Joel Parker (b. 1831)

PARKER, SMITH

Posted By: Dorothy Gosse (email)
Date: 6/24/2005 at 23:05:27

Parker, Joel, farmer, Section 25; PO Eden; born in Chautauqua Co., New York in 1831. Married Louania Smith in 1856; she was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1836; have two children living -- Frank, born Aug. 20, 1859 and one adopted child, Minnie, born Feb. 9, 1869; lost two children -- Eva Jane, born Nov. 25, 1857 and died Jan. 3, 1865; Sophia S., born April 7, 1861 and died Dec. 5, 1863. Mr. P. left New York State in 1834, and settled in Ohio where lived about five years, when he removed to Racine, Wisconsin, where he resided until 1857, when he came to this county and settled on his present estate; has a farm of 298 acres, valued at $35 per acre, numbers among the early settlers of this town. Has filled the office of Postmaster for the past four years, and is Treasurer and Director of the Fayette Co. Mutual Insurance Co.

Page 631, "1878 History of Fayette County, Iowa"
Eden Township