Emily Parker
Emily Parker (maiden name: Tisdale) was born around 1828 in Herkimer County, New York. She married Sylvanus E. Parker on August 28, 1853, and the couple had no children. They lived in DeRuyter, New York, and her husband worked as a farm laborer. By 1860, they owned $400 of real estate. Her husband served in the Union army during the Civil War, and he died on March 31, 1865. She applied for a widow’s pension in September 1865 and eventually received one. She remarried on November 17, 1866, and she died sometime afterward.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (5573) | Parker, Emily ~ Tisdale, Emily | 1828 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Female
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (4116) [recipient] ~ Sylvanus E. Parker to Emily Parker, 29 October 1864
People - Records: 1
- (5573) Parker, Emily is the [wife of] (4486) Parker, Sylvanus E.
Places - Records: 1
- (3406) [birth] ~ Herkimer County, New York
SOURCES
1860 United States Federal Census, available from Ancestry.com; 1855 and 1865 New York State Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Widow’s Pension Records of Emily Parker, available from Fold3.com
