John Parker

  • Born Norfolk, Virginia 1827

  • Underground Railroad

    Helped free slaves in the underground railroad.
  • Children 1851-1871

    Had six children who had become a variety of things, including teacher, and principal
  • Marriage

    Married Miranda Boulden
  • Business man

    Purchased a foundry company in 1865 with a partner
  • Inventor

    Invented the tobacco press and patented it in 1884
  • A even bigger foundry

    In 1890, after a fire destroyed the original, Parker built the Phoenix Foundry, which was the largest between Cincinnati, and Ohio

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