Lula E. (Greer) Parks (1890 - 1970)

Born 21 Apr 1890 in Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Lee Parks — married 2 Jun 1939 in Weld, Colorado, United States

Descendants

Died 6 May 1970 at age 80 in Lake Elsinore, Riverside, California, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Carole Taylor [send private message]

Biography

This profile is part of the Greer Name Study.

Lula (Greer) Parks is a member of Clan Gunn.

Lula (Greer) Parks was a Missourian.

The date, 21st day of February 1890, the place, Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri. It is the marriage license bureau and 2 fathers, Ezekiel GREER and A. L. Manis escorted their 2 children, Lemuel Cerwood Greer, a minor at age 20 and his girlfriend, Adeline Manis, very much a minor at age 14. Both of the father's signed the certificate of marriage giving their permission for their children to be married.

On the 21st of April 1890 in Sedalia, Missouri Adeline Elizabeth Manis-GREER gave birth to her first child, Lulu E.

Family Life

1900 Houstonia Twnshp, Houstonia village, Pettis County, Missouri

HEAD: L* GREER (LEMUEL CERWOOD)

Years Married: 11 --Marriage Year (Estimated): 1889

Children 4/3 living

Occ.: farm laborer

Birth Date: Mar 1869 Birthplace: Missouri -

Father's Birthplace: Kentucky --Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky

L* Greer Head M 31 Missouri

Elizabeth Greer Wife F 24 Kentucky

Lula Greer Daughter F 9 Missouri

William Greer Son M 8 Missouri

Henry Greer Son M 6 Missouri ^[1]

1910 the family was living in Ward#4 Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri

Marital Status Married

Birth Year (Estimated) 1872

Father's Birthplace Kentucky --Mother's Birthplace Kentucky

L C Greer Head M 38 Missouri

Occ.: Painter- Railroad Shops

Married 20 years

Children: 6/ 5 living

Adaline Greer Wife F 37 Kentucky

Lulu Greer Daughter F 18 Missouri

Henry Greer Son M