Zenas Dean Parker 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 17 Sep 1807 - Honeoye Lake, Ontario Co., NY
    Christening: 
          Death: 20 Feb 1897 - Montgomery, Alabama 3
         Burial: in Cave Hill Cem., Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Stiles Parker (1765-1847) 4
         Mother: Dimmis Kaple (Abt 1773-1847) 4
Spouses and Children 
1. *Harriet Loretta Searles (       - Bef 1839)
       Marriage: 23 Nov 1836 - Medina Co., Ohio 5
       Children:
                1. Edwin Forrest Parker (Abt 1837-      )

2. Laurinda Searles (1 Oct 1811 - 31 Aug 1861)
       Marriage: 11 Nov 1839 - Delaware Co., Ohio 1 6
       Children:
                1. Albert Leroy Parker (1840-1918)
                2. Harriet Searles Parker (Abt 1842-      )
                3. Mary Emily Parker (Abt 1845-      )
                4. Stiles Otis Parker (1848-      )
                5. Charles Olmstead Parker (1851-      )
                6. Robert Owen Parker (Abt 1857-Abt 1858)

3. Rury Waterbury (Abt 1803 -       )
       Marriage: 17 Sep 1878 - Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky 7
Notes
General:
CENSUS:

<pre>1840 Jefferson Co., Kentucky, Louisville
Zenas D. Parker 200011 -- 00001; no slaves
male female
2 < 5
5-10
10-15
15-20
1 20-30 1
1 30-40 </pre>

<pre>1850 Jefferson Co., Ky, 4th District, 7th Ward, Louisville; Aug 16
385/434
Larrinda Parker 35 FW NY
Zenis D. " 42 MW NY $6500 Watchman
Edwin F. " 13 MW Ky
Albert L. " 10 MW Ky
Harriet " 8 FW Ky
Emma " 5 FW Ky
Stiles O. " 2 MW Ky
Elizabeth Carana 30 FW NJ </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule.

<pre>1860 Jefferson Co., Ky, 2nd Ward, Louisville City, p.o. Louisville; July 30; pg 399
2123/3527
Z. D. Parker 53 MW NY --/$500 Master Car Man
Lorinda " 46 FW NY
Edwin " 23 MW Ky Private Watchman
Albert " 19 MW Ky Clerk
Hattie " 17 FW Ky
Emily " 14 FW Ky
Stiles " 12 MW Ky
Chas " 9 MW Ky </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule.

<pre>1880 Jefferson Co., Ky, Louisville, ED 121; June 7; pg 24
191/204 30 Waterberry St.
Enos D. Parker 73 M NY NY NY R. R. Police
Reney " 77 wife M Vt Vt Vt Keeping House
Emma " 35 dau S Louisville NY Oh At Home
Katie " 13 gdau S Louisville Ky In At School </pre>

His brother-in-law Abraham Saulesberry, wife, and 2 daughters live at 191/205.

PARKER in AMERICA:

On page 461 of Parker in America Stiles O. Parker makes the following statement about his father, Zenas D.:

Zenas D. of the 6th, married (1) Harriet Loretta Searles, (2) Laurinda Searles, (3) Rury Waterbury. Children: (the mother is not given): Edwin Forrest, Albert Leroy, Harriet Searles, Mary Emily, Stiles Otis, Charles Olmstead, Robert Owen -- the 7th generation.

On page 459 C. O. Parker of Abingdon, Virginia (brother of Stiles O. Parker) makes a more detailed statement, a portion of which follows:

Zenas Dean and Harriet L. (Searles) Parker's chn.:

Edwin Forrest, b. 1837, m. Jennie Scott, and their issue were Edward Rosseau, b. 1862; Hattie Loretta, Alberta Katherina, b. 1867. He m. (2) Margaret R. Barron, and their chn. were Dean, b. ----; Edna, b. 1871.

Zenas Dean and Laurinda (Searles) Parker's chn.: Albert Leroy, b. 1840, m. Olive Searles, 1869, and their issue were Clifford Searles, b. 1870; Robert Leroy, b. 1882.

Harriet Searles, b. 1842, m. Alexander Bowling Cheatham, 1869; d. 1882. Their chn. were: Robert Victor, b. 1871; Parker, b. 1873, d. 1874; Almo Leonard, b. 1874; Emma Norma, b. 1879.

Mary Emily, b. 1844, m., 1880, Thomas Cripps. Mr. Cripps d. 1886.

Stiles Otis, b. 1848, m., 1868, Alice Tiller. Chn.: Roy Owen, b. 1870; Lola, b. 1873; Minnie, b. 1875; Sidney Otis, b. 1880; Alice Ruey, b. 1882.

Charles Olmstead, b. 1851, m., 1877, Jennie Peacock. Chn.: Lois, b. 1878; Elizabeth, b. 1886; Zena, b. 1888. He m. (2), 1889, Sallie Eleanor Cowan -- no issue.

Robert Owen, b. 1857, d. 1858.

The total is seven chn., nineteen grand.

CIVIL WAR:

The "U. S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865" at ancestry.com indicates that Zenas D. Parker was a Private in Company E of Regiment 124 from Ohio. His name is in a list entitled "Selected Records Relating to Federal Prisoners of War Confined at Andersonville, GA, 1864-65".
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Sources

1 H. S. Hurley, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com db: parker-howe.

2 Augustus G. Parker, "Parker in America," 1911, pg 461. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

3 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 111914243.

4 Delaware Co. Genealogical Society, Berkshire Township Cemeteries, Delaware Co., Ohio, 1998, Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

5 Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Medina 1818--1845; image 75/418. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

6 Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Delaware 1835-1846; image 98/263. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

7 "Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965," Jefferson 1877-1881; image 210/317. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

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