Lincoln County TN Archives Biographies.....Parks, Joel 1837 - 
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PARKS, THURSTON, THOMISON, ROACH, CASHION, RENEGAR



Joel PARKS was born near his present residence in 1837, son of William and

Mary (THURSTON) PARKS.  The father was born in North Carolina in 1786, and

was a farmer by occupation.  He came to Lincoln County, Tenn., when a young

man and purchased 300 acres of land near Fayetteville, where he resided

until 1850, when he removed one-half mile northwest of Fayetteville, where

he resided until his death in 1863.  He was a successful farmer owning over

600 acres of land.  The mother was born in North Carolina, and died in

1840.  Of their eleven children, four are living:  Elizabeth (widow of Hugh

THOMISON), Martha (Mrs. John ROACH), Catherine (widow of Joseph CASHION),

and Joel, our subject, who was educated in the schools of his native

county.  He made his parents' house his home until the breaking out of the

war, when he enlisted in Company K, Eighth Regiment Tennessee Infantry, and

fought at Perryville, Murfreesboro, Resaca, Marietta, Jonesboro, Franklin,

Nashville, and other engagements of minor note.  He was wounded at

Murfreesboro by a shell, and was released from active duty about one month.

 He returned home in December, 1864, and lived on the old home-place with

his sister, Mrs. CASHION until 1876, when the estate was settled.  In

October, 1878, Mary, daughter of Frank RENEGAR, became his wife.  She was

born in Lincoln County in 1850, and has borne her husband one daughter -

Sarah Elizabeth.  In the spring of 1877, he erected a house on his portion

of the old homestead, where he moved and has since resided.  He is a

Democrat in politics, and cast his first presidential vote for S. J.

Tilden, in 1876.  He belongs to the Masonic fraternity.

Date forwarded:   Mon, 22 Sep 1997 19:10:53 -0700 (PDT)





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From Goodspeed's "History of Tennessee"





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