Hi Doug The lines Im working on are Enoch, Bedwell, Parks and also Reid. I am trying to locate a Malinda Enoch and a Jonas Parks Malinda was born in KY and both Parents from NC Malinda Married first to a John W Bedwell abt 1838 possibly Sullivan IN Bedwell Children William born abt 1840 Westly born abt 1842 Sophia born abt 1845 Elijah/Eliza born abt 1847 This is my Sullivan Co Indiana PARKS line 1 Jonas Parks b. abt 1820 KY m. 15 Jan 1851 Cass Sullivan IN sp. Malinda Enoch b. 3 Jan 1819 KY 2 Jonas b. 6 Jan 1852 Cass, Sullivan, Indiana m. 19 Jun 1872 Cass Sullivan IN sp. Georgi Ann Robertson b. 12 Feb 1854 Mercer Co KY 3 Silas E b. 7 Feb 1873 Linton IN sp. Rosa Belle Chambers b. 2 Apr 1875 Linton IN 4 Olga Jane b. 25 Sept 1898 Linton IN 4 Osa Elmer b.5 Jun 1901 Linton IN 4 Anna Marie b. 10 Mar 1904 Linton IN 4 Burl Jean b.6 Jul 1906 Linton IN. m. 29 May 1925 Sullivan IN sp. Edith Fay Kramer b. 24 may 1908 Dugger Sullivan IN 5 Katherine Belle b. 3 May Muncie IN 5 Robert Ray b. 21 Mar 1928 Linton IN 5 Kennwth Jean b.20 Apr 1930 Linton IN 5 Margaret Ann 26 Jul 1931 Linton IN 4 Mary Ruth b. 15 Apr 1909 Linton IN 4 Paul Sylvester b.28 Sep 1911 Linton IN 4 Joseph Parks b. 21 Feb 1914 Linton IN 4 Minnie Pearl b. 8 Jun 1915 Linton IN 3 Osa Edward d b. 30 May 1881 Sullivan IN m 21 Sep 1907 Linton IN sp.Elizabeth Reid Mclelland b. 7 Sep 1881 Lanark Scotland 4 Roy Terrence b.7 Feb 1902 Place ? m. 18 Jul 1932 Linton IN sp. Helen Yates Moores b. 10 Apr 1906 Morris Grundy IL 5 Living 5 Bobo b. abt 1935 4 Florence Bell b. 26 Jul 1908 Linton IN sp. Carl J Carrier 4 George Edward b. 21 Feb 1912 Linton IN sp Living 4 Marrion Walter b. 26 Jan 1914 Linton IN sp. Elsie Bechtel 4 Lena Elzina b. 3 Feb 1916 Linton IN 4 Stella Wilima b. 7 Mar 1918 Linton IN 3 Anna b. abt 1883 Sulivan IN 2 Samuel B b. abt 1854 Cass, Sullivan, Indiana 2 Francis Marion b. abt 1855 Cass, Sullivan, Indiana 2 Thomas J b. abt 1858 Cass, Sullivan, Indiana I decended from Roy Terrence (Grandfather), my research leades me to believe that Roy was a Reid before he was a Parks. Any help would be great Thanks Teresa Doug Park - Descendant of Park Pioneer Settlers in VA/WV, NC and KY wrote: > Hi, folks....here is a copy of a letter I've sent to Park Family members in > KY....if any of you are in my line or allied families, please contact > me. Or if you would like to exchange info or can help me with locating the > burial place of Ebenezer Park (1747-1839) and Tabitha Mills (1752-1826), > please let me hear from you too. > > November 1, 1999 > > Dear Park Family Member, > > My name is Doug Park and I currently live in Fayetteville, NC where I am > assigned to Pope Air Force Base with my wife and 4 children. Although, I > live in North Carolina, 7 generations of my Park Family have lived > primarily in the Irvine, Richmond, and Wagersville areas of Kentucky > beginning in 1796 when my 5th Great Grandparents, Ebenezer Park (1747-1839) > and Tabitha Mills (1752-1826), came to Madison County on horseback with > their 10 children from Salisbury, North Carolina (Rowan Co.). The purpose > of this letter is to reach out and contact other Park family members in the > Great Commonwealth of Kentucky, like you, to exchange family history > (genealogical info), particularly if our lineage makes us cousins. I am > very interested in finding the graves of my Pioneer Grandparents, Ebenezer > and Tabitha. Nell Park Gum in her 1929 book, "Park of Kentucky", writes > that Ebenezer died on Drowning Creek in Madison County. Ebenezer's > Grandson, George W. Park (1829-1919) (married to Patsy Collins) through his > son, Eli Park (1787-1858) married to Winnaford