Parker Family papers

The generations of the Parker Family included in this collection are: Joseph R. Parker, his son John N. Parker and his grandson, John Hollowell Parker. Joseph Robinson Parker was born on February 22, 1920 in Pasquotank County, North Carolina. He married Margaret Ann Newby (1830-1869) on August 5, 1848 and the couple had seven children: John Newby Parker, Mary Elizabeth Parker, Joseph Wilson Parker, Edward Peele Parker, Margaret Morris Parker, William Thomas Parker and Sarah Isabella Parker. Joseph R. Parker died on July 19, 1904. John Newby Parker (Joseph's son) was born on September 27, 1849 in North Carolina. He and his wife Eugenia H. Parker (1859-1943) were Quakers and supporters of the Temperance Movement in the United States. Eugenia Parker was also a strong supporter of the Women's Suffrage Movement during the early 20th century. The couple were married in October, 1888 and had two children: John Hollowell Parker and Alpine Bodine Parker. John N. Parker died on March 28, 1931. John Hollowell Parker was born on October 9, 1891 in Baltimore, Maryland. He married Ruth Pardoe Hunter and the couple had one child, Elizabeth Parker Carter. He died on March 10, 1968.