Parks, Wilmoth Henry

1893 - 1932  (38 years)   Has 46 ancestors and 54 descendants in this family tree.

Parks, Henry Washington

1864 - 1947  (83 years)

Birth	14 Nov 1864	Roane Co., TN
Died	8 Dec 1947	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Buried	Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN
Father	Parks, David (03AP9),   b. Abt 1831, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Devaney, Lucy Pugh,   b. 20 Nov 1829, Louisburg, Franklin Co., NC
Relationship	natural
Married	9 Jan 1853	Roane Co., TN by Samuel Taylor, JP Surety: Henry Branson
Family	Hale, Mary Ethel,   b. 4 May 1871, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Married	19 Oct 1890	Rhea Co., TN by J. M. Bramlett, MG (Privett Springs Baptist Church)
Children	1. Parks, Laura Kate,   b. 1 Mar 1892, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   2. Parks, Wilmoth Henry,   b. 15 Dec 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   3. Parks, Lucy G.,   b. 17 Oct 1895, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   4. Parks, Mae Margaret,   b. 7 Mar 1900, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   5. Parks, James,   b. 21 May 1901, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   6. Parks, Albert Fred,   b. 5 Apr 1903, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   7. Parks, Bessie Lee,   b. 20 Nov 1906, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   8. Parks, Eva Helen,   b. 29 Jul 1909, Rhea, Tennessee, USA

Hale, Mary Ethel

1871 - 1926  (55 years)

Birth	4 May 1871	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Died	27 Sep 1926	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Buried	29 Sep 1926	Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN
Father	Hale, James Eaton,   b. Abt 1848, Rhea Co.,TN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Loy, Mary Jane,   b. Abt 1838
Relationship	natural
Married	12 Dec 1867	Rhea Co., TN by G. W. Renfro, MG
Family	Parks, Henry Washington,   b. 14 Nov 1864, Roane Co., TN
Married	19 Oct 1890	Rhea Co., TN by J. M. Bramlett, MG (Privett Springs Baptist Church)
Children	1. Parks, Laura Kate,   b. 1 Mar 1892, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   2. Parks, Wilmoth Henry,   b. 15 Dec 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   3. Parks, Lucy G.,   b. 17 Oct 1895, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   4. Parks, Mae Margaret,   b. 7 Mar 1900, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   5. Parks, James,   b. 21 May 1901, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   6. Parks, Albert Fred,   b. 5 Apr 1903, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   7. Parks, Bessie Lee,   b. 20 Nov 1906, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   8. Parks, Eva Helen,   b. 29 Jul 1909, Rhea, Tennessee, USA

Bankston, Neulah Cleo

1906 - 1966  (59 years)

Birth	16 Nov 1906	Tennessee, USA
Died	25 Apr 1966
Buried	Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN
Father	Bankston, Henry Willis,   b. 12 Oct 1878, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Smith, Lilly Vilena,   b. 4 Oct 1882, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	25 Dec 1898	Rhea Co. TN by J. A. Torbett, JP
Family 1	Parks, Wilmoth Henry,   b. 15 Dec 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Married	Oct 1923
Children	1. Parks, Earnest Grant,   b. 12 Feb 1925, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   2. Parks, Melvin Chadwick,   b. 3 Oct 1926, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   3. Parks, Louis Earl,   b. 8 Jun 1928, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   4. Parks, Mary Cleo,   b. 17 Jan 1930, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   5. Living
Family 2	Mitchell, Eugene
Married	Aft 1932

Parks, Earnest Grant

1925 - 2016  (91 years)

Birth	12 Feb 1925	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Died	26 Mar 2016	Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Father	Parks, Wilmoth Henry,   b. 15 Dec 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Bankston, Neulah Cleo,   b. 16 Nov 1906, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	Oct 1923
Family 1	Camp, Mary Jane,   b. 29 Jun 1929, Tennessee, USA
Married	21 Feb 1946
Divorced	May 1959
Children	1. Parks, James Grant,   b. 27 Dec 1946, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA   2. Living
Family 2	Littlefield, Joyce Aldon,   b. 30 Jul 1930
Married	5 Sep 1959
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living

Parks, Melvin Chadwick

1926 - 2022  (96 years)

