Greene County IN Archives Biographies.....Parks, C. M. D. 1827 - 
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Author: Goodspeed (1884)

   C. M. D. PARKS, the youngest of three children born to Charles and Nancy
(Richcreek) Parks, is a native of Coshocton County, Ohio, born August 2, 1827.
His father was a native of Columbiana County, Ohio, and his mother of Loudoun
County, Va.; they were married in the Buckeye State, and their three children
were Andrew, Thomas and Charles M. D. The mother being left a widow, she was
married to John Gordon in 1832, and by him had one son—George W. Mrs. Gordon
died in Greene County, Ind., in 1869. The father of the subject of this sketch
dying when he was but a small boy, he was taken by his grandfather, Thomas
Richcreek, who raised and educated him and taught him the cabinet trade. In
1856, he started West for the purpose of bettering his circumstances, and coming
to Greene County settled on his present place, which now consists of 200 acres
of excellent farming land. On first coming to the county, he worked at his
trade, and in time erected a cabinet and blacksmith shop on his property. Being
tasty and thoroughgoing in his work, Mr. Parks has added to his place until it
is now among the best farms in the township. In politics, he is a stanch
Republican, and during the war was an ardent supporter of President Lincoln's
administration, for which he was vigorously denounced and threatened with dire
vengeance by rebel sympathizers. Notwithstanding all these murderous innuendoes,
he continued encouraging enlistment, and upholding the cause of freedom and
equal rights to all until the ratification of peace. He has steadily declined
all political honors, preferring to remain at home with his family. He was
married in his native county, November 2, 1848, to Mary E. Richcreek, a daughter
of David W. and Dorcas E. (Wasson) Richcreek, and to them have been born this
family: Almedia J., Hannah C, Miranda E., James P., William L., Mary L., Charles
F. and Lewis A., living; and Nancy D., Eliza C. and one unnamed, deceased. This
family is among the best in the county, and one of the most accomplished, all
being good musicians and possessed of more than ordinary intelligence.
Surrounded with all these comforts, home is indeed a blessing to Mr. Parks.

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HISTORY OF GREENE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES,
STATE OF INDIANA,
FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT; TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, ETC.

ILLUSTRATED.

CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1884.

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