Hi Marion, Just started concentrating on the PARKS line, been spending most of my efforts on PAUL and BIGGS. I will contact Nell to see if she has any info on this PARKS family. I would appreciate a copy of the PARKS article from the Heritage book. Is there any information in the Heritage book on my gg-grandfather, George Williamson PAUL. His farm was near Benton and bordered the Ocoee 1850 - 1899? I would also be interested in anything on George PAUL's father-in-law, William McClure BIGGS. I understand that he held several public offices during the early days of Polk Co. I have some 1905 era Cleveland TN newspaper clippings that my g-grandfather (James Temple PAUL) collected regarding Polk Co. I will try to make a copy of these and get them to you. Thanks for you help, Ron Evans 7737 Cranley Road Powell, TN 37849 > -----Original Message----- > From: Marian Presswood [mailto:presswood@wingnet.net] > Sent: Monday, September 21, 1998 6:42 PM > To: rpevans@worldnet.att.net > Subject: Your Parks Pol k Folk > > > Hi Ron, > > I've seen your name on a couple of lists asking about your Polk Parks, > and wondered if I had ever told you the name of someone who has done > much Parks research. I don't think she is online, but Nell Blankenship > who lives at 5646 Halls Hill Pike, Murfreesboro, TN 37130 could probably > really help with that line. (phone 615-893-0418) She did an article for > our Heritage book which I would be glad to copy if someone hasn't > already done that for you. Would need your snail mail address to send > it, though. > > A few weeks ago my husband and I were looking up a cemetery in the > Greasy Creek area and the fellow who was showing us around told us that > we were on the old Paul Parks place and he described the big house Paul > built. A descendant said that Paul lost the house, farm and about > everything he had because he tried to maintain such a fancy lifestyle > with that big house. I don't know, that's just family gossip, I guess. > > Anyway, let me know if you need specific help. We now have the 1850, > 1870, 1880, 1920 census in print and the 1860 almost ready, so it makes > things easier to look up. We also have vital stats for the years 1914 - > 1936 which helps a lot since it gives the parents and place of birth of > the deceased, and I have an unindexed WPA cemetery record, but may be > able to find someone for you just by flipping through, especially since > I know the area where they lived. > > BTW, the old farmhouse where I was born and lived all my life was > built and owned by Andrew Jackson Parks, Paul's son. My 86 year old Mom > still lives there and has since 1933. Andrew Jackson married a Campbell, > I think, and I don't believe they had any children, so he willed the > place to a nephew. I've forgotten who, but I have a copy of the will > around here somewhere. > > Best Wishes and good luck with your research. > > Marian Bailey Presswood, Polk County Historian >