Birth	3 Oct 1926	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Died	8 Dec 2022	Clermont, Ohio, USA
Father	Parks, Wilmoth Henry,   b. 15 Dec 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Bankston, Neulah Cleo,   b. 16 Nov 1906, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	Oct 1923
Family 1	Walker, Kathern Lavona,   b. 1 Jul 1924, Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Married	11 Jan 1944	Rossville, GA
Children	1. Parks, Sharon Ann,   b. 29 Sep 1947, Galveston, TX   2. Living   3. Living
Family 2	Denn, Shirley Ann,   b. Abt 1936, Elyria, Lorain Co., OH
Married	Dec 1972	Elyria, Lorain Co., OH

Parks, Louis Earl

1928 - 1929  (0 years)

Birth	8 Jun 1928	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Died	11 Jan 1929	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Buried	Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN
Father	Parks, Wilmoth Henry,   b. 15 Dec 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Bankston, Neulah Cleo,   b. 16 Nov 1906, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	Oct 1923

Parks, Mary Cleo

1930 - 2012  (82 years)

Birth	17 Jan 1930	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Died	29 Mar 2012	Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Father	Parks, Wilmoth Henry,   b. 15 Dec 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Bankston, Neulah Cleo,   b. 16 Nov 1906, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	Oct 1923
Family	Dempsey, Charles Edward
Married	Sep 1948
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Dempsey, Donna Lynn   4. Dempsey, Wanda Darlene   5. Dempsey, Larry   6. Dempsey, Thomas Melvin

Living

Father	Parks, Wilmoth Henry,   b. 15 Dec 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Mother	Bankston, Neulah Cleo,   b. 16 Nov 1906, Tennessee, USA
Married	Oct 1923
Family	Bowman, Howard Columbus Sr.,   b. 31 Mar 1928, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living

• Name	Parks, Wilmoth Henry  [1]
  Birth	15 Dec 1893	Rhea, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  _DNA	Group 008
  Lineage Key	AP
  Parke Society FGS No.	05AP28
  Death	22 Jul 1932	Rhea, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	24 Jul 1932	Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I4	Samuel Parks LK=AP
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	Parks, Henry Washington,   b. 14 Nov 1864, Roane Co., TN d. 8 Dec 1947, Rhea, Tennessee, USA (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hale, Mary Ethel,   b. 4 May 1871, Rhea, Tennessee, USA d. 27 Sep 1926, Rhea, Tennessee, USA (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	19 Oct 1890	Rhea Co., TN by J. M. Bramlett, MG (Privett Springs Baptist Church)   [1, 4, 5]
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bankston, Neulah Cleo,   b. 16 Nov 1906, Tennessee, USA d. 25 Apr 1966 (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	Oct 1923  [6]
  Children	1. Parks, Earnest Grant,   b. 12 Feb 1925, Rhea, Tennessee, USA d. 26 Mar 2016, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Parks, Melvin Chadwick,   b. 3 Oct 1926, Rhea, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Dec 2022, Clermont, Ohio, USA (Age 96 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Parks, Louis Earl,   b. 8 Jun 1928, Rhea, Tennessee, USA d. 11 Jan 1929, Rhea, Tennessee, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Parks, Mary Cleo,   b. 17 Jan 1930, Rhea, Tennessee, USA d. 29 Mar 2012, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Living
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S181] Family bible, Henry Washington Parks-Mary Ethel Hale. [S57] Bettye J. Broyles, compiler, Rhea County, Tennessee Cemetery Records-Vol. 1, 145. [S668] Wilmoth H. Parks, death certificate no. 15238 (1932), Tennessee State Library & Archives, Nashville. [S543] Rhea County Marriage Book, Rhea County Courthouse, Dayton, Tennessee, MB 2 (1881-1902). [S55] Bettye J. Broyles, compiler, History of Rhea County, Tennessee, 52. listing of Pastors of Wolf Creek Baptist Church. J.M. Bramlet was pastor from 1877-1885, 1890-1905, 1912-1914. Church was called Privett Springs in 1890, changed to Wolf Creek in 1901 [S219] Family information provided by Jean (Parks) Bowman, daughter of Wilmoth Henry Parks and Neulah Cleo Bankston.