Lillian (Trask) Parks (abt. 1878 - abt. 1952)

Born about 31 Mar 1878 in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Wife of Alanson Williston Parks — married 7 Sep 1898 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Died about 1952 at about age 73 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Lillian Trask was born 31 March 1878 in Danvers, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Nathaniel Rogers Trask (1857-1930) and Esther M. (Pead) Trask (1860-1905).^[1]

In 1880 the family was living in Danvers, Massachusetts.^[2]

On 7 September 1898, Lillian married Alanson Parks, son of Eleazer Parks and Sarah Williston, in Beverly, Massachusetts.^[3]

In 1900, Alanson's father Eleazer, a widower, is living with Alanson and his family in Sandwich, Massachusetts.^[4]

In 1910, the family is in Sandwich, Massachusetts. Alanson is an odd-job laborer.^[5]

In 1920, the family is living in Sandwich, Massachusetts. Alanson is a house painter, and Lillian is a cook, running a lunchroom in her house.^[6]

In 1930, the family is living in Sandwich, Massachusetts.^[7]

In 1940, the family is also in Sandwich, Massachusetts. Alanson has his own sign-painting shop^[8]

Lillian died in 1952. She is buried in Bay View Cemetery in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQD5-MSQ : 14 January 2020), Lillian N Trask, 1878.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH6H-VPD : 19 February 2021), Lillian N Trask in household of Natheil Trask, Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 159, sheet 43D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,528.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4Q4-YQL : 27 October 2020), Lillian N. Trask in entry for Alanson W. Parks, 1898.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M95D-N8H : accessed 9 August 2021), Eleazor Parks, Sandwich Town, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 3A, family 54, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,631.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2NX-4HF : accessed 9 August 2021), Alanson W Parker, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 17, sheet 6A, family 145, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 571; FHL microfilm 1,374,584.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXTN-1R8 : 1 February 2021) Massachusetts > Barnstable > Sandwich > ED 19 > image 9 of 30; Lillian N Parker in entry for Alanson W Parker, 1920.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQ22-BCZ : accessed 9 August 2021), Aloson W Parks, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 17, sheet 3A, line 17, family 77, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 883; FHL microfilm 2,340,618.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K46R-ZZF : 10 January 2021), Lillian H Parks in household of Alanson W Parks, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-51, sheet 4A, line 10, family 94, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1566.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 31 July 2021), memorial page for Lillian N. Trask Parkes (1878–1952), Find A Grave: Memorial #92563672, citing Bay View Cemetery, Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by bluelady (contributor 47146093).