You will notice that Mathew died when he was only 55 years old. The Atlanta Constitution newspaper article entitled “His Other Leg” called him the old veteran. This death certificate is unique in that the state of Georgia did not issue death certificates until 1919. But the older cities of Atlanta, Augusta, Macon & Savannah […]

I have not researched if this civil suit was settled or went to court.

From these two articles, we see that Elizabeth Parker’s family received $14.25 to assist them in their trip to Hall County, GA.

Captain Ezekiel M. Robert was the commanding officer of Company H, 35th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Army of Northern Virginia, Confederate States of America.

Mrs. Elizabeth Parker was Mathew’s 2nd wife. His first wife, Jane Tuggle (1832-1882) is the mother of my direct line. I continue to look for Elizabeth Smith Parker, her children and their descendants. As of Jan 2020, I do not know the names of these children. Always hoping to find them though….

One of the stories I have heard for many years is that we have an ancestor who went West during the California Gold Rush in the late 1840’s.  He struck it rich and on the way home to Georgia, he was killed for the money he made in the gold fields.  Similar to this story […]

Military Service – WWI Carl J. Parker, Sr. WWI Military Service United States Navy.According to Carl Parker’s War Service Certificate from the United States Navy, he served on the following ships and stations: Naval Operating Base (NOB) Norfolk, USS Kansas, Armed Guard in New York and USS Craven. Click on Download to read file containing […]