Parker family stone- footstones have their names and dates


Mallissie N Parker  1882-1955 on footstone



William L Parker  1879-1959 on footstone


William Leon Parker was the son of John M and Susanah F Chapman Parker. He was born in 1879. He married Mallissie N Claybourn. William died in 1959. In the 1920 Warren Co, TN census, he was listed as “Leon” age 40. Also on the census was his wife, Malissa, Dixa Eldred and Thance Parker.

Mallissie N Claybourn was the daughter of Thomas B and Mandy Jane Vanatta Claybourn. She was born  February 27, 1882 in DeKalb Co, TN. She died on March 3, 1955 in McMinnville, Warren Co, TN. The informant on her death certificate was her husband, W L (William Leon) Parker of McMinnville. She was buried on March 5, 1955.

Their children were: Birdie Parker (b. & d. 1903) buried here, Ora Lee Parker (f) (b. 1906) buried here, Dixa/Dixie/Dexie Parker (b. 1911, md. Robert L. Davenport on Jan. 22, 1928 Warren Co., TN), Eldred Parker (b. 1911) buried here, Thomas Odell Parker (b. 1915), Carl Parker (b. abt. 1921)

Children of these buried here:


Birdie Parker [daughter] 1903-1903



Ora Lee Parker [daughter] 1906-1909

Her DeKalb Co., TN death certificate states she died at age 3 years on March 22, 1909 at Liberty, DeKalb Co., TN of pneumonia.




Eldred Parker 1911-1925

Eldred Parker was born on August 9, 1911 to William Leon Parker and Mallissie Claybourn Parker. He was a student. He had typhoid fever for a few days before he died. He died on August 12, 1925 in District 14 Warren Co, TN. He was buried on August 13, 1925.