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John Parker

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John Parker

Birth
Death
27 Sep 1891 (aged 87)
Burial
Jenkins, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Clinton Register
DeWitt County, Illinois
Friday, October 2, 1891

John PARKER, one of the oldest residents of DeWitt county, died at the home of his son, L. A. PARKER, five miles west of Clinton in Barnett township, last Sunday, aged 87 years, 1 month and 7 days. Funeral services were held at the residence Tuesday at 10:30 o'clock, and the interment was in the Barnett cemetery near Hallsville. Deceased was born in Virginia August 20, 1804. He had lived in this county for forty years and was well known in the western part where he made his home for so many years. For several years he had been very poorly, and his son had done all in his power to make his father comfortable during his declining years.

Courtesy of Judy Simpson
Clinton Register
DeWitt County, Illinois
Friday, October 2, 1891

John PARKER, one of the oldest residents of DeWitt county, died at the home of his son, L. A. PARKER, five miles west of Clinton in Barnett township, last Sunday, aged 87 years, 1 month and 7 days. Funeral services were held at the residence Tuesday at 10:30 o'clock, and the interment was in the Barnett cemetery near Hallsville. Deceased was born in Virginia August 20, 1804. He had lived in this county for forty years and was well known in the western part where he made his home for so many years. For several years he had been very poorly, and his son had done all in his power to make his father comfortable during his declining years.

Courtesy of Judy Simpson


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  • Created by: Edd Marks
  • Added: Jan 17, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17511548/john-parker: accessed ), memorial page for John Parker (20 Aug 1804–27 Sep 1891), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17511548, citing Alexander Barnett Cemetery, Jenkins, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Edd Marks (contributor 46883608).