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PVT David William Parker

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PVT David William Parker Veteran

Birth
McDowell County, North Carolina, USA
Death
14 Apr 1865 (aged 37–38)
Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section: Soldiers Section Lot: Unknown
Memorial ID
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Memorial 8574731 is a CenotaphMEMORIAL PLAQUE - Actual burial in Virginia
Pvt. David William Parker, CSA, was the beloved husband of the former Nancy Silver (daughter of famed Appalachian folk figures Frankie and Charlie Silver), and the devoted father of their children. Born to William and Mary Polly (nee Epley) Parker, Pvt. Parker had been a farmer before his enlistment in a North Carolina regiment. He had been wounded several times during the Civil War, and tragically died of his wounds just as it ended. In his 38th year at the time of his death, he was buried in a mass grave for Confederate soldiers in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia. A memorial plaque at the base of his wife's headstone honors his memory here.
Memorial 8574731 is a CenotaphMEMORIAL PLAQUE - Actual burial in Virginia
Pvt. David William Parker, CSA, was the beloved husband of the former Nancy Silver (daughter of famed Appalachian folk figures Frankie and Charlie Silver), and the devoted father of their children. Born to William and Mary Polly (nee Epley) Parker, Pvt. Parker had been a farmer before his enlistment in a North Carolina regiment. He had been wounded several times during the Civil War, and tragically died of his wounds just as it ended. In his 38th year at the time of his death, he was buried in a mass grave for Confederate soldiers in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia. A memorial plaque at the base of his wife's headstone honors his memory here.

Gravesite Details

, Date Of Burial :, Confederate Soldier State : North Carolina Regiment : 34th , Ref: Cemetery Records



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