My Genealogy Hound

Dr. George C. Parker takes his place in the history of Yell County as one of its rising and most promising young doctors. He was born and raised in this county, his birth taking place in 1858 near Bellville, his present home, and was the sixth child in a family of eight born to G. W. T. and Cordelia (Simpson) Parker. [See sketch of John Murfree Parker.] The Doctor’s educational advantages were better than the average boy’s of his time, early attending, the State University at Fayetteville, and in 1882 commencing the study of medicine with Dr. J. M. Rose, and later on taking a course of lectures at the Louisville Medical College, began the practice of his profession at Danville in 1884, and on August 5 of the same year changed his location to Bellville, where he opened up a large practice, established an eclectic drug store, and built a business, which has grown to such magnitude that he contemplates enlarging his store in the near future. In 1887 he erected his pleasant and commodious residence in town. In 1884 Emily C. Clark became his wife, and dying in 1887 left him one child, Clark, who survived his mother but a short time. On October 6, 1887, he was again married, this time to Ellen M. White, of Yell County, and daughter of J. B. White, an old settler here, becoming his wife, one son being the result of this marriage, John Claud Earl Scudder, named for Dr. Scudder, of Cincinnati, Ohio. The Doctor though still young is rapidly acquiring a vast practice, and sustains an excellent reputation throughout the county. Much of his leisure is spent in study and improvement of self, and he is also a member of the State Eclectic Medical Association.