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Elijah Parker

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Elijah Parker

Birth
Conecuh County, Alabama, USA
Death
1895 (aged 65–66)
Magnolia, Pike County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Magnolia, Pike County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Elijah is listed as one of the first settlers in Shubuta, Mississippi. He built one of the first homes in the area and was using it as a boarding house where is listed as a Innkeeper in the 1860 census of Shubuta. He was married to Mary Jane Johnston who is buried at Goodwater Cemetery. 1870 census in Shubuta he is listed as a lumber merchant.

Elijah Parker is listed as having served in the army
of the Confederate States of America:

37th Regiment Mississippi Infantry
Company C.

Enlisted as a private. Promoted to the rank of Commissary Sergeant at time of discharge.

Children with Mary Jane Johnston Parker
George Beverly Parker (1859-1927)

Children with Clara Evangeline Cato Parker
Annie Pearl Parker Stafford (1881-1967)
Elijah is listed as one of the first settlers in Shubuta, Mississippi. He built one of the first homes in the area and was using it as a boarding house where is listed as a Innkeeper in the 1860 census of Shubuta. He was married to Mary Jane Johnston who is buried at Goodwater Cemetery. 1870 census in Shubuta he is listed as a lumber merchant.

Elijah Parker is listed as having served in the army
of the Confederate States of America:

37th Regiment Mississippi Infantry
Company C.

Enlisted as a private. Promoted to the rank of Commissary Sergeant at time of discharge.

Children with Mary Jane Johnston Parker
George Beverly Parker (1859-1927)

Children with Clara Evangeline Cato Parker
Annie Pearl Parker Stafford (1881-1967)


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