Parks, James R.

1873 - 1912  (39 years)   Has 12 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.

Parks, John Robert

1855 - 1934  (78 years)

Birth	22 Jul 1855	Tennessee, USA
Died	May 1934	Roane, Tennessee, USA
Father	Parks, Jacob (03AP10),   b. 21 Oct 1834
Relationship	natural
Mother	Shubert, Elizabeth,   b. 18 Jul 1835, Roane Co. TN
Relationship	natural
Married	26 Oct 1854	Roane Co., TN by John W. Taliaferro, JP Surety: David Parks
Family 1	Patterson, Eliza Jane,   b. 16 Apr 1856, Tennessee, USA
Married	19 Sep 1872	Roane Co., TN
Children	1. Parks, James R.,   b. Jul 1873, Tennessee, USA   2. Parks, Unknown,   b. Between 1873 and 1878   3. Parks, Unknown,   b. Between 1873 and 1878   4. Parks, Katie Lou,   b. 12 Dec 1878, Tennessee, USA   5. Parks, Thomas Jacob,   b. 9 Aug 1880, Tennessee, USA   6. Parks, Lillie Mae,   b. May 1883, Tennessee, USA   7. Parks, Franklin,   b. Jul 1887, Tennessee, USA   8. Parks, Georgia Ada,   b. Oct 1891, Tennessee, USA   9. Parks, Unknown,   b. Between 1892 and 1900   10. Parks, Unknown,   b. Between 1892 and 1900   11. Parks, Unknown,   b. Between 1892 and 1900
Family 2	Unknown, Liza,   b. Abt 1872, Tennessee, USA
Married	Between 1910 and 1920

Patterson, Eliza Jane

1856 - 1909  (53 years)

Birth	16 Apr 1856	Tennessee, USA
Died	17 Dec 1909
Buried	Emory Gap Cemetery, Roane Co., TN
Family	Parks, John Robert,   b. 22 Jul 1855, Tennessee, USA
Married	19 Sep 1872	Roane Co., TN
Children	1. Parks, James R.,   b. Jul 1873, Tennessee, USA   2. Parks, Unknown,   b. Between 1873 and 1878   3. Parks, Unknown,   b. Between 1873 and 1878   4. Parks, Katie Lou,   b. 12 Dec 1878, Tennessee, USA   5. Parks, Thomas Jacob,   b. 9 Aug 1880, Tennessee, USA   6. Parks, Lillie Mae,   b. May 1883, Tennessee, USA   7. Parks, Franklin,   b. Jul 1887, Tennessee, USA   8. Parks, Georgia Ada,   b. Oct 1891, Tennessee, USA   9. Parks, Unknown,   b. Between 1892 and 1900   10. Parks, Unknown,   b. Between 1892 and 1900   11. Parks, Unknown,   b. Between 1892 and 1900

Easter, Eliza Jane

1875 - 1936  (61 years)

Birth	14 Feb 1875	Tennessee, USA
Died	18 Jun 1936
Buried	Swan Pond Methodist Church Cemetery, Roane Co., TN
Family 1	Parks, James R.,   b. Jul 1873, Tennessee, USA
Married	24 Sep 1894	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Children	1. Parks, Emma,   b. Jul 1895, Tennessee, USA   2. Parks, Mary,   b. Oct 1897, Tennessee, USA   3. Parks, Grace,   b. 24 Dec 1899, Tennessee, USA
Family 2	Landreth, W. Joseph
Married	11 Sep 1912	Roane Co. TN by S. H. Hart JP

Parks, Emma

1895 -

Birth	Jul 1895	Tennessee, USA
Father	Parks, James R.,   b. Jul 1873, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Easter, Eliza Jane,   b. 14 Feb 1875, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	24 Sep 1894	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Family	Husk, Robert
Married	25 Oct 1908	Roane Co. TN by W. A. Sitzlar MG

