Marker Inscription
Isaac Duke Parker (1821-1902), son of early Texas politician Isaac Parker (1793-1883), settled near this site in 1853 with his family. During the Civil War I.D. Parker served as Tarrant County Commissioner before enlisting in the Confederate army. He assumed ownership and operation of the Parker Homestead and Cemetery about 1867. Shortly before his death, Parker donated this Cemetery property and designated the eastern half, which contains more than 30 graves, as a public burial ground. The cemetery and homestead site symbolize the life of this prominent pioneer family.
About this site
Parker, I.D., Public Cemetery and Homestead is a historical marker in Hurst, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 358 historical markers documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 501 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.8095, -97.2049 near Hurst. The nearest cataloged historic site is Parker Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Isham Chapel Methodist Church, William Letchworth Hurst, and Randol Mill.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439002609. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
