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John Parker biography, undated
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Isom, Alice Parker, 1848-1924
- Title
- John Parker biography
- Dates
- undated (inclusive)18001899
- Quantity
- 0.25 linear feet, (1 folder)
- Collection Number
- MS 0519
- Summary
- The John Parker (1812-1886) biography was written by his daughter, Alice Parker Isom. Parker was an early Mormon convert and settler in Dixie, Utah.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
John Parker Jr. was born on 14 February 1812 to John and Ellen Eskin Parker in Lanchshire, England. He married Alice Widaker around 1834 and three years later they were converted to the LDS Church. After his wife's death in 1844, Parker moved his family to Nauvoo, Illinois. He remarried and moved his family to the Salt Lake Valley. He provided the area with the first thresher to process grain. In 1862, Parker moved his family to Dixie, bringing with them the first mowing machine, thresher, and fanning mill. He opened the first store in Dixie and ran it until 1879. John Parker Jr. died in 1886.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The John Parker (1812-1886) biography was written by his daughter, Alice Parker Isom. Parker was an early Mormon convert and settler in Dixie, Utah.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Latter Day Saints--Biography
Personal Names
- Parker, John, 1812-1886
Form or Genre Terms
- Biographies
Finding aid prepared by Takeyuki Ueyama.
1988 (last modified: 2018)
