Show Birt fiday party tp honor oldest man in county A birthday party for the oldest man in plute county max M parker who was waa born in preston england june 8 1844 a son of robert roberi and ann hartley parker will be held here june 8 mr parker came to 10 this country in 1856 requiring U iring nine nine weeks to cross the ocean from england he helped pull a handcart across the plains encountering many hardships and privations at fort lar arnle amle wyo he and his mother were forced to trade many of their most prized household possessions such as silverware for provisions to continue their trip mr parker first settled in american tork fork but went to beaver in 1858 he married ann gillies who was born in edinburgh scotland a daughter of robert and jean ann st clair gillies in the st george L D S temple in 1865 and the family moved to Cir circleville cleville in 1879 where mr parker has lived since his wife died in 1905 mr parker is a black hawk war veteran and has attended every encampment but one lie he carried the mall mail in the early days from beaver to old fort sanford near panguitch he returned to the missouri river in 1865 to help guide emigrants west being chosen for his knowledge of the country and his ability as a scout he la is the father of 13 children nine of whom are living and all of whom are expected to attend the ele bration of his ninety third birthday they are mrs jean ann great falls montana mrs blanche stark stockton california ifo inia mrs nell berkeley 1 ey california mrs leona wiley park city cit dan parker parowan carowan Pa rowan william parker fredonia Fre donla mrs lu lu bettenson and J R parker all of circleville Cir cleville 44 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren |