[p. 1012] who died March 13, 1907, was one of the prosperous and representative citizens of Wayne Township, Lawrence County, Pa. He was born in Ireland, August 25, 1844, and was a son of John and Agnes (Jackson) Parker. His parents on coming to America located first in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and some years later moved to Wayne Township, Lawrence County. They located on a farm of eighity acres, the present home of the relict of our subject, and there lived during the remainder of their lives. They were the parents of six children, as follows: John, whose name heads this sketch; William, who married Amanda Ballou, daughter of Chester Ballou; Sarah, who first married Samuel Jackson of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and after his death James Wallace, of Oakdale; Samuel, who lives near Hazeldell, and who married a Miss McGowin; Agnes, who is the wife of Lindsey Cunningham, and resides at Ellwood; and Rev. James, a United Brethren minister of Jersey City, N. J., who married Miss Julia Barr, of Philadelphia.
John Parker was sixteen years of age when he was brought to this country by his parents. He learned the trade of a wagon-maker at an early age and followed it for many years, conducting a shop in Wayne Township. He was married in 1866 and set up housekeeping in Oglestown, Allegheny County, and was then successively located at Steubenville, Ohio; McKeesport, Pa.; Cannonsburg, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, and on the home farm in Wayne Township. He was a very successful farmer and made most of the improvements upon the farm. In 1886 he built the comfortable residence in which his family now live, and in 1890 a large barn was erected. He was a substantial citizen and enjoyed the respect and highest esteem of his fellow citizens, who keenly felt his loss to the community.
Mr. Parker was married December 27, 1866, to Miss Sarah Robberman, a daughter of Henry and Caroline (Rodenberg) Robberman. Her father came from Germany in the early thirties and settled at Old Brighton, in Beaver County, Pa. He later moved to Morgan County, Ohio, and there he farmed and lived until his death at the age of eighty-six years. Mrs. Robberman died at the age of eighty years. Both were Quakers in religion. They were parents of the following children; Helena, widow of William Lewis, resides at Chewton; Mary, wife of Eli Morris, resides in Morgan County, Ohio; Lewis, who married Miss Martha Carr and resided in Morgan County, Ohio, at the time of his death; Jonathan, who married Sarah McNatt, and at the time of his death resided in Meiggs County, Ohio; Sarah (Parker); Lydia, wife of J. W. Yoho, living in Chewton; John, who married Mary Dewees and resides in Morgan County, Ohio; and Amos, who married Sarah Peebles, resides in Morgan County, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Parker became parents of the following children: Caroline Agnes, wife of John Hossler, resides at Ellwood and has four children—John, Sarah, Herbert, and Harriett; John Henry Parker died at the age of two years and six months; Estella married Edwin Cole, and died April 24, 1903, leaving three children Andrew, Carl, and Wayne; James Howard, a druggist by profession and is unmarried; Harry, who died May 23, 1901, married Laura Vanemon, and had two children—Willard and Elizabeth; Mary Blanche is unmarried and lives at home; Grace married James Cope and lives in Wayne Township; Etha Mabel died September 22, 1900, at the age of ten years; and Nellie, the youngest, is at home. Mr. Parker was a member and elder of Slippery Rock Presbyterian Church. In politics he was a Republican.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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