Parker, Rev. James (died 1864)

PARKER

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 12/18/2007 at 20:29:43

Historical Sketches of Iowa Baptists, 1886.

REV. JAMES PARKER died at Avon, Iowa, early in 1864. He was born in Kentucky, but his parents removed to Ohio when he was about 4 years old. He was converted at the age of 20 under the labors of Rev. J. L. Moore. Was ordained about 12 years before his death, and preached in Washington and Van Buren counties. He then moved to Pella and labored for two or three years with great activity and energy with churches in the Central Association. In 1863 37 were baptized at Vandalia, and the next winter at Hartford, Carlisle and Avon 79 as the result of a great revival under his labors. “Worn down with excessive labors he was taken sick at Avon and died.”