Letitia Carolina Culpernia Parkinson (maiden name: Bearden) was born on September 20, 1835, in Tennessee to Alfred and Margaret Bearden. His father was a gunsmith, and the family lived in Lincoln County, Tennessee. She married Brown Parkinson on May 3, 1855, and they had at least four children: Rufus, born around 1856; Thomas, born around 1857; Alfred, born around 1858; and Eliphas, born around 1861. They lived in Lincoln County, and her husband worked as a farmer. By 1860, they owned $3,000 of real estate and $350 of personal property. Her husband served in the Confederate army, and he died on July 16, 1863.
She married Isaac B. Moore on February 12, 1868, and they had at least four children: Emma, born around 1870; David, born around 1871; Minnie, born around 1875; Maud, born around 1877. They remained in Lincoln County, and Moore worked as a farmer. By 1870, they owned $1,000 of real estate and $700 of personal property. She died on August 7, 1900.