Parks, Thomas Aaron

1856 - 1919  (62 years)   Has 20 ancestors and 44 descendants in this family tree.

Parks, David (03AP9)

Abt 1831 - 1864  (33 years)

Birth	Abt 1831	Tennessee, USA
Died	26 Dec 1864	Spring Hill, Maury Co., TN
Father	Parks, Henry (02AP3),   b. Abt 1800, NC
Relationship	natural
Mother	Thomas, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1805, VA
Relationship	natural
Married	Abt 1823
Family	Devaney, Lucy Pugh,   b. 20 Nov 1829, Louisburg, Franklin Co., NC
Married	9 Jan 1853	Roane Co., TN by Samuel Taylor, JP Surety: Henry Branson
Children	1. Parks, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 27 Dec 1853, Roane Co. TN   2. Parks, Thomas Aaron,   b. 7 Mar 1856, Roane Co. TN   3. Parks, Sarah Jane,   b. 18 Aug 1858, Roane Co., TN   4. Parks, Reuben Haywood,   b. 26 Mar 1860, Roane Co. TN   5. Parks, David Abraham,   b. 9 Mar 1862, Roane Co. TN   6. Parks, Henry Washington,   b. 14 Nov 1864, Roane Co., TN   7. Parks, Margaret Catherine,   b. 14 Nov 1864, Roane Co. TN

Devaney, Lucy Pugh

1829 - 1916  (86 years)

Birth	20 Nov 1829	Louisburg, Franklin Co., NC
Died	1 Feb 1916	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Buried	Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN
Father	Devany, Aaron,   b. Abt 1779, Franklin Co., NC
Relationship	natural
Mother	Fawn, Wilmuth,   b. 18 Dec 1795, Guilford Co?., NC
Relationship	natural
Married	26 Sep 1818	Franklin Co., NC
Family	Parks, David (03AP9),   b. Abt 1831, Tennessee, USA
Married	9 Jan 1853	Roane Co., TN by Samuel Taylor, JP Surety: Henry Branson
Children	1. Parks, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 27 Dec 1853, Roane Co. TN   2. Parks, Thomas Aaron,   b. 7 Mar 1856, Roane Co. TN   3. Parks, Sarah Jane,   b. 18 Aug 1858, Roane Co., TN   4. Parks, Reuben Haywood,   b. 26 Mar 1860, Roane Co. TN   5. Parks, David Abraham,   b. 9 Mar 1862, Roane Co. TN   6. Parks, Henry Washington,   b. 14 Nov 1864, Roane Co., TN   7. Parks, Margaret Catherine,   b. 14 Nov 1864, Roane Co. TN

Thompson, Emma A.

1864 - Abt 1927  (63 years)

Birth	Feb 1864	Tennessee, USA
Died	Abt Jul 1927	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Family	Parks, Thomas Aaron,   b. 7 Mar 1856, Roane Co. TN
Married	26 May 1885	Rhea Co. TN by S.H. Price, MG
Children	1. Parks, Joseph Young,   b. 14 Aug 1886, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   2. Parks, Lucy,   b. Jul 1888, Tennessee, USA   3. Parks, Bertha,   b. May 1894, Tennessee, USA

Parks, Joseph Young

1886 - 1966  (79 years)

Birth	14 Aug 1886	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Died	22 May 1966
Buried	Add Smith Cemetery -Rhea Co. ,TN
Father	Parks, Thomas Aaron,   b. 7 Mar 1856, Roane Co. TN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Thompson, Emma A.,   b. Feb 1864, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	26 May 1885	Rhea Co. TN by S.H. Price, MG
Family	Smith, Arr Menta "Mintie",   b. 13 May 1894, Tennessee, USA
Married	Abt 1912
Children	1. Parks, Juanita J.,   b. 13 Sep 1912, Dayton, Rhea Co., TN   2. Parks, Calvin Datrie,   b. 4 Sep 1919   3. Parks, Joseph Eldridge,   b. 1 Mar 1927, Tennessee, USA

