Martha Elizabeth Blackwell (1868-1945)

Martha Elizabeth “Bettie” Blackwell was born on May 8, 1868 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  She was the daughter of John Bailey Blackwell and Mary Susan Wyatt.  Martha was raised on the family farm in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

Bettie married William Archibald “Archie” Parker on December 14, 1886 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  She was 18 years old and he was 27 years.  Archie was born on November 10, 1859 in Dixon Springs, Smith County, Tennessee, the son of John Francis Parker and Matilda Payne.

Archie and Bettie were the parents of four children:

Lula B. Parker                         born October 1889

William Earnest Parker           born March 1891

Guy Omer Parker                   born September 1893

Myrtle Parker                          born November 1896

After their marriage, Archie and Bettie settled their family on a farm in Court House, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  Their farm was near that of Bettie’s parents.

In 1930, the Archie and Bettie were living and working on a farm on Bowling Green Road in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

William Archibald Parker died on February 5, 1937 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  He was buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  Archie was 76 years old at his death.

Martha Elizabeth Blackwell Parker died on November 28, 1945 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  She was laid to rest beside her husband in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  Bettie was 77 years old at her death.

Notes for Martha Elizabeth Blackwell

Birth & Death:  “Martha Elizabeth Parker,” Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

1870 US Census:  “Martha E Blackwell,” Source Citation

Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 3, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: M593_490; Page: 490A; Image: 347; Family History Library Film: 545989.  Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

1880 US Census:  “Martha E Blackwell,” Year: 1880; Census Place: Court House, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: 435; Family History Film: 1254435; Page: 108A; Enumeration District: 137; Image: 0422.  Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 

Marriage:  “Martha E Blackwell,” Dodd, Jordan, comp. Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.

1900 US Census:  “Martha Parker,” Year: 1900; Census Place: Court House, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: 545; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1240545.  Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

1910 US Census:  “Mattie E Parker,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Courthouse, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T624_497; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1374510.  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

1920 US Census:  “Bettie Parker,” Year: 1920; Census Place: Court House, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T625_593; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 92; Image: 232.  Ancestry.com.  1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

1930 US Census:  “Betty Parker,” Year: 1930; Census Place: District 3, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: 771; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0018; Image: 1094.0; FHL microfilm: 2340506.  Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.

1940 US Census:  “Betty Parker,” Year: 1940; Census Place: Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1344; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 89-23.  Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Burial:  “Bettie Parker,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) Accessed 14 July 2015

Notes for William Archibald Parker

Birth & Death:  “William Arch Parker,” Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

1860 US Census:  “Archibald Parker,” Year: 1860; Census Place: District 7, Smith, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1272; Page: 325; Image: 125; Family History Library Film: 805272.  Ancestry.com.  1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Burial:  “W A Parker,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) Accessed 14 July 2015