Parks, Mary

1897 -

Birth	Oct 1897	Tennessee, USA
Father	Parks, James R.,   b. Jul 1873, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Easter, Eliza Jane,   b. 14 Feb 1875, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	24 Sep 1894	Meigs, Tennessee, USA

Parks, Grace

1899 - 1913  (13 years)

Birth	24 Dec 1899	Tennessee, USA
Died	1 Sep 1913	Roane Co. TN
Buried	Swan Pond Methodist Church Cemetery, Roane Co., TN
Father	Parks, James R.,   b. Jul 1873, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Easter, Eliza Jane,   b. 14 Feb 1875, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	24 Sep 1894	Meigs, Tennessee, USA

• Name	Parks, James R.  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	Jul 1873	Tennessee, USA   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  _DNA	Group 008
  Lineage Key	AP
  Parke Society FGS No.	05AP35
  Death	17 Nov 1912	Harriman, Roane Co., TN   [6]
  Person ID	I660	Samuel Parks LK=AP
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	Parks, John Robert,   b. 22 Jul 1855, Tennessee, USA d. May 1934, Roane, Tennessee, USA (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Patterson, Eliza Jane,   b. 16 Apr 1856, Tennessee, USA d. 17 Dec 1909 (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	19 Sep 1872	Roane Co., TN   [7]
  Family ID	F59	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Easter, Eliza Jane,   b. 14 Feb 1875, Tennessee, USA d. 18 Jun 1936 (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	24 Sep 1894	Meigs, Tennessee, USA   [8, 9, 10, 11]
  Children	1. Parks, Emma,   b. Jul 1895, Tennessee, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Parks, Mary,   b. Oct 1897, Tennessee, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Parks, Grace,   b. 24 Dec 1899, Tennessee, USA d. 1 Sep 1913, Roane Co. TN (Age 13 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S396] John Parks household, 1880 U. S. Census, Roane Co., TN, population schedule, CD 1, p 39, dwelling & family 342. National Archives micropublication T9 roll 1275. Listed as James R. Parks [S352] James Parks household, 1900 U. S. Census, Roane Co., TN, population schedule, CD 9, dwelling 168, family 169. National Archives micropublication T623 roll 1593. Listed as James Parks [S362] Jim R. Parks household, 1910 U. S. Census, Roane Co., TN, population schedule, CD 4, dwelling 72, family 73. National Archives micropublication T624 roll 1517. Listed as Jim R. Parks [S396] John Parks household, 1880 U. S. Census, Roane Co., TN, population schedule, CD 1, p 39, dwelling & family 342. listed as James R. Parks, 7yrs (b. abt 1873) [S352] James Parks household, 1900 U. S. Census, Roane Co., TN, population schedule, CD 9, dwelling 168, family 169. [S560] Robert L. Bailey, compiler. Roane County, Tennessee Obituaries 1910-1912, Bailey Publishing, Kingston, TN, (1998), 82. states in article from The Harriman Record, Thursday, 21 Nov 1912, Vol XLVIII, No 22, Parks was killed on Sunday [S63] Byron & Barbara Sistler, compilers, Early East Tennessee Marriages-Volume 1-Grooms (Nashville, Tennessee, 1987), 283. Parks, John to Eliza J. Patterson 9-19-1872 [Ro] [S125] Dodd, Jordan R., "Early American Marriages: Tennessee, 1851 to 1900. lists marriage date as 1899 in Roane Co., TN [S362] Jim R. Parks household, 1910 U. S. Census, Roane Co., TN, population schedule, CD 4, dwelling 72, family 73. states married 15yrs in 1910, making date of marriage abt 1894-95 [S554] Roane County, Tennessee Marriage Book 5 (1892-1899), 249. J. R. PARKS to Eliza EASTER 26 Mar 1899 J.C. CARROLL, MG [S472] Meigs Co. Marriages 1850-1900, Meigs Co. TNGenweb site. lists date of marriage as 24 Sep 1894 James R. PARKS to Eliza EASTER