Parker, James W., 1797-1864

found: Narrative of the perilous adventures, miraculous escapes and sufferings of Rev. James W. Parker, 1844:page 2 (born July 4, 1797 in the state of Georgia; moved to Tennessee in 1802 and then to Illinois in 1814) page 7 (settled on the head-waters of the river Navisott in 1833 and built Parker's Fort, Texas in 1835)

found: The Rachel Plummer narrative, c1926:page 4 (J. W. Parker) page 5 (son of Elder John Parker) page 21 (James W. Parker)

found: The Handbook of Texas Online, via WWW, March 7, 2012(Parker, James W. (1797-1864); the first of the Parker family to come to Texas; son of John and Sarah (White) Parker; born in northeast Georgia, probably in Franklin or Elbert County, on July 4, 1797; married Martha (Patsy) Duty on July 14, 1816; moved to Texas in 1833; was granted a league of land north of site of present Groesbeck on April 1, 1835; founded Fort Parker in the spring of 1835; known for his efforts to secure the return of captives taken at Fort Parker on May 19, 1836, including his daughter, Rachel Parker Plummer; his grandson, James Pratt Plummer; his niece, Cynthia Ann Parker; his nephew, John Parker; and his sister-in-law, Elizabeth (Duty) Kellogg; lived for a number of years in Walker County and later in Houston and Anderson counties; in 1852 he was elected justice of the peace for Houston County; died in 1864 in extreme northern Houston County and is buried in Pilgrim Cemetery in Anderson County, near Elkhart)