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- Apr 11, 2016
- Location
- Upcountry South Carolina
Dr. William Watts Parker
Born: May 5, 1824
Birthplace: Port Royal Caroline County, Virginia
Father: Stafford Henry Parker 1788 – 1871
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Mother: Sarah Bailey Pearson – 1860
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Wife: Ellen Jordan 1842 – 1905
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Children:
Nellie Parker Henson 1869 – 1952
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Charles Jordan Parker 1873 – 1947
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Fannie F. Parker 1875 – 1893
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Stafford Henry Parker 1878 – 1938
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Education:
1848: Graduated from Richmond Medical College
Occupation before War:
Medical Doctor at Bellevue Hospital in Richmond, Virginia
Civil War Career:
Captain of Parker Artillery Battery from Virginia
Served in the Confederate Army Artillery rising to rank of Major
Served as a Surgeon during the Civil War for His Artillery Battery
1865: Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia on April 9th
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1889: Medical Doctor in Richmond, Virginia
Supporter and President of Several Richmond Charities
Died: August 3, 1889
Place of Death: Richmond, Virginia
Age at time of Death: 65 years old
Burial Place: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
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