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Rufus Alonzo Parks

Male 1849 - 1937  (87 years)

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  • Name Rufus Alonzo Parks  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20] 
    Birth 21 Oct 1849  Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1850  Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [19] 
    Subdivision 2 
    Residence 1860  Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    District 1 
    Residence 1870  Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    District 1 
    Residence 1880  Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Occupation Between 1882 and 1884  Moore County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    State Representative 
    Fact 1 1883  Austin, Travis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Fact 1 
    Occupation 1884  Moore County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Lynchburg Falcon Newspaper, Publisher 
    Residence 1900  Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Occupation 1901  Moore County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Banker; Moore County Bank 
    Residence 1910  Moore County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Civil District 1 
    Residence 1920  Moore County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Civil District 1 
    Residence 1930  Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [20] 
    Burial 1937  Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7, 9, 18] 
    • Lynchburg City Cemetery
    Death 10 Jun 1937  Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 7, 9, 18] 
    Person ID I63822  Rountree Family
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2025 

    Father Rufus Burton Parks,   b. 5 May 1827, Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1897, Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Emily Jane Rowntree,   b. 7 Apr 1827, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 1884, Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 30 Jan 1849  Leake County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29] 
    Family ID F37767  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susan Ann Holt,   b. 5 Jul 1851, Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1930, Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 14 Nov 1872  Moore County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 17, 18, 21, 30] 
    Children 
    >1. Roy Hamilton Parks, Sr,   b. 4 Oct 1876, Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1948, Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Pearl Parks,   b. 30 Jul 1878, Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1967, Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Harry Raymond Parks, (Xfer),   b. 5 May 1881, Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1958, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. Margaret Musadora Parks,   b. Dec 1883, Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1922, Denver County, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >5. Annie May Parks,   b. 21 Aug 1886, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1886, Moore County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >6. Marion Alice Parks,   b. 13 Jan 1888, Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Apr 1967, Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >7. Lexie Logue Parks,   b. 18 Mar 1891, Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 1975, Pinellas County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >8. Rufus Burton Parks,   b. 16 Sep 1895, Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1984, Whites Creek, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F39663  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Oct 1849 - Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Subdivision 2 - 1850 - Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - District 1 - 1860 - Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - District 1 - 1870 - Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 14 Nov 1872 - Moore County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1880 - Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - State Representative - Between 1882 and 1884 - Moore County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFact 1 - Fact 1 - 1883 - Austin, Travis, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Lynchburg Falcon Newspaper, Publisher - 1884 - Moore County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1900 - Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Banker; Moore County Bank - 1901 - Moore County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Civil District 1 - 1910 - Moore County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Civil District 1 - 1920 - Moore County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1930 - Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1937 - Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Jun 1937 - Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S3808] Parks, Rufus Alonzo, Family Story by Rufus Alonzo Parks, Rufus tells his family story; file courtesy of Timothy Sumrall.

    2. [S3886] Ancestry.com, Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2008;;), Database online.
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    3. [S3661] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;;), Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Lincoln,Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: 13; Image: 29.
      Record for Rufus Parks

    4. [S3412] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1959, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc., 2011.Original data - Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives.Original data: Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959. Nashville, Tennessee:;;), Database online.
      Record for Rufus Alonzo Parks

    5. [S3413] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2011;;), Database online.
      Record for Rufas Alonzo Parks

    6. [S3811] Armstrong, Zella, Notable Southern Families, (Name: Name: Lookout Publishing Company; Location: Chattanooga, TN; Date:1922;;), Volume III Available on Genealogical.com Disk GPC 7191 Also available on ancestry.com also outlined: http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/showsource.php?sourceID=S484&tree=Legends Notable_Southern_Families.pdf Montgomery Section starts on page 241.

    7. [S4627] Lynchburg City Cemetery, (Name: Name: Findagrave; Location: Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee;;), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=10495695&CRid=14964&.

    8. [S3369] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Year: 1870; Census Place: District 1, Lincoln,Tennessee; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
      Record for Rufus A Parks

    9. [S4725] Ancestry.com, Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2012;;), Database online.
      Record for R A Parks

    10. [S3426] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2012;;).
      Record for Rufus Burton Parks

    11. [S2948] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 1, Moore, Tennessee; Roll:T624_1512; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1375525.
      Record for Rufus H Parks

    12. [S3640] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 1, Moore, Tennessee.
      Record for Rubles A Parks

    13. [S3364] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee; Roll: 1273;Family History Film: 1255273; Page: 467B; Enumeration District: 174.

    14. [S3415] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2012;;).
      Record for Pearl Parks

    15. [S3393] Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
      Record for Harry Raymond Parks
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    16. [S3990] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Harry Raymond Parks
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    17. [S3773] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1241590.
      Record for Rufus Parks
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    18. [S4754] Flack, Jim, Flack Family Website, (Name: Flack Genealogy; Location: http://www.flackgenealogy.com/;), Parks, Rufus Alonzo (1849-1937) Accessed KRM 29 Jan 2020 9:24am www.flackgenealogy.com.
      http://www.flackgenealogy.com/newtng/getperson.php?personID=I28331&tree=Tree664J
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    19. [S3774] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 2, Lincoln, Tennessee; Roll: 887; Page: 99a.
      Record for Rufus B Parks
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8054&h=6337429&indiv=try

    20. [S3794] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2341999.
      Record for Rufus A Parks
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    21. [S3805] Frazier, Donnel R, Descendants of James Lewis Rowntree, (Name: Date: Nov 2002;;), http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txburnet/RowntreeJamesLineage.htm.

    22. [S3660] Frazier, Donnel R, Family Chart of Donel R Frazier, (Name: Date: 2002;;), Website contain Rowntree information http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/f/r/a/Donell-R-Frazier_FILE/0004.txt.

    23. [S3810] Debo, Darrell, Burnet County History Family Histories, (Name: Name: Burnet County Historical Commission; Location: Burnet, Texas;;), A Pioneer History 1847-1979, Vol I, Vol II See pages 268-269 Vol II for J L Rowntree See pages 14-16 for Barton.

    24. [S3899] Hunting For Bears, comp., Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Database online.
      Record for R. B. Parks

    25. [S3582] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), Birth year: 1827; Birth city: Lincoln; Birth state: TN.

    26. [S4754] Flack, Jim, Flack Family Website, (Name: Flack Genealogy; Location: http://www.flackgenealogy.com/;), Parks, Rufus Burton (1827-1897) Accessed KRM 29 Jan 2020 9:54am www.flackgenealogy.com.
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    27. [S4754] Flack, Jim, Flack Family Website, (Name: Flack Genealogy; Location: http://www.flackgenealogy.com/;), Rowntree Parks, Emily Jane (1827-1884) Accessed KRM 29 Jan 2020 9:59am www.flackgenealogy.com.
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    28. [S3860] Ancestry.com, Mississippi, Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;).
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    30. [S4754] Flack, Jim, Flack Family Website, (Name: Flack Genealogy; Location: http://www.flackgenealogy.com/;), Holt Parks, Susan Ann (1851-1930) Accessed KRM 29 Jan 2020 9:30am www.flackgenealogy.com.
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