PARKS, VIRGIL UNION^[1]

1908 - 1989  (81 years)   Has 8 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.

PARKS, JAMES LEWIS

1864 - 1929  (65 years)

Birth	26 Jan 1864	Gentry, Missouri, USA, 27, 70, 72, 75
Died	02 Dec 1929	Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Father	PARKS, JAMES ALEN,   b. 12 Jan 1820, Indiana or Kentucky, 30, 31
Relationship	natural
Mother	Jacoby, Mary Ann
Relationship	natural
Family 1	McGaffin, Emma Rebecca
Children	1. PARKS, WESTLEY AARON,   b. 11 Nov 1886, Lyon, Kansas, USA   2. PARKS, EVA IRENA,   b. 18 May 1888, Lyon, Kansas, USA, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162   3. PARKS, OMER ALVIN,   b. 29 Dec 1889, Allen, Lyon County, Kansas, 173, 175   4. PARKS, ETHEL MAY,   b. 23 Dec 1892, Lyon, Kansas, USA   5. PARKS, JAMES THOMAS,   b. 06 Jul 1897, Albany or New Hampton, Missouri, 177, 178, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185
Family 2	McGaffin, Cora M.
Children	1. PARKS, LENA ARA,   b. 08 Nov 1902, Lyon, Kansas, USA
Family 3	Clevenger, Alnetta Rebecca
Children	1. PARKS, VIRGIL UNION,   b. 01 Oct 1908, Lyon, Kansas, USA   2. PARKS, GERTRUDE V,   b. 07 Feb 1911, Miller, Lyon, Kansas, USA
Family 4	KOPP, JULIA HANNAH

Clevenger, Alnetta Rebecca

Family 1	PARKS, JAMES LEWIS,   b. 26 Jan 1864, Gentry, Missouri, USA, 27, 70, 72, 75
Children	1. PARKS, VIRGIL UNION,   b. 01 Oct 1908, Lyon, Kansas, USA   2. PARKS, GERTRUDE V,   b. 07 Feb 1911, Miller, Lyon, Kansas, USA
Family 2	PRATT, CLARA,   b. 1906 in Missouri, USA. 138. JAMES LEWIS4 PARKS (James Alen 3, Hugh, Hugh, SamuelA Jr., SamuelB, ThomasC, John JamesD), 70, 71, 72, 73, 74 was born on 26 Jan 1864 in Gentry, Missouri, USA 26, 27, 70, 72, 75

Miller, Marthelle C.

Family 1	PARKS, VIRGIL UNION,   b. 01 Oct 1908, Lyon, Kansas, USA
Children	1. PARKS, CLARIS ARLENE 6,   b. 10 Sep 1929, Kansas City, Missouri   2. Living   3. She, JOANN PARKS.,   b. 07 Feb 1911, Miller, Lyon, Kansas, USA
Family 2	PARKS, MARVIN LEE,   b. 02 Apr 1935, Miller, Lyon, Kansas, USA

PARKS, CLARIS ARLENE 6

1929 - 2007  (77 years)

Birth	10 Sep 1929	Kansas City, Missouri
Died	03 Aug 2007	Shawnee Mission, Johnson County, Kansas
Father	PARKS, VIRGIL UNION,   b. 01 Oct 1908, Lyon, Kansas, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Miller, Marthelle C.
Relationship	natural
Family	Whitehead, John W.

Living

Father	PARKS, VIRGIL UNION,   b. 01 Oct 1908, Lyon, Kansas, USA
Mother	Miller, Marthelle C.
Family	Tattershall, Rex Klair

She, JOANN PARKS.

1911 - 1983  (72 years)

Birth	07 Feb 1911	Miller, Lyon, Kansas, USA
Died	01 Sep 1983	Mitchell, South Dakota
Father	PARKS, VIRGIL UNION,   b. 01 Oct 1908, Lyon, Kansas, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Miller, Marthelle C.
Relationship	natural
Family	Smith, William L

Miller, Marthelle Generation y 4 (con't) y C.

Family	PARKS, VIRGIL UNION,   b. 01 Oct 1908, Lyon, Kansas, USA

• Name	PARKS, VIRGIL UNION
  Birth	01 Oct 1908	Lyon, Kansas, USA
  Gender	Male
  _DNA	Group 008
  Lineage Key	IP
  Parke Society FGS No.	05IP68
  Death	21 Dec 1989	Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
  Person ID	I434	Hugh Parks Sr. LK=IP
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	PARKS, JAMES LEWIS,   b. 26 Jan 1864, Gentry, Missouri, USA, 27, 70, 72, 75 d. 02 Dec 1929, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Clevenger, Alnetta Rebecca
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F72	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Miller, Marthelle C.
  Children	1. PARKS, CLARIS ARLENE 6,   b. 10 Sep 1929, Kansas City, Missouri d. 03 Aug 2007, Shawnee Mission, Johnson County, Kansas (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Living   3. She, JOANN PARKS.,   b. 07 Feb 1911, Miller, Lyon, Kansas, USA d. 01 Sep 1983, Mitchell, South Dakota (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Miller, Marthelle Generation y 4 (con't) y C.
  Notes	Marriage/relationship reconstructed from descendant report child summary: VIRGIL UNION5 PARKS86 was born on 01 Oct 1908 in Lyon, Kansas, USA86. He died on 21 Dec 1989 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri196. He marri
  Family ID	F552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Descendant report child summary: VIRGIL UNION5 PARKS86 was born on 01 Oct 1908 in Lyon, Kansas, USA86. He died on 21 Dec 1989 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri196. He married Marthelle Generation y 4 (con't) y C. Miller on 15 Jul 1928 in Osage County, Kansas197. She was born in 1912 in Kansas, USA.

  
  

• Sources

  [S0] Wilma Handley, Descendants of Hugh Parks descendant report (PDF).