Park/e/s Families in Group 008
A collection of family trees of the various Park/e/s lineages in DNA Group 008 in the Park/e/s DNA Surname Project at FTDNA (Family Tree DNA)

Bankston, Henry Willis
1. Bankston, Henry Willis was born on 12 Oct 1878 in Tennessee, USA; died on 30 Nov 1942 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN. Henry married Smith, Lilly Vilena on 25 Dec 1898 in Rhea Co. TN by J. A. Torbett, JP. Lilly (daughter of Smith, William Addison, daughter of Smith, William Addison and Minnick, Eliza Jane) was born on 4 Oct 1882 in Tennessee, USA; died on 24 Feb 1949; was buried in Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Bankston, Bessie M.
was born on 19 Oct 1899 in Tennessee, USA; died on 17 Nov 1986 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA. - 3. Bankston, Clinton G.
was born on 14 Apr 1903 in Tennessee, USA; died on 4 Jun 1983 in Tennessee, USA; was buried in Shiloh Cemetery, Meigs Co., TN. - 4. Bankston, Neulah Cleo
was born on 16 Nov 1906 in Tennessee, USA; died on 25 Apr 1966; was buried in Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN. - 5. Bankston, Henry Brado
was born on 19 Mar 1913 in Tennessee, USA; died in Jan 1978 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA. - 6. Bankston, Marvin Cletus
was born on 17 Jul 1916 in Tennessee, USA; died on 8 Sep 1978 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea, Tennesse, USA. - 7. Bankston, female
was born on 9 Feb 1921 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; died on 10 Feb 1921 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA. - 8. Bankston, W. C.
was born about Dec 1923; died on 26 Aug 1924 in Hamilton Co., TN.
- 2. Bankston, Bessie M.
Generation: 2
2. Bankston, Bessie M.
(1.Henry1) was born on 19 Oct 1899 in Tennessee, USA; died on 17 Nov 1986 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA. Family/Spouse: Smith, Carl. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Living
- 10. Smith, Mildred
was born on 22 Jun 1929; died on 21 May 1971.
- 9. Living
3. Bankston, Clinton G.
(1.Henry1) was born on 14 Apr 1903 in Tennessee, USA; died on 4 Jun 1983 in Tennessee, USA; was buried in Shiloh Cemetery, Meigs Co., TN. Clinton married Nance, Edna on 27 Oct 1945. Edna was born on 24 Nov 1919; died on 7 Sep 1985; was buried in Shiloh Cemetery, Meigs Co., TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Clinton married Reed, Hattie M. about 1925. Hattie (daughter of Reed, John and Jenkins, Willie) was born on 9 Jan 1906 in Hamilton Co., TN; died on 12 Feb 1943 in Hamilton Co., TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
4. Bankston, Neulah Cleo
(1.Henry1) was born on 16 Nov 1906 in Tennessee, USA; died on 25 Apr 1966; was buried in Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN. Neulah married Parks, Wilmoth Henry in Oct 1923. Wilmoth (son of Parks, Henry Washington and Hale, Mary Ethel) was born on 15 Dec 1893 in Rhea, Tennessee, USA; died on 22 Jul 1932 in Rhea, Tennessee, USA; was buried on 24 Jul 1932 in Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. Parks, Earnest Grant
was born on 12 Feb 1925 in Rhea, Tennessee, USA; died on 26 Mar 2016 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA. - 15. Parks, Melvin Chadwick
was born on 3 Oct 1926 in Rhea, Tennessee, USA; died on 8 Dec 2022 in Clermont, Ohio, USA. - 16. Parks, Louis Earl
was born on 8 Jun 1928 in Rhea, Tennessee, USA; died on 11 Jan 1929 in Rhea, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN. - 17. Parks, Mary Cleo
was born on 17 Jan 1930 in Rhea, Tennessee, USA; died on 29 Mar 2012 in Hamilton, Tennessee, USA. - 18. Living
Neulah married Mitchell, Eugene after 1932. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
- 14. Parks, Earnest Grant
5. Bankston, Henry Brado
(1.Henry1) was born on 19 Mar 1913 in Tennessee, USA; died in Jan 1978 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA. Henry married [--?--], Clara about 1939. Clara was born about 1913 in Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 19. Bankston, Roddy Eugene
was born on 30 Jul 1939 in Tennessee, USA; died on 11 Apr 2012 in Florida, USA.
