Major William Watts Parker - Confederate Artillery Officer

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Dr. William Watts Parker
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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​
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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​
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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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