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Isaac Parker Marker

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4309 White Settlement Rd. Weatherford, TX. 76087

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In 1855, Parker County was created by the Texas State Legislature and named for pioneer and State Representative Isaac Parker. Parker was the uncle of Cynthia Ann Parker, a little girl who was stolen from her home by Indians during the Texas Revolution. Cynthia Ann lived among the Comanche and became the mother of Chief Quanah Parker. The Town of Weatherford was named for the State Senator for this district, Thomas Jefferson Weatherford (1811-1867) of Dallas.

To the memory of
Isaac Parker
Pioneer, soldier and law maker.
Born April 7, 1793 in Elbert County
Georgia. Came to Texas in 1833.
Served in Elisha Clapp's Company
in 1836. Member of Congress of
the Republic of Texas, 1839-1845; of
the Constitutional Convention in
1845. State Senator. Died April
14, 1883 in Parker County.

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