Bankston, Neulah Cleo

1906 - 1966  (59 years)   Has 35 ancestors and 54 descendants in this family tree.

Bankston, Henry Willis

1878 - 1942  (64 years)

Birth	12 Oct 1878	Tennessee, USA
Died	30 Nov 1942	Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Buried	Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN
Father	Bankston, Andrew Jackson,   b. Abt Oct 1852, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Hale, Darcus Adeline,   b. Jun 1847, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	21 Mar 1875	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Family	Smith, Lilly Vilena,   b. 4 Oct 1882, Tennessee, USA
Married	25 Dec 1898	Rhea Co. TN by J. A. Torbett, JP
Children	1. Bankston, Bessie M.,   b. 19 Oct 1899, Tennessee, USA   2. Bankston, Clinton G.,   b. 14 Apr 1903, Tennessee, USA   3. Bankston, Neulah Cleo,   b. 16 Nov 1906, Tennessee, USA   4. Bankston, Henry Brado,   b. 19 Mar 1913, Tennessee, USA   5. Bankston, Marvin Cletus,   b. 17 Jul 1916, Tennessee, USA   6. Bankston, female,   b. 9 Feb 1921, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA   7. Bankston, W. C.,   b. Abt Dec 1923

Smith, Lilly Vilena

1882 - 1949  (66 years)

Birth	4 Oct 1882	Tennessee, USA
Died	24 Feb 1949
Buried	Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN
Father	Smith, William Addison,   b. 19 Jan 1854, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Minnick, Eliza Jane,   b. 12 Dec 1855
Relationship	natural
Married	27 May 1877	Rhea Co. TN by J. M. Bramlett MG
Father	Smith, William Addison,   b. 19 Jan 1854, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Family	Bankston, Henry Willis,   b. 12 Oct 1878, Tennessee, USA
Married	25 Dec 1898	Rhea Co. TN by J. A. Torbett, JP
Children	1. Bankston, Bessie M.,   b. 19 Oct 1899, Tennessee, USA   2. Bankston, Clinton G.,   b. 14 Apr 1903, Tennessee, USA   3. Bankston, Neulah Cleo,   b. 16 Nov 1906, Tennessee, USA   4. Bankston, Henry Brado,   b. 19 Mar 1913, Tennessee, USA   5. Bankston, Marvin Cletus,   b. 17 Jul 1916, Tennessee, USA   6. Bankston, female,   b. 9 Feb 1921, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA   7. Bankston, W. C.,   b. Abt Dec 1923

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

Parks, Earnest Grant

1925 - 2016  (91 years)

Birth	12 Feb 1925	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Died	26 Mar 2016	Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Father	Parks, Wilmoth Henry,   b. 15 Dec 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Bankston, Neulah Cleo,   b. 16 Nov 1906, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	Oct 1923
Family 1	Camp, Mary Jane,   b. 29 Jun 1929, Tennessee, USA
Married	21 Feb 1946
Divorced	May 1959
Children	1. Parks, James Grant,   b. 27 Dec 1946, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA   2. Living
Family 2	Littlefield, Joyce Aldon,   b. 30 Jul 1930
Married	5 Sep 1959
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living

Parks, Melvin Chadwick

1926 - 2022  (96 years)

Birth	3 Oct 1926	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Died	8 Dec 2022	Clermont, Ohio, USA
Father	Parks, Wilmoth Henry,   b. 15 Dec 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Bankston, Neulah Cleo,   b. 16 Nov 1906, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	Oct 1923
Family 1	Walker, Kathern Lavona,   b. 1 Jul 1924, Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Married	11 Jan 1944	Rossville, GA
Children	1. Parks, Sharon Ann,   b. 29 Sep 1947, Galveston, TX   2. Living   3. Living
Family 2	Denn, Shirley Ann,   b. Abt 1936, Elyria, Lorain Co., OH
Married	Dec 1972	Elyria, Lorain Co., OH

Parks, Louis Earl

1928 - 1929  (0 years)

Birth	8 Jun 1928	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Died	11 Jan 1929	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Buried	Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN
Father	Parks, Wilmoth Henry,   b. 15 Dec 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Bankston, Neulah Cleo,   b. 16 Nov 1906, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	Oct 1923

Parks, Mary Cleo

1930 - 2012  (82 years)

Birth	17 Jan 1930	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Died	29 Mar 2012	Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Father	Parks, Wilmoth Henry,   b. 15 Dec 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Bankston, Neulah Cleo,   b. 16 Nov 1906, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	Oct 1923
Family	Dempsey, Charles Edward
Married	Sep 1948
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Dempsey, Donna Lynn   4. Dempsey, Wanda Darlene   5. Dempsey, Larry   6. Dempsey, Thomas Melvin

Living

Father	Parks, Wilmoth Henry,   b. 15 Dec 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Mother	Bankston, Neulah Cleo,   b. 16 Nov 1906, Tennessee, USA
Married	Oct 1923
Family	Bowman, Howard Columbus Sr.,   b. 31 Mar 1928, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living

Mitchell, Eugene

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Family	Bankston, Neulah Cleo,   b. 16 Nov 1906, Tennessee, USA
Married	Aft 1932

• Name	Bankston, Neulah Cleo  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	16 Nov 1906	Tennessee, USA   [4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  _DNA	Group 008
  Lineage Key	AP
  Death	25 Apr 1966  [4]
  Burial	Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN   [4]
  Person ID	I5	Samuel Parks LK=AP
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	Bankston, Henry Willis,   b. 12 Oct 1878, Tennessee, USA d. 30 Nov 1942, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Smith, Lilly Vilena,   b. 4 Oct 1882, Tennessee, USA d. 24 Feb 1949 (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	25 Dec 1898	Rhea Co. TN by J. A. Torbett, JP
  Family ID	F405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Parks, Wilmoth Henry,   b. 15 Dec 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA d. 22 Jul 1932, Rhea, Tennessee, USA (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	Oct 1923  [1]
  Children	1. Parks, Earnest Grant,   b. 12 Feb 1925, Rhea, Tennessee, USA d. 26 Mar 2016, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Parks, Melvin Chadwick,   b. 3 Oct 1926, Rhea, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Dec 2022, Clermont, Ohio, USA (Age 96 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Parks, Louis Earl,   b. 8 Jun 1928, Rhea, Tennessee, USA d. 11 Jan 1929, Rhea, Tennessee, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Parks, Mary Cleo,   b. 17 Jan 1930, Rhea, Tennessee, USA d. 29 Mar 2012, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Living
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Mitchell, Eugene
  Marriage	Aft 1932
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Family information provided by Jean (Parks) Bowman, daughter of Wilmoth Henry Parks and Neulah Cleo Bankston. [S274] Henry Bankston household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., TN, population schedule, CD 6, ED 92, wp 13b, pp 134b, dwelling 249, family 251. listed as Cleo BANKSTON [S284] Henry W. Bankston household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., TN, population schedule, CD 2, ED 215, wp 11a & b, dwelling 191, family 192. listed as Newlah C. BANKSTON [S57] Bettye J. Broyles, compiler, Rhea County, Tennessee Cemetery Records-Vol. 1, 145. [S274] Henry Bankston household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., TN, population schedule, CD 6, ED 92, wp 13b, pp 134b, dwelling 249, family 251. listed as 3 yrs old, b. abt 1907, pob: TN [S284] Henry W. Bankston household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., TN, population schedule, CD 2, ED 215, wp 11a & b, dwelling 191, family 192. listed as 13 yrs old, b. abt 1907, pob: TN