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Parks Family History
Parks Genealogy & Family TreeParks is a Scottish name from Cumberland, England, where one of the earliest known ancestors—Rober de Parco—was recorded in 1202. It comes from the Old English word parc and referred to someone who lived near a park or an open area of land. Roots for this name can also be found in Korea. The family motto is Sapienter et pie which means “Wisely and piously.”
Other spellings include “Parke” and “Parkes.” Notable people with the surname include American actor Michael Parks (Kill Bill, Django Unchained, From Dusk Till Dawn), American television personality Bert Parks (Miss America Pageant), American actor James Parks (Kill Bill, Death Proof, Django Unchained), and Korean baseball player Chan Ho Park (Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees). The first Parks to come to America was Richard Parks in Massachusetts in 1647.
Parks Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Dovie Parks -- --, 1885 January 6, 1950 North Carolina
- Joseph Parks -- --, 1800 March 1, 1890 New York
- Frank A. Parks -- --, 1886 Ohio
- Bessie Ann Parks -- --, 1896 September 14, 1962 Kansas
- Willie Parks -- --, 18 December 9, 1990 Tennessee
Parks Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Benjamin Yancy Parks -- --, 1858 July 19, 1929 Alabama
- Travis Parks -- --, 1881 November 8, 1934 Texas
- Isaac E Parks -- --, 1846 December 20, 1908 Texas
- Ruby Irene Parks -- --, 1918 September 0, 1998 Missouri
- H R Parks -- --, 1849 October 31, 1910 Texas
