Looking for any information on Thomas W. PARK (Mobile) who worked at the Park and Lyons shop and helped H. L. Hunley build submarines for the CSA. Hunley and Park moved the sub to Charleston to evade the Federals. On Oct 15, 1863, the submarine was lost and all crew members died including PARK and Hunley. These men are buried at the Magnolia Cemetary in Charleston. Any information would be helpful as I am trying to establish a link to the PARK family in Greene Co., AL. Thank you. Jerry Shady Scottsboro, AL

Jerry, Thomas W. PARK is identified in the 1860 census as having been born in England, as was his wife, Ann. The had a daughter, Margaret/Mary who was less than a year old in that census. The 1870 census shows Ann and her daughter still in Mobile. The 1850 census records for Greene County or Mobile County don't have Thomas listed. BTW, Thomas was killed in the second sinking of the Hunley. The ship and last crew were lost on February 17, 1864, (the third sinking) while attacking the U.S.S. Housatonic. Regards, Jim Date forwarded: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 07:57:17 -0700 Date sent: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 08:46:31 -0600 From: Jerry Shady <jshady@scottsboro.org> Subject: Thomas W. PARK To: AL-MOBILEBAY-L@rootsweb.com Forwarded by: AL-MOBILEBAY-L@rootsweb.com > Looking for any information on Thomas W. PARK (Mobile) who worked at > the Park and Lyons shop and helped H. L. Hunley build submarines for > the CSA. Hunley and Park moved the sub to Charleston to evade the > Federals. On Oct 15, 1863, the submarine was lost and all crew > members died including PARK and Hunley. These men are buried at the > Magnolia Cemetary in Charleston. Any information would be helpful as I > am trying to establish a link to the PARK family in Greene Co., AL. > Thank you. Jerry Shady Scottsboro, AL > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11H > B >