Parks, Earnest Grant

1925 - 2016  (91 years)   Has 70 ancestors and 12 descendants in this family tree.

Parks, Wilmoth Henry

1893 - 1932  (38 years)

Birth	15 Dec 1893	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Died	22 Jul 1932	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Buried	24 Jul 1932	Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN
Father	Parks, Henry Washington,   b. 14 Nov 1864, Roane Co., TN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Hale, Mary Ethel,   b. 4 May 1871, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	19 Oct 1890	Rhea Co., TN by J. M. Bramlett, MG (Privett Springs Baptist Church)
Family	Bankston, Neulah Cleo,   b. 16 Nov 1906, 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

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

Camp, Mary Jane

1929 - 2005  (75 years)

Birth	29 Jun 1929	Tennessee, USA
Died	15 May 2005
Buried	Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Family	Parks, Earnest Grant,   b. 12 Feb 1925, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Married	21 Feb 1946
Divorced	May 1959
Children	1. Parks, James Grant,   b. 27 Dec 1946, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA   2. Living

Parks, James Grant

1946 - 2022  (75 years)

Birth	27 Dec 1946	Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Died	15 Aug 2022	Tennessee, USA
Father	Parks, Earnest Grant,   b. 12 Feb 1925, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Camp, Mary Jane,   b. 29 Jun 1929, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	21 Feb 1946
Divorced	May 1959
Family	Keene, Willie Dean,   b. 15 Feb 1951, Hendersonville, Sumner Co., TN
Married	21 Dec 1985	4th Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, Knox Co., TN
Children	1. Living   2. Living

Living

Father	Parks, Earnest Grant,   b. 12 Feb 1925, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Mother	Camp, Mary Jane,   b. 29 Jun 1929, Tennessee, USA
Married	21 Feb 1946
Divorced	May 1959
Family 1	Living
Children	1. Living
Family 2	Unknown, Debra
Children	1. Living

Littlefield, Joyce Aldon

L 1930 - 2015  (85 years)

Birth	30 Jul 1930
Died	1 Nov 2015	Blount, Tennessee, USA
Buried	Grandview Cemetery, Blount, Tennessee, USA
Family	Parks, Earnest Grant,   b. 12 Feb 1925, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Married	5 Sep 1959
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living

Living

Father	Parks, Earnest Grant,   b. 12 Feb 1925, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Mother	Littlefield, Joyce Aldon,   b. 30 Jul 1930
Married	5 Sep 1959

Living

Father	Parks, Earnest Grant,   b. 12 Feb 1925, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Mother	Littlefield, Joyce Aldon,   b. 30 Jul 1930
Married	5 Sep 1959

Living

Father	Parks, Earnest Grant,   b. 12 Feb 1925, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Mother	Littlefield, Joyce Aldon,   b. 30 Jul 1930
Married	5 Sep 1959
Family 1	Hill, John,   b. UNKNOWN
Children	1. Living   2. Living
Family 2	Hunter, Danny,   b. UNKNOWN

• Name	Parks, Earnest Grant  [1]
  Birth	12 Feb 1925	Rhea, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _DNA	Group 008
  Lineage Key	AP
  Parke Society FGS No.	06AP20
  Death	26 Mar 2016	Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
  Person ID	I140	Samuel Parks LK=AP
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	Parks, Wilmoth Henry,   b. 15 Dec 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA d. 22 Jul 1932, Rhea, Tennessee, USA (Age 38 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Bankston, Neulah Cleo,   b. 16 Nov 1906, Tennessee, USA d. 25 Apr 1966 (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Oct 1923  [3]
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Camp, Mary Jane,   b. 29 Jun 1929, Tennessee, USA d. 15 May 2005 (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	21 Feb 1946  [1, 2]
  Divorce	May 1959
  Children	1. Parks, James Grant,   b. 27 Dec 1946, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA d. 15 Aug 2022, Tennessee, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Living
  Family ID	F102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Littlefield, Joyce Aldon,   b. 30 Jul 1930   d. 1 Nov 2015, Blount, Tennessee, USA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	5 Sep 1959  [1]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S216] Family information provided by Earnest Grant Parks. [S181] Family bible, Henry Washington Parks-Mary Ethel Hale. [S219] Family information provided by Jean (Parks) Bowman, daughter of Wilmoth Henry Parks and Neulah Cleo Bankston.