our stories: DAVID S. IRVIN’S PARKER COUNTY DYNASTIES
The Descendents —
Kemp, White, McDonald, Carnes Families
History and Warmth
BY MARSHA BROWN
PA R K E R C O U N T Y T O D AY
Back Row: Rusty, Florencio, Kinley, Zane, Kelly, Morris, Rod, Judd, Skylar, Todd, Jennifer, Taylar
Front Row:Moses, Kaleb, Staci, Kannon, Rendy, Kyler, Rylee, Brooklyn, Judy, Charlie, Maw, Eliza Gail, Jamie
JANUARY 2016
It was December of 1855 when Isaac Parker made his
celebrated horseback ride from Weatherford to Austin
carrying a petition that would change the course of
Parker County history as long as got it to the capitol in
time for the state legislature to act on the decree.
PHOTO BY DAVID S. IRVIN
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