From History of Grant County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 933.

DWIGHT T. PARKER, deceased; he was born in Malone, N. Y., Dec. 1, 1821; in about 1843, came to Lancaster, Wis.; followed mining and taught school a short time; he then, in company with Mr. Kendall, opened a store, which they carried on several years; in 1857, he removed to Boscobel, opened a general store, which is now operated under the firm name of Parker, Hildebrand & Co., and is probably the largest in the county; he died in 1871, aged 49 years; he organized and was President of the First National Bank; he was always successful in all his business engagements, and at his death left property valued at over $200,000, all of this he acquired since coming to this county; he married Miss Mary E. Schrader, December, 1848; she was born in Vandalia, Ill.; have four children three sons and one daughter.

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