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Pinkney Monroe "Pink" Parks
14 Feb 1872 – 2 Jun 1944
| Birth | 14 Feb 1872 |
| Death | 2 Jun 1944 |
| Cemetery | Oak Branch Cemetery Waxahachie , Ellis County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Randell Tarin on 18 Nov 2009 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27411000 |
Bio
Pinkney Parks was the son of James Henry Parks and Irina Newman of Steele, St. Clair County, Alabama. Before the depression, Pinkney Parks was a successful cotton farmer in Ellis County. He was very proud of his appearance and would plow his fields wearing starched kakis and and tie. He was a loving father to his children, but also a strict disciplinarian. He had of a total of eight children with all but one living to adulthood. All of his children grew to be outstanding individuals. He was married three times, twice a widower, marrying first Helen Josephine Bynum, the daughter of Tapley Asa Bynum and Francis Caroline Verser. She gave him three children, son Delmar who died in infancy, a daughter, Willie Lee and a son, Waldon (called Walter) Henry Parks. His second marriage was to Lula Lucy Bearden, daughter of the Reverand Pliny Franklin Bearden and Margaret Jane Patman. There were no children from this union. She died young. After Lula's death, he married Ava Atsy Bishop. She gave to him five children: Julius Hopson, Nellie Ruth, Ruby Mae, James Edward and Ramon Lee "Tommy" Parks. He died on June 2, 1944 and was buried the next day in the Oak Branch Cemetery.
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Family
Parents
Spouse
- Helen Josephine "Josie" Bynum Parks 1874–1902
- Lula Lucy Bearden Parks 1879–1916
- Ava Atsy Bishop Parks 1898–1983
Siblings
- Margaret J Parks Tims 1860–1908
- John Henry Parks 1869–1915
- James Robert Parks 1874–1918
- Nannie Belle Parks Gilbreth 1878–1934
- Hattie Irene Parks Thompson 1881–1935
Children
- Willie Lee Parks Jackson 1897–1978
- Delmer Parks 1899–1899
- Walter Henry Parks 1900–1971
- Julius Hopson Parks 1917–1984
- Nellie Ruth "Ruthie" Parks Hays 1919–2011
- Ruby Mae Parks 1923–2004
- James E Parks Sr 1926–2002
- Raymon Lee "Tommy" Parks 1930–2018
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