Brief Life History of William Monroe
When William Monroe Parks was born on 26 September 1818, in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, his father, John Parks, was 23 and his mother, Sarah Elizabeth Beck, was 28. He married Naomi Ann Sales about 1836, in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Georgia, United States in 1870 and District 958, Gilmer, Georgia, United States in 1900. He died on 22 April 1903, in Mountaintown, Gilmer, Georgia, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Mountaintown Cemetery, Gilmer, Georgia, United States.
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- William M Parks, "United States Census, 1900"
- Wm M Parks, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- William Monroe Parks, "Find A Grave Index"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1830 · Trail of Tears
In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English:
variant of Park 1 with genitival, plural, or post-medieval excrescent -s.
variant of Perk , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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