GORMAN Georgia: Atoka Cemetery

Generation: 1

GORMAN Georgia (daughter of GORMAN James Dugan and PARKER GORMAN Opal Marie).

Notes:

* Family History: We Stand on the Shoulders of Giants: A brief history of Novice, its churches [S183]
GORMAN
James Dugan Gorman was born at Novice in 1900. He attend Novice School later married Opal Marie Parker in 1925. They made this area their home and raised four children here. The children are; Georgie, James Dugan Jr, Kelsie and June. Of the four children only June survives today. Dugan Sr was a happy, friendly man who loved to play practical jokes. One day he took a teaspoon, files notches in it bowl, put it in his pocket, and went to Mrs Mac caf?e in Novice. There with friends he ordered a cup of coffee. After the coffee was served he switched spoons and called Mrs Mac back to the table, pulled the notched spoon from the cup of coffee and told Mrs Mac that her coffee was too strong. We were not told how Mrs Mac responded, but he was still seen drinking coffee in Mrs Mac's after that. His brother, Jack also grew up in Novice and married Libbie Poindexter, they had two children, Bill and Judy. Bill married Ernestine Reeves. Jack worked for an oil company around Novice and was then transferred to the Four Corners area of New Mexico. After Jack's dead Libbie moved back to Novice.

Generation: 2

GORMAN James Dugan was born in 1900.

Notes:

* Family History: We Stand on the Shoulders of Giants: A brief history of Novice, its churches [S183]
GORMAN
James Dugan Gorman was born at Novice in 1900. He attend Novice School later married Opal Marie Parker in 1925. They made this area their home and raised four children here. The children are; Georgie, James Dugan Jr, Kelsie and June Of the four children only June survives today. Dugan Sr was a happy, friendly man who loved to play practical jokes. One day he took a teaspoon, files notches in it bowl, put it in his pocket, and went to Mrs Mac caf?e in Novice. There with friends he ordered a cup of coffee. After the coffee was served he switched spoons and called Mrs Mac back to the table, pulled the notched spoon from the cup of coffee and told Mrs Mac that her coffee was too strong. We were not told how Mrs Mac responded, but he was still seen drinking coffee in Mrs Mac's after that. His brother, Jack also grew up in Novice and married Libbie Poindexter, they had two children, Bill and Judy. Bill married Ernestine Reeves. Jack worked for an oil company around Novice and was then transferred to the Four Corners area of New Mexico. After Jack's dead Libbie moved back to Novice.

James married PARKER GORMAN Opal Marie on 10 Sep 1925 in Brownwood, Brown Co, TEXAS. Opal (daughter of PARKER Charlie (Charles) Absalom and ELY PARKER Flora June) was born on 20 Mar 1907 in Novice, Coleman Co, TEXAS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

PARKER GORMAN Opal Marie was born on 20 Mar 1907 in Novice, Coleman Co, TEXAS (daughter of PARKER Charlie (Charles) Absalom and ELY PARKER Flora June).

Notes:

* For additional genealogy, visit the ParkerHannah.com Family Tree Database.

Birth:
Novice, Coleman Co., TEXAS: http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/NN/hln28.html

Children:

Generation: 3

PARKER Charlie (Charles) Absalom was born on 10 Jan 1858 in ILLINOIS (son of PARKER Solomon and BECKWITH PARKER Celia); died on 19 Jul 1938 in Novice, Coleman Co, TEXAS; was buried on 20 Jul 1938 in Atoka Cemetery, Coleman Co, TEXAS.

Other Events:

Cemetery Location: Row O, North to South A

Notes:

* For additional genealogy, visit the ParkerHannah.com Family Tree Database.

* FindAGrave.com
Charles Absalom Parker
Birth: Jan. 10, 1858, Illinois, USA
Death: Jul. 19, 1938, Novice (Coleman County), Coleman County, Texas, USA
- Named for his two grandfathers, Charles entered this world in the western portion of Illinois. Whether he was born in McDonough or adjacent Hancock County is a good question: the family was counted in both locations in the 1860 census.
- When Charles was a youngster the family migrated through Missouri on the way to Texas, where he would marry and spend the rest of his life in Coleman County.
- In 1885 he married Miss Flora J. Ely. They became the parents of five children: Cecil, Elma, Vera, Gracie and Opal.
Parents:
Solomon Parker (1833 - 1905)
Celia Beckwith Parker (1839 - 1911)
Children: Gracie Parker (1894 - 1895)*
Spouse: Flora J Ely Parker (1869 - 1931)*
Burial: Atoka Cemetery, Novice (Coleman County), Coleman County, Texas, USA
Created by: Marcia
Record added: Apr 19, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 36076424
[end]

