James Wilbur Parks

Brief Life History of James Wilbur

When James Wilbur Parks was born on 28 February 1914, in Rubicon Township, Greene, Illinois, United States, his father, Elmer Westley Parks, was 43 and his mother, Hattie Belle Allen, was 39. He lived in Roscoe, Postmasburg, Cape Province, South Africa in 1975. He died on 20 April 2003, in Jerseyville, Jersey, Illinois, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Rose Hill West Cemetery, Rubicon Township, Greene, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elmer Westley Parks
1871–1957
Hattie Belle Allen
1874–1945
Mabel L. Parks
1894–1981
Allen George Parks
1897–1995
Frances Lillian Parks
1900–1989
Fayola Florence Parks
1903–1961
Clara Jane Parks
1911–1975
James Wilbur Parks
1914–2003

Sources (6)

  • Janes W Parks in household of Elmer W Parks, "United States Census, 1930"
  • James Wilbur Parks, "Find A Grave Index"
  • J Wilbur Parks, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

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1925 · Woman's World's Fair

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1939

South Africa supports Allies in World War II.

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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