Long County GaArchives Photo tombstone.....Mildred Claudia Parker 
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Cemetery: Jones Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
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Mildred Claudia STEPHENSON was born 19 Feb 1856 in Hickory Grove, York Dist, 
South Carolina. She died 30 Sep 1930 in Long Co, Georgia and was buried in 
Jones Creek Bapt Ch Cem, Liberty Co, Georgia. Mildred married Jasper Newton 
PARKER on 31 May 1885 in Bradford Co. FL.


Additional Comments:
A History of Jones Creek Baptist Church, Long County, 1810-2000, by Elmer Oris 
Parker states "When Jasper Newton Parker, another of his children, went to 
LaCrosse, Florida, to build a home for his first cousin, Henry Clay, son of 
Richard, he brought back Henry's sister-in-law as his wife, a fine specimen of 
Christian womanhood. Claudia Stephenson came from old Scotch-Irish Presbyterian 
families who were among the first settlers of present York and Chester Counties 
in South Carolina. Her grandfather, Rev. James Lyle, was the last Associate 
Presbyterian minister in the State. One of her great-grandfathers, Capt. 
William Byers, was a member of the Provincial Congress, and another, Lt. Robert 
Walker, was a hero of the Battle of King's Mountain. Her uncle, Capt. J. Banks 
Lyle, was the "Forgotten Hero of the Confederacy," having captured over 600 
federals during the last great assault on Richmond. 

One of the most touching experiences of the life of Elmer Oris parker was her 
deathbed scene. In his words, "I, along with other members of the family was 
taken to her bedside for the farewell, and she was perfectly conscious, telling 
each of us good-bye. Everyone was crying and she said, "Don't cry; this is the 
happiest day of my life; don't you see, the angels have come for me and already 
are here in the room." She lay back on the pillow and was gone. I look forward 
to seeing her again one day"."



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