Laura C. (Killmer) Yarbrough's parents

James Robert "Bob" and Rosetta Parker Killmer

I found this record on James Robert "Bob" Killmer and his wife, Rosetta Parker Killmer, who appears to be my grandmother's father and mother.

Here's the information for James Robert:

Birth:	Jan. 29, 1850 Lewis County Tennessee, USA
Death:	Nov. 28, 1928
Bob Killmer, was the husband of Rosetta T. "Bug" Parker Killmer. The Killmers name frequently was spelled with only one L. They had 13 children, Lillie Mae Kilmer/Killmer, Nan(Nancy) Kilmer, Mollie Kilmer/, Annie Bert Kilmer/Killmer, Fannie Kilmer/Killmer, Hattie Kilmer, Willie Kilmer/Killmer, Ruth Killmer, Laura Cornelia Kilmer/Killmer, Robert Roy Kilmer/Killmer (my Grandfather), Coy Kilmer/Killmer, born 1899 died 1910 (a female), Grace Kilmer/Killmer, born 1903, and Emma Kilmer. He served in the Confederate Army in State Troops Company and in the GoHagan Regiment, and an Infantry Division, as noted by the Arkansas Confederate Pension information. About Rosetta Parker, I found this: Birth:  Feb. 14, 1858 Death:  Mar. 22, 1943 According the Myrtie Clifton, it was well known that Rosetta was a strong willed women who did not like to work. It was rumored that her husband James had gold and she did not have to work. Myrtie said Rosetta would wash dishes and iron overalls and that was about it. If anyone gave her a hard time about it, she would just pack up and go visit relatives for a while. From E. Fulmer at her request: "Rosetta was a sister to Cornelia Parker Pennington. They were married on the same day, in their fathers house on Aug 6, 1874. I ran onto an old wedding announcement in a newspaper a few years back while snooping for family tree info". Taken from: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27850642