Washington Co., AR - Biographies - Alexander Parker

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Alexander Parker, whose birth occurred on Middle Fork, White River, 
Washington Co., Ark., November 22, 1858, is the son of Pleasant and 
Sarah (Jones) Parker. The father was born in West Virginia, but was 
reared in Tennessee. He moved to Arkansas in 1851, settling where he 
is now living, and has farmed all his life. The mother is also living. 
Alexander Parker was reared on the farm, and spent his youth in 
assisting his father on the same, and attending the common country 
schools. In 1885 he chose for his companion in life Mrs. Lucinda 
(Gilliland) Peerson, widow of John A. Peerson, and to them were born 
four children, two pairs of twins, Clarence and Clara, Homer and 
Virgil. Mrs. Peerson was the mother of five children by her former 
marriage: Paris, Powell, George, Robert and Laura. After his marriage 
Mr. Parker taught school for a short time, and then settled to farming 
on his present property, where he has continued ever since. He has 
made a success of farming and dealing in horses and other live stock. 
He owns the fine thoroughbred Steel Dust, Bertram, running stallion, 
named "Burton, Jr.," dapple bay, three years old. Mr. Peerson also 
owns an interest in the Peerson farm of 300 acres. Mr. Parker is a 
Republican in politics, but has never aspired to any official 
position, and is a respected young man.