The Parker Home in Taylorsville, Georgia

On February 18 I wrote an email to Vivian Alexander in Taylorsville, Georgia. She is the listing agent for the house I wrote about in a post titled "A Great Find" on Wednesday, November 9, 2011. My email said:

Dear Ms. Alexander,

I am interested in finding out more about the property at the address above. (http://listings.listhub.net/pages/FMLSGA/4221674/?channel=homes)

I believe this house was my husband's great grandfather and great grandmother's home, James T. and Cora Parker. I wanted to know if you know any history of this house and/or have the abstract.

I have a post card that was made when the home was new. The roof line of the house, the porch, and the footprint in the advertisement are very similar to the old post card. The post card postmark is Dec 22, 1908 5 PM Taylorsville GA. On the front is written "Residence of J. T. Parker Taylorsville." Their address on the 1910 census was listed as Stilesboro Road. Was the house moved from this location to the current one or did the road name change?

I would appreciate any help in confirming or not if this is the same house.

Thank you.

I sent her pictures of the original house and two that were posted on the realtor's web page.

On the evening of the same day I received a reply from her. She wrote:

Well, it really looks like the same house.  It is a bank foreclosure so I really do not have much info.  I would think that probably was Stilesboro Road and that is the correct age. 

Have you been to the courthouse?

I've got some history books on Bartow and will check them.

Vivian Alexander

So it looks like the houses in the two photos are one in the same!!! I love it when a hunch pays off. 

I would love to see the house. It's just too bad some of the lovely exterior details don't exist anymore.

Original home built in 1908, Taylorsville, Georgia

The home as it looks today.

Back and side view.

A Great Find

When I was in Orlando for my son's wedding, I was able to scan some family photos and documents my sister-in-law, Ginny, had gathered together for me.  There was a wonderful treasure in the bag . . . a post card from James T. Parker, Jim's great grandfather. It was written in either 1906 or 1908, can't tell which, but I'm leaning to 1908.

The post card was addressed to Mrs. C. L. Camp (his sister, Ramath) in Atlanta. On the front side is a picture of James T. and Cora Venable Parker's home in Taylorsville, GA. They are parents of Daisy Victoria Parker Gaines (Granny) and Mary Edna Parker Trippe (Aunt Donna), Dorothy Ann Gaines Howard's grandparents, and Jim's great grandparents. Granny (Daisy) grew up in this house. On the back side is a Christmas/New Year's greeting, along with proof of residence (address) for that year.

In the 1910 US Census the Parkers lived on Stilesboro Road in Taylorsville, Ga. I wanted to see if the house still existed so I went to Google Images. I found a house  that has a similar look with the same porch roof line and an updated modern roof line. The house was built in 1908 according the sales listing. I'm not sure it's the same house. Look at the photos. What do you think? The chimneys look similar.

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