In the 1850 census, there is an individual in the Jahiel Parks (who was 62 at the time) household listed as Benjamin Mo Parks, 75, male, occupation Minister, born in New York. There is also a Lucy Parks, 75, Female, also born in New York. These are most certainly Jahiel's parents still living.
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1850 Census of Schuyler County https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8054/4200579_00191/4159594?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/14550803/person/123512059/facts/citation/1661638297/edit/record
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