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Willie Oscar Parks

16 Apr 1890 – 24 Aug 1967

Birth	16 Apr 1890
Death	24 Aug 1967
Cemetery	Crossroads Cemetery Jones County , Mississippi , USA
Added by	Lynda Betts on 21 Feb 2008
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24539536

Bio

Willie was taught carpentry by his Uncle Robert Parks. He and Nancy lived in the house with Robert and Lela (Randall) Parks at Tiawanna(Not sure of spelling)Hill near Moselle when Lela was born. She was named after Aunt Lela. Willie built the kitchen onto daughter Lela's house on Archie Smith Road north of Rawls Springs in the 50's.He also built her a pie safe and a bench. He built a house north of Peps Point on the right just before the road takes a sharp left over the railroad tracks. 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Willie O Parkes (Parks) Home in 1920: Southeast, Jones, Mississippi Age: 29 years Estimated birth year: abt 1891 Birthplace: Mississippi Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Ronny (Nancy) Father's name: Johnie Father's Birth Place: Mississippi Mother's Birth Place: Mississippi Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Rent Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 631 Household Members: Name Age Willie O Parkes 29 Ronny Parkes 25 (Nancy) Altha Parkes 8 (Rethea) Lelia Parkes 5 Joseph Parkes 3 2/12 Sodie C Parkes 1/12 (Sadie) Johnie Parkes 52 Hez Parkes 15 Avert Parkes 11 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Willie Parks Home in 1930: Richmond, Covington, Mississippi Age: 38 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892 Birthplace: Mississippi Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Nancy Race: White Household Members: Name Age Willie Parks 38 Nancy Parks 37 Joe Parks 14 Nadie Parks 10 Elvin Parks 8 Eva L Parks 6 Una B Parks 11/12 Bertha M Dobson 10/12 Willie was blind in the later years of his life.

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Family

Parents

• John Quincy Rayburn "Johnnie" Parks 1867–1948 FaG
• Emma Cornelia Hollingsworth Parks 1871–1914 FaG

Spouse

• Nancy Viola Beech Parks 1892–1975

Siblings

• Rhoda May Parks McMillan 1892–1914 FaG
• Robert L. Parks 1895–1896 FaG
• John Cooksey Parks 1899–1972 FaG
• Ila Ollie Parks Folks 1902–1953 FaG
• Heze Q. Parks 1904–1964 FaG
• Avert Parks 1907–1972 FaG

Children

• Retha Mae Parks Nichols 1911–1934
• Lela Ethel Parks Garner 1913–1996
• Joseph William Parks 1916–1986
• Sadie Cornealia Parks Rainey 1919–1990
• John Elvin Parks 1922–1972
• Martha Evalee Parks Tisdale 1924–2009
• Una B Parks Bryant 1929–2012
• Willie Homer Parks 1933–2017

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