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Merle Henry Parks 1909–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb. 5, 1909

Birth Location: Pa

Death Date: Oct. 5, 1983

Death Location: Willoughby, Lake, Ohio

Father: Thomas Parks

Mother: Sarah McMahon

Spouse(s): Oda Colbert, Stella Pursley

Children(s): Pat Parks, Elma Parks, Louella Parks, Beverly Parks, Howard Parks

Merle Henry Parks was born in 1909 in Pa, the child of Thomas Parks And Sarah Elizabeth Mcmahon. Merle Henry Parks married Oda Francis Colbert, Stella Orbie Pursley, and had children including Beverly Ann Parks, Elma Joan Parks, Howard Merle Parks, Louella Rae Parks, Parks, Pat Edward Parks. Merle Henry Parks passed away in 1983 in Willoughby, Lake, Ohio.

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Biography

  • Merle Henry Parks was born in 1909 in Pa, the child of Thomas Parks And Sarah Elizabeth Mcmahon.
  • Merle Henry Parks married Oda Francis Colbert, Stella Orbie Pursley, and had children including Beverly Ann Parks, Elma Joan Parks, Howard Merle Parks, Louella Rae Parks, Parks, Pat Edward Parks.
  • Merle Henry Parks passed away in 1983 in Willoughby, Lake, Ohio.

Immediate Family

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Merle Parks's Ancestors

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Merle Parks
1909–1983
Birth Place: Pa
Parents
Thomas Parks
1886–1928
Durham, England
Sarah (Elizabeth) McMahon
1889–1910
Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
John Parks
1851–1926
Tow Law, Durham, England
Catharine Monford
1863–1926
Washington, Durham, England
PETER MCMAHON
1860–1900
ELIZABETH (MATILDA) WOLF
1860–1928
Wilmore, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Parks
1820–1897
Susan Grimes
1828–1907
Patrick Manford
1827–1876
Catherine Gargan
1826–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Parks
1790–1870
Margaret Johnson
1791–1831

Merle Parks's Descendants

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Merle (Henry) Parks (Feb. 5, 1909–Oct. 5, 1983) m. Oda (Francis) Colbert (7 Nov 1910–08 Jul 1998) m. Stella (Orbie) Pursley (29 Dec 1906–06 Jul 1982)
  1. 1. Pat (Edward) Parks 1931–2007 m. Leona (Jane) Miller 1932–2019
  2. 2. Elma (Joan) Parks 1933–2015 m. Robert (Arnold) Stefancik 1932–1999
  3. 3. Louella (Rae) Parks 1935–2004 m. Alexsas Ibenskis 1926–1999
  4. 4. Beverly (Ann) Parks 1936–1990
  5. 5. Howard (Merle) Parks 1939–2003

Merle Parks's Timeline

2 Records

1909
Feb. 5, 1909
Birth of Merle Henry Parks in Pa
Pa
1983
Oct. 5, 1983
Age 74
Death of Merle Henry Parks in Willoughby, Lake, Ohio
Willoughby, Lake, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb. 5, 1909
    Event Place: Pa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct. 5, 1983
    Event Place: Willoughby, Lake, Ohio

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