John Triggs Parks
b: 6 Feb 1876
d: 5 Nov 1966
b: 6 Feb 1876
d: 5 Nov 1966
TEXARKANA GAZETTE, SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6, 1966
JOHN T. PARKS TAKEN BY DEATH
John Triggs Parks, 90, of 406 Walnut St., a retired oilman and farmer, died at 3 p.m. Saturday in a Texarkana nursing home. Born Feb 6,1876, in Willow, Ark., he had lived in Texarkana for the past 36 years after moving from Amarillo, Texas. He was a member of the First Methodist Church, Texarkana, Ark. Survivors include one son, William J. Parks of Texarkana; a granddaughter, Mrs. Mary Helen Higginbotham of Texarkana; and a great-grandson, John Parks Higginbotham ofTexarkana. Funeral services are pending at Texarkana Funeral Home.
TEXARKANA GAZETTE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1966
JOHN TRIGGS PARKS
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Texarkana Funeral Home Chapel for John Triggs Parks, 90, of 406 Walnut St., a retired oilman and farmer who died Saturday in a Texarkana nursing home. The Rev. James T. Garrett will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens. Active pallbearers will be Earnest Autrey, Patrick N.Reeves, A.T. Farr, Jr., Arch Smith, Charles Seedle and Earl Higginbotham. Honorary pallbearers will be Alex Sanderson, HarveThomas, Harold Beck, Shearly Crank, Boyce B. Lanier Sr., Leroy Autrey, James G. Collins, A.P. Cox, E.A. Morris, Sam Ball Jr., Stewart Hunt, Dallas Stone, Henry H. Briley, Henry Hurst, George Christman, Lynn Farr, Paul R. Robinson, and other friends of the family.
JOHN T. PARKS TAKEN BY DEATH
John Triggs Parks, 90, of 406 Walnut St., a retired oilman and farmer, died at 3 p.m. Saturday in a Texarkana nursing home. Born Feb 6,1876, in Willow, Ark., he had lived in Texarkana for the past 36 years after moving from Amarillo, Texas. He was a member of the First Methodist Church, Texarkana, Ark. Survivors include one son, William J. Parks of Texarkana; a granddaughter, Mrs. Mary Helen Higginbotham of Texarkana; and a great-grandson, John Parks Higginbotham ofTexarkana. Funeral services are pending at Texarkana Funeral Home.
TEXARKANA GAZETTE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1966
JOHN TRIGGS PARKS
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Texarkana Funeral Home Chapel for John Triggs Parks, 90, of 406 Walnut St., a retired oilman and farmer who died Saturday in a Texarkana nursing home. The Rev. James T. Garrett will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens. Active pallbearers will be Earnest Autrey, Patrick N.Reeves, A.T. Farr, Jr., Arch Smith, Charles Seedle and Earl Higginbotham. Honorary pallbearers will be Alex Sanderson, HarveThomas, Harold Beck, Shearly Crank, Boyce B. Lanier Sr., Leroy Autrey, James G. Collins, A.P. Cox, E.A. Morris, Sam Ball Jr., Stewart Hunt, Dallas Stone, Henry H. Briley, Henry Hurst, George Christman, Lynn Farr, Paul R. Robinson, and other friends of the family.
- 6 Feb 1876 - Birth - ; Willow, Dallas Co., Arkansas
- 6 Nov 1966 - Burial - East Memorial Gardens ; Texarkana, Miller Co., Arkansas
- 5 Nov 1966 - Death - ; Texarkana, Bowie Co., Texas
- 1930 - Residence - ; Amarillo, Potter, Texas
- 1 Apr 1940 - Residence - ; Garland, Miller Co., Arkansas
- 12 Sep 1918 - Residence - From WWI Draft Card ; Kay, Oklahoma
- 1880 - Residence - Living together: John (54,Head,Farmer), Jane (32,Wife,Keeps House), Wona (11,Dau,AssistsKe ; Smith, Dallas, Arkansas, United States
- 1920 - Residence - Living together: John T (43,Widowed,Promoter Oil), William (4,Son), Henry (41,Brother,Pro ; Blackwell Ward 3, Kay, Oklahoma
- 1910 - Residence - Lived in a boarding house. ; Ponca Ward 1, Kay, Oklahoma
- 1930 - Residence - ; Amarillo, Potter, Texas
- 1 Apr 1940 - Residence - ; Garland, Miller Co., Arkansas
- 12 Sep 1918 - Residence - From WWI Draft Card ; Kay, Oklahoma
- 1880 - Residence - Living together: John (54,Head,Farmer), Jane (32,Wife,Keeps House), Wona (11,Dau,AssistsKe ; Smith, Dallas, Arkansas, United States
- 1920 - Residence - Living together: John T (43,Widowed,Promoter Oil), William (4,Son), Henry (41,Brother,Pro ; Blackwell Ward 3, Kay, Oklahoma
- 1910 - Residence - Lived in a boarding house. ; Ponca Ward 1, Kay, Oklahoma
