When Thomas Parks Hudson was born on 23 June 1798, in Greenville, South Carolina, United States, his father, Lunsford Hudson, was 30 and his mother, Amelia Parks, was 16. He married Lurinda Green on 9 December 1819, in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Gwinnett, Georgia, United States in 1850. He died on 6 March 1862, in Lilburn, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States.