Parks, Melvin Chadwick

1926 - 2022  (96 years)   Has 70 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.

Parks, Wilmoth Henry

1893 - 1932  (38 years)

Birth	15 Dec 1893	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Died	22 Jul 1932	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Buried	24 Jul 1932	Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN
Father	Parks, Henry Washington,   b. 14 Nov 1864, Roane Co., TN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Hale, Mary Ethel,   b. 4 May 1871, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	19 Oct 1890	Rhea Co., TN by J. M. Bramlett, MG (Privett Springs Baptist Church)
Family	Bankston, Neulah Cleo,   b. 16 Nov 1906, Tennessee, USA
Married	Oct 1923
Children	1. Parks, Earnest Grant,   b. 12 Feb 1925, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   2. Parks, Melvin Chadwick,   b. 3 Oct 1926, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   3. Parks, Louis Earl,   b. 8 Jun 1928, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   4. Parks, Mary Cleo,   b. 17 Jan 1930, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   5. Living

Bankston, Neulah Cleo

1906 - 1966  (59 years)

Birth	16 Nov 1906	Tennessee, USA
Died	25 Apr 1966
Buried	Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN
Father	Bankston, Henry Willis,   b. 12 Oct 1878, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Smith, Lilly Vilena,   b. 4 Oct 1882, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	25 Dec 1898	Rhea Co. TN by J. A. Torbett, JP
Family 1	Parks, Wilmoth Henry,   b. 15 Dec 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Married	Oct 1923
Children	1. Parks, Earnest Grant,   b. 12 Feb 1925, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   2. Parks, Melvin Chadwick,   b. 3 Oct 1926, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   3. Parks, Louis Earl,   b. 8 Jun 1928, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   4. Parks, Mary Cleo,   b. 17 Jan 1930, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   5. Living
Family 2	Mitchell, Eugene
Married	Aft 1932

Walker, Kathern Lavona

1924 - 1971  (47 years)

Birth	1 Jul 1924	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Died	30 Aug 1971	Elyria, Lorain Co., OH
Buried	Rest Haven Memory Gardens, Avon, Lorain Co., OH
Father	Walker, Thomas Franklin,   b. 2 Feb 1896, Rhea Springs, Rhea Co. TN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Durham, Lillie Mae,   b. 9 Sep 1900
Relationship	natural
Married	28 Sep 1919	Rhea Co., TN by Rev. W. J. McLarrin John Porter, Bond
Family	Parks, Melvin Chadwick,   b. 3 Oct 1926, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Married	11 Jan 1944	Rossville, GA
Children	1. Parks, Sharon Ann,   b. 29 Sep 1947, Galveston, TX   2. Living   3. Living

Parks, Sharon Ann

1947 - 2009  (61 years)

Birth	29 Sep 1947	Galveston, TX
Died	2 May 2009	Lorain Co., OH
Father	Parks, Melvin Chadwick,   b. 3 Oct 1926, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Walker, Kathern Lavona,   b. 1 Jul 1924, Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	11 Jan 1944	Rossville, GA
Family	Living
Children	1. Living   2. Living

Living

Father	Parks, Melvin Chadwick,   b. 3 Oct 1926, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Mother	Walker, Kathern Lavona,   b. 1 Jul 1924, Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Married	11 Jan 1944	Rossville, GA
Family	Living

Living

Father	Parks, Melvin Chadwick,   b. 3 Oct 1926, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Mother	Walker, Kathern Lavona,   b. 1 Jul 1924, Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Married	11 Jan 1944	Rossville, GA
Family 1	Living
Children	1. Living
Family 2	Wilfert, Steven D.

Denn, Shirley Ann

L Abt 1936 - 2007  (71 years)

Birth	Abt 1936	Elyria, Lorain Co., OH
Died	11 Sep 2007	Elyria, Lorain Co., OH
Father	Denn, Harold J.,   b. 23 Mar 1912, NY
Relationship	natural
Mother	Roka, Victoria
Relationship	natural
Family	Parks, Melvin Chadwick,   b. 3 Oct 1926, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Married	Dec 1972	Elyria, Lorain Co., OH

• Name	Parks, Melvin Chadwick  [1]
  Birth	3 Oct 1926	Rhea, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _DNA	Group 008
  Lineage Key	AP
  Parke Society FGS No.	06AP21
  Death	8 Dec 2022	Clermont, Ohio, USA
  Person ID	I2	Samuel Parks LK=AP
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	Parks, Wilmoth Henry,   b. 15 Dec 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA d. 22 Jul 1932, Rhea, Tennessee, USA (Age 38 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Bankston, Neulah Cleo,   b. 16 Nov 1906, Tennessee, USA d. 25 Apr 1966 (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Oct 1923  [2]
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Walker, Kathern Lavona,   b. 1 Jul 1924, Meigs, Tennessee, USA d. 30 Aug 1971, Elyria, Lorain Co., OH (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	11 Jan 1944	Rossville, GA   [3]
  Children	1. Parks, Sharon Ann,   b. 29 Sep 1947, Galveston, TX d. 2 May 2009, Lorain Co., OH (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Denn, Shirley Ann,   b. Abt 1936, Elyria, Lorain Co., OH d. 11 Sep 2007, Elyria, Lorain Co., OH (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1972	Elyria, Lorain Co., OH
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S181] Family bible, Henry Washington Parks-Mary Ethel Hale. [S219] Family information provided by Jean (Parks) Bowman, daughter of Wilmoth Henry Parks and Neulah Cleo Bankston. [S221] Family information provided by Kenneth Melvin Parks.