Parmer Family History & Genealogy

Orlando Victor Vandovenum Parmer was born on August 2, 1884 in West Virginia United States, and died at age 78 years old on March 6, 1963 in Baltimore, MD. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Orlando Victor Vandovenum Parmer.

Doreen Alice Anne (Parmer) Tomic was born on December 17, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan United States to Orlando Victor Vandovenum Parmer and Mabel (Watts) Parmer, and had siblings Robert Frederick Parmer, Richard Junior Parmer, Betty B (Parmer) Elmore, Sarah Frances (Parmer) Goins, William Mitchell Joseph Parmer, Wanda Marie (Parmer) Cole, Raymond Parmer, Frederick Melvin Parmer, Mabel Inez Parmer, Charles Henry Parmer, and Barbara Gene Parmer. Doreen Tomic died at age 35 years old on December 3, 1971 at Detroit, Michigan, USA in Detroit.

Mabel Inez Parmer was born on May 18, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan United States, and died at age 78 years old on November 8, 2016 in Lansing. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mabel Inez Parmer.

Robert Archie Parmer was born on November 18, 1872 in Arkansas United States, and died at age 10 years old on July 9, 1883 in Wichita County, TX. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Robert Archie Parmer.

Pauline Theresa (Farrugia) Parmer was born on September 29, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan United States to Lavaunne Gertrude (Ludwig) Killian and Giuseppe George Farrugia, and had siblings George Edward Farrugia, Frank Anthony Farrugia, Charles Farrugia, Mary Farrugia, and Kathryn Farrugia. She married Robert Frederick Parmer in 1955 and they later divorced. She had children Elizabeth Parmer, Deborah Parmer, Wanda Parmer, and Michelle Parmer. Pauline Parmer died at age 69 years old on November 15, 2004 in West Bloomfield Township. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Pauline Theresa (Farrugia) Parmer.

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Roger K Parmer.

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth Parmer.

Josephine Gosdin Parmer was in a relationship with James William Parmer, and has children James Erby "Derb" Parmer, Rudy Parmer, William "Pinky" Pinkney Parmer, and Jewel Parmer Hill. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Josephine "Josie" Clementine Gosdin Parmer.

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ray Parmer.

Richard Junior Parmer was born on May 6, 1925 in Warren, Ohio United States to Orlando Victor Vandovenum Parmer and Mabel (Watts) Parmer, and had siblings Robert Frederick Parmer, Betty B (Parmer) Elmore, Sarah Frances (Parmer) Goins, William Mitchell Joseph Parmer, Wanda Marie (Parmer) Cole, Raymond Parmer, Doreen Alice Anne (Parmer) Tomic, Frederick Melvin Parmer, Mabel Inez Parmer, Charles Henry Parmer, and Barbara Gene Parmer. Richard Parmer died at age 59 years old on July 30, 1984 at Prince George Ct, in WV. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Richard Junior Parmer.

Betty Mae (Mast) Denton Parmer was born on April 25, 1929 in Ann Arbor, Michigan United States, and died at age 90 years old on January 4, 2020 in Jackson. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Betty Mae (Mast) Denton Parmer.

James William Parmer was born to William "Billie" Monroe Parmer and Adeline Vowell Parmer, and has a brother Jodie Clark Parmer. James Parmer was in a relationship with Josephine "Josie" Clementine Gosdin Parmer, and has children James Erby "Derb" Parmer, Rudy Parmer, William "Pinky" Pinkney Parmer, and Jewel Parmer Hill. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember James William Parmer.

Susan Lavenia (James) Parmer was born on November 25, 1849 in Kearney, Clay County, Missouri United States to Zerelda (Cole) James and Robert S. James, and had siblings Jesse Woodson James, Alexander Franklin James, and Robert R. James. She married Allen Hazard Parmer in 1870 in Clay County, and they were married until Susan's death on March 3, 1889 in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, TX. Susan Parmer had children Robert Archie Parmer, Zelma (Parmer) Edwards, Allen Hazard Parmer, Sarah Susie Katie Parmer, and Feta Anne (Parmer) Rose. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Susan Lavenia (James) Parmer.

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Francis R. Parmer.

