Edmund Parker (sexton)

Edmund Parker (Disamba 24, 1827 - Disamba 30, 1898) ɗan Amurka ne wanda ya yi aiki a matsayin Mai Tsaro na Kabari a Dutsen Vernon, shafin yanar gizon gidan Washington da sarcophagus wanda ke dauke da ragowar George Washington, daga 1874 zuwa 1898. 

An haifi Parker a cikin bautar a 1827 kusa da Charleston, Virginia kuma an tura shi aiki a Dutsen Vernon a 1841. Duk da yake Washington ta 'yantar da bayi na Mount Vernon, iyayengiji na gaba na gonar sun sake fara amfani da aikin bautar. Ya yi aure a cikin ɗakin karatu na babban gidan a cikin shekarun 1850 ga Susan. A cewar Parker, sun yi aure "a ƙarƙashin ɗakin da Janar ya mutu". Tare da ita, yana da 'ya'ya goma sha tara.[1][2]￼

A lokacin Yaƙin basasar Amurka, Parker ya tsere daga Dutsen Vernon kuma ya gudu zuwa arewa, ya shiga ƙungiyar Amurka zouaves a matsayin mai dafa abinci a sansanin. Bayan capitulation na Confederate States, da yawa tsohon Mount Vernon Slaves - Parker daga cikinsu - sun koma gidan don, a cewar Matthew Costello, "tattara iyalai da sake gina al'ummarsu".  ""Guardian of the Tomb" (August 14, 1898)". encyclopediavirginia.org. Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved December 2, 2025.

Parker na daga cikin wadanda suka dawo sun ba da aiki a tsohuwar gonar da Ƙungiyar Mata ta Mount Vernon (MVLA) ta yi, wacce ta sami dukiyar don kiyayewa a matsayin shafin tarihi. Da farko a shekara ta 1882, an sanya shi ya yi aiki a matsayin mai kula da kabarin Washington, ci gaba da aikin da Black men suka yi aiki a kas masu kula da kabarun tun lokacin da aka gina shafin a cikin shekarun 1830. Parker ya shahara tsakanin baƙi zuwa Dutsen Vernon saboda labarun sa game da rayuwa a cikin antebellum Virginia. A cewar Parker, yana aiki ne yayin ziyarar kabarin da Pedro II na Brazil da Edward VII (a matsayin Yarima na Wales) suka yi.""Guardian of the Tomb" (August 14, 1898)". encyclopediavirginia.org. Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved December 2, 2025.

Parker ya mutu daga ciwon daji a gidan daya daga cikin 'ya'yansa bayan wani lokaci na rashin lafiya. An binne shi a cikin bukukuwan jana'izar da MVLA ta shirya.

Dan Parker, Henry, ya kasance mai aiki na dogon lokaci kuma sanannen ma'aikacin Kwamitin Majalisar Dinkin Duniya kan Hanyoyi da Hanyoyi daga farkon karni na 20 har zuwa lokacin da ya yi ritaya a 1937. Ayyukan nada baƙar fata don yin aiki a matsayin masu kula da kabarin ya ƙare a shekarar 1965."Edmund Parker". mountvernon.org. Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Retrieved December 3, 2025.

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