Husband: Ira Thomas Parks
Also known as: Thomas Parks
Born: Feb- 4-1869 1,2
Died: Mar- 4-1935 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,3,2
Buried: in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV 4,1
Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Joseph Parks (1833 - 1920)
Mother: Nancy Jane Fox (1834 - 1896)
Wife: Anna Eliza Richards 1
Also known as: Annie 5
Married: Aug-20-1905 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,5
Born: Jan-22-1877 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2
Died: Jul-17-1964 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 7,3
Buried: in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV 4,1
Resided: in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 8,9,1
Census: 1880, 1900, 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Samuel Richards (1838 - 1909)
Mother: Rulina A. Gaston (1851 - 1905)
M Child 1: Arlie Curtis Parks Also known as: Curtis Parks 10,11 Born: Dec-10-1906 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 12,1,13 Died: Mar-20-1944 in Southwest Pacific 14,15 (see note 1) Buried: in Manila American Cemetery, Philippines 14 Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Pittsburgh & West Virginia Gas Co. 1 Military: (enlisted 11/4/1942) Pfc, 8th Regt, 1st Cav Div, U.S. Army, WW II (KIA, Purple Heart) 14,13,11 Wife: Mona Gay "Monnie" Husk b. Jul- 8-1912 d. Sep- 1-1935 Also known as: Monnie Husk Married: Nov-28-1934 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
M Child 2: Raymond Richards Parks Born: Apr-25-1910 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Died: Aug-28-1985 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1 Buried: in Bethel U M Church Cemetery, Pullman, WV 4 Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Consolidated Natural Gas Co, Tollgate & Salem Districts 1 Wife: Gwendolyn Hayes b. Sep-23-1924 d. Jan-26-1979 Married: Feb-28-1950 17
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (4) Headstone. (5) Obituary of husband. (6) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (7) Obituary - At home. (8) Obituary of sister. (9) Obituary of brother. (10) Obituary of father. (11) Obituary of mother. (12) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, There are two conflicting entries for this birth, entered on consecutive lines in the ledger-style birth record book. LINE 3238: The typed entry has only the child's surname Parks, with "Arlie Curtis" entered later by hand. Identified as a white male, born Dec 10 1906 in Summers, son of Ira & Anna (corrected from Anne) Parks. Informant: Dr. D. Leeson, M.D. LINE 3239: Identified as Curtis Parks, white male, born Oct 10 1906 in Doddridge County, son of I. T. & Annie Parks. Informant: J. B. Swiger, Assessor. (NOTE: His obituary states that he was born on Dec 10 1906 at Oxford. Summers is a small community located within the postal boundary of Oxford.), BR p. 133 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2618068&Type=Birth. (13) West Union Herald-Record, 5/26/1998, p. 13 - Article by VFW Post 3408. (14) West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html. (15) Newspaper memoriam. (16) Obituary, Parents incorrectly listed as "Thomas R. and Anna H. Richards" (17) Obituary of wife. Event Notes Note (1) Manus Island in northern Papua New Guinea, a part of the Admiralty Islands.