Charlie married ELY PARKER Flora June on 21 Oct 1885 in Glen Cove, Coleman Co, TEXAS. Flora (daughter of ELY William and UNKNOWN ELY Harriet) was born on 11 Jun 1869 in Ralls Co, MISSOURI; died on 7 Apr 1931 in Novice, Coleman Co, TEXAS; was buried in Atoka Cemetery, Coleman Co, TEXAS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

ELY PARKER Flora June was born on 11 Jun 1869 in Ralls Co, MISSOURI (daughter of ELY William and UNKNOWN ELY Harriet); died on 7 Apr 1931 in Novice, Coleman Co, TEXAS; was buried in Atoka Cemetery, Coleman Co, TEXAS.

Other Events:

Cemetery Location: Row E, North to South J

Notes:

* For additional genealogy, visit the ParkerHannah.com Family Tree Database.

* FindAGrave.com
Flora J Ely Parker
Birth: 1869, Ralls County, Missouri, USA
Death: 1931, Novice (Coleman County), Coleman County, Texas, USA
- Daughter of William and Harriet Ely.
Children: Gracie Parker (1894 - 1895)*
Spouse: Charles Absalom Parker (1858 - 1938)
Burial: Atoka Cemetery, Novice (Coleman County), Coleman County, Texas, USA
Created by: Marcia
Record added: Apr 20, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 36079982
[end]

Notes:

Married:
Newman, Geo. W. - Minister

Children:

PARKER Cecil Leslie was born on 4 Dec 1886 in Novice, Coleman Co, TEXAS; died on 5 Feb 1960.
PARKER JERIGAN Elma Lee was born on 13 Jan 1889 in Novice, Coleman Co, TEXAS; died on 14 Feb 1959; was buried in Aransas Pass Cemetery, Aransas Co, TEXAS.
PARKER MCCAIN Vera Della was born on 2 Jun 1891 in Novice, Coleman Co, TEXAS; died on 10 May 1976; was buried in Atoka Cemetery, Coleman Co, TEXAS.
PARKER Gracie Ely was born on 2 Feb 1894 in Novice, Coleman Co, TEXAS; died on 6 May 1895; was buried in Atoka Cemetery, Coleman Co, TEXAS.
3. PARKER GORMAN Opal Marie was born on 20 Mar 1907 in Novice, Coleman Co, TEXAS.

Generation: 4

12.

PARKER Solomon was born on 22 Jun 1833 in Fayette Co, OHIO (son of PARKER Absalom Henry, Jr. and WOOD (WOODS) PARKER Annie (Anna) Barbara); died on 30 Jan 1905 in Coleman Co, TEXAS; was buried in Atoka Cemetery, Coleman Co, TEXAS.

Other Events:

Cemetery Location: Row O, North to South C
Other Online Tree: Y

Notes:

* For additional genealogy, visit the Family History of Ron and Shirley Oligney Baker Database.

* Additional Family Tree
ParkerHannah.com Family Tree [S7]

* Family History: We Stand on the Shoulders of Giants: A brief history of Novice, its churches [S183]
Parker
Written By Jack Shields

* FindAGrave.com
Solomon Parker
Birth: Jun. 22, 1833, Ohio, USA
Death: Jan. 30, 1905
- Solomon Parker's parents left Ohio and settled in McDonough County, Illinois, when he was a young boy.
- After marrying in 1857 and starting their own family, Solomon and wife, the former Celia Beckwith, farmed in McDonough and/or Hancock County (they were counted in both counties in the Federal Census of 1860) for a few years. They then spent some time in Missouri before migrating to Texas, where they put down roots in Coleman County.
Parents:
Absalom Henry Parker (1812 - 1857)
Anna Barbara Wood Parker (1813 - 1846)
Children: Charles Absalom Parker (1858 - 1938)*
Spouse: Celia Beckwith Parker (1839 - 1911)*
Burial: Atoka Cemetery, Novice (Coleman County), Coleman County, Texas, USA
Created by: Marcia
Record added: Apr 19, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 36075165
[end]

* Alternate Dates
- alternate birth 22 Jun 1832 (source: "Atoka... Early Settlement" Solomon PARKER and Celia BECKWITH PARKER by Jack Shields, Chronicle and Democrat-Voice, Coleman, Coleman Co, TEXAS, 14 June, 1988, posted in Histories)
- alternate death 30 Jan 1906 (source: ?)

