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Gordon Joseph Parks 1930–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Apr 1930

Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 19 Nov 1997

Death Location: Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, USA

Father: Joseph Jr

Mother: Meldene O'Keefe

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Gordon Joseph Parks was born in 1930 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA, the child of Joseph Verdon Parks Jr And Meldene Margaret O Keefe. In 1935, Gordon Joseph Parks resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. In 1940, Gordon Joseph Parks resided in Northville, Wayne, Michigan, USA. Gordon Joseph Parks passed away in 1997 in Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Gordon Joseph Parks was born in 1930 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA, the child of Joseph Verdon Parks Jr And Meldene Margaret O Keefe.
  • In 1935, Gordon Joseph Parks resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1940, Gordon Joseph Parks resided in Northville, Wayne, Michigan, USA.
  • Gordon Joseph Parks passed away in 1997 in Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, USA.

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Gordon Parks's Ancestors

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Gordon Parks
1930–1997
Birth Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Parents
Joseph Verdon Parks Jr
1905–1991
Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, USA
Meldene (Margaret) O'Keefe
1907–1997
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Verdon Parks) Sr
1880–1950
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Adoda (Elma) Smith
1879–1967
West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Smith
1861–1946
Lenora Sadler
1863–1947
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sadler
1823–1887
Georgianna Forrest
1841–1937

Gordon Parks's Timeline

5 Records

1930
06 Apr 1930
Birth of Gordon Joseph Parks in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 5
Gordon Joseph Parks resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1940
1940
Age 10
Gordon Joseph Parks resided here in Northville, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Northville, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 20
Gordon Joseph Parks resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1997
19 Nov 1997
Age 67
Death of Gordon Joseph Parks in Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, USA
Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Apr 1930
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Northville, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01835; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 82-196

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Northville, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Northville, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01835; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 82-196

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Detroit, Wayne, Mich

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1997
    Event Place: Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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