George Washington Parks (1820 - 1883)

Born 10 Mar 1820 in Tennessee

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Died 1 Oct 1883 at age 63 in Cherokee Territory

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Biography

George was Cherokee.

George was born 10 March 1820 in the Cherokee Nation, now Bradley County, TN. He was the son of Samuel Parks, a white man, and Susannah Taylor, a Cherokee. He married Louisa Spriggs, a white woman, 18 Aug 1844 at Walker’s Valley, Bradley County, TN. ^[1] They were the parents of seven children, Susan, Louvenia Cherokee, Samuel, Dondeneah (Lucy), George, Ruth, and Morgan. ^{[2] [3]} Although several of his siblings had already emigrated, George and his family remained in Tennessee after Removal and the family is listed on the Siler and Chapman rolls of Cherokee east of the Mississippi. ^[4] He was a merchant in Cleveland, TN. ^[5] The family moved to Indian Territory after the Civil War, settling in Vinita. ^[6] George died in Vinita 1 October 1883 and is buried in the Parks Cemetery, Vinita, OK. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Hampton, David K. Cherokee Mixed-Bloods ARC press of Cane Hill, lincoln, Ark. 2005. pp 128-133
2. ↑ United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD4-MS1 : 23 December 2020), Washington Parks, Bradley, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8YS-T16 : 18 February 2021), G W Parks, 1860.
4. ↑ United States, Native American, Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGNZ-F4QB : 9 August 2019), George Washington Parks, United States; citing Census, United States, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History, Raleigh.
5. ↑ Allen, Penelope. Leaves from the Family Tree. Southern Historical Press, Easley, S.C. 1982. p. 186.
6. ↑ Cherokee Census, 1880. Series 7RA-07. Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. The National Archives at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas. Delaware District, #2063-2068
7. ↑ Hampton, Mixed-Bloods, p.133