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I am trying to locate my maternal grandmother's biological parents. Rumor has it that she is possibly related to Quanah Parker but it's a sketchy tale. My grandmother's adoptive name was Sallie Payne Davis (adopted by Humphrey Norris Cowden Davis and wife Martha Davis around 1884 from a 'county farm' between Lebanon and Murfreesboro, TN). My aunts did some research years ago and located a descendant of the people who ran the county farm (precursor to an orphanage) and they were told that my grandmother's last name was 'Parker' and she had two brothers who were also dropped off at the county farm by their father at the same time. We assume her mother died and he could no longer care for the children. So the possible connection to Quanah Parker is this: Again, according to my aunts, a cousin of mine went to school with a Parker boy in El Paso, TX who told of his grand father and grand father's brother being adopted from a county farm in the same area as my grandmother. This source told my cousin they were related to Quanah Parker. So...my aunts were sure these were the biological brothers of my grandmother but never proved it. Any ideas on how to find out if any of Quanah Parker's descendants lived in the Lebanon/Murfreesboro area of Tennessee back in the late 1800's? My aunts said that my grandmother's adoptive parents didn't want to lose her so they changed her name quickly to theirs but the orphanage descendant remembered my grandmother's nick name as being, 'Toad Parker'. So, as you can see, this is a long shot but I'm leaving no stone unturned. Thank you for your help.
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You are so welcome. I hope I will be able to help. Let me get through mother's day and I will do some research. Is there a photo gallery name or business on the back of the photo ? I have a Parker family bible that belong to relative and the name Sallie was a name they used and spelled this way. Can you give me any other clues about your grandmother. Bedford County Tennessee was Parker's and I have that history from my grandmother Daisy Dean Parker , daughter of Henry Thomas Parker . Go to Bedford County Tennessee Parker's on the internet and you will get some leads.
We will talk more.
Susan