COLONEL ARNOLD PARKER (1824--1908) was born in that section of old Montgomery County, North Carolina, west of the Pee Dee River that in 1841 became Stanly County. He was a son of Howell Parker,Jr. (1792-1859), a pioneer settler and farmer of the county, and Nancy Newbole (1792-1861).
On December 10, 1845, at the age of 21, Arnold Parker was married to 19-year-old Lucinda Stokes (12/26/1826—11/7/1897). They became the parents of at least four children, namely,
(1)Jane Alice Parker (10/11/1848—2/11/1936) m. Henry Dry and in 1897 moved to Clayton, Texas;
(2) Doctor Franklin Parker (9/21/1850—2/12/1932) m. 1875 Hettie Belle Harris (2/20/1852—2/25/1934) and lived in Albemarle, Stanly County;
(3) Julius Caesar Parker (7/30/1855—7/15/1939) m. 1878 Frances Isabella Dry (1/13/1862—5/2/1927) and lived in Albemarle; and
(4) Thomas Stokes Parker (4/8/1862-- 7/11/1940) m. Fronie A. Dry (6/8/1867--4/21/1931) and lived in Albemarle.
On July 1, 1862, at age 38, Arnold Parker was commissioned a second lieutenant in District Nine of the 83rd Regiment, 20th Brigade of North Carolina Militia by Governor Zebulon B. Vance. He served in several important battles during the War Between the States from that time until the final surrender in 1865, being promoted from time to time. On October 24, 1866, over a year following the war, Governor Jonathan Worth appointed him colonel in the same regiment of North Carolina Militia.
Arnold Parker died in Stanly County on December 23, 1908, at age 84, and is buried in the Old Albemarle City Cemetery, beside his wife Lucinda, who had died eleven years earlier, on November 7, 1897, at age 71.
Contributed by Robert Allison Ragan, a great, great grandson, February 12, 2016.
On December 10, 1845, at the age of 21, Arnold Parker was married to 19-year-old Lucinda Stokes (12/26/1826—11/7/1897). They became the parents of at least four children, namely,
(1)Jane Alice Parker (10/11/1848—2/11/1936) m. Henry Dry and in 1897 moved to Clayton, Texas;
(2) Doctor Franklin Parker (9/21/1850—2/12/1932) m. 1875 Hettie Belle Harris (2/20/1852—2/25/1934) and lived in Albemarle, Stanly County;
(3) Julius Caesar Parker (7/30/1855—7/15/1939) m. 1878 Frances Isabella Dry (1/13/1862—5/2/1927) and lived in Albemarle; and
(4) Thomas Stokes Parker (4/8/1862-- 7/11/1940) m. Fronie A. Dry (6/8/1867--4/21/1931) and lived in Albemarle.
On July 1, 1862, at age 38, Arnold Parker was commissioned a second lieutenant in District Nine of the 83rd Regiment, 20th Brigade of North Carolina Militia by Governor Zebulon B. Vance. He served in several important battles during the War Between the States from that time until the final surrender in 1865, being promoted from time to time. On October 24, 1866, over a year following the war, Governor Jonathan Worth appointed him colonel in the same regiment of North Carolina Militia.
Arnold Parker died in Stanly County on December 23, 1908, at age 84, and is buried in the Old Albemarle City Cemetery, beside his wife Lucinda, who had died eleven years earlier, on November 7, 1897, at age 71.
Contributed by Robert Allison Ragan, a great, great grandson, February 12, 2016.
COLONEL ARNOLD PARKER (1824--1908) was born in that section of old Montgomery County, North Carolina, west of the Pee Dee River that in 1841 became Stanly County. He was a son of Howell Parker,Jr. (1792-1859), a pioneer settler and farmer of the county, and Nancy Newbole (1792-1861).
On December 10, 1845, at the age of 21, Arnold Parker was married to 19-year-old Lucinda Stokes (12/26/1826—11/7/1897). They became the parents of at least four children, namely,
(1)Jane Alice Parker (10/11/1848—2/11/1936) m. Henry Dry and in 1897 moved to Clayton, Texas;
(2) Doctor Franklin Parker (9/21/1850—2/12/1932) m. 1875 Hettie Belle Harris (2/20/1852—2/25/1934) and lived in Albemarle, Stanly County;
(3) Julius Caesar Parker (7/30/1855—7/15/1939) m. 1878 Frances Isabella Dry (1/13/1862—5/2/1927) and lived in Albemarle; and
(4) Thomas Stokes Parker (4/8/1862-- 7/11/1940) m. Fronie A. Dry (6/8/1867--4/21/1931) and lived in Albemarle.
On July 1, 1862, at age 38, Arnold Parker was commissioned a second lieutenant in District Nine of the 83rd Regiment, 20th Brigade of North Carolina Militia by Governor Zebulon B. Vance. He served in several important battles during the War Between the States from that time until the final surrender in 1865, being promoted from time to time. On October 24, 1866, over a year following the war, Governor Jonathan Worth appointed him colonel in the same regiment of North Carolina Militia.
Arnold Parker died in Stanly County on December 23, 1908, at age 84, and is buried in the Old Albemarle City Cemetery, beside his wife Lucinda, who had died eleven years earlier, on November 7, 1897, at age 71.
Contributed by Robert Allison Ragan, a great, great grandson, February 12, 2016.
On December 10, 1845, at the age of 21, Arnold Parker was married to 19-year-old Lucinda Stokes (12/26/1826—11/7/1897). They became the parents of at least four children, namely,
(1)Jane Alice Parker (10/11/1848—2/11/1936) m. Henry Dry and in 1897 moved to Clayton, Texas;
(2) Doctor Franklin Parker (9/21/1850—2/12/1932) m. 1875 Hettie Belle Harris (2/20/1852—2/25/1934) and lived in Albemarle, Stanly County;
(3) Julius Caesar Parker (7/30/1855—7/15/1939) m. 1878 Frances Isabella Dry (1/13/1862—5/2/1927) and lived in Albemarle; and
(4) Thomas Stokes Parker (4/8/1862-- 7/11/1940) m. Fronie A. Dry (6/8/1867--4/21/1931) and lived in Albemarle.
On July 1, 1862, at age 38, Arnold Parker was commissioned a second lieutenant in District Nine of the 83rd Regiment, 20th Brigade of North Carolina Militia by Governor Zebulon B. Vance. He served in several important battles during the War Between the States from that time until the final surrender in 1865, being promoted from time to time. On October 24, 1866, over a year following the war, Governor Jonathan Worth appointed him colonel in the same regiment of North Carolina Militia.
Arnold Parker died in Stanly County on December 23, 1908, at age 84, and is buried in the Old Albemarle City Cemetery, beside his wife Lucinda, who had died eleven years earlier, on November 7, 1897, at age 71.
Contributed by Robert Allison Ragan, a great, great grandson, February 12, 2016.
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