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Nathaniel Parker Sr.

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Nathaniel Parker Sr.

Birth
USA
Death
15 Jan 1857 (aged 81)
USA
Burial
Bethpage, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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While the headstone says he died in 1858 the following documents suggest the headstone was erected in 1858, but that Nathaniel Parker, son of Nathaniel Parker 1724-1811 died in 1857:

The Account of Sales of Personal Property of the Estate of Nathl Parker is dated the 12 & 13 of February 1857 and filed with Sumner County, TN court in May 1857, so the 1858 death year on the headstone is off by a year. [Tennessee Probate Court Books May 1857-June 1861 pages 1-6]
The January 29, 1857 'The Nashville Christian Advocate' [ https://www.tngenweb.org/records/tn_wide/obits/nca/nca2-02.htm ] newsletter noted:
Rev. NATHANIEL PARKER died Jan. 15, 1857, Sumner Co., Tenn.; had he lived until March he would have reached his 82nd birthday
The April 23, 1857 'The Nashville Christian Advocate' [ https://www.tngenweb.org/records/tn_wide/obits/nca/nca2-02.htm ] newsletter noted:
Rev. NATHANIEL PARKER born Va., March 1775; moved to Sumner Co., Tenn.; md Lucretia Penny 1797; licensed to preach, MEC, Sept. 22, 1810; ordained deacon Oct. 13, 1825; died January 15, 1857
Provided by Contributor: Joe Crouch (48911004)
While the headstone says he died in 1858 the following documents suggest the headstone was erected in 1858, but that Nathaniel Parker, son of Nathaniel Parker 1724-1811 died in 1857:

The Account of Sales of Personal Property of the Estate of Nathl Parker is dated the 12 & 13 of February 1857 and filed with Sumner County, TN court in May 1857, so the 1858 death year on the headstone is off by a year. [Tennessee Probate Court Books May 1857-June 1861 pages 1-6]
The January 29, 1857 'The Nashville Christian Advocate' [ https://www.tngenweb.org/records/tn_wide/obits/nca/nca2-02.htm ] newsletter noted:
Rev. NATHANIEL PARKER died Jan. 15, 1857, Sumner Co., Tenn.; had he lived until March he would have reached his 82nd birthday
The April 23, 1857 'The Nashville Christian Advocate' [ https://www.tngenweb.org/records/tn_wide/obits/nca/nca2-02.htm ] newsletter noted:
Rev. NATHANIEL PARKER born Va., March 1775; moved to Sumner Co., Tenn.; md Lucretia Penny 1797; licensed to preach, MEC, Sept. 22, 1810; ordained deacon Oct. 13, 1825; died January 15, 1857
Provided by Contributor: Joe Crouch (48911004)


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