Mollie Barrett1
b. 14 February 1881, d. 28 November 1967
Last Edited=5 Oct 2013
- Relationship
- Great-grandaunt of Joseph Michael Flint
Mollie Barrett was born on 14 February 1881 at Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas.2,1 She was the daughter of Aaron Hezekiah Barrett and Elizabeth Lee.1
On 1 June 1900 Mollie Barrett was enumerated in the household of Aaron Hezekiah Barrett on the 1900 U. S. census for Logan Township, Beaver County, Oklahoma as Mollie Barrett, 19 years old, Daughter, Single, Born Feb 1881 in Texas, Could read, Could write, Could speak English. Father born in Georgia. Mother born in Missouri. Also enumerated in the household were Elizabeth Lee, Aaron Hezekiah Barrett, Claira E Barrett, Nancy Green Treadaway and Willbure? Petty.1
Mollie Barrett married Pearl Parker, son of Chrisman H Parker and Lucy (?), on 20 June 1900.2
On 27 April 1910 Mollie Barrett was enumerated in the household of Pearl Parker on the 1910 U. S. census for Lipscomb County, Texas as Mollie Parker, 27 years old, Wife, Married 1st for 9 years, gave birth to 4 children, number of children still living 4, birthplace of Texas, occupation of none. Could read. Could write. Father born in Georgia. Mother born in Texas. Also enumerated in the household were Bruce Parker, Verner Parker, Austa Parker and Marvine Parker.3
On 3 March 1920 Mollie Barrett was enumerated in the household of Pearl Parker on the 1920 U. S. census for Lipscomb County, Texas as Ollie Parker, 39 years old, Wife, Married, birthplace of Texas, occupation of None. Could read. Could write. Could speak English. Father born in Georgia. Mother born in Missouri. Also enumerated in the household were Bruce Parker, Verner Parker, Austa Parker and Marvine Parker.4
On 15 April 1930 Mollie Barrett was enumerated in the household of Pearl Parker on the 1930 U. S. census for Lipscomb County, Texas as Mollie Parker, 49 years old, Wife, Married, was first married at age 18, birthplace of Texas, occupation of None. Could read and write. Did not attended school within the year. Lived on a farm. Father born in Alabama. Mother born in Texas. Also enumerated in the household were James Gooden.5
Mollie Barrett died on 28 November 1967 at Shattuck, Ellis County, Oklahoma, at age 86.2,6
On 8 December 1967 in Ellis County, Oklahoma, the Northwest Oklahoman and Ellis County News published the following:
Obituary Mrs. Pearl Parker
On 1 June 1900 Mollie Barrett was enumerated in the household of Aaron Hezekiah Barrett on the 1900 U. S. census for Logan Township, Beaver County, Oklahoma as Mollie Barrett, 19 years old, Daughter, Single, Born Feb 1881 in Texas, Could read, Could write, Could speak English. Father born in Georgia. Mother born in Missouri. Also enumerated in the household were Elizabeth Lee, Aaron Hezekiah Barrett, Claira E Barrett, Nancy Green Treadaway and Willbure? Petty.1
Mollie Barrett married Pearl Parker, son of Chrisman H Parker and Lucy (?), on 20 June 1900.2
On 27 April 1910 Mollie Barrett was enumerated in the household of Pearl Parker on the 1910 U. S. census for Lipscomb County, Texas as Mollie Parker, 27 years old, Wife, Married 1st for 9 years, gave birth to 4 children, number of children still living 4, birthplace of Texas, occupation of none. Could read. Could write. Father born in Georgia. Mother born in Texas. Also enumerated in the household were Bruce Parker, Verner Parker, Austa Parker and Marvine Parker.3
On 3 March 1920 Mollie Barrett was enumerated in the household of Pearl Parker on the 1920 U. S. census for Lipscomb County, Texas as Ollie Parker, 39 years old, Wife, Married, birthplace of Texas, occupation of None. Could read. Could write. Could speak English. Father born in Georgia. Mother born in Missouri. Also enumerated in the household were Bruce Parker, Verner Parker, Austa Parker and Marvine Parker.4
On 15 April 1930 Mollie Barrett was enumerated in the household of Pearl Parker on the 1930 U. S. census for Lipscomb County, Texas as Mollie Parker, 49 years old, Wife, Married, was first married at age 18, birthplace of Texas, occupation of None. Could read and write. Did not attended school within the year. Lived on a farm. Father born in Alabama. Mother born in Texas. Also enumerated in the household were James Gooden.5
Mollie Barrett died on 28 November 1967 at Shattuck, Ellis County, Oklahoma, at age 86.2,6
On 8 December 1967 in Ellis County, Oklahoma, the Northwest Oklahoman and Ellis County News published the following:
Obituary Mrs. Pearl Parker
Mollie Parker was born February 14, 1881, in the town of Uvalde, Uvalde County Tex., to Elizabeth Lee and A. H. Barrett.
