Buford Milton Parker

1895 - 1956  (61 years)

• Name	Buford Milton Parker  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	21 Aug 1895	Oklahoma, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  	Indian Territory
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Oklahoma, USA   [6]
  	Chickasaw Nation - Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1910	Davis, Murray, Oklahoma, USA   [5]
  	Relation to Head of House: Son
  Military Draft Registration	1917	Murray County, Oklahoma, USA   [1]
  	Draft Registration - WWI
  Census	1930	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Military Draft Registration	1942	Texas, USA   [4]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Census	1950	Highland Park, Dallas, Texas, USA   [10]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Opal
  Death	1 Dec 1956	Highland Park, Dallas, Texas, USA   [2, 7, 8, 9]
  Burial	Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA   [9]
  Person ID	I24120	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John William Fletcher Parker,   b. 1863, Texas, USA d. 1931 (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary A Gooch,   b. 1873, Tennessee, USA d. 1952, Davis, Murray, Oklahoma, USA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F4583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Opal Love Burckhalter,   b. 7 Jun 1900, Oklahoma, USA d. 3 Jul 1985, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	17 Dec 1921	Craig County, Oklahoma, USA   [11, 12]
  Children	1. Tom G Parker,   b. Abt 1926, Texas, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Peggy Lee Parker,   b. 9 May 1923, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA d. 30 Sep 2008, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F9982	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Aug 1895 - Oklahoma, USA Census - Chickasaw Nation - Relation to Head of House: Son - 1900 - Oklahoma, USA Census - Relation to Head of House: Son - 1910 - Davis, Murray, Oklahoma, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1917 - Murray County, Oklahoma, USA Marriage - 17 Dec 1921 - Craig County, Oklahoma, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1942 - Texas, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Opal - 1950 - Highland Park, Dallas, Texas, USA Death - 1 Dec 1956 - Highland Park, Dallas, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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