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Parker Cemetery

Hurst, Tarrant County

Marker Text

Land for cemetery donated by Isaac Duke Parker, Jan. 14, 1901. He was son of Isaac Parker, pioneer politician for whom Parker County was named and who was the uncle of Cynthia Ann Parker, white girl captured by Comanche Indians in 1836 and reared as an Indian. She was the wife of Comanche Peta Nocona and mother of Quanah Parker, the last great Comanche war chief. Both Isaac Parker and Isaac Duke Parker served as members of the Texas Legislature. Isaac Duke Parker is buried here. Cemetery also contains a public burial section.

Marker Details

Address 1300 block of Cardinal Drive
Location Description 1300 Block of Cardinal Drive, Hurst
Marker # 3938
Dedicated 1968
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery; state official
Latitude, Longitude 32.809692, -97.205213

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