William Henry PARKS

1833 -

• Name	William Henry PARKS
  Birth	Jun 1833	Virginia (now West Virginia)   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Ritchie Co, (W)VA
  Military	ENLISTED 20 Aug 1861  [2]
  	Private, Union Army, Civil War
  Census	1900	Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV
  Occupation	farmer  [1, 3]
  Occupation	2 Jan 1912  [4]
  	appointed Postmaster at Rutherford, Ritchie Co WV
  Person ID	I136076	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	6 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Nathaniel PARKS,   b. 11 Jun 1803, Harrison Co, (W)VA d. 1895, Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Barbara CUNNINGHAM,   b. 29 Jan 1811, Ritchie Co, (W)VA d. 7 Oct 1895, Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F35500	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jemima RALSTON,   b. Jan 1842, Pennsylvania   [5]
  Marriage	1861	Ritchie Co, (W)VA   [1, 6]
  Children	+ 1. James H. PARKS,   b. Jul 1863   d. 31 Jan 1936, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV (Age ~ 72 years)
  Family ID	F60120	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2105] 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District). [S2587] U.S. Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 [database online], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration (NARA)). [S2068] 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. [S2693] Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration). [S1604] Death record of son. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).