Charlotte, Hope this finds you well and happy.... Some time ago you wrote and gave me some information about Dora Etta Parks.... if you were in Gravity and Bedford did you happen to get a copy of her obituary ??? I need to find some of her descendants if that is possible.... Paulette Williams I hear ethereal whispers persuasive,soft and still, "Daughter,if you don't remember us,who will?" ----- Original Message ----- From: Charlotte Holder <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2000 10:01 PM Subject: Re: [PARKS] Please Help... (Moses Parks) > At 11:35 AM 1/17/00 -0000, you wrote: > >I may have found a small crack in my brick wall !!!YEAH!!!! > > > >The following Moses Boston Parks is the son of Moses Parks (everyone says > >Jr.) > >I desperately need information on the following family...this information > >was posted to the LDS by a L A Parks of Eagle,ID...I have tried all Parks in > >that city and no one seems to know this person...if any one on this list > >does I would sincerely appreciate your help !!! > > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >I would like to communicate with anyone that has knowledge about the family > >of MOSES BOSTON PARKS & MAHALA DIXON > > b:Sept.18,1844 place: Hendricks Co.,IN b:1838 Hendricks,IN > >d:Jan.20, 1937 place: Mason City,IA d:1875 Sioux City,IA > >buried: Jan.22,1937 place: Gravity,Taylor,IA buried: Sioux City > > married: 1865 ? Woodbury,IA > > > > > >I have seen a submission that states the children of this marriage are: > >Dora Etta b: Oct.2,1866 place: Gravity, Taylor, Iowa > > d: Jan.28,1958 place: Bedford, > >Taylor,Iowa > >Martha Ann b: Jan.7,1869 place: Gravity, Taylor,IA > > d: Jan.1957 place: Clarinda, Page,IA > >John William b: Aug.29,1873 place: Sioux City,Woodbury,IA > > > >I would love to hear from anyone that can verify the above information!! > > > >Paulette Williams > > > >I hear ethereal whispers > >persuasive,soft and still, > >"Daughter,if you don't remember > >us,who will?" > >==== PARKS Mailing List ==== > >If you need to contact the listowner, you can reach me at > >mailto:[email protected] > > > > > >Paulette, > Glad to hear from another cousin. My great grandfather James Wilbur Parks > was a brother to Moses Boston Parks. Moses Boston Parks was not a Jr. as > far as I know of. Their father Moses Parks was a Jr. His father was Moses > Parks Sr. Moses Boston was born 18 Sep 1844 is what I have for his birth > however the tombstone only says 1845, and died on 27 Mar 1937 and is buried > in the Gravity, Taylor Co. Iowa cemetery there. I have a copy of his and > Mahala Dixon's marriage record. They were married 17 Sep 1865, in Taylor > Co.Iowa. I have the same children as you do. Dora Etta Parks was born > according to her tombstone 2 Oct 1866 and died 28 Jan 1958 and is buried in > the Gravity Taylor Co. Iowa cemetery. Her first husband Alfred Qualls died > and she married 2ond to S. O. Babcock. As to the other two children I can > not verify their dates. > > I was in touch with this L.A. PARKS years ago so I don't know what has > happened to him. Would love to hear from you. > > > ==== PARKS Mailing List ==== > No spamming of the list! That includes Jokes, Poems, Recipes, Chain > Letters, Garden Tips, Ghost Tales, etc. Spamers will be unsubbed. > This is a genealogy mail list only!! >