Solomon married BECKWITH PARKER Celia on 5 Mar 1857 in McDonough Co, ILLINOIS. Celia (daughter of BECKWITH Charles and WILCOX Sarah) was born on 25 Oct 1839 in Terre Haute, Vigo Co, INDIANA; died on 24 Sep 1911 in Novice, Coleman Co, TEXAS; was buried in Atoka Cemetery, Coleman Co, TEXAS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.

BECKWITH PARKER Celia was born on 25 Oct 1839 in Terre Haute, Vigo Co, INDIANA (daughter of BECKWITH Charles and WILCOX Sarah); died on 24 Sep 1911 in Novice, Coleman Co, TEXAS; was buried in Atoka Cemetery, Coleman Co, TEXAS.

Other Events:

Cemetery Location: Row O, North to South B
Other Online Tree: Y

Notes:

* Additional Family Tree
ParkerHannah.com Family Tree [S7]

* Additional Family Tree
Ron & Shirley Oligney Baker Family History [S2]

* FindAGrave.com
Celia Beckwith Parker
Birth: Oct. 25, 1839, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA
Death: Sep. 24, 1911, Novice (Coleman County), Coleman County, Texas, USA
- Celia parents, Charles Beckwith and the former Sarah Wilcox, were natives of New York. They spent time in Vigo County, Indiana, where several of their children were born, then moved to the western portion of Illinois where they lived first in Hancock County, then McDonough County. Charles moved on to Texas and Sarah followed (perhaps after the death of her aged mother.)
- Celia and her husband, Solomon Parker, left Illinois, spent some time in Missouri, then also became residents of Texas, where they spent the rest of their lives.
Parents:
Charles Beckwith (1812 - 1892)
Sarah Wilcox Beckwith (1816 - 1890)
Children: Charles Absalom Parker (1858 - 1938)*
Spouse: Solomon Parker (1833 - 1905)
Burial: Atoka Cemetery, Novice (Coleman County), Coleman County, Texas, USA
Created by: Marcia
Record added: Apr 19, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 36075930
[end]

* Celia, Cecilia, Cilia

Birth:
alt birthplace: OHIO

Children:

6. PARKER Charlie (Charles) Absalom was born on 10 Jan 1858 in ILLINOIS; died on 19 Jul 1938 in Novice, Coleman Co, TEXAS; was buried on 20 Jul 1938 in Atoka Cemetery, Coleman Co, TEXAS.
PARKER Marshall E. was born on 24 Oct 1859 in Peoria, Peoria Co, ILLNOIS; died on 28 Apr 1947 in Tucson, Pima Co, ARIZONA; was buried in Cochise Cemetery.
PARKER BURNETT MORRELL Ina Lee was born on 18 Sep 1862 in ILLINOIS; died on 20 Jul 1898; was buried in Higgins Cemetery, Higgins, Lipscomb Co, TEXAS.
PARKER Francis Henry was born on 4 Aug 1865 in ILLINOIS; died in Mar 1946 in Cochise, Cochise Co, ARIZONA.
PARKER infant was born on 13 Aug 1867; died in Aug 1867.
PARKER Delos (Deloss) A. "Dot" was born on 19 Aug 1867 in MISSOURI; died on 25 May 1904 in Atoka, Coleman Co, TEXAS; was buried in Atoka Cemetery, Coleman Co, TEXAS.
PARKER KEGANS Ila May was born on 6 Jun 1870 in ILLINOIS; died on 23 Feb 1943 in Bisbee, Cochise Co, ARIZONA; was buried in Cochise Cemetery, Cochise Co, ARIZONA.
PARKER EDENBORROUGH Lou E. (Etta) was born on 5 May 1872 in MISSOURI.
PARKER infant was born in Jun 1874; died in Jun 1874.
PARKER DEAKINS Dill D. was born on 25 May 1875 in TEXAS.
PARKER SUMMERS Ora E. was born on 2 Aug 1879 in TEXAS.
PARKER BRANTLEY Etna (Elva, Elna) A. (Ader) was born on 17 Dec 1881 in Coleman Co, TEXAS; died on 28 Jun 1972 in Throckmorton, Throckmorton Co, TEXAS; was buried in Breckenridge Cemetery, Stephens Co, TEXAS.

14. ELY William
William married UNKNOWN ELY Harriet. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

15.

UNKNOWN ELY Harriet

Children:

7. ELY PARKER Flora June was born on 11 Jun 1869 in Ralls Co, MISSOURI; died on 7 Apr 1931 in Novice, Coleman Co, TEXAS; was buried in Atoka Cemetery, Coleman Co, TEXAS.