PARKS, OMER ALVIN^[1]

1889 - 1966  (76 years)   Has 8 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.

PARKS, JAMES LEWIS

1864 - 1929  (65 years)

Birth	26 Jan 1864	Gentry, Missouri, USA, 27, 70, 72, 75
Died	02 Dec 1929	Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Father	PARKS, JAMES ALEN,   b. 12 Jan 1820, Indiana or Kentucky, 30, 31
Relationship	natural
Mother	Jacoby, Mary Ann
Relationship	natural
Family 1	McGaffin, Emma Rebecca
Children	1. PARKS, WESTLEY AARON,   b. 11 Nov 1886, Lyon, Kansas, USA   2. PARKS, EVA IRENA,   b. 18 May 1888, Lyon, Kansas, USA, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162   3. PARKS, OMER ALVIN,   b. 29 Dec 1889, Allen, Lyon County, Kansas, 173, 175   4. PARKS, ETHEL MAY,   b. 23 Dec 1892, Lyon, Kansas, USA   5. PARKS, JAMES THOMAS,   b. 06 Jul 1897, Albany or New Hampton, Missouri, 177, 178, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185
Family 2	McGaffin, Cora M.
Children	1. PARKS, LENA ARA,   b. 08 Nov 1902, Lyon, Kansas, USA
Family 3	Clevenger, Alnetta Rebecca
Children	1. PARKS, VIRGIL UNION,   b. 01 Oct 1908, Lyon, Kansas, USA   2. PARKS, GERTRUDE V,   b. 07 Feb 1911, Miller, Lyon, Kansas, USA
Family 4	KOPP, JULIA HANNAH

McGaffin, Emma Rebecca

Family 1	PARKS, JAMES LEWIS,   b. 26 Jan 1864, Gentry, Missouri, USA, 27, 70, 72, 75
Children	1. PARKS, WESTLEY AARON,   b. 11 Nov 1886, Lyon, Kansas, USA   2. PARKS, EVA IRENA,   b. 18 May 1888, Lyon, Kansas, USA, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162   3. PARKS, OMER ALVIN,   b. 29 Dec 1889, Allen, Lyon County, Kansas, 173, 175   4. PARKS, ETHEL MAY,   b. 23 Dec 1892, Lyon, Kansas, USA   5. PARKS, JAMES THOMAS,   b. 06 Jul 1897, Albany or New Hampton, Missouri, 177, 178, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185
Family 2	PRATT, CLARA,   b. 1906 in Missouri, USA. 138. JAMES LEWIS4 PARKS (James Alen 3, Hugh, Hugh, SamuelA Jr., SamuelB, ThomasC, John JamesD), 70, 71, 72, 73, 74 was born on 26 Jan 1864 in Gentry, Missouri, USA 26, 27, 70, 72, 75

Kuhn, Verna

Family 1	PARKS, OMER ALVIN,   b. 29 Dec 1889, Allen, Lyon County, Kansas, 173, 175
Children	1. KUHN, PAUL L.,   b. 20 Feb 1918, Iowa, USA
Family 2	LANSDOWNE, LESLIE WALLACE,   b. 05 Jul 1918, Union Township, Story County, Iowa, 266

KUHN, PAUL L.

1918 - 1993  (75 years)

Birth	20 Feb 1918	Iowa, USA
Died	09 May 1993	Bakersfield, Kern County, California
Father	PARKS, OMER ALVIN,   b. 29 Dec 1889, Allen, Lyon County, Kansas, 173, 175
Relationship	natural
Mother	Kuhn, Verna
Relationship	natural
Family 1	Unknown, Dorothy
Children	1. KUHN, STANLEY,   b. Abt 1938, Iowa, USA. 629. EUGENE WARREN 6 PARKS (James Thomas, James Lewis, James Alen 3, Hugh, Hugh, SamuelA Jr., SamuelB, ThomasC, John JamesD), 187, 195 was born on 22 Sep 1921 in Miller, Lyon, Kansas, USA, 187, 195
Family 2	Goldsmith, Elnora May

• Name	PARKS, OMER ALVIN
  Birth	29 Dec 1889	Allen, Lyon County, Kansas, 173, 175
  Gender	Male
  _DNA	Group 008
  Lineage Key	IP
  Parke Society FGS No.	05IP64
  Death	13 Sep 1966	Nevada, Story County, Iowa, 175
  Person ID	I428	Hugh Parks Sr. LK=IP
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	PARKS, JAMES LEWIS,   b. 26 Jan 1864, Gentry, Missouri, USA, 27, 70, 72, 75 d. 02 Dec 1929, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	McGaffin, Emma Rebecca
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F70	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kuhn, Verna
  Children	1. KUHN, PAUL L.,   b. 20 Feb 1918, Iowa, USA d. 09 May 1993, Bakersfield, Kern County, California (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Descendant report child summary: OMER ALVIN PARKS82, 173, 174 was born on 29 Dec 1889 in Allen, Lyon County, Kansas83, 173, 175. He died on 13 Sep 1966 in Nevada, Story County, Iowa174, 175. He married Verna Kuhn on 31 M ay 1941 in Nashua, Chickasaw County, Iowa. She was born on 23 Apr 1900 in Fernald, Story County, Iowa. She died on 19 Aug 1993 in Nevada, Story County, Iowa.

  
  

• Sources

  [S0] Wilma Handley, Descendants of Hugh Parks descendant report (PDF).