Sally (Alvis) Parks (1910 - 2010)

Born 5 Dec 1910 in Canada

Wife of Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks — married 1933 (to 1961) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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Biography

Sally Alvis was born about 1913 in Canada. It is not known how she came to Minnesota, but she is described as the adopted daughter of Joe and Ida Alvis in the 1930 Census.

In 1930, Sally (16) was living in the household of Jo and Ida Alvis at 3928 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA. She is described as their adopted daughter.^[1]

She attended Central High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1931.^[2]

Sally (19) and Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (20) were married in 1933 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. He was the son of Andrew Jackson Parks and Sarah A. (Ross) Parks. Their children were:

1. Gordon Roger Parks (1934–1979).
2. Toni Stefani Parks-Parsons (1940 - 2015)
3. David Parks

In the 1940 census Sally (29) and Gordon (29) were the married lodgers of Edmund D Moore in St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. Their son, Gordon Parks, Jr. (5) was with them.^[3]

Sally and Gordon Parks's child Toni Stefani Parks (1940 - 2015) was born on 4 November 1940 in Hennepin, Minnesota, United States.^[4]

Sally died on 14 mar 2010 and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas, United States with a death date of 14 March 2010.^[5]

Research Notes

The following people may need profiles:

• Jo Alvis
• Ida Alvis
• Mary Turner
• Charles Tull

• There is a Minneapolis Star newspaper notice about a Sally E. Parks and a Gordon A. Parks being granted a divorce on 28 Feb 1939. More research needed. Did they divorced and then re-marry? Or divorce and then lived together until 1961?^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0248; FHL microfilm: 2340834
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #79549502 (accessed 1 February 2024)
   Sally Alvis (19), single adopted daughter, in household of Jo Alvis (70) at 3928 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA. Born in Canada.

   Name	Sex	Race	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   Jo Alvis	M	Negro (Black)	70	Married	Head	Street cleaner	West Virginia
   Ida Alvis	F	Negro (Black)	48	Married	Wife	Maid	Missouri
   Mary Turner	F	Negro (Black)	21	Single	Roomer	Stack girl	Canada
   Sally Alvis	F	Negro (Black)	19	Single	Adopted daughter		Canada
   Charles Tull	M	Negro (Black)		Widowed	Father-in-law		Missouri

2. ↑ 1931 School Yearbook: "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016"
   "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Central High School; Year: 1931
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1265 #395524104 (accessed 1 February 2024)
   School Location: Minneaplis, Minnesota, USA; Birth Year: abt 1915; Name: Sallie Alvis; School: Central High School; Yearbook Date: 1931; Estimated Age: 16.
3. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01998; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 90-126
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #98581468 (accessed 1 February 2024)
   Solly Parks (29), married lodger, in household of Edmund D Moore (39) in St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. Born in Canada English.
4. ↑ Birth of child Toni Stefani Parks: "Minnesota, U.S., Birth Index, 1935-2000"
   Minnesota Department of Health; Saint Paul, Minnesota; Minnesota, Birth Index, 1935-2000
   Ancestry Record 8742 #309350944 (accessed 1 February 2024)
   Toni Stefani Parks born to Sally Parks and Gordon Parks on 4 Nov 1940 in Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #236140969 (accessed 1 February 2024)
   Memorial page for Sally Alvis Parks (5 Dec 1910-14 Mar 2010), citing Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas, USA (plot: Lot 23 Sec 7); Maintained by W. R. (contributor 50537405).
6. ↑ 1939 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
   The Minneapolis Star (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Tue, Feb 28, 1939, page 16
   Newspapers Clip: 140059940 (accessed 1 February 2024)

See also:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Parks
• Passenger List: "New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957"
  The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; RG: 85
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7488 #3028139290 (accessed 1 February 2024)
  Gender: Female; Ship Name: Queen Mary; Final Destination: White Plains, New York; Marital Status: Married; Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA; Birth Date: abt 1911; Birth Place: Canada; Departure Port: Cherbourg,France; Name: Sarah T Parks; Arrival Date: 5 Jan 1952; Age: 41.