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Walter Parks 1879–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1879

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 30 July 1961

Death Location: Leo, Lee County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Brown (m)

Mother: Rachel (Slave)

Spouse(s): Ella Parks

Children(s): Fred Parks, Levada Braziel, Etta Parks, Ida Parks, Herman Sr, Emma Mitchell

Walter Parks was born in 1879 in Texas, the child of Brown Parks Slave M And Rachel Joiner Slave. In 1880, Walter Parks resided in Precinct 3, Lee, Texas, USA. In 1935, Walter Parks resided in Rural, Lee, Texas. Walter Parks married Ella Mitchell Parks, and had children including Emma Mitchell, Etta Parks, Fred Parks, Herman Parks Sr, Ida Mae Parks, Levada Parks Braziel. Walter Parks passed away in 1961 in Leo, Lee County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Walter Parks was born in 1879 in Texas, the child of Brown Parks Slave M And Rachel Joiner Slave.
  • In 1880, Walter Parks resided in Precinct 3, Lee, Texas, USA.
  • In 1935, Walter Parks resided in Rural, Lee, Texas.
  • Walter Parks married Ella Mitchell Parks, and had children including Emma Mitchell, Etta Parks, Fred Parks, Herman Parks Sr, Ida Mae Parks, Levada Parks Braziel.
  • Walter Parks passed away in 1961 in Leo, Lee County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Parks's Ancestors

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Walter Parks
1879–1961
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Brown Parks * (slave) (m)
1842–1923
Texas
Rachel (Joiner *) (Slave)
1856–1912
Louisiana
Grandparents
Mamie Williams
1840–
Texas
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Parks's Descendants

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Walter Parks (Abt 1879–30 July 1961) m. Ella (Mitchell) Parks (1 March 1887–12 October 1953)
  1. 1. Fred Parks 1915–1976
  2. 2. Levada (Parks) Braziel 1908–1981
  3. 3. Etta Parks 1910–1947
  4. 4. Ida (Mae) Parks 1904–1995
  5. 5. Herman (Parks) Sr 1912–1991
  6. 6. Emma Mitchell 1902–1943

Walter Parks's Timeline

6 Records

1879
Abt 1879
Birth of Walter Parks in Texas
Texas
1880
1880
Age 1
Walter Parks resided here in Precinct 3, Lee, Texas, USA
Precinct 3, Lee, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 56
Walter Parks resided here in Rural, Lee, Texas
Rural, Lee, Texas
1940
1940
Age 61
Walter Parks resided here in Justice Precinct 8, Lee, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 8, Lee, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 71
Walter Parks resided here in Lexington, Lee, Texas, USA
Lexington, Lee, Texas, USA
1961
30 July 1961
Age 82
Death of Walter Parks in Lexington, Lee County, Texas, United States of America
Lexington, Lee County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1879
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 3, Lee, Texas; Roll: 1316; Page: 43C; Enumeration District: 093

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 3, Lee, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 3, Lee, Texas; Roll: 1316; Page: 43C; Enumeration District: 093

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Lee, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lee, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04093; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 144-13

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 8, Lee, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lee, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04093; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 144-13

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lexington, Lee, Texas, 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: Lexington, Lee, Texa

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 July 1961
    Event Place: Lexington, Lee County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leo, Lee County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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