Great-Great GrandparentsJames Thornton Parker and Mary Taylor "Molly" Zion (I think!)
George Johnson Parker's parents
This is my Great-Grandfather, George Johnson Parker. I think is he so handsome. Great-Grandpa was the third son of nine children who were all born in Missouri. My Aunt Bernice tells me he was a kind and loving man, who of course worked very hard to take care of his family. I have heard he had a cute sense of humor that Grandma Federer inherited!
This is my Great-Grandmother, Ivor Nora Stevens. Great-Grandma was the second daughter of 7 children who were also all born in Missouri. I guess Great-Grandma was a little stern and also worked so hard.
Aunt Bernice thinks this a picture of their children, my Grandmother, Edna and her sister, Mabel and brother, Frank.
This is Grandma Federer's sister Mabel with her husband Wiley Warner. I love this picture! This information will not be in the Homestead Book since the focus will be on Grandpa and Grandma Federer. However, I do have a few stories I want to share about my Great-Grandparents.
Grandma Federer tells of a time that they were having potato soup for dinner. Grandma was carrying the pot of soup to the table and dropped it. She spilled the entire pot of soup on the floor. Great-Grandpa Parker was a very mild-mannered man. He got up then sat down and did this two more times but never said a word. Of course there was no plan "B" to order out for pizza. Sad, they probably were hungry that night. Often things were very sparse at Christmastime. They didn't have much and would get an orange in their Christmas stocking. Grandma Stevens heard about the hard times they were having and sent the money that she had been saving to buy a winter coat.
Grandma's parents also hopped a train and headed west. Their homestead experience was very difficult and they nearly starved to death. They burned cow chips for heat. They had to give up the farm and moved to town were Great-Grandpa Parker got a job with the railroad.
