C Arthur Parker & Lula Mitchell

the Parkers next-door neighbors to Maple Lawn

Charles Arthur Parker 1858 – 1929 | his parents
& 1887 Lula Sophie Mitchell 1866 – 1945 | her parents.
Of Gates Co
& of Maple Lawn, Hertford Co NC


This is my working hypothesis – the way I see it as of this moment!!


Charles Arthur Parker married in Harrellsville, Hertford Co NC 20 Dec 1887 Lula S Mitchell.

Lula Sophie Mitchell, daughter of Bryant Mitchell and wife Mary Elizabeth Taylor of Hertford Co NC, was born 22 July 1866. She died 27 Sept 1945 South Norfolk VA

Charles Arthur Parker was born 12 May 1858 in Gates County NC, son of Nathaniel Gabriel Parker and Mary A Powell.
He died 25 May 1929 in Gates Co. He and his wife were buried beside their daughter Mary Ruth in the Perry-Sessoms graveyard near Maple Lawn.

My grandparents sold Charles Arthur Parker and wife Lula a small farm between our home and that of the Perry’s over at Pine Tree [later the property of A. D. Holloman]. There they raised their children.
This property was the only land of our home plot that we sold outside the family after the death of Anne Ward Moore.

Children of Charles Arthur Parker and Lula S Mitchell:
1. Mary Ruth Parker 4 October 1888 – 30 Dec 1908
Married 15 Jan 1908 Herman Jerry Holloman ca 1885 –
a. Herman Parker Holloman 23 Oct 1908 – 6 Aug 1993 Norfolk VA
married Lucille Worrell

2. Lula Wood Parker 10 Oct 1890 – 8 June 1961 Suffolk VA
married Joseph Marcus Harrell 1878 – 1950 Powellsville NC
[he was locally known as Little Joe Harrell as there was also a much larger Big Joe Harrell in Powellsville at the time]
a. Ruth Harrell.
b. Josie Harrell.
c. George Arthur Harrell
3. Charles Arthur Parker 17 June 1892 – 7 Dec 1952 Norfolk VA
Married Mary Louise Harrell dau of Lazarus Harrell.
a. Arthur Parker.
b. Hubert Parker.
c. Judith Harrell Parker
4. Bessie Mae Parker 22 May 1894 –
5. Pauline Parker 28 May 1896 – 1992
Married 20 June 1916, Granville Ernest Steinmetz ca 1887 VA – 1974 Richmond VA
a. Granville Harding Steinmetz 19 Aug July 1917 – 23 Apr 1986
Married 12 Sept 1938 L Virginia Ailsworth.
b. Ernest Parker Steinmetz ca 1920 – ca 1922 app. 18 mo old
6. Walter Stalings Parker 30 Jan 1899 – 19 Dec 1977 Ahoskie NC
married Mary Sally Willoughby 1 Oct 1899 – Feb 1994
Dau of Thomas Ely Willoughby & Bettie Doughtie.

a. Elizabeth Parker
married James Dale Cavender 14 Sept 1922 Rock River WY – Jan 1996
I. James Dale Cavender Jr. 20 March 1947 Colerain NC – 23 Aug 1947 Alma GA
ii. Brenda Cavender
married Sherrill Anthony Baldree
iii. Walter Cavender.

b. Ruth Parker
married Overton
7. Minnie Smith Parker 27 Oct 1901 –
Married Gates Co 25 Feb 1925 Thomas Starling Harrell son of Lazarus Harrell.
a. Thomas Starling Harrell Jr.
b. Phillip Allen Harrell
8. Alton Bryant Parker 21 Sept 1904 –
[on Wednesday morning at five o’clock]
Married Blanch Lamb dau of Hettie Lamb
a. Thomas Arthur Parker
9. Johnnie Mitchell Parker 2 May 1910 –
Married Thelma Isabel Battley d 20 Jan 1954
a. John Mitchell Parker Jr.
b. Barbara Jean Parker
married 2nd Geraldine Annie Clark dau of John Clark

from Bible Records in possession of Miss Bessie Parker of Norfolk VA in 1977 transcribed by Ray P Fouts
included in Bible Records of Gates County NC vol I – p 141


Nathaniel Gabriel Parker 1819 – 1890 | his parents
& Mary Ann Powell 1822 – 1901 | her parents.
Of Indian Neck, Gates Co NC


This is my working hypothesis – the way I see it as of this moment!!


Nathaniel Gabriel Parker married 12 March 1837, Mary A Powell.

Nathan G Parker was born 20 April 1819. Died 3 Aug 1890. Ts
Mary A Powell was born 19 May 1822. Died 18 Feb 1901. Ts.