Jodie inherited the farmland and farmhouse his dad had built. He later married his 1st wife, Ophelia Mae Bowen in 1917. He was 23 and she was 19. They had 11 children together between 1919 and 1939: Gladys Glema Parmer (Pilgrim) 1919-2000 Clarence Parmer 1920-2012 Tomie Lou Parmer (Bone) 1923-2012 Artie Clyde Parmer 1924-1966 Runell Parmer (Sammons) 1926-2004 Bettie V. (Mize) (Huntsinger) 1929- Floyd Jackson "Pete" Parmer 1930-2002 Evelyn Parmer (Smith) 1933-2000 Marvolene Parmer (Hannah) (Sellars) (Boyd) 1937-1994 Twins: Billy James and Bobby Wade Parmer (1939-1939) Jodie, Ophelia, and the children lived at County Rd 462, Woodland, AL 36280 on the family farm. Due to the depression and the fall of cotton prices, they were poor cotton farmers. The only thing they could afford to give the children at Christmas was a new pair of shoes and a nickle for the movies. If they had a good year, the children also got an orange which was considered a huge treat. In addition to farming, Jodie drove a school bus to help supplement their income. And the kids, of course, all worked in the cotton fields growing up. When Clarence was older and had his family, he told his daughter, Pam, that it hurt his back when he looked at cotton fields. The farmhouse they lived in was built by Jodie's father, William Monroe "Billie" Parmer, which Jodie inherited. It had 2 bedrooms, a sitting room, and a kitchen with a pump for water and a pot belly stove. The kids all had to share the one bed. There was an outhouse, a barn, a few chickens, a few cows, and 1 donkey. The land was really not very good for growing crops. It was mostly rocky and hilly. Sadly, Ophelia's life was cut short at the age of 41. She passed away during childbirth on Aug 1, 1969, while giving life to twin boys Billy James and Bobby Wade. Again, tragedy struck on Aug 17, 1969, taking the life of Billy James and again on Aug 19, 1939, taking Bobby Wade. The cause of their death was starvation. This was a very dark time for the family and when the kids were older and had their own families, they had a hard time dealing with this subject if it was brought up in conversation. Jodie Clark then married a 2nd wife, Bessie Stevens, in 1940 and they had 3 children: Norma Dean Parmer (Moncus), Wilma Dean Parmer (Anderson), and Offie Leory Parmer (1941-2015). Unfortunately, Bessie didn't want anything to do with Jodie and Ophelia's 9 living children which she married into. She was very mean to them. One example is when she took all of Ophelia's belongings, piled them up on the dirt ground in front of the farmhouse, and made the children watch as she set fire to their mom's belongings. Even so, the kids still tried to love Bessie but she wouldn't return the affection. When they were older and left home, and then went back to visit their dad at the farm, Bessie still wouldn't have anything to do with them. She just sat rocking on their front porch and would only talk to her 3 biological kids she had with Jodie. She wouldn't even offer them anything to drink. The original farmhouse has since crumbled down. Bessie's son, Offie Leroy, inherited the farm which angered some of Ophelia's children because they had asked for small portions of the property. When Ophelia's children all married, they all migrated to Scottdale, Georgia, and worked at the Scottdale Cotton Mills. They all lived closed to each other in Scottdale and Decatur, Georgia. Jodie's siblings are: sister Mary Edna Parmer (1897-1979) brother Burl Parmer (1899-1910) brother Virgil Franklin Parmer (1902-1961) sister Clara Parmer (1903-1916) brother Stewart Parmer (1907- ) brother Hoyt "Wheeler" Parmer (1910-1984) brother Howard Benjamin or Howard D Parmer (1915-1987) 1900 Census shows Jodie and his family lived in Randolph County, Lamar, Alabama. 1930 Census shows address as County Rd 462, Woodland, Randolph County, Alabama 36280. 1940 Census shows he is married to 2nd wife Bessie S. Stevens and they lived at 3B Community Rd, Lamar, Randolph County, Alabama. Last residence shows Jodie's address as 36280 Woodland, Randolph County, Alabama. He lived in a trailer next to the original farmhouse before he passed away. He is buried at Bethel East Cemetery in Graham, Randolph County, Alabama, next to his 2nd wife Bessie. His first wife Ophelia Bowen Parmer is also buried at Bethel East Cemetery but in a separate gravesite.

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Deborah Parmer.

Sarah Frances (Parmer) Goins was born on October 9, 1927 in Dearborn, Michigan United States to Orlando Victor Vandovenum Parmer and Mabel (Watts) Parmer, and had siblings Robert Frederick Parmer, Richard Junior Parmer, Betty B (Parmer) Elmore, William Mitchell Joseph Parmer, Wanda Marie (Parmer) Cole, Raymond Parmer, Doreen Alice Anne (Parmer) Tomic, Frederick Melvin Parmer, Mabel Inez Parmer, Charles Henry Parmer, and Barbara Gene Parmer. Sarah Goins died at age 74 years old on January 22, 2002 in Westland. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sarah Frances (Parmer) Goins.

William Monroe Parmer was born in 1860. He was in a relationship with Adeline Vowell Parmer, and had children Jodie Clark Parmer and James William Parmer. William Parmer died at age 74 years old in 1934. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William "Billie" Monroe Parmer.

Allen Hazard Parmer was born on May 6, 1848 in Clay County, Missouri United States. He was married to Susan Lavenia (James) Parmer in 1870 in Clay County, and they were together until Susan's death on March 3, 1889 in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, TX. He had children Robert Archie Parmer, Zelma (Parmer) Edwards, Allen Hazard Parmer, Sarah Susie Katie Parmer, and Feta Anne (Parmer) Rose. Allen Parmer died at age 79 years old on October 25, 1927 in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, TX. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Allen Hazard Parmer.

Chester Ogden Parmer was born on March 24, 1917 in Clarksburg, West Virginia United States to Orlando Victor Vandovenum Parmer and Jettie Ann (Cool) Palmer, and had siblings Freda Iowa (Palmer) Morris and Howard Hershel Parmer. Chester Parmer died at age 80 years old on January 22, 1998 in Whitehall, OH. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Chester Ogden Parmer.