Near Elkhart in Anderson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Rev. Daniel Parker

Photographed By James Hulse, April 25, 2024

1. Rev. Daniel Parker Marker

Inscription. Pioneer Baptist Minister
Born in Virginia
April 6, 1781
Died December 3, 1844

His Wife
Patsy Dixon Parker
Born January 17, 1783
Died December 1, 1846

Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 8794.)

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Settlements & Settlers • War, Texas Independence. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list.

Location. 31° 35.504′ N, 95° 35.296′ W. Marker is near Elkhart, Texas, in Anderson County. Memorial is on Farm to Market Road 861, 0.2 miles north of County Road 103, on the left when traveling north. The marker is located in the western section of the Pilgrim Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1559 FM861, Elkhart TX 75839, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Dickinson Parker (here, next to this marker); Miles Bennett (a few steps from this marker); In Honor of the Veterans Buried at Pilgrim (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pilgrim Predestinarian Regular Baptist Church (about 300 feet

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away); Old Pilgrim Church (about 300 feet away); Replica of Pilgrim Church (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Pilgrim Predestinarian Regular Baptist Church (approx. 2 miles away); Site of Henry High School (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elkhart.

Also see . . . Parker, Daniel (1781–1844). Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)

Daniel Parker, antimissionary Baptist leader, was born on April 6, 1781, in Culpeper County, Virginia, to Rev. John and Sarah (White) Parker. The family moved to Georgia when he was a child. His education seems to have been extremely limited. He and Patsy Dickerson were married on March 11, 1802; they eventually had eleven children. They moved to Dickson County, Tennessee, in 1803. In 1806 Parker was ordained to preach by the Turnbull Baptist Church. He was an advocate of "Two Seedism," the doctrine that since the time of Adam mankind has been the bearer of two seeds, divine and diabolical. Parker supported this doctrine in two pamphlets in 1826: Views on the Two Seeds and The Second Dose of Doctrine on the Two Seeds. Though his Two Seedism separated
Photographed By James Hulse, April 25, 2024

2. The Rev. Daniel Parker Gravestone and Marker (left side)
him from most Primitive Baptists, he retained their opposition to the Missionary Baptists, with whom his conflict started about 1815. (Primitive Baptists do not support missionary, tract, or Bible societies, Sunday schools, or theological seminaries.)

(Submitted on April 30, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Additional commentary.
1. Rev. Daniel Parker - State of Texas 1936 marker
This marker is a part of the State of Texas Historical markers on early Texas history. It also has information about the marker from the Atlas of Texas Historical sites including a Texas State marker number.

— Submitted April 30, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.

The view of the Rev. Daniel Parker Marker In the cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, April 25, 2024

3. The view of the Rev. Daniel Parker Marker In the cemetery

The marker is located at the far left of the two THC markers.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 46 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 30, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.