 1879 - 1948 (68 years)
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| Name |
Parker, Rea [1] |
| Title |
Dr. |
| Suffix |
Sr. |
| Born |
23 Oct 1879 |
Como, Hertford County, North Carolina, USA  [1, 2, 3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
2 Aug 1948 |
Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA [1, 3] |
| Buried |
Ivy Hill Cemetery, Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA [1] |
| Person ID |
I45310 |
Sackett | Descendants of Thomas Sacket the Elder, Descendants of Simon Sackett the Colonist |
| Last Modified |
13 Feb 2023 |
| Father |
Parker, Rev. Hersey Baylies, b. 22 Feb 1836, d. 1916 (Age 79 years) |
| Mother |
Majette, Mara Agnes, b. 1837, d. 1907 (Age 70 years) |
| Children |
| + | 1. Parker, Dr. Rea Sr., b. 23 Oct 1879, Como, Hertford County, North Carolina, USA , d. 2 Aug 1948, Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA (Age 68 years) |
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| Family ID |
F16710 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Nalle, Leslie, b. 17 Sep 1880, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA , d. 11 Jun 1949, Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA (Age 68 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. Parker, Dr. Rea Jr., M.D., b. 13 Aug 1923, Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA , d. 13 Feb 1997, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA (Age 73 years) |
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| Last Modified |
2 Sep 2017 |
| Family ID |
F16711 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 23 Oct 1879 - Como, Hertford County, North Carolina, USA |
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 | Child - Parker, Dr. Rea Jr., M.D. - 13 Aug 1923 - Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA |
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| Died - 2 Aug 1948 - Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA |
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 | Buried - - Ivy Hill Cemetery, Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA |
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| Sources |
- [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 2), 13 Feb 2023.
Memorial ID 92866696
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92866696
Dr Rea Parker
Birth
23 Oct 1881
Hertford County, North Carolina, USA
Death
2 Aug 1948 (aged 66)
Burial
Ivy Hill Cemetery
Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S927] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 1 Sep 2017.
Application of Rea Parker, August 21, 1933
I, Rea Parker, being of the age 53 years [a descendant of ] Colonel Jacb Blackwell of Blackwells' Island, New York, who was born in Newtown, New York on the 20th day of Nov. 1717 and died in Newtown, N.Y. on 23 Oct. 1780.
I was born in Como, County of Hartford, State of North Carolina on the 23rd of October 1879.
I am the son of Rev. Hersey Baylies Parker, born 2/22/1836, died 1916, and his wife, Maria Agnes Majette, born 1836, died 1907, married 1858, (2) grandson of Dr. King Parker, born 1815, died 6/10/1864 and his wife Frances Sackett Ogden Rea, born 1819, died 1849, married 1834, (3) great-grandson of William Rea, born 1792, died 1861, N.Y., and his wife Julie A. Blackwell, born 1795, died 1886, married 1818, (4) great-great-grandson of James Blackwell, born 1752, died 1831, and his wife Elizabeth Hallett, born 1763, died 1823, married 1779, (5) greta-great-great-grandson of Colonel Jacob Blackwell, born 171, died 1780, and his wife, Frances Sackett, born abt 1720, died 1754, married ___.
Full maiden name of applicant's wife: Leslie Nelle, Culpeper Coounty, Va.
Children: Rea Parker Jr. (only child), born Aug. 13, 1923 in Smithfield, Virginia
Transcribed by Ted Smith
- [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 13 Feb 2023.
Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia), 3 Aug 1948, Page 7
Dr. Parker, Smithfield, Dies, Age 68
Smithfield, Aug. 2.--Dr. Rea Parker, Smithfield physician, died at his home here today of a heart attack.
Funeral rites will be held at 11 A. M. Wednesday in Christ Episcopal Church here, with burial in Ivy Hill Cemetery.
Dr. Parker is survived by his wife, Mrs. Leslie Nalla Parker, and a son. Dr. Rea Parker, Jr., both of Smithfield.
A native of Como, N. C., Dr. Parker practiced pharmacy in the early 1900's for a time before entering the Medical College at Richmond. He became a practicing physician in 1908.
At the time of his death he was coroner for Isle of Wight County, He formerly had served on the staff of the State Hospital at Petersburg and was staff physician at Eastern State Hosptial (sic), Williamsburg.
He was a member of the Smithfield Rotary and Ruritan Clubs, a Vestryman of Christ Episcopal Church, a member of the American Medical Association and the Virginia Medical Society, and president of the Walter Reed Medical Society.
Dr. Parker was active in the Boy Scout program in this area and in 1945 was awarded scouting's highest honor, the Silver Beaver badge.
Transcribed by Ted Smith
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