Hello Parks listers: Here again is my major Parks line -- would surely love to connect with others who might have these people in their tree -- Descendants of Josiah Parks: Generation No. 1 1. JOSIAH PARKS (JAMES PARKES, JOHN PARKES) was born 18 Jan 1809 in Sussex, England, and died 1867 in Oneida Co., NY. He married (1) CAROLINE WESTFALL 1828 of the Albany area, NYS, daughter of PETER WESTFALL and BARBARA ACHENBAGH. She was born 05 Mar 1808 in Albany area, NYS, and died 17 Mar 1846 in Deerfield, Oneida Co., NY. He married (2) LOUISA HOUSE abt. 1846 in Frankfort, Herkimer County, NY. She was born abt. 1820. Josiah's mother was Mary HANBURY and he had 12 siblings named: Mary, Martha, Merriam, Ann, Sarah, James Jr., John, Henry, Phillip, Daniel, Stephen, and Rhoda (about whom I know *nothing* except the whole family moved from Sussex, England, to Oneida Co, NY about 1828). Children of JOSIAH PARKS and CAROLINE WESTFALL are: i. MARY ANN PARKS, b. 1830, Frankfort, Herkimer Co., NY; d. 1888, Schuyler, Oneida Co., NY. ii. MARTHA JANE PARKS, b. 22 Jan 1832, Deerfield, Oneida Co., NY; d. 13 Feb 1890, Frankfort, Herkimer Co, NY. iii. JOHN JOSEPH PARKS, b. 27 Apr 1835; d. 02 Nov 1869, East Schuyler, Schuyler Co., NY. iv. SARAH ELIZABETH PARKS, b. 29 Oct 1837; d. 05 Jan 1919, Westmoreland, Oneida Co, NY. v. JAMES HENRY PARKS, b. 13 May 1841, Deerfield, Oneida Co., NY; d. 20 May 1929, Johnstown, Fulton Co., NY. Children of JOSIAH PARKS and LOUISA HOUSE are: vi. HARRIET HOUSE, b. 1835 (stepchild to Josiah) vii. ALMOND HOUSE, b. 1844 (stepchild to Josiah) viii. CHARLES PARKS, b. 1851. ix. GARY PARKS, b. 1853. Generation No. 2: 2. MARY ANN PARKS was born 1830 in Frankfort, Herkimer Co., NY, and died 1888 in Schuyler, Oneida Co., NY. She married (1) JOHN O. SMITH abt. 1843. He was born 1817, and died 1890 in Frankfort, Herkimer Co, NY. She married (2) PHILIP MOWER abt. 1858, son of CONRAD MOWER and MARY KLOCK. He was born 20 Apr 1817, and died 13 Feb 1890 in Frankfort, Herkimer Co., NY. Children of MARY PARKS and JOHN SMITH are: i. JANE ("Mate") SMITH, b. 1844. ii. ALBERT SMITH, b. 1855. iii. WELLINGTON JOSIAH SMITH, b. 1857; d. 1942. Child of MARY PARKS and PHILIP MOWER is: 7. iv. FRANK SMITH MOWER, b. 1859; d. 1919, Schuyler, Oneida Co., NY. 3. MARTHA JANE PARKS was born 22 Jan 1832 in Deerfield, Oneida Co., NY, and died 13 Feb 1890 in Frankfort, Herkimer Co, NY. She married (1) JOHN BEST abt. 1854 in NY. He was born 1812 in Sussex, England, and died 10 Jul 1875 in Vernon, Oneida Co., NY. She married (2) EMANUEL VAN SLYKE 1876 in NY. She married (3) PHILIP MOWER abt. 1888, son of CONRAD MOWER and MARY KLOCK. He was born 20 Apr 1817, and died 13 Feb 1890 in Frankfort, Herkimer Co., NY. Children of MARTHA PARKS and JOHN BEST are: i. ADELLA C. BEST, b. abt. 1855, Frankfort, Herkimer Co., NY; d. 1922. ii. FRANK C. BEST, b. Feb 1857, Frankfort, Herkimer Co., NY; d. abt. 1926, Frankfort, Herkimer Co., NY (age 69). 4. SARAH ELIZABETH PARKS was born 29 Oct 1837, and died 05 Jan 1919 in Westmoreland, Oneida Co, NY. She married OSCAR WATTS REESE 1858. He was born 01 Feb 1835, and died 13 Jan 1919 in Westmoreland, Oneida Co, NY. Children of SARAH PARKS and OSCAR REESE are: 10. i. CORA AMELIA REESE, b. 1860; d. 1938. ii. MILDRED EMMA REESE, b. 1864. iii. GEORGIA REESE, b. 1866. iv. WILL O. REESE, b. 1873. v. JAMES L. REESE, b. 1874. vi. CLARENCE EUGENE REESE, b. 1876. vii. CHARLOTTE EVELYN REESE, b. 1878. 5. JAMES HENRY PARKS was born 13 May 1841 in Deerfield, Oneida Co., NY, and died 20 May 1929 in Johnstown, Fulton Co., NY. He married M. DELLA JOHNSON Jan 1897 in Toddsville, Otsego Co, NY, daughter of PHILLIP JOHNSON and DEBORAH VAN ALSTYNE. She was born 14 Aug 1868 in Johnstown, Fulton Co., NY. They had no children.