Jack Leeman Parker

Jack was born in Cooper City, Delta County, Texas to James Butler Parker and Minnie L Allen.

There were 5 children born, however, the first born in 1904 died in 1904 and the name and gender are unknown.


Hirshel T was the oldest living, born 1906 in Cooper, Delta, Texas.


Jack was next and was named Leeman Butler Parker but chose to change his name later. He died an untimely death. He was kidnapped and murdered by the Union abt 1950 in Oklahoma. He was my Grandfather.
He married Opal Fern Washburn in Oklahoma. Opal was born abt 1916 in Weleetka, Ofuskee, Oklahoma to William W "Willie" Washburn, (born Mar 1889 in Kansas), and Lena (maiden name unknown), (born Feb 3, 1896, in Missouri and died Jun 1981)
The only child of Jack and Opal was, my father, Charles Leaman Parker, who is still living.
The other siblings of Jack were:

Evelyn Altha Parker whose nickname was "Sis" was born Mar 29, 1910 in Paris, Lamar, Texas.
She died Feb 27, 1977, in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, at the age of 71.
Evelyn had married Wallace Clifford Folds who was born abt 1911 in Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida and he died at the young age of 48 on Apr 11, 1959 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas.
She then married John Kelly Johnson who was born Mar 17, 1908 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas. He died Dec 10, 1962 in Carmi, White, Illinois.
I only know of two children from that marriage. One, who is still living, and a son, Donald Johnson, who was born Aug 15, 1927 in Illinois and died Apr 8, 1981 in Bowie County, Texas.


The last was Avery Allen Parker. His nickname was "Boots". He was born abt 1914 in Texas. Death date is unknown. He died at a young age, also by the hands of the Union, who hung him from a street sign.

William W and Lena had 6 children.
Opal was the oldest and died 1976 in Oklahoma from cancer.
William "Billy" born abt 1918, in Oklahoma. Death unknown.
Byron was born abt 1920 in Oklahoma.
Glenn was born abt 1922 in Oklahoma.
Jacqueline "Jackie" was born Aug 31, 1924 and died Sep 18, 2000, Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma.
Genevie was born abt 1926 in Oklahoma.

Willie's father was Henry Washburn born abt 1859 and died abt 1891 at a young age, in Cumberland, Fayette, Illinois. He was a school teacher in 1880, in Bear Grove , Fayette, Illinois. marrying Carey (maiden name unknown) Willie's mother, (between 1880 and 1889) they married in Gove, Pratt, Kansas. There were 2 children Willie, and a sister Bessie Ann born Dec 1890 in Pratt, Kansas. She died abt 1937 in Pratt, Kansas.
After Henry died, Carey married Augustus Schultz in 1892 in Kansas.