Died in jail or a lockup
Noel P. Parker
Noel P. Parker was held in the calaboose, the town lockup at Walnut, Iowa, when the building burned on November 8, 1879. A newspaper report published a week later says he died in the fire.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. A newspaper report says he burned to death when the Walnut calaboose burned.
Reported by: newspaper report.