Marcus "Mark" Parker was a son of William & Nancy Parker, and a brother of Andrew Jackson, Hamilton Clark, Devanie, Joseph & Matilda Catharine Parker. He may also have had a sister named Sophiah who is buried near his gravesite, but I've yet to prove the relationship.
About 1848 he married Catherine "Caty" Bennett and together they became the parents of the nine children listed below.
Uncle Mark enlisted in the Militia, the 90th Regiment, 22nd Brigade, District 2, in Cleveland County on
6 November 1861.
Uncle Mark's obituary was published Wednesday, February 1, 1905 in our local newspaper,
"The Cleveland Star":
"CAPT. MARK PARKER DEAD
'One of Cleveland's Oldest and Best Known Citizens Dies Suddenly'
Early Sunday morning Capt Mark Parker died at his home at Pearl. Although he had attained the ripe old age of 82 years his death was not yet expected for he had always been possessed with remarkably good health and was apparently well and strong up to the time he received the deadly summons. He had lived a long life of toil and family devotion and his death is a great shock and loss to his children and grandchildren. The father of nine children, six of whom are living, he was devotedly loved and respected by all of them and even looked to by them as a comforter and protector. Five of the living are girls, and in his death they undergo a heavy loss. His services during the war won for him the distinction of captain, and never was he known to shirt a duty. He leaves only one brother, Mr Devenney Parker, himself a Confederate soldier who lost an arm fighting for the lost cause. The remains of Capt Parker were buried at Zion Baptist church Monday at 2 o'clock, Rev Z D Harrill conducting the funeral services. May the great Comforter and Healer console and protect his people in their hour of sorrow and bereavement."
About 1848 he married Catherine "Caty" Bennett and together they became the parents of the nine children listed below.
Uncle Mark enlisted in the Militia, the 90th Regiment, 22nd Brigade, District 2, in Cleveland County on
6 November 1861.
Uncle Mark's obituary was published Wednesday, February 1, 1905 in our local newspaper,
"The Cleveland Star":
"CAPT. MARK PARKER DEAD
'One of Cleveland's Oldest and Best Known Citizens Dies Suddenly'
Early Sunday morning Capt Mark Parker died at his home at Pearl. Although he had attained the ripe old age of 82 years his death was not yet expected for he had always been possessed with remarkably good health and was apparently well and strong up to the time he received the deadly summons. He had lived a long life of toil and family devotion and his death is a great shock and loss to his children and grandchildren. The father of nine children, six of whom are living, he was devotedly loved and respected by all of them and even looked to by them as a comforter and protector. Five of the living are girls, and in his death they undergo a heavy loss. His services during the war won for him the distinction of captain, and never was he known to shirt a duty. He leaves only one brother, Mr Devenney Parker, himself a Confederate soldier who lost an arm fighting for the lost cause. The remains of Capt Parker were buried at Zion Baptist church Monday at 2 o'clock, Rev Z D Harrill conducting the funeral services. May the great Comforter and Healer console and protect his people in their hour of sorrow and bereavement."
Marcus "Mark" Parker was a son of William & Nancy Parker, and a brother of Andrew Jackson, Hamilton Clark, Devanie, Joseph & Matilda Catharine Parker. He may also have had a sister named Sophiah who is buried near his gravesite, but I've yet to prove the relationship.
About 1848 he married Catherine "Caty" Bennett and together they became the parents of the nine children listed below.
Uncle Mark enlisted in the Militia, the 90th Regiment, 22nd Brigade, District 2, in Cleveland County on
6 November 1861.
Uncle Mark's obituary was published Wednesday, February 1, 1905 in our local newspaper,
"The Cleveland Star":
"CAPT. MARK PARKER DEAD
'One of Cleveland's Oldest and Best Known Citizens Dies Suddenly'
Early Sunday morning Capt Mark Parker died at his home at Pearl. Although he had attained the ripe old age of 82 years his death was not yet expected for he had always been possessed with remarkably good health and was apparently well and strong up to the time he received the deadly summons. He had lived a long life of toil and family devotion and his death is a great shock and loss to his children and grandchildren. The father of nine children, six of whom are living, he was devotedly loved and respected by all of them and even looked to by them as a comforter and protector. Five of the living are girls, and in his death they undergo a heavy loss. His services during the war won for him the distinction of captain, and never was he known to shirt a duty. He leaves only one brother, Mr Devenney Parker, himself a Confederate soldier who lost an arm fighting for the lost cause. The remains of Capt Parker were buried at Zion Baptist church Monday at 2 o'clock, Rev Z D Harrill conducting the funeral services. May the great Comforter and Healer console and protect his people in their hour of sorrow and bereavement."
About 1848 he married Catherine "Caty" Bennett and together they became the parents of the nine children listed below.
Uncle Mark enlisted in the Militia, the 90th Regiment, 22nd Brigade, District 2, in Cleveland County on
6 November 1861.
Uncle Mark's obituary was published Wednesday, February 1, 1905 in our local newspaper,
"The Cleveland Star":
"CAPT. MARK PARKER DEAD
'One of Cleveland's Oldest and Best Known Citizens Dies Suddenly'
Early Sunday morning Capt Mark Parker died at his home at Pearl. Although he had attained the ripe old age of 82 years his death was not yet expected for he had always been possessed with remarkably good health and was apparently well and strong up to the time he received the deadly summons. He had lived a long life of toil and family devotion and his death is a great shock and loss to his children and grandchildren. The father of nine children, six of whom are living, he was devotedly loved and respected by all of them and even looked to by them as a comforter and protector. Five of the living are girls, and in his death they undergo a heavy loss. His services during the war won for him the distinction of captain, and never was he known to shirt a duty. He leaves only one brother, Mr Devenney Parker, himself a Confederate soldier who lost an arm fighting for the lost cause. The remains of Capt Parker were buried at Zion Baptist church Monday at 2 o'clock, Rev Z D Harrill conducting the funeral services. May the great Comforter and Healer console and protect his people in their hour of sorrow and bereavement."
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