- 19. Bankston, Roddy Eugene
6. Bankston, Marvin Cletus
(1.Henry1) was born on 17 Jul 1916 in Tennessee, USA; died on 8 Sep 1978 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea, Tennesse, USA. Family/Spouse: Hale, Sammie Marie. Sammie (daughter of Hale, Samuel Hobert and [--?--], Elizabeth B.) was born on 22 Oct 1919; died on 12 Jun 2006. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 20. Bankston, Cecil Howard
was born on 17 Aug 1941 in USA; died on 2 Nov 2009 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA. - 21. Bankston, Judy
- 22. Bankston, David
- 23. Bankston, Bo
- 24. Bankston, Marva Jean
- 20. Bankston, Cecil Howard
7. Bankston, female
(1.Henry1) was born on 9 Feb 1921 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; died on 10 Feb 1921 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA. 8. Bankston, W. C.
(1.Henry1) was born about Dec 1923; died on 26 Aug 1924 in Hamilton Co., TN.
Generation: 3
9. Living
(2.Bessie2, 1.Henry1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
10. Smith, Mildred
(2.Bessie2, 1.Henry1) was born on 22 Jun 1929; died on 21 May 1971. Family/Spouse: Guthrie, Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Living
(3.Clinton2, 1.Henry1)12. Living
(3.Clinton2, 1.Henry1)13. Living
(3.Clinton2, 1.Henry1)14. Parks, Earnest Grant
(4.Neulah2, 1.Henry1) was born on 12 Feb 1925 in Rhea, Tennessee, USA; died on 26 Mar 2016 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA. Earnest married Camp, Mary Jane on 21 Feb 1946, and was divorced in May 1959. Mary was born on 29 Jun 1929 in Tennessee, USA; died on 15 May 2005; was buried in Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 25. Parks, James Grant
was born on 27 Dec 1946 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA; died on 15 Aug 2022 in Tennessee, USA. - 26. Living
Earnest married Littlefield, Joyce Aldon on 5 Sep 1959. Joyce was born on 30 Jul 1930; died on 1 Nov 2015 in Blount, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Grandview Cemetery, Blount, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 25. Parks, James Grant
15. Parks, Melvin Chadwick
(4.Neulah2, 1.Henry1) was born on 3 Oct 1926 in Rhea, Tennessee, USA; died on 8 Dec 2022 in Clermont, Ohio, USA. Melvin married Walker, Kathern Lavona on 11 Jan 1944 in Rossville, GA. Kathern (daughter of Walker, Thomas Franklin and Durham, Lillie Mae) was born on 1 Jul 1924 in Meigs, Tennessee, USA; died on 30 Aug 1971 in Elyria, Lorain Co., OH; was buried in Rest Haven Memory Gardens, Avon, Lorain Co., OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 30. Parks, Sharon Ann
was born on 29 Sep 1947 in Galveston, TX; died on 2 May 2009 in Lorain Co., OH. - 31. Living
- 32. Living
Melvin married Denn, Shirley Ann in Dec 1972 in Elyria, Lorain Co., OH. Shirley (daughter of Denn, Harold J. and Roka, Victoria) was born about 1936 in Elyria, Lorain Co., OH; died on 11 Sep 2007 in Elyria, Lorain Co., OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
- 30. Parks, Sharon Ann
16. Parks, Louis Earl
(4.Neulah2, 1.Henry1) was born on 8 Jun 1928 in Rhea, Tennessee, USA; died on 11 Jan 1929 in Rhea, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN. 17. Parks, Mary Cleo
(4.Neulah2, 1.Henry1) was born on 17 Jan 1930 in Rhea, Tennessee, USA; died on 29 Mar 2012 in Hamilton, Tennessee, USA. Mary married Dempsey, Charles Edward in Sep 1948. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 33. Living
- 34. Living
- 35. Dempsey, Donna Lynn
- 36. Dempsey, Wanda Darlene
- 37. Dempsey, Larry
- 38. Dempsey, Thomas Melvin
- 33. Living
18. Living
(4.Neulah2, 1.Henry1)Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
