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Born Norfolk, Virginia 1827
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Underground Railroad
Helped free slaves in the underground railroad. -
Children 1851-1871
Had six children who had become a variety of things, including teacher, and principal -
Marriage
Married Miranda Boulden -
Business man
Purchased a foundry company in 1865 with a partner -
Inventor
Invented the tobacco press and patented it in 1884 -
A even bigger foundry
In 1890, after a fire destroyed the original, Parker built the Phoenix Foundry, which was the largest between Cincinnati, and Ohio