Thomas Lafond Parker

photographer: Parker
cor State and Front streets, Fremont, OH
example from LOST GALLERY

Thomas Lafond Parker
(1837-1921)

1837 Nov 04
New Bedford, MA, state records, Thomas Lafond Parker is born to Elisha Parker and SarahT Parker
1859
New Bedford, MA, city directory, Thomas L Parker NOT listed
1860 Sep 04
New Bedford, MA, US census, Thomas L Parker as painter; res Boarding House
1861
Worchester, MA, city directory, Thomas L Parker NOT listed
1862
Worchester, MA, city directory, Thomas L Parker as ambrotypist; res 301 Main
1863 Jul 01
Worchester MA, Civil War Draft, Thomas L Parker as Daguerreotypist; res Orange Mannor
1864
Cleveland, OH, city directory, T L Parker as photographer at 9 Monument Square; res Same
1865
Cleveland, OH, city directory, Thomas L Parker as photographist, 9 Public Square

1866, 1867, 1868
Cleveland, OH, city directory, T L Parker NOT listed
1869
Cleveland, OH, city directory T L Parker as photographer with (P C) Nason and Parker, photographers, 9 Public Square
1870
Cleveland, OH, city directory, T L Parker as photographer at 253 Superior; brds 50 Seneca; NOT listed in the business section; this suggests that perhaps the city directory printing deadline for the residential section was later than the business section
1871
Cleveland, OH city directory, T L Parker NOT listed
1872
Detroit, MI, city directory, T L Parker NOT listed
1873
Detroit, MI, city directory, Thomas L Parker as photographer at 36 Michigan av; res 194 Third
1873 Sep 24
Detroit, MI, state recotds T L Parker daughter Effie is born

1874
Detroit, MI, city directory Thomas L Parker as Parker and Marsh 215 ¼ Grand River Av; res 24 Oak
1875
Detroit, MI, city directory, Thomas L Parker NOT listed
1875, 1876
Cincinnati, OH, city directory T L Parker NOT listed
1877
Cincinnati, OH, city directory, Thos Parker as photographer at 405 Vine; res Covington
1877
Indianapolis, IN, city directory, Thomas Parker NOT listed
1878
Indianapolis, IN, city directory, Thomas L Parker as photographer at 39 ½ E Washington: res same
1878
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, Thomas Parker as photographer at 323 N 2nd; res 1302 Spruce
1879
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, Thomas L Parker NOT listed

1879
Indianapolis, IN, city directory, Thomas L Parker as photographer at 39 ½ E Washington; res same
1879 Apr 16 Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer, news item tells of death in Indianapolis of Parker’s daughter Effie
1880
Indianapolis, IN, city directory, Thomas L Parker as photographer at 39 ½ E Wshington; res Opera House blk
1880 Jun 05
Cleveland, OH, US census, T L Parker as photographer; res 340 Miller Place
1881
Indinapolis, IN, city directory, T L Parker NOT listed
1881
Cleveland, OH, city directory, T L Parker NOT listed
1882
Cleveland, OH, city directory, T L Parker as photographer at 208 Ontario; res 63 Eagle
1883
Cleveland, OH, city directory, T L Parker as photographer at 208 Ontario and 306 Euclid av; res 139 Quincey

1884
Cleveland, OH, city directory, T L Parker as photographer at 5 Euclid av and 208 Ontario; res 139 Quincey
1885
Cleveland, OH, city directory, Thomas L Parker as photographer at 5 Euclid av and 208 Ontario; res 460 Prospect
1886
Cleveland, OH, city directory, Thomas L Parker as photographer at 5 Euclid Av (NOT listed in business pages
1887
Cleveland, OH, city directory, Thomas L Parker removed to Fremont. OH
(Fremont years available” 1941-1960)
1888, 1889
Cleveland, OH, city directory, Thomas L Parker NOT listed
1890
Cleveland, OH, city directory, Thomas L Parker as photographer at 249 Superior
1891
Cleveland, OH, city directory, Thomas L Parker as photographer at 249 Superior

1892
Cleveland, OH, city directory, Thomas L Parker as photographer at 1457 Woodland; res same
1893 ( business section only)
Cleveland, OH, city directory, T L Parker NOT listed
1894
Cleveland, OH, city directory, Thomas L Parker as photographer at 1423 Woodland Av; res 89 Seelye Av
1895
Cleveland, OH, city directory, Thomas L Parker as “removed to Fremont, OH”
1896, 1897, 1898
Cleveland, OH, city directory, Thomas L Parker NOT listed
1899
Cleveland, OH, city directory, Thomas L Parker as photographer at St Claire st, Glenville; res Garfield av in Glenville
1900
Toledo, OH, city directory, Thomas “R” Parker as photographer at 105 Summit; res same
1901
Toledo, OH, city directory, Thomas L parker NOT listed

1900 Jun 27
Ballville, OH, US census, Thomas L Parker, no occupation shown; living with inlaws
1910 Apr 18
Ballville, OH, US census Thomas L Parker as photographer with own shop;
1921 Oct 03
Fremont, OH, FindaGrave, state records, Thomas L Parker dies at age 83

Thomas L Parker seems to change locations regularly. It is not clear if he sometimes kept a studio open in his absence. A lack of city directory business section entries for those years suggest he did not.

The best that can be assembled is a trail showing the photographer’s locations but not his studios. Hopefully this will help date some cabinet cards.

Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer - 16 Apr 1879

Fremont (OH) News - 04 Oct 1921

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