​Parker Memorial
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Marker No: 3942

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 32.894886, -97.100594

Marker Text: ​The first burial here is thought to be that of Christina Driskill (1797-1862), whose son-in-law Isaac Green Parker (1816-1875) owned the land. In 1881 Parker's widow, Mary (Polly) Parker Turner (1820-1897) deeded the 4.31-acre plot for a public burial ground. A tabernacle was erected in 1928 and used at first for funeral services and later for meetings of the cemetery association. Formerly known as "Clements Cemetery", it was renamed "Parker" in 1937. Many members of the Pleasant Glade Community are buried here. (1979) 

Location: ​FM 121 access road south, about 3 miles from Grapevine. The cemetery is on the west side of the road, 1 block north of Hall-Johnson Road. Grapevine