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Jesse D. Parks
1. Jesse D. Parks was born on 28 May 1820 in Parksville, Sullivan County, New York; died on 2 Jun 1894 in Egypt, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Old Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. Notes:
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105970110/jesse_d-parksFamily/Spouse: Lucy C. Benton. Lucy (daughter of Charles Benton and Rebecca Lewis) was born on 26 Feb 1825 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; died on 19 Nov 1893 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Old Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Abiel Bradley Parks
was born on 22 Mar 1845 in Dahlia, Sullivan County, New York; died on 4 Sep 1914 in White Sulphur Springs, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. - 3. Sarah Rebecca Parks
was born on 10 Mar 1847 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; died on 10 May 1874 in Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Old Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. - 4. Elijah Parks
was born on 20 Apr 1849 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; died on 1 May 1919 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. - 5. Martha J. Parks
was born on 31 Aug 1852 in Robertsonville, Sullivan County, New York; died on 14 Sep 1926 in White Sulphur Springs, Sullivan County, New York. - 6. Eunice A. Parks
was born in Jun 1855 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; died on 14 Jan 1876. - 7. Emma Parks
was born in 1857 in Robertsonville, Sullivan County, New York; died in 1910 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. - 8. Cora A. Parks
was born on 18 Feb 1860 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; died on 25 Oct 1862 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Parksville Cemetery, Parksville, Sullivan County, New York. - 9. Georgiana Parks
was born in 1863; died in 1902. - 10. Charles Alonzo Parks
was born on 9 Sep 1867 in White Sulphur Springs, Sullivan County, New York; died on 4 Jun 1944 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York.
- 2. Abiel Bradley Parks
Generation: 2
2. Abiel Bradley Parks
(1.Jesse1) was born on 22 Mar 1845 in Dahlia, Sullivan County, New York; died on 4 Sep 1914 in White Sulphur Springs, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59366912/abiel_bradley-parks3. Sarah Rebecca Parks
(1.Jesse1) was born on 10 Mar 1847 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; died on 10 May 1874 in Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Old Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. Notes:
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115804352/sarah_r-barnhart4. Elijah Parks
(1.Jesse1) was born on 20 Apr 1849 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; died on 1 May 1919 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. Notes:
Elijah Parks died Thursday night at his home near this village, aged 70 years. He was stricken with paralysis Saturday of last week, and weakened by age and a precious stroke, succumbed.
He was the 3rd child of Jesse and Lucy Parks and was born on the farm where he died on April 20 1849. He is survived by a brother, Charles, who lived on the farm with him, and a sister, Mrs Martha Pease of White Sulphur Springs. He was justice of the peace for 18 consecutive years. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon in the M E Church with interment at Liberty. The Rev Robert C Reynolds preached the funeral sermon.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127406971/elijah-parksFamily/Spouse: Lucy M.. Lucy was born in ca 1823; died on 19 Nov 1893 in White Sulphur Springs, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Martha J. Parks
(1.Jesse1) was born on 31 Aug 1852 in Robertsonville, Sullivan County, New York; died on 14 Sep 1926 in White Sulphur Springs, Sullivan County, New York. 6. Eunice A. Parks
(1.Jesse1) was born in Jun 1855 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; died on 14 Jan 1876. 7. Emma Parks
(1.Jesse1) was born in 1857 in Robertsonville, Sullivan County, New York; died in 1910 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. Notes:
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54960435/emma-lindsleyFamily/Spouse: Joseph P. Lindsley. Joseph (son of Cyrus Gildersleeve Lindsley and Dorothy Dolly Grant) was born in 1847; died on 5 Nov 1918 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. J. Bruce Lindsley
was born in 1880; died in 1971; was buried in Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York.
- 11. J. Bruce Lindsley
8. Cora A. Parks
(1.Jesse1) was born on 18 Feb 1860 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; died on 25 Oct 1862 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Parksville Cemetery, Parksville, Sullivan County, New York. 9. Georgiana Parks
(1.Jesse1) was born in 1863; died in 1902. 10. Charles Alonzo Parks
(1.Jesse1) was born on 9 Sep 1867 in White Sulphur Springs, Sullivan County, New York; died on 4 Jun 1944 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. Notes:
Dahlia, June 6. -- Charles A. Parks passed away in the early hours of Sunday, June 4, at his home here following several months of failing health.
Mr. Parks was born September 9, 1878, on the farm where he had spent the most of his life. He is the last member of the large family of Jesse and Lucy Benton Parks, pioneers of this town.
In the fall of 1889 he married Miss Nettie Hunt, who survives with nine of the ten children born to them. Their eldest daughter, Jessie, wife of Ralph Bryan of Youngsville, died January 7, 1941. Surviving are Leland of this place, George of Liberty, Earl of White Sulphur Springs; Ethel, wife of Ed Wilbur, and Ora of North Midway; Blanche, Bruce, Dorothy and William, at home. There are twenty-four grandchildren, five of whom are in the war service and all but one overseas; there are also several great-grandchildren.
The funeral service of Mr. Parks will be held from the Ramsay funeral home, Liberty, Wednesday afternoon, with Rev. John R. Lennon of Warwick, former pastor of the White Sulphur Springs Methodist church, officiating. Interment in the Liberty cemetery.
(Sullivan County Record, Jeffersonville, NY, 8 June 1944 p. 5)
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79286188/charles_a-parksCharles married Henrietta Hunt in 1889. Henrietta was born on 23 Jan 1869 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; died in Aug 1944 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Old Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 3
11. J. Bruce Lindsley
(7.Emma2, 1.Jesse1) was born in 1880; died in 1971; was buried in Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York.
