Parks, Gordon Algernon

1915 - 1978  (63 years)   Has 42 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.

Parks, Fred Allen

1884 - 1942  (57 years)

Birth	16 Nov 1884	Rhea Springs, Rhea Co., TN
Died	22 Oct 1942	Roane Co. TN
Buried	Emory Heights Cemetery, Roane Co., TN
Father	Broyles, James Madison
Relationship	natural
Mother	Parks, Margaret Catherine,   b. 14 Nov 1864, Roane Co. TN
Relationship	natural
Family	McGann, Katherine "Katie" Jane,   b. 28 Sep 1890, Rhea Springs, Rhea Co,. TN
Married	15 Oct 1905	Rhea Co. TN by W. T. West, MG (Wolf Creek Baptist Church)-- E. P. Tilley, Bond
Children	1. Parks, Eric Willmoth,   b. 11 Oct 1906, Rhea Springs, Rhea Co., TN   2. Parks, Margaret Hazel,   b. 15 Jun 1908, Rhea Springs, Rhea Co., TN   3. Parks, Orville Kermit,   b. 22 May 1910, Rhea Springs, Rhea Co., TN   4. Parks, Roy Fred,   b. 30 Jul 1912   5. Parks, Gordon Algernon,   b. 17 Jun 1915   6. Parks, William Henry,   b. 12 Oct 1918, Rhea Springs, Rhea Co., TN   7. Parks, Katherine Pauline,   b. 16 Mar 1921, Rhea Springs, Rhea Co., TN   8. Parks, Fred Allen Jr.,   b. 29 Jun 1923, Roane Co. TN   9. Parks, Herbert Hoover,   b. 4 Nov 1928, Rhea Springs, Rhea Co,. TN   10. Living

McGann, Katherine "Katie" Jane

1890 - 1961  (71 years)

Birth	28 Sep 1890	Rhea Springs, Rhea Co,. TN
Died	5 Dec 1961
Buried	Emory Heights Cemetery, Roane Co., TN
Father	McGann, Winfield Scott,   b. 1 Jun 1855, Virginia, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Brady, Margaret Elizabeth,   b. 20 Jul 1872, TX
Relationship	natural
Married	21 Jul 1889
Family	Parks, Fred Allen,   b. 16 Nov 1884, Rhea Springs, Rhea Co., TN
Married	15 Oct 1905	Rhea Co. TN by W. T. West, MG (Wolf Creek Baptist Church)-- E. P. Tilley, Bond
Children	1. Parks, Eric Willmoth,   b. 11 Oct 1906, Rhea Springs, Rhea Co., TN   2. Parks, Margaret Hazel,   b. 15 Jun 1908, Rhea Springs, Rhea Co., TN   3. Parks, Orville Kermit,   b. 22 May 1910, Rhea Springs, Rhea Co., TN   4. Parks, Roy Fred,   b. 30 Jul 1912   5. Parks, Gordon Algernon,   b. 17 Jun 1915   6. Parks, William Henry,   b. 12 Oct 1918, Rhea Springs, Rhea Co., TN   7. Parks, Katherine Pauline,   b. 16 Mar 1921, Rhea Springs, Rhea Co., TN   8. Parks, Fred Allen Jr.,   b. 29 Jun 1923, Roane Co. TN   9. Parks, Herbert Hoover,   b. 4 Nov 1928, Rhea Springs, Rhea Co,. TN   10. Living

Hyde, Racheal

Family	Parks, Gordon Algernon,   b. 17 Jun 1915
Married	12 Oct 1935	Roane Co. TN by Rev. H. C. Coleman
Children	1. Parks, Patricia,   b. 10 Mar 1943

Parks, Patricia

1943 - 1943  (0 years)

Birth	10 Mar 1943
Died	8 Jun 1943
Buried	Emory Heights Cemetery, Roane Co., TN
Father	Parks, Gordon Algernon,   b. 17 Jun 1915
Relationship	natural
Mother	Hyde, Racheal
Relationship	natural
Married	12 Oct 1935	Roane Co. TN by Rev. H. C. Coleman

Tapp, Beulah

1911 - 1968  (56 years)

Birth	18 Jul 1911
Died	14 Jul 1968
Buried	Emory Heights Cemetery, Roane Co., TN
Family	Parks, Gordon Algernon,   b. 17 Jun 1915
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	1. Parks, Carl Stockton,   b. UNKNOWN

Parks, Carl Stockton

UNKNOWN - Abt 1993

Birth	UNKNOWN
Died	Abt 1993
Father	Parks, Gordon Algernon,   b. 17 Jun 1915
Relationship	natural
Mother	Tapp, Beulah,   b. 18 Jul 1911
Relationship	natural
Married	UNKNOWN

Pritchard, Evelyn

Family	Parks, Gordon Algernon,   b. 17 Jun 1915
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	1. Parks, Gordon Algernon Jr.   2. Parks, Mary Frances,   b. 4 Oct 1958

Parks, Gordon Algernon Jr.

Father	Parks, Gordon Algernon,   b. 17 Jun 1915
Relationship	natural
Mother	Pritchard, Evelyn
Relationship	natural
Married	UNKNOWN

Parks, Mary Frances

1958 - 1979  (20 years)

Birth	4 Oct 1958
Died	19 Mar 1979
Father	Parks, Gordon Algernon,   b. 17 Jun 1915
Relationship	natural
Mother	Pritchard, Evelyn
Relationship	natural
Married	UNKNOWN

• Name	Parks, Gordon Algernon  [1, 2]
  Birth	17 Jun 1915  [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  _DNA	Group 008
  Lineage Key	AP
  Death	31 Oct 1978  [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I337	Samuel Parks LK=AP
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	Parks, Fred Allen,   b. 16 Nov 1884, Rhea Springs, Rhea Co., TN d. 22 Oct 1942, Roane Co. TN (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	McGann, Katherine "Katie" Jane,   b. 28 Sep 1890, Rhea Springs, Rhea Co,. TN d. 5 Dec 1961 (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	15 Oct 1905	Rhea Co. TN by W. T. West, MG (Wolf Creek Baptist Church)-- E. P. Tilley, Bond   [2, 4, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F51	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hyde, Racheal
  Marriage	12 Oct 1935	Roane Co. TN by Rev. H. C. Coleman   [2, 7]
  Children	1. Parks, Patricia,   b. 10 Mar 1943   d. 8 Jun 1943 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F197	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Tapp, Beulah,   b. 18 Jul 1911   d. 14 Jul 1968 (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	UNKNOWN
  Children	1. Parks, Carl Stockton,   b. UNKNOWN   d. Abt 1993  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F198	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Pritchard, Evelyn
  Marriage	UNKNOWN
  Children	1. Parks, Gordon Algernon Jr.  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Parks, Mary Frances,   b. 4 Oct 1958   d. 19 Mar 1979 (Age 20 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F199	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S198] Family history provided by Katherine Pauline (Parks) Cook & Wilma (Cook) Ryans. [S180] Family bible, Fred A. Parks-Katie J. Parks. [S262] Gordon Parks, no. 413-14-0652, Social Security Death Index. [S76] Cemeteries of Roane County, Tennessee-Harriman, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs-Vol. II (Roane County Genealogical Society, 1988), 71. [S455] Marriage Record from Rhea Co. Courthouse, Dayton, TN, MB 6 (1904-1906), 305. [S55] Bettye J. Broyles, compiler, History of Rhea County, Tennessee, 52. W. T. West pastor from 1886-1890, 1905-1906 [S552] Roane County, Tennessee Marriage Book 11 (1931-1937), 211. Gordon PARKS to Rachel HYDE