Biography: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Nathan Parker

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History of northern Wisconsin: containing an account of its settlement,
growth, development, and resources, an extensive sketch of its counties,
cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories,
biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers, views
of county seats, etc.
Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1881 p. 1159

Nathan Parker, superintendent and manager of Sherry's mill; was born in
Lower Canada, in 1825; parents originally from Vermont, U.S.  In 1844, he
came to the United States and located in Massachusetts; remained one year,
and then removed to Michigan.  In 1846, he came to Wisconsin and located at
Hartford, Washington Co., where for twenty years he was engaged in
mercantile business, and at the same time, running a saw and grist-mill;
was then for five years on the Chippewa River, engaged in the logging
business; moved to Fond du Lac, engaged in the lumber business; his health
failing about 1875, Mr. Parker moved to Nevada and engaged in silver
mining, returning to Fond du Lac in 1879; in 1881, took present position.
Mr. Parker was married to Dodge Co., Wis., in 1852, to Miss Mary Taylor, of
that county.  They have two children- Edward H. (engaged in the practice of
medicine, at Eau Claire) and Willard N.