Children of Nathaniel Gabriel Parker and Mary A Powell:
1. Jobe Henry Parker 25 Feb 1838 – 26 Nov 1916 Bastrop Co TX
married Gates NC 28 Dec 1865 Margaret Simons ca 1842 – aft 1917
2. Harriet Ann Parker 8 Mar 1840 –
3. John Thos. Parker 29 Mar 1842 –
4. Isaac William Parker 22 Jan 1844 –
5. Margaret Jane Parker 23 Aug 1845 –
6. Sallie Ann Parker 15 June 1847 –
Married 11 Sept 1879 Ivey D Perry
a. Birtie D Perry 24 Aug 1880 – 20 Sept 1881 ts
7. Mary Eliza Parker 19 March 1849 –
Married Gates Co NC 13 Jan 1866 Humphrey N Ward
Son of Noah & Elizabeth Ward of Chowan Co
a. Kate Ward ca 1867 –
b. John Norfleet Ward ca 1869 –
c. Eva D Ward Nov 1872 twin –
d. Nathan Q Ward Nov 1872 twin –
e. Noah C Ward ca 1875 –
f. Mary Eliza Ward 24 Aug 1877 – 15 Oct 1952 Hertford Co
married George Locke Mitchell ca 1775 –
son of Bryant Mitchell and wife Mary Elizabeth Taylor
8. Martha Luvina Parker 15 Aug 1850 –
Married Gates Co NC 21 Dec 1866 Franklin Griffin
son of Simeon and Penina Griffin of Chowan Co
9. Millard Filmore Parker 19 Mar 1852 –
Married Harrellsville NC 11 Feb 1875 Amanda Williford
daughter of Richard R and Elizabeth Williford of Hertford Co
10. Adlina Felton Parker 6 Nov 1853 –
11. Jacob Mask Parker 6 April 1855 Gates Co NC – 1 Dec 1936 Norfolk VA
married 1st Amanda Duck [died in childbirth]
married 2nd Louise Markham
married 3rd 4 Oct 1899 Annie Wood Mitchell
16 May 1877 Hertford Co – 8 Jan 1940 Norfolk

Daughter of Bryant Mitchell and wife Mary Elizabeth Taylor.
a. Jacob Mask Parker Jr 23 Aug 1900 Bertie Co NC – 10 May 1970 Suitland MD
married Freida Schmidt
i. Jackie Parker.
ii. Andrew Lee Parker 14 Aug 1938 – 31 Jan 1999
Father of Andrew Lee Parker Jr.
iii. Robert W Parker
b. Mildred Irene Parker 5 Oct 1902 VA –
Married Elizabeth City NC 31 July 1922 Albert Curby Frizzell.
i. Shirley Mae Frizzell.
ii. Roy Wheeler Frizzell
c. Leon Ashburn Parker 10 Sept 1906 VA –
Married Brooklyn NY 16 Aug 1936 Josephine Palideno.
i. Judith Ann Parker.
ii. Virginia Dorothy Parker
d. Paul Bryant Parker 10 Jan 1909 VA –
Married Brooklyn NY 30 June 1935 Margaret Walsh.
i. Paul Bryant Parker Jr.
ii. Donald Francis Parker
12. John Nathan Parker 23 Nov 1856 –
13. C Arthur Parker Sunday 12 May 1858 – 29 May 1929
married Harrellsville NC 20 Dec 1887 Lula Sophie Mitchell 22 July 1866 – 27 Sept 1945
daughter of Bryant and Mary Elizabeth [Taylor] Mitchell of Hertford Co
14. Thomas Walter Parker 24 June 1860 –
Married 23 Dec 1887 Gates Co NC Dora Outland ca 1870 –
15. Kate Parker 6 Oct 1863 –
16. Logan Hurst Parker 15 Mar 1865 – 15 Mar 1941 Norfolk VA
married 9 Jan 1895 Mary Agnes Mitchell 3 June 1870 Cofield – 9 Dec 1929 NJ
daughter of Bryant and Mary Elizabeth [Taylor] Mitchell of Hertford Co
buried Hoggard Mitchell family cemetery – Hertford Co NC

from Bible Records in possession of Hazel Bunting of Chesapeake VA transcribed by Ray P Fouts
included in Bible Records of Gates County NC vol I – p 148-9
Also from marriage licenses.


John Parker ca 1783 – 1825 | his parents
& 1808 Lavinia Brown | her parents
& 1803 Solomon Cleaves 17xx – 1807 | his parents.
Of Gates Co NC


This is my working hypothesis – the way I see it as of this moment!!


This John Parker ca 1783 was the son of Joseph Parker and 2nd wife Catherine. Lavina was the daughter of Samuel Brown

Marriage bonds in Gates County
On 19 May 1803 Solomon Cleaves and Lavinia Brown.
On 24 Nov 1808 John Parker and Lavinia Cleaves

Children of John Parker and wife Lavinia Brown:
1. Nancy Parker est 1810 –
2. Isaac Parker est 1812 – aft 1842 dsp
3. Nathaniel Gabriel Parker 1819 – 1890
married Mary Ann Powell 1822 – 1901
4. Martha Parker ca 1820 –
Child of Lavinia Brown & Solomon Cleaves:
5. John Cleaves ca 1805 –

Will of John Parker of Gates Co NC 4 Jan 1825 – prob Feb Ct 1825

One thought on “C Arthur Parker & Lula Mitchell”

  1. Pauline Parker (28 May 1896) was my grandmother. She died in 1992. Her husband, Granville Ernest Steinmetz (correct name) died in 1974 in Richmond, VA. Their son (my father), Granville Harding (born 19 August 1917; died 23 April 1986). Their other son, Ernest Parker, died in infancy (approx. 18 months old ca. 1922). Granville Harding married L. Virginia Ailsworth (m. 12 September 1938), and she is still living.

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