William ASKEW was born 1823 in England, and came to Noble Co. IN in 1856. He married Lucy PARKS, also from England, Feb 1864. He and Lucy had a daughter, Emma Elizabeth born later in the same year. I don't know if they had any other children. The family left Noble Co. about 1868, and I have no information on them until 1879 when Emma was married in Livingston Co., IL to John Martin MILLER. William died 1893 and Lucy died 1908, both in Livingston Co., IL. He had a sister Ann, who married Thomas SOUTHWORTH, and a brother Robert (born Northamptonshire) who married Margaret GERKIN. Both lived in Noble Co., IN. Robert ASKEW was born at Thornbury, England and came to Noble Co. about 1862. He married Margaret GERKIN in 1865. There is a Charlotte ASKEW, age 13, born England, with the family in the 1870 census of Perry Twp. and I believe she is another sister of Robert. Robert and Margaret had two sons, Frank & Harry. Charlotte married Grant CHILDS and died 1887. Ann ASKEW was born about 1824, and married Thomas SOUTHWORTH, probably in England. Thomas died 1890 and I don't know when Ann died. They are in the 1860 census in Allen Twp. and the 1870 census in Green Twp. Their oldest son, John, was born 1852 in NY (perhaps shortly after their arrival in U.S.). Then they had William, Thomas, Samuel, Herbert, Edward and Margaret. I have found several of these offspring in the 1920 census. In the 1860 census of Green Township there is a Jonathan ASKEW, age 34, born England, in the household of Thomas and Mary Story -- Mary is a sister of Thomas Southworth, the husband of Ann ASKEW. I speculate that Jonathan might be another brother of William, Robert and Ann and Charlotte. If anybody has information about the parents or descendants of this ASKEW family I would like to exchange and share information. Mildred Prather-Garner Columbia, MO mprather@coin.org

You had such a nice letter. My Parks line is a very difficult one. I am looking for a Parks who married a Anna Knapp in and around LaSalle, Grant, and Caldwell Parish Louisiana between 1860 and 1880. They had two daughters: Julia Parks who married John Coleman and Lydia Ann Parks born 1880 who lived in the Rev. J. B. and Celia Lewis household and married Charles Henry Drake. Thank you again. Phyllis Robinson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mildred Prather-Garner" <mprather@coin.org> To: <PARKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 10:37 AM Subject: [PARKS] ASKEW, PARKS -- Northamptonshire, England > Noble Co., IN > Livingston Co., IL > William ASKEW was born 1823 in England, and came to Noble Co. IN in > 1856. He married Lucy PARKS, also from England, Feb 1864. He and Lucy > had a daughter, Emma Elizabeth born later in the same year. I don't know > if they had any other children. The family left Noble Co. about 1868, and > I have no information on them until 1879 when Emma was married in > Livingston Co., IL to John Martin MILLER. William died 1893 and Lucy died > 1908, both in Livingston Co., IL. > > He had a sister Ann, who married Thomas SOUTHWORTH, and a brother Robert > (born Northamptonshire) who married Margaret GERKIN. Both lived in Noble > Co., IN. > > Robert ASKEW was born at Thornbury, England and came to Noble Co. about > 1862. He married Margaret GERKIN in 1865. There is a Charlotte ASKEW, > age 13, born England, with the family in the 1870 census of Perry Twp. and > I believe she is another sister of Robert. Robert and Margaret had two > sons, Frank & Harry. Charlotte married Grant CHILDS and died 1887. > > Ann ASKEW was born about 1824, and married Thomas SOUTHWORTH, probably in > England. Thomas died 1890 and I don't know when Ann died. They are in > the 1860 census in Allen Twp. and the 1870 census in Green Twp. Their > oldest son, John, was born 1852 in NY (perhaps shortly after their arrival > in U.S.). Then they had William, Thomas, Samuel, Herbert, Edward and > Margaret. I have found several of these offspring in the 1920 census. > > In the 1860 census of Green Township there is a Jonathan ASKEW, age 34, > born England, in the household of Thomas and Mary Story -- Mary is a sister > of Thomas Southworth, the husband of Ann ASKEW. I speculate that Jonathan > might be another brother of William, Robert and Ann and Charlotte. > > If anybody has information about the parents or descendants of this ASKEW > family I would like to exchange and share information. > > Mildred Prather-Garner > Columbia, MO > mprather@coin.org > > > ==== PARKS Mailing List ==== > Posting back to the list helps the whole group, not just one person. > If we work as a TEAM, we will succeed at as TEAM. >