky ,   d. 1 Sep 1942, Bixby, Tulsa, Oklahoma  (Age 82 years)   9. John C. Parker,   b. Mar 1861, Whitley County, Kentucky + 10. Rutha Parker,   b. 19 Dec 1863, Whitley County, Kentucky ,   d. Abt 1895, Whitley County, Kentucky  (Age 31 years) + 11. Sarah Parker,   b. 19 Dec 1863, Whitley County, Kentucky ,   d. 1 Jul 1943, Whitley County, Kentucky  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2015
  Family ID	F2282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy White,   b. 22 Nov 1838, Whitley County, Kentucky ,   d. 1 Apr 1928, McAlester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma  (Age 89 years)
  Married	3 Sep 1867	Whitley County, Kentucky   [5, 6]
  Children	1. Jesse Buford Parker,   b. 22 Jul 1868, Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky ,   d. 22 Feb 1943, Hollis, Harmony, Oklahoma  (Age 74 years)   2. Mary S. "May" Parker,   b. 22 Jul 1868, Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky ,   d. 12 May 1895, Wister, Leflore, Choctaw Nation (Oklahoma)  (Age 26 years)   3. Lucy Idella Parker,   b. 28 Dec 1869, Whitley County, Kentucky ,   d. 28 Sep 1943, McAlester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma  (Age 73 years)   4. Viana Bell Parker,   b. 4 Sep 1871, Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky ,   d. 4 May 1954, McAlester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma  (Age 82 years)   5. Frank Henderson Parker,   b. May 1873, Whitley County, Kentucky ,   d. 1953, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma  (Age ~ 79 years)   6. George E. Parker,   b. 1 Jul 1876, Whitley County, Kentucky ,   d. 1947, Heavner, LeFlore, Oklahoma  (Age 70 years)   7. Sampson A. "Samuel" Parker,   b. 17 Mar 1878, Whitley County, Kentucky ,   d. 4 Mar 1954, McAlester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	28 May 2016
  Family ID	F1327	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  His second wife Nancy White is a fifth cousin five times removed to TNH, both of them being descended from early New England settlers Richard Sperry (1606-1698) and his wife Dennis (d. 1707). ***** Born on 8 Apr 1824 in Claiborne County, Tennessee, Henderson came with his family to Whitley County, Kentucky, as a boy. On 3 Oct 1844, when he was 20, Henderson first married Sarah S. Patrick, daughter of Bryant Patrick & Nancy Davis, in Whitley County, Kentucky. Sally was born 13 Jan 1831 in North Carolina. Henderson was disabled in the course of his Army service during the Civil War, and never really recovered. About two months before his discharge from the Army, their oldest daughter died in childbirth. Sally's health was so impaired during the Civil War that she finally died in Whitley County on 2 Mar 1867, at the age of 36, when her youngest children (twins) were only 4 years old. He then married Nancy White[...] After 1880, Henderson, Nancy, and their unmarried children moved from Whitley County, Kentucky, to Piney in Franklin County, Arkansas. Henderson, Nancy, and some of their children later moved to Wister, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, where Henderson died on 11 Mar 1898; he was 73. He is buried in City Cemetery, Wister, Oklahoma. [Parker's Genealogy & History Establishment] ***** He was an identical twin to his sister Neworlena Jane Parker (1824-1901). ***** Compiled Civil War Service Record of William Henderson Parker At age 39, William Henderson Parker was drafted as a private for a period of one year into a detachment of substitutes for the Union Army. He was then mustered into Company F of the 18th Kentucky Infantry in London, Kentucky on 20 Sep 1864. He served for at least 10 months. He was discharged early on 23 Jun 1865 near Louisville, Kentucky, essentially because the War had ended with the surrender of General Lee's forces in April of 1865. He received a pension for his Civil War service. He he applied for it on 2 Jan 1884. After his death, it went to his widow, Nancy White Parker. Notes from his Compiled Service Record: Muster and Descriptive Roll of a Detachment of Substitutes forwarded for the 18 Reg't Kentucky Inf. Roll dated: Dft Board Louisville, Ky., Nov 22, 1864. Age: 39 y'rs Occupation: Farmer Where born: Claiborne, Tenn. Enlistment (drafted): 1 years. Eyes Hazel; hair Black. Complexion Dark; height 5 ft. 7 in. When mustered in: Sept 20, 1864. Where mustered: London (KY) Where credited: 8 Dist Ky. Remarks: Drafted. Company Muster Roll for Mar and April, 1865. "Present" (3) Company Muster Roll for May and June, 1865. Remarks: Discharged June 23, 65 by reason of Telegram order dated War Dep. May 18, 65. (4) Company Muster-out Roll dated: Near Louisville, Ky, Jul 18, 1865. Remarks: Discharged June 23, 65 by reason of Telegram order dated War Dep. May 18, 65 (5) Detachment Muster-out Roll, Dated; Near Loiusville, Ky, June 23 1865. Remarks: P.O. Ad W.c.H. Reported absent without leave. Restored to duty without forfeiture of time or pay. Mustered out in obediance to Telegram Order War Dept (6) May 18, 65, ordering the Muster out of all troops whose terms of service expire prior to Oct. 1, 65. (7) N.B. This information is available at footnote.com. Content Source: The National Archives Publication Number: M397 Publication Title: Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky. Content Source: NARA National Archives Catalog ID: 300398 National Archives Catalog Title: Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890-1912, documenting the period 1861-1866. Record Group: 94 State: Kentucky Short Description: NARA M397. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky. Military Unit: Eighteenth Infantry, Mi-Pl Surname Starts With: P Given name: William H Surname: Parker Age: 39 Year: 1864 Note: According to worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tvdavis&id=I18008, "William Henderson was a severe asthmatic and had to sleep sitting up at night because he could not lie down, which made his breathing difficult. A part, if not all, of his treatment was smoking some kind of pipe with a medication in it." A Pension Office document dated 14 Jan 1886, a photocopy of which is held by P & T Nielsen Hayden, states that he was disabled by "paralysis caused by wading in water waist deep." More detail about the dates of his Civil War service can be found here.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2244] 1880 United States Federal census, on ancestry.com. [S293] Parker's Genealogy & History Establishment. [S243] Descendants of John Parker by Wynell Morrison. [S242] Tri County Knox-Laurel-Whitley Counties, Kentucky Early Marriages by Carol F. Hopper. 1987. [S291] Descendants of Jabez Perkins and Nancy Ann Unkn, by Steven C. Perkins. [S1303] Marriage certificate for W. H. Parker and Nancy White. Photocopy held by P & T Nielsen Hayden.