Husband of
Stella Mae (Couser) Parks
— married
10 Jun 1923 in Moore County, Tennessee, United States
Father of
Betty Sue Parks and [private daughter (1920s - unknown)]
Died
at age 89
in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
Problems/Questions
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Biography
Rufus was born in 1895. He is the son of Rufus Parks and Susan Holt. He passed away in 1984.
Sources
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCG-JWR : accessed 28 November 2015), Rufus B Parks in household of Rufus Parks, Civil District 1 Lynchburg town, Moore, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 3B, family 64, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,590.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFZ-8FT : accessed 28 November 2015), Rufus B Parks in household of Rufus H Parks, Civil District 1, Moore, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 107, sheet 8A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,525.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN56-3FX : accessed 28 November 2015), Rufus B Parks in household of Rufus A Parks, Civil District 1, Moore, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 1A, family 9, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,757.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K442-BX9 : accessed 28 November 2015), R B Parks, Civil District 12, Davidson, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-47, sheet 24A, family 428, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3886.
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ6F-VVQ : accessed 28 November 2015), Rufus Burton Parkes, 1917-1918; citing Moore County, Tennessee, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,877,597.
"Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNCK-ZFG : accessed 28 November 2015), Rufus Burton Parks and Stella Mae Couser, 10 Jun 1923; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 260, Moore, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rufus by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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