John Parker
1791 - 1870 (78 years)-
Name John Parker Born 6 Jun 1791 Rathfriland, County Of Down, Ireland [1, 2] Gender Male Census 1850 Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa Census 1856 Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa Census 1860 Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa Died 25 Mar 1870 Dodgeville, Des Moines County, Iowa [1, 2] - US Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885. John Parker, age 78, Died March 1870. Cause of death: Paralysis.
Buried Old Stone Church Cemetery, Dodgeville, Des Moines County, Iowa [1, 2] - Old Stone Church Cemetery, near Mediapolis, Iowa.
Tombstone reads: John Parker died March 25 1873 Aged 78 Years 9 mos 19 days Blessed are the Dead That die in the Lord. - Headstone photos used with permission from findagrave contributor pmfrench.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21760204/john-parker
Person ID I3 McKeown Last Modified 25 Jan 2023
Father Moses Parker, b. Abt 1770, County Down, Ireland Mother Sarah Hooks, b. Abt 1770, Ireland Family ID F351 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Margarett McBride, b. 9 Jun 1792, County Down, Ireland , d. 2 Dec 1884 (Age 92 years) Married 11 Apr 1815 Ireland [1] Children 1. Sarah Parker, b. 22 Apr 1816, Ireland , d. 14 Feb 1893, Washington, Iowa (Age 76 years) 2. John Brown Parker, b. 29 May 1818, County Down, Ireland , d. 5 Feb 1904, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California (Age 85 years) 3. Rev William Parker, b. 12 Jul 1821, Ireland , d. 26 Jan 1905, Valley Center, Sedgwick County, Kansas (Age 83 years) 4. Moses Parker, b. 27 May 1827, Ireland , d. 25 May 1918 (Age 90 years) 5. Annie Parker, b. 21 May 1829, Rathfriland, County Of Down, Ireland , d. 6 Mar 1892, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa (Age 62 years) 6. Mary Parker, b. 10 Jan 1832, Rochester, Monroe County, New York , d. 12 Mar 1924, Washington, Washington County, Iowa (Age 92 years) 7. Robert Parker, b. 11 May 1834, Ohio , d. 24 May 1922, Cadott, Chippewa County, Wisconsin (Age 88 years) Last Modified 23 Oct 2017 Family ID F3 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - From Yellow Springs and Huron: A local history. By J. W. Merrill. Published by author in 1897. Book in Wisconsin Historical Society Library. Pages 134.
John Parker came in 1848 and settled on a farm, on sec.33 where he and his wife Margaret, spent the rest of their lives. Their family were already well grown, as we find their daughter Ann married John McKeown the same year they came. The other children were Brown, Sarah, (deceased,) William, Moses, married Mary Shuck, lives at Clearwater, Kansas, Mary lies in Washington; Robert, married Sarah Ping, lives at Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
From the Parker Book. Wayne Parker.
John Parker and family came to America in 1830.
- Census info.
1850 US census, Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa. John Parker age 59; Margaret age 58; Sarah age 30; Mary age 18; Robert age 16 John age 8; Margret age 57 and Moses age 23.
1856 Iowa state census, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa. John Parker age 65; Margaret age 64; Sarah age35; Moses age 29; Mary age 24; Robert age 22; John age 13; and Margaret age 63.
1860 US census, Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa. John Parker age 69; Margaret age 68; Sarah age 44; Mary age 28; John age 17; and Margaret age 67.
[3] - 1870 Census Mortality Schedule.
John Parker
Yellow Spring Township, Des Moines County, Iowa.
Born in Ireland
Died March 1870
Cause - Paralysis
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- From Yellow Springs and Huron: A local history. By J. W. Merrill. Published by author in 1897. Book in Wisconsin Historical Society Library. Pages 134.
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