Parks Families of East Tennessee

Member of:
The Parke Society (#1406) President & Trustee
Group Administrator-Park/e/s DNA Surname Project
International Society of Genetic Genealogy
SAR-General Daniel Morgan Chapter
The Roane County [TN] Heritage Commission
The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
Lancaster County [PA] Historical Society
The Wayne County (PA) Historical Society
This page is under constant revision. Information on various Parks families in East Tennessee will appear here. Some information posted is not yet cited for source--this will be corrected as time permits. In the meantime, any questions about the source of any information posted can be directed to the email address listed above. I welcome any contributions, corrections, etc. from any Parks researchers willing to share information.
NOTE: A DNA testing project is underway to explore the relationship of the various E. TN PARKS lines of descent. Some results are available and can be viewed on the PARK/E/S DNA Surname Project webpage. A link to the PARK/E/S DNA Surname Project is found below in the 'Related Links' area.

Family Photos

• "Origin of the PARKSES" transcription (65 KB)
  A transcription by Janet Campbell, descendant, who supplied the following images of the handwritten document by Isaac Day PARKS.
• Cover page of "Origin of the PARKSES" (10 KB)
  Cover page of handwritten document by Isaac Day PARKS supplied by Janet G. Campbell, descendant.
• "Origin of the PARKSES-Pedigree of the Family" p.1 (164 KB)
  Image of the first page of the handwritten document by Isaac Day PARKS, dated 8 August 1877, supplied by Janet G. Campbell, descendant.
• "Origin of the PARKSES-Pedigree of the Family" p.2 (217 KB)
  Second page of the handwritten document by Isaac Day PARKS dated 8 August 1877, supplied by Janet G. Campbell, descendant.

Family Tree Maker Reports and Trees

• Outline Descendant Tree: Descendants of Henry Parks


• User Home Page Outline Descendant Tree: Descendants of Col. Robert Parks


• Genealogy Report: Descendants of Henry Parks


• Genealogy Report: Descendants of Joseph Parks (View PDF)

Related Files

• PARKS references-Roane Co.TN road orders 1830-1833 (46 KB)
  I have transcribed all road orders in Roane Co.1830-1833 which include PARKS references. In addition, all surnames mentioned are annotated with the page number from the 1830 Ro. Co. census on which the person named is located to give a sense of location.
• Ken's Genealogy Library (40 KB)
  A current listing of the books in my genealogy reference library. I will be happy to respond to any requests for lookups--simply send an email request to the above address.

Related Links

• PARK/E/S DNA Surname Project webpage
• The Parke Society