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| PARENT (M) John D Parks | |||
| Birth | Sep 1829 | North Carolina, USA | |
| Death | 22 Dec 1916 | ||
| Marriage | 4 Jun 1865 | to Jane Matilda Triggs at Jackson County, Florida, USA | |
| Father | ? | ||
| Mother | ? | ||
| PARENT (F) Jane Matilda Triggs | |||
| Birth | 19 Aug 1845 | Georgia, USA | |
| Death | 11 Sep 1913 | ||
| Marriage | 4 Jun 1865 | to John D Parks at Jackson County, Florida, USA | |
| Father | Rev. John James Triggs | ||
| Mother | Nancy Allen | ||
| CHILDREN | |||
| M | Henry C Parks | ||
| Birth | 26 Sep 1878 | Willow, Dallas Co., Arkansas | |
| Death | 11 Jul 1957 | ||
| Marriage | to Alva Cecil Darnell | ||
| Marriage | 3 Aug 1937 | to Edith E. Kemp at Garland Co., Arkansas | |
| F | Wona Wan Parks | ||
| Birth | 12 Apr 1869 | Arkansas | |
| Death | 15 Jan 1919 | ||
| Marriage | 15 Jan 1893 | to James Monroe Mann at Dallas Co., Arkansas | |
| F | Mary Moore Parks | ||
| Birth | 8 Aug 1883 | Arkansas | |
| Death | 21 Jan 1921 | ||
| F | Nancy Alice "Nannie" Parks | ||
| Birth | 8 Mar 1872 | Arkansas | |
| Death | 3 Feb 1962 | Alameda, California | |
| Marriage | 28 Nov 1895 | to Payton V Mathews at Dallas County, Arkansas | |
| M | Frank E Parks | ||
| Birth | 11 Aug 1888 | ||
| Death | 26 Sep 1897 | ||
| M | John Triggs Parks | ||
| Birth | 6 Feb 1876 | Willow, Dallas Co., Arkansas | |
| Death | 5 Nov 1966 | Texarkana, Bowie Co., Texas | |
| Marriage | to Missie C Sweatt | ||
| Marriage | 28 Jul 1914 | to Helen A Roleke D.O. at Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri | |
| PARENT (M) John Triggs Parks | |||
| Birth | 6 Feb 1876 | Willow, Dallas Co., Arkansas | |
| Death | 5 Nov 1966 | Texarkana, Bowie Co., Texas | |
| Marriage | to Missie C Sweatt | ||
| Marriage | 28 Jul 1914 | to Helen A Roleke D.O. at Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri | |
| Father | John D Parks | ||
| Mother | Jane Matilda Triggs | ||
| PARENT (F) Missie C Sweatt | |||
| Birth | 23 Mar 1881 | Shady Grove, Jones Co., Mississippi | |
| Death | 8 Aug 1966 | Texarkana, Bowie Co., Texas | |
| Marriage | to John Triggs Parks | ||
| Father | William Thomas Sweatt | ||
| Mother | Nancy Cornelia Crossley | ||
| CHILDREN | |||
| PARENT (M) John Triggs Parks | |||
| Birth | 6 Feb 1876 | Willow, Dallas Co., Arkansas | |
| Death | 5 Nov 1966 | Texarkana, Bowie Co., Texas | |
| Marriage | to Missie C Sweatt | ||
| Marriage | 28 Jul 1914 | to Helen A Roleke D.O. at Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri | |
| Father | John D Parks | ||
| Mother | Jane Matilda Triggs | ||
| PARENT (F) Helen A Roleke D.O. | |||
| Birth | 10 Aug 1890 | Bethany, Harrison Co., Missouri | |
| Death | 10 Sep 1915 | Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri | |
| Marriage | 28 Jul 1914 | to John Triggs Parks at Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri | |
| Father | Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm (William) Roleke | ||
| Mother | Anna A Schultze | ||
| CHILDREN | |||
| M | William John Parks | ||
| Birth | 5 Sep 1915 | Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri | |
| Death | 23 Sep 1978 | North Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas | |
| Marriage | 02 Feb 1935 | to Mary Virginia Ball at Marshall, Harrison Co., Texas | |
| [S-2122898309] | 1910 United States Federal Census |
| [S-2122898349] | 1920 United States Federal Census |
| [S-2122898470] | Social Security Death Index |
| [S-2126493404] | Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 |
| [S-2122910945] | 1880 United States Federal Census |
| [S-2124090386] | World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 |
| [S-1792725791] | Web: Arkansas, Find A Grave Index, 1819-2011 |
| [S-1785964978] | 1940 United States Federal Census |
| [S-2123735284] | 1930 United States Federal Census |
| [S-2122911199] | Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 |
1 John Triggs Parks b: 6 Feb 1876 d: 5 Nov 1966
+ Missie C Sweatt b: 23 Mar 1881 d: 8 Aug 1966
+ Helen A Roleke D.O. b: 10 Aug 1890 d: 10 Sep 1915
2 William John Parks b: 5 Sep 1915 d: 23 Sep 1978
+ Mary Virginia Ball b: 24 May 1913 d: 29 Nov 2007
