James W. Parker
| James Wilson Parker | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 4, 1797 Franklin County, Georgia or Elbert County, Georgia |
| Died | 1864 Houston County, Texas |
| Resting place | Pilgrim Cemetery, Elkhart, Anderson County, Texas |
| Known for |
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| Spouse(s) |
1st Martha Duty 2nd Lavina E. Chaffin |
| Children | Rachel Parker |
| Parent(s) | Sarah White |
| Relatives |
Daniel Parker, Cynthia Ann Parker, John Richard Parker, Peta Nocona, Quanah Parker |
1st Martha Duty
Daniel Parker, Cynthia Ann Parker,
James W. Parker (July 4, 1797 - died 1864) was the uncle of Cynthia Ann Parker and the great uncle of Quanah Parker, last chief of the Comanches. A man of English American descent, he was a member of the large Parker frontier family that settled in east Texas in the 1830s.
Parker was present in 1836 during the raid of Fort Parker by Comanches and allied tribes near present-day Groesbeck, Texas. During that raid, his daughter, Rachel Plummer, his grandson, James Plummer, his niece Cynthia Ann Parker, and his nephew John Richard Parker were kidnapped by a Native American raiding party. Parker made the search for his family a lifetime obsession. For nine years he roamed the Comancheria searching for his lost relatives.
Many historians and Hollywood observers believe that Parker was the inspiration for John Wayne's character Ethan Edwards in the John Ford movie, The Searchers.
James W. Parker was born July 4, 1797 in northeast Georgia, probably in Franklin County, Georgia1 or Elbert County, on July 4, 1797, the son of Elder John Parker (1758-1836) and Sally (White) Parker. He had twelve siblings, including younger brothers Silas Mercer Parker, and Benjamin Parker. His older brother Daniel Parker became a famous country preacher. After living his first six years in Georgia, Parker moved with his family to Dickson County, Tennessee in the summer of 1803.
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