19. Bankston, Roddy Eugene
(5.Henry2, 1.Henry1) was born on 30 Jul 1939 in Tennessee, USA; died on 11 Apr 2012 in Florida, USA. 20. Bankston, Cecil Howard
(6.Marvin2, 1.Henry1) was born on 17 Aug 1941 in USA; died on 2 Nov 2009 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA. Family/Spouse: Tucker, Eleanor. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Family/Spouse: Macarthur, Sandra Lilas. Sandra was born on 6 Dec 1943; died in Nov 1978 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
21. Bankston, Judy
(6.Marvin2, 1.Henry1)22. Bankston, David
(6.Marvin2, 1.Henry1)23. Bankston, Bo
(6.Marvin2, 1.Henry1)24. Bankston, Marva Jean
(6.Marvin2, 1.Henry1)
Generation: 4
25. Parks, James Grant
(14.Earnest3, 4.Neulah2, 1.Henry1) was born on 27 Dec 1946 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA; died on 15 Aug 2022 in Tennessee, USA. James married Keene, Willie Dean on 21 Dec 1985 in 4th Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, Knox Co., TN. Willie (daughter of Keene, John Britton and Dyer, Willie Mae) was born on 15 Feb 1951 in Hendersonville, Sumner Co., TN; died on 9 Jan 2022. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
26. Living
(14.Earnest3, 4.Neulah2, 1.Henry1)Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 47. Living
Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 48. Living
- 47. Living
27. Living
(14.Earnest3, 4.Neulah2, 1.Henry1)28. Living
(14.Earnest3, 4.Neulah2, 1.Henry1)29. Living
(14.Earnest3, 4.Neulah2, 1.Henry1)Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
30. Parks, Sharon Ann
(15.Melvin3, 4.Neulah2, 1.Henry1) was born on 29 Sep 1947 in Galveston, TX; died on 2 May 2009 in Lorain Co., OH. Sharon married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
31. Living
(15.Melvin3, 4.Neulah2, 1.Henry1)Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
32. Living
(15.Melvin3, 4.Neulah2, 1.Henry1)Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 53. Living
Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
- 53. Living
33. Living
(17.Mary3, 4.Neulah2, 1.Henry1)Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 54. Dempsey, Jennifer
- 55. Dempsey, Rebecca
- 56. Dempsey, Salli
- 54. Dempsey, Jennifer
34. Living
(17.Mary3, 4.Neulah2, 1.Henry1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
35. Dempsey, Donna Lynn
(17.Mary3, 4.Neulah2, 1.Henry1)Family/Spouse: Rose, [--?--]. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 58. Rose, Christie
- 59. Rose, Chris
- 60. Rose, Tim
- 58. Rose, Christie
36. Dempsey, Wanda Darlene
(17.Mary3, 4.Neulah2, 1.Henry1)Family/Spouse: Davenport, [--?--]. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
37. Dempsey, Larry
(17.Mary3, 4.Neulah2, 1.Henry1)38. Dempsey, Thomas Melvin
(17.Mary3, 4.Neulah2, 1.Henry1)Family/Spouse: [--?--], Beverly. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 61. Dempsey, Tera Leanne
died on 29 Oct 2005 in Tennessee, USA; was buried in Bartlebaugh Cemetery, Hamilton Co., TN. - 62. Dempsey, Thomas Melvin II
- 63. Dempsey, Jada
- 61. Dempsey, Tera Leanne
39. Living
(18.Living3, 4.Neulah2, 1.Henry1)Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
40. Living
(18.Living3, 4.Neulah2, 1.Henry1)Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
41. Living
(18.Living3, 4.Neulah2, 1.Henry1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
42. Living
(18.Living3, 4.Neulah2, 1.Henry1)Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
43. Bankston, James Trent
(20.Cecil3, 6.Marvin2, 1.Henry1)44. Bankston, [--?--]
(20.Cecil3, 6.Marvin2, 1.Henry1)Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 70. Bankston, Azlynn
- 70. Bankston, Azlynn
