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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Ashley County, Arkansas published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1890.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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P. C. Parker, attorney and planter, Snyder, Ark. The parents of this representative citizen, Stephen and Mary W. (Ross) Parker, were natives, respectively, of North Carolina and Georgia, and their union resulted in the birth of six children, our subject being the eldest in order of birth: Stephen W., Rodusco P., James M., Isaac B. and Mary J. The mother of these children died in March, 1845, and the father afterward married Miss Mercy D. Cook (1847). She was also a native of Georgia, and by her marriage became the mother of four children—three daughters and a son: Missouri C., Sarah C., Elizabeth O. and Stephen O. The father was a farmer by occupation and minister in the Baptist Church. He was one of the leaders in organizing the churches of Georgia, and was a man of ability and prominence. He died in Georgia in 1855. The mother was also a member of the Baptist Church. F. C. Parker received a fair education in Georgia, assisted his father on the farm until grown, and on October 22, 1853, he was married to Miss Amanda A. Glanton, a native of Georgia and the daughter of Densy and Amanda Glanton. Mr. Parker emigrated to Arkansas in 1851, and began practicing law, which he has followed ever since. In December, 1861, he enlisted as a recruit in the Confederate army, Capt. Carr’s company, Ninth Arkansas Regiment, while at Bowling Green, Ky., and his first principal engagements were at Shiloh and Corinth. He surrendered at Vicksburg and later came home, where he taught school for one year. In 1867 he began farming, and this occupation he has carried on ever since. On August 17, 1881, he married Miss Martha J. Hill, a native of Ashley County, Ark., and the daughter of Jesse and Mary A. Hill. Six children have been born to this union: Stephen T. (deceased), Lader (deceased), Mary I., Carrol and Frank (the last two being twins, and the former deceased), and Callie D., (who died at the age of seven months). Mr. Parker is the owner of about 1,800 acres of good land and has 150 acres under cultivation. He has taken an influential part in promoting the various interests of the county, and is a foremost man among the agriculturists. He has held the office of justice of the peace and other local positions of trust. He and Mrs. Parker are members of the Missionary Baptist Church.

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This family biography is one of 97 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Ashley County, Arkansas published in 1890.  For the complete description, click here: Ashley County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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