Abraham Parker

Abraham Parker

Abraham B. Parker resided on the Parker plantation, next to Samuel Bolt's plantation. See map.

Abraham married Mary Smith on 9 March 1848. They appear in the 1860 U.S. census with real estate valued at $5,000 and a personal estate valued at $6,000. Abraham's occupation is listed as "Farmer".

On October 15, 1866, Abraham and Mary deeded 4 3/4 acres of land to the Trustees of Salem Church, a newly formed Methodist church. The deed gave the right of way 12 feet wide to a spring which was about 700 ft. from the church. The deed was witnessed by Dr. Anthony Cook Fuller and Samuel Bolt. In 1873, members from Salem Church and another small M.E. church, Pleasant Grove, were combined to form Trinity Methodist Church.

On 19 February 1894, Abraham deeded land to daughter, Lula. Years later, John Carey Bolt purchased the land known as the "Lula Parker Place".

Abraham and Mary's children:

Lula E. - b. abt. 1849

Eliz. ? - b. abt. 1850 (Child appears in household in 1860 census)

William "Will" T. - b. 14 July 1855 Laurens Co., SC d. 14 Feb 1880 Laurens Co., SC

Sarah "Sallie" - b. abt. 1858

Nora? - (Name appears on coping around Will T. Parker's grave)

Sources:
An Account of Marriages Solemnized by Tolaver Robertson in South Carolina between Oct 1842 & Feb 1867 by Joseph R. Gainey; Birmingham Research
Library # F268.R63 1985
1860 U.S. Census, South Carolina, Laurens Co., page 126
Laurens Co., SC Deeds, Book Q 1852-1867 FHC Film #673617
"History of Trinity Methodist Church" by C.A. Power, pub. Sept. 20, 1934 in Laurens Advertiser
A.B. Parker to Lula Parker Deed - Direct Index to Titles to Real Estate p. 434