Dillingham (1795-1854), > reportedly kept a diary and recorded the exact date and time of Ebenezer's > death in his bible. Below is my direct line, beginning with Dr. Roger > Parke, my 8th Great Grandfather, who came to NJ from England in 1682. > Roger's son, John Parke I and Sarah Smith, the grandparents to Ebenezer > Park, migrated from NJ to Frederick Co., VA in 1735. Ebenezer arrived in > Salisbury, NC from VA in 1771 and married Tabitha Mills there on Jan 6, > 1772. I also am closely related to the Cobb and Durham Families of > Kentucky on my father's maternal side, if any of you are part of or > interested in these lines. > > My father, William Henry Park II of Bowie, MD, an Honorary Kentucky Colonel > and a past President of the Kentucky Society of Washington, DC, was born in > Richmond, KY. His sister, Martha Lamb, has lived most of her life in > Danville, KY. I had the opportunity to perform some field research in > Estill, Madison, Boyle, Lincoln and Clark Counties this past June with my > father. During this time, we located and explored ancient cemeteries, > where we found the graves of many of our Park and Cobb ancestors; > historical landmarks; conducted interviews; and viewed land tracts and > homesteads owned by the Park and Cobb families. The results of this work > were compiled into a more than 50 page trip report entitled "Park and Cobb > Family Summer Field Research and Expeditionary Project I (Over 90 hours and > 1,700 miles of driving), Estill, Madison, Boyle, Lincoln and Clark > Counties, 9-14 June 99". A copy of it can be found in the Estill County > Library. My father and I are preparing to release Edition II, which > contains updated and expanded information and will once again, provide a > copy of this newest release to the Estill County Library. I am eager to > receive and freely share information on our Park Family. > > My Direct Line: > > Dr. Roger Parke, Sr. (1654-1731) m. Anne Pattison (8th Great Grandparents) - NJ > John Parke I. (1674-1757) m. Sarah Smith (1675-1759) (7th Great > Grandparents) NJ/VA > John Park II. (1707-1758) m. Mary Davis (1710-1771) (6th Great > Grandparents)- VA > Ebenezer Park (1747-1839) m. Tabitha Mills (1752-1826) (5th Great > Grandparents)- VA/NC/KY > John Park (1772-1828) m. Mary (Polly) Peeler ((1774- )(4th Great > Grandfather)- NC/KY > Jonah Park (1806-1884) m. Malinda Wagers (1810-1862) (3rdGreat > Grandparents)- KY > John McMonegal Park (1827-1901) m. Martha Cobb (1835-1911)(2nd Great > grandparents) - KY > William Henry Park I. (1860-1932) m. Eleanor Simpson (1865-1944) (Great > Grandparents)- KY > William Holton Park (1900-1980) m. Elveree Collins Durham (1911-1989) > (Dolly) (Grandparents)-KY > William Henry Park II. (1930- ) m. Frances Theresa Bell (1932- ) > (Prioriello) (Father and Mother)- KY/MD > **William Douglas Park (Myself) (1959- ) m. Pamela Rae Long (1959- ) > (Myself and wife) MD/WV/NC > > Thank you for your attention. I really hope to hear from you! If you have > any info regarding the burial place of my 5th Great Grandparents, or would > like information regarding my line or our field research, please contact me at: > > Major Doug Park, USAF > 7809 Expo St. > Fayetteville, NC 28311 > (910) 823-9157 (Home) > (910) 394-7260 > E-mail: [email protected] > > Or my father at: > > William H. Park > 12312 Starlight La. > Bowie, MD 20715 > (301) 464-1608 > E-mail: [email protected] > > Sincerely in the Spirit of Our Park Family, > > Doug Park > Fayetteville, NC > > My Park and Cobb Family Home > Page: http://home.att.net/~parkefamilyheritage/index.html > > ==== 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.