White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-20


was removed from the hospital in
E1v TO the state institution the past
winter. He IS survived by his Wife
three sons and two brothers. Word
of his death was %telegraphed 10
Judge Benz. ". Coleman Wednesday
morning.
George f. Parker was born in ST.
Charles. Illinois, November 20, 1850,
his father having been among the
first to settle in Kane county, in
1896. When George was seven
years old, his parents moved 10
Chicago. upon the outbreak of the
civil war. His father, Fred Parker.
enlisted in the Union army, and was
killed at the battle of Frederick
burg. Va. December 13. 1862.
Following his fathers death
George was taken to Sonora, Han
cock county. by Mrs. Eleeta Roe Ed
monds. wife Of Hon. Judge Edmonds,
who was a nephew of President
James Bucannan. Mrs. Edmonds
had been a ward OF Fred Parker.
After attending the school at
Carthage, George entered the State
Industrial University. at Urhana,
where he remained until 1879,
when he returned to Chicago and
made his home with his brother,
Capt. r. d. Parker. lie remained
here until March, 1876, when In
company with his brother. n A.
Parker. he arrived in Cherry Greek,
where he ever after made his home.
In Nevada his first work was done
with Gen. Rosecrans at Egan canyon,
in 1877, where he opened and man
aged the Parker restaurant.
On February Il. 1873. he was
married to Mary Jaques of Steptoe
Valley, Nevada, by whom he had
three children born in Cherry Creek.
Fred ID. Parker, manager. and
George Francis Parker, chief book
keeper of the Chicago Press club,
and Harold Parker, the youngest.
who is chief bookkeeper for a rail-
road supply house. For a number of
years Mrs. Parker. wife of the de-
ceased, had resided with her sons In
Chicago. because of her health which
made ii unadvisable for her TO re-
main In Nevada.
In 1881, George F. Parker was
elected to the Legislature on the
Democratic ticket, at the same time
with Taylor, Green and Blair. thus
insuring the election of Jim Fair as
United States senator. After his
term in the legislature, in 1886, he
purchased the Citizens Water works.
which are now a part of his assets.
AT the time the Nevada Northern
railroad was completed, George Par
ker had great faith in the future of
the district. and expended every dol
lar he had in building two of the
hnest houses in Cherry Creek. and
improving the water system. In 1906
he was elected county commissioner
and the stand he took in the locating
of the present county building. is
we'll remembered.
During the winter of 1909 and 10
the Oldest sons were with their
mother in California, and following
their return to Chicago, the sons
came to White Pine county and spent
a month with their father. After
they took leave of him, his business
became neglected to such an extent
that friends sent for his brother
capt. X. ID. Parker, who arrived AZ
Cherry Creek in August. 1912. and
remained until the middle of lam
airy, looking after his affairs and do
ing a brothers. duty. Georges
health became such that ON Decem
Der IL, he was taken to the bosnitaI
IN ELY, but his condition did nor i'm
prove. His trouble developed into a
mental disorder, and on January II
Judge Coleman of the district court
ordered his removal to the state hos
pitai at Reno, where he was taken
January 10.
GEORGE +. Parker was prominopt
ana long active in Masonic circles
he was made a Master Mason
august 3, 1875, in Home Lodge No
ooS' at Chicago, Ill. He with othars
was instrumental in starting stentoa
,ouee' which was instituted April 10
Coz with Evan Harris, w. NJ. and
george Parker secretary, filling this
0'''e eompetently until elected mas