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Henry Valentine Parkman was married twice. There were three children born to his marriage with Elizabeth Huffman. Serana b 1836, David b March 22,1838, and Rebekah b 1840 she died unmarried 1909. I do not know the cause of Elizabeth's death.
His second wife, Mary Ann Glanton (b Oct 22, 1819/ Oct 27, 1903)married him about 1842. It must have been daunting to start marriage with three small children.
Both ladies married Henry in Edgefield, South Carolina. Henry and Mary Ann had five daughters - Julia Cordelia Parkman my GG Grandmother - was their third child.
In 1847 the family moved to Cherokee County, Georgia. Within a year they decided there was too much illness in the area, they moved to Meriwether County. They settled about 1 mile south of Bussey's Crossroads.
According to a family history Henry was the first area farmer to engage in terracing. Neighbors thought he was wasting his time, but came use the same practices. He built a large grist mill and gin on his plantation that were used for many years. To provide water for the mill, he built a large pond known for years as Parkman's Pond. The dam was built of rock by slave labor. Probably they were the slaves Mary Ann received from her grandfather John Kilcrease (Gilcrease). Those slaves moved with the couple from South Carolina when they moved to Meriwether, County.
Although he was 60 years old, Henry fought in the Civil War. This is interesting because he hired a substitute so his son David would not need to enlist. David ran away and enlisted anyway. David fought under General Gordan in many prominent battles, including Gettysburg.
Henry and Mary Ann are both buried in the Macedonia Cemetery.
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