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Lucy Ellen Parks 1917–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1917

Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 Jan 1987

Death Location: Ottoman, Lancaster, Virginia, USA

Father: Woody Sr

Mother: Eugie Greene

Spouse(s): Lyell Dawson, Charles Jr

Children(s): Ethel Parks, Norma Parks

Lucy Ellen Parks was born in 1917 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA, the child of Woody Woodson Parks Sr And Eugie Ethel Estelle Greene. In 1920, Lucy Ellen Parks resided in White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia, USA. In 1930, Lucy Ellen Parks resided in White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia, USA. Lucy Ellen Parks married Charles Edward Bishop Jr, Lyell Columbus Dawson, and had children including Ethel Frances Parks, Lois Ella Parks, Norma Susan Parks, Sune Parks, William Elliott Parks. Lucy Ellen Parks passed away in 1987 in Ottoman, Lancaster, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Lucy Ellen Parks was born in 1917 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA, the child of Woody Woodson Parks Sr And Eugie Ethel Estelle Greene.
  • In 1920, Lucy Ellen Parks resided in White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Lucy Ellen Parks resided in White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia, USA.
  • Lucy Ellen Parks married Charles Edward Bishop Jr, Lyell Columbus Dawson, and had children including Ethel Frances Parks, Lois Ella Parks, Norma Susan Parks, Sune Parks, William Elliott Parks.
  • Lucy Ellen Parks passed away in 1987 in Ottoman, Lancaster, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Woody Sr
1879–1940
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, USA
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Eugie Greene
1898–1947
Birth Location: Gloucester, Virginia, USA
EG

Spouses(s)

Lyell Dawson
1914–1978
Birth Location: Lancaster, Virginia, USA
LD
Charles Jr
1930–1996
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
CJ

Children(s)

Ethel Parks
1951–2009
Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA
EP
Norma Parks
1947–2020
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
NP

Lucy Parks's Ancestors

Self
Lucy Parks
1917–1987
Birth Place: Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Parents
Woody Woodson Parks Sr
1879–1940
Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Eugie (Ethel "Estelle") Greene
1898–1947
Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington Green) III
1850–1932
Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Georgianna West
1863–1928
Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Jr
1827–1900
Mary West
1827–1880
Warner West
1813–1870
Nancy Green
1828–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Green
1790–1860
Anne West
1790–1860
George Green
1790–1860
Anne West
1790–1860

Lucy Parks's Descendants

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Lucy (Ellen) Parks (28 Apr 1917–15 Jan 1987) m. Lyell (Columbus) Dawson (25 Dec 1914–21 Jan 1978) m. Charles (Edward Bishop) Jr (25 Aug 1930–03 Feb 1996)
  1. 1. Ethel (Frances) Parks 1951–2009 m. Charles (Wilber Raynon) III 1946–2005
  2. 2. Norma (Susan) Parks 1947–2020 m. Lewis (Franklin) Stevens 1943–1967

Lucy Parks's Timeline

7 Records

1917
28 Apr 1917
Birth of Lucy Ellen Parks in Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Middlesex, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Lucy Ellen Parks resided here in White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Lucy Ellen Parks resided here in White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Lucy Ellen Parks resided here in White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 23
Lucy Ellen Parks resided here in White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Lucy Ellen Parks resided here in Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Lancaster, Virginia, USA
1987
15 Jan 1987
Age 70
Death of Lucy Ellen Parks in Lively, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Lively, Lancaster, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1917
    Event Place: Middlesex, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Whitechapel, Lancaster, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04272; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 52-3
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records
    [6] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101144345
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lancaster, Virginia; Roll: 2014; Page: 30; Enumeration District: 52-3

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Whitechapel, Lancaster, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04272; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 52-3

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Whitechapel, Lancaster, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04272; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 52-3

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lancaster, Virginia; Roll: 2014; Page: 30; Enumeration District: 52-3

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ottoman, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1987
    Event Place: Lively, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ottoman, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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