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Peter Parkey Family
SULLIVAN CO, MO PAGE 870-871 BIO APPENDIX
James Parkey son of Peter Parkey & Martha (Linville) Parkey was born in Pulaski Co, Ky in 1848. Peter Parkey was of Germany descent, and born in Kentucky in 1816. He was a farmer, after his marriages lived in his native state Kentucky until 1854. He than came to Polk Township, Sullivan Co, MO. He found 160 acres of land now owed by William Lawrence. In 1878 he sold his farm and moved to Denton Co, Texas were he now resides.
Peter Parkey has been twice married his second wife being Lydia (Baker) Parkey who still lived at the time. The mother of our James Parkey being Martha (Linville) born in Kentucky and she died in 1852.
She was the mother of six, James was the fifth child. He was only 5 yrs old when brought to Sullivan Co, MO and made his home with his father until 26 yrs of age. In June 1847, James Parkey married Sarah Whitaker, daughter of Jess Whitaker. She was born in Iowa in 1855, mother of 3 children:
Martha
Ader
Edith Logan
After James Parkey’s marriage he settled near the old homestead, in 1881 got 410 acres of land section 16 & 17, Township 62, Range 19. Where he has resisted, his interest are in stock raising, owing 80 head of stock. He is a substantial and enterprising citizen. In 1883 he erected a handsome dwelling at the cost of 1000.00.
He is a Republican, but cast his first vote for Horace Greeley in 1872. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.

SULLIVAN CO, MO PAPER-OBITUARY OF PETER PARKEY

Peter Parkey at the residence of his son James Parkey, six miles east of town, at the age of 73 yrs. Peter Parkey was one of the oldest settlers of the county, coming here the summer of 1854, settling on a track of land near where he died. In fall of 1877, Peter Parkey with his three sons: John, Larkin, and Peter went to
Texas, remained until this fall when the old gentlemen resolved to return to Sullivan Co, in order that he might see old friends before he was called upon to lie down in death. He just spared long enough to reach his old home when he was stricken by fever he lay down and joined his kindred who had gone before. His greatest anxiety for the last year was that he might be spared to reach his old home and died among friends. Uncle Peter was a man well known to many of our readers, as an honest, upright, straight-forward citizen. Sullivan county welcomes him back and drops a tear on his last remains as they are places in their final resting place. He leaves and aged companion, 4 sons, and a daughter to mourn his loss.

Brother of Joseph wrote this originally. I revised some and added maiden names. Linda Cutter 2005.

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