Her early girlhood was spent in the pioneer country of Pecos County, N. M., and her parrents later moved to Beaver County, Okla.
On June 20 1900, she was married to Pearl Parker and to this union were born four children.
After her marriage, she and her husband settled in Lipscomb county Tex., and from 1905 the lived on the ranch which is now known as the Pearl Parker Ranch.
Since early in life, she has been an active member of the First Christian Church.
Surviving her are he four children: Bruce Parker of Pampa, Tex; Verner Parker of Follett, Tex; Austa Gilson of Shattuck; and Marvine Kellogg of Oakland, Calif. Three sisters: Mrs Nell Petty of Merced Calif., Mrs. Ella Wallace of Los Angeles, Calif. and Mrs. Clara Nichols of Denver, Colo. Ten grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Parker was truly a pioneer woman having moved from Uvalde County, Tex. in early childhood to Pecos county N. M., were she spent her girlhood until she was 12 years old at which time she and her parrents came by wagon train to no-man's land in which is now Beaver county Okla.
This was in 1892 and when the wagon train came through what is now Amarillo, Tex., there was just a main street, some grocery stores and a post office. She lived with her parents in Beaver County until she married Pearl Parker in 1900. Then she and her new husband acquired a ranch 10 miles south of Follett where she lived with exception of intervals when she lived in Higgins so the children could go to school.
In 1960 she acquied a home in Shattuck where she resided until her death. She always liked the ranch and claimed it was her home although she lived in Shattuck. Her main interest was her flowers and yard and she also liked fishing and went fishing every opportunity she had. She lived by herself but usually some of her children were with her each weekend and their welfare was her chief concern.
2Her early girlhood was spent in the pioneer country of Pecos County, N. M., and her parrents later moved to Beaver County, Okla.
On June 20 1900, she was married to Pearl Parker and to this union were born four children.
After her marriage, she and her husband settled in Lipscomb county Tex., and from 1905 the lived on the ranch which is now known as the Pearl Parker Ranch.
Since early in life, she has been an active member of the First Christian Church.
Surviving her are he four children: Bruce Parker of Pampa, Tex; Verner Parker of Follett, Tex; Austa Gilson of Shattuck; and Marvine Kellogg of Oakland, Calif. Three sisters: Mrs Nell Petty of Merced Calif., Mrs. Ella Wallace of Los Angeles, Calif. and Mrs. Clara Nichols of Denver, Colo. Ten grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Parker was truly a pioneer woman having moved from Uvalde County, Tex. in early childhood to Pecos county N. M., were she spent her girlhood until she was 12 years old at which time she and her parrents came by wagon train to no-man's land in which is now Beaver county Okla.
This was in 1892 and when the wagon train came through what is now Amarillo, Tex., there was just a main street, some grocery stores and a post office. She lived with her parents in Beaver County until she married Pearl Parker in 1900. Then she and her new husband acquired a ranch 10 miles south of Follett where she lived with exception of intervals when she lived in Higgins so the children could go to school.
In 1960 she acquied a home in Shattuck where she resided until her death. She always liked the ranch and claimed it was her home although she lived in Shattuck. Her main interest was her flowers and yard and she also liked fishing and went fishing every opportunity she had. She lived by herself but usually some of her children were with her each weekend and their welfare was her chief concern.
Children of Mollie Barrett and Pearl Parker
- Bruce Parker2 b. 2 Apr 1901, d. Feb 1986
- Verner Parker2 b. 10 Aug 1902, d. Sep 1984
- Austa Parker2 b. 15 Feb 1905, d. 4 Feb 2002
- Marvine Parker2 b. 1 Nov 1906, d. Mar 1988
Citations
- 1900 U. S. census, Beaver County, Oklahoma, Logan Township, Enumeration District 2, p. 5 B (written) p. S, dwelling 96, family 98, Hezzie Barrett; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 19 Sep 2009); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, Roll 1335.
- "Obituary Mrs Pearl Parker," Northwest Oklahoman and Ellis County News, December 8 1967.
- 1910 U. S. census, Lipscomb County, Texas, Justice Precinct No. 3, p. 7A (written) p. 224 (stamped), family 78, Pearl Parker; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 16 Aug 2009); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, Roll 1574.
- 1920 U. S. census, Lipscomb County, Texas, Precinct No 3, Enumeration District 168, p. 9B (written) p. 197 back (stamped), dwelling 182, family 190, Pearl Parker; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 16 Aug 2009); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, Roll 1826.
- 1930 U. S. census, Lipscomb County, Texas, Justice Precinct No 3, Enumeration District 148-5, p. 5 B (written) p. 268 back (stamped), dwelling 97, family 98, Pearl Parker; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, Roll 2369.
- Debkharris2, "Harris-Parker Family Tree," database on-line, Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/6519872/family accessed 05 Oct 2013), entry for Mollie Barrett.