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Joseph Parks 1940–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jun 1940

Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 16 Feb 2010

Death Location: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA

Father: Joseph II

Mother: Sadie Corrothers

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Joseph Parks was born in 1940 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, the child of Joseph Cothron Parks Ii And Sadie Viola Corrothers. In 1935, Joseph Parks resided in Grand Rapids, MI. In 1950, Joseph Parks resided in Benton Heights, Berrien, Michigan, USA. Joseph Parks had children including Angela Parks, Cedric Parks. Joseph Parks passed away in 2010 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Parks was born in 1940 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, the child of Joseph Cothron Parks Ii And Sadie Viola Corrothers.
  • In 1935, Joseph Parks resided in Grand Rapids, MI.
  • In 1950, Joseph Parks resided in Benton Heights, Berrien, Michigan, USA.
  • Joseph Parks had children including Angela Parks, Cedric Parks.
  • Joseph Parks passed away in 2010 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

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Joseph Parks's Ancestors

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Joseph Parks
1940–2010
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Parents
Joseph Cothron Parks II
1919–1994
Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA
Sadie (Viola) Corrothers
1920–2005
Saint Joseph, Michigan, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Corthron Parks) I
1884–1929
Greenwood, South Carolina, U S A
Genevieve Smith
1892–1970
Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA
Oscar (Oliver) Corrotrers
1877–1951
Covert, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
Cynthia (Viola) Phillips
1885–1934
Michigan
Great-Grandparents
James Parks
1865–1906
Agnes Watson
1860–1926
Albert Smith
1857–1870
Zilpha Evans
1866–1932
James Corrotrers
1845–
Harriet Perdue
1853–
Thomas Phillips
1847–1916
Emily Pleasant
1849–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1819–1884
Sarah Cartledge
1825–1875
Bob Watson
1800–1890
Anica
1840–
Martin Smith
1818–1888
Naomi Jordan
1818–1888
Leonard Buvart
1840–
Alexander Phillips
1815–1896
Frances HARPER
1811–1870

Joseph Parks's Timeline

4 Records

1935
1935-1993
Joseph Parks resided here in Grand Rapids, MI
Grand Rapids, MI
1940
23 Jun 1940
Birth of Joseph Parks in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 10
Joseph Parks resided here in Benton Heights, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Benton Heights, Berrien, Michigan, USA
2010
16 Feb 2010
Age 70
Death of Joseph Parks in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1940
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: 1955
    [4] 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: Benton Heights, Berr
    [5] Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935-1993
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, MI
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Benton Heights, Berrien, 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: Benton Heights, Berr

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: 1955

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 2010
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: 1955
    [3] Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2012

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2012

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