Parks, Lucy

1888 - 1953  (64 years)

Birth	Jul 1888	Tennessee, USA
Died	1953
Buried	Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN
Father	Parks, Thomas Aaron,   b. 7 Mar 1856, Roane Co. TN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Thompson, Emma A.,   b. Feb 1864, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	26 May 1885	Rhea Co. TN by S.H. Price, MG
Family	Tilley, Elige Parker,   b. 21 Apr 1880, Bledsoe Co., TN?
Married	21 Jul 1907	Rhea Co. TN by J. L. Devaney, JP W.A. Howard, Bond
Children	1. Tilley, James C.,   b. Abt 1908, Tennessee, USA   2. Tilley, Floyd Raymond,   b. 30 Jan 1909, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   3. Tilley, Robert Thomas,   b. 10 Jan 1911, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   4. Tilley, Edgar,   b. Abt 1914, Tennessee, USA   5. Tilley, Clarence Lee,   b. 5 May 1918, Tennessee, USA   6. Tilley, Nannie Mae,   b. 17 Jun 1920   7. Living   8. Tilley, Homer Lonzo,   b. 18 Feb 1922, Tennessee, USA   9. Tilley, Virgil,   b. 5 Oct 1923

Parks, Bertha

1894 -

Birth	May 1894	Tennessee, USA
Father	Parks, Thomas Aaron,   b. 7 Mar 1856, Roane Co. TN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Thompson, Emma A.,   b. Feb 1864, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	26 May 1885	Rhea Co. TN by S.H. Price, MG
Family	Hughes, Oscar
Married	4 Jul 1912	Rhea Co. TN by Hugh Martin, JP - E.P. Tilley, Bond

• Name	Parks, Thomas Aaron  [1]
  Birth	7 Mar 1856	Roane Co. TN   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _DNA	Group 008
  Lineage Key	AP
  Parke Society FGS No.	04AP9
  Death	31 Jan 1919	Rhea, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  Burial	Add Smith Cemetery -Rhea Co. ,TN   [3]
  Person ID	I18	Samuel Parks LK=AP
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	Parks, David (03AP9),   b. Abt 1831, Tennessee, USA d. 26 Dec 1864, Spring Hill, Maury Co., TN (Age 33 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Devaney, Lucy Pugh,   b. 20 Nov 1829, Louisburg, Franklin Co., NC d. 1 Feb 1916, Rhea, Tennessee, USA (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	9 Jan 1853	Roane Co., TN by Samuel Taylor, JP Surety: Henry Branson   [4]
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thompson, Emma A.,   b. Feb 1864, Tennessee, USA d. Abt Jul 1927, Rhea, Tennessee, USA (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	26 May 1885	Rhea Co. TN by S.H. Price, MG   [5]
  Children	1. Parks, Joseph Young,   b. 14 Aug 1886, Rhea, Tennessee, USA d. 22 May 1966 (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Parks, Lucy,   b. Jul 1888, Tennessee, USA d. 1953 (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Parks, Bertha,   b. May 1894, Tennessee, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S106] David Parks pension file, no. WA-123662, WC-84.653, Lucy Parks, widow; National Archives, Washington, D.C. [S57] Bettye J. Broyles, compiler, Rhea County, Tennessee Cemetery Records-Vol. 1, 147. lists dob as 7 Nov 1865, probably a transcription error reversing the last two digits, but also the month does not agree with other sources [S57] Bettye J. Broyles, compiler, Rhea County, Tennessee Cemetery Records-Vol. 1, 147. [S450] Marriage Bond and License-David Parks & Lucy Devaney. Roane County Heritage Society, Old Courthouse, Kingston, Tennessee. Photocopies of originals in Parks Family Archives. [S543] Rhea County Marriage Book, Rhea County Courthouse, Dayton, Tennessee, MB 2 (1881-1902), 493.