Foremost among the families of Parker was the family of James S. Parker. He was the fourth of seven children and was born in Illinois in 1841. After serving in the Civil War with Company A of the 22nd Illinois, he married Mattie and settled in Kiowa. His brother, George, had already squatted on some land a little west of 20-mile house and built a cabin/saloon on the north side of Main Street. James joined George in Pine Grove (Parker). The two of them did much for the growth of the town of Pine Grove.
James served as postmaster for 27 years, member of first Pine Grove School District Board, county commissioner, justice of the peace, donated the first school house, donated the land for Parker Cemetery, donated right of way for the Denver & New Orleans Railroad, donated a right-of-way to the Colorado Telephone Company, and was a 6th degree Mason. James sold his property in 1910, moved to Denver and died later that year.
It is his grave that the above coordinates point to. Buried next to him is his wife. Look at the nearby headstones and you will see some of the names mentioned in previous Douglas History series.
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