Lera Martin Parker

1902 - 1988  (85 years)

• Name	Lera Martin Parker  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	18 Jul 1902	De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  Census	1940	Davidson County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Social Security Number	Bef 1951	Tennessee, USA   [3]
  	410-36-5419
  Death	18 Jun 1988	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [3, 4, 5]
  	Age at Death: 85
  Burial	Whorton Springs Cemetery, Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I13531	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Morgan Parker,   b. 30 Apr 1862, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA d. 29 Feb 1944, Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ellen Columbus Smith,   b. 9 Aug 1863, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA d. 18 Jul 1931, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	24 Dec 1881	De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA   [5, 7, 8]
  	Morgan married his step-sister Ellen C Smith, daughter of Helen Bozarth Smith Parker
  Family ID	F11591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Arthur Bernard Blankenship,   b. 22 Feb 1899, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA d. 27 Jul 1958, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	11 Jul 1920	De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA
  Children	1. Mary Darlene Blankenship,   b. 26 Apr 1925, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA d. 16 Feb 1990, Nokomis, Sarasota, Florida, USA (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Anna Ruth Blankenship,   b. 7 Jun 1921, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Jun 2010, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. E C Morgan Blankenship,   b. 29 Apr 1923, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA d. 27 Sep 1999, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10733	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	John Gilbert Mitchell,   b. Abt 1894
  Marriage	18 Mar 1965	Robertson County, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F13578	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Jul 1902 - De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 11 Jul 1920 - De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA Census - 1930 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Census - 1940 - Davidson County, Tennessee, USA Social Security Number - 410-36-5419 - Bef 1951 - Tennessee, USA Marriage - 18 Mar 1965 - Robertson County, Tennessee, USA Death - 18 Jun 1988 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: , Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3886; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 19-48. Birth date: abt 1903 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 Residence place: Davidson, Tennessee, United States 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: , Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3886; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 19-48. [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: 2241; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 163; Image: 740.0; FHL microfilm: 2341975. Birth date: abt 1903 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: 2241; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 163; Image: 740.0; FHL microfilm: 2341975. [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 410-36-5419; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951. [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for Mary Darlene Blankenship [S6816] Find a Grave: SMITH Ellen Parker 1863-1931, Ellen Columbus Smith Parker. Daughter of Christopher C. Smith and Helen Bozarth Married step-brother Morgan Parker 24 Dec. 1881 DeKalb County, TN https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22428187/ellen-c.-parker [S40] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2008;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN ; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [S6818] Find a Grave: PARKER Morgan 1861-1944, Morgan Parker. Married his step-sister Ellen C Smith, daughter of Helen Bozarth Smith Parker https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98185400/morgan_parker [S244] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2000;).