Bryant/Maddox/Parr Genealogy: From Henry Parr to Lula James Parr

6th Generation: Presley Osborn Parr

• Presley was born on December 12, 1830, in Lincoln County, Tennessee.
• He married Elizabeth C. Sappington on March 3, 1853, in St. Louis, Missouri. They had eight children together: Lorenzo, Missouri, William, Pressley, Frances, Nellie, Maggie, and Green.
• When Elizabeth died, Presley remarried a lady named Mary Ruth Murphy. They had three children together: Joseph, Adaline, and Eva.
• Presley died on April 15, 1899, (69 years old) in Montague County, Texas.

6th Generation: Elizabeth C. Sappington

• Elizabeth was born on September 20, 1834, in Missouri.
• She married Presley on March 3, 1853, in St. Louis, Missouri. They had eight children together:
  • Lorenzo James (who we are descended from) (1853-1924) (71 years old)
  • Missouri Elizabeth Burgess (1855-1908) (53 years old) Born in Missouri, died in Montague County, Texas
  • William Andrew (1857-1912) (55 years old)
  • Pressley Marion (1859-?)
  • Frances F. (1863-1905) (42 years old)
  • Nellie Ida (1866-1950) (84 years old) Born in Missouri, died in Amarillo, Texas
  • Maggie Cynthia Maples (1866-1936) (70 years old) Born in Missouri, died in Munday, Texas
  • Green Marion (April 1869-May 1869)
• Elizabeth died on May 29, 1869 (35 years old) as a result of childbirth issues. She died in St. Louis, Missouri.

Mary Ruth Murphy (second wife)

• Mary was born in May of 1841 in Missouri.
• She married Presley on April 17, 1870, in St. Louis, Missouri. They had three children together (all children born in Montague County, Texas.)
  • Joseph Clarence (1876-1963) (87 years old)
  • Adaline E. (1879-?)
  • Eva Mae (1881-?)
• Mary died on July 1, 1928, (87 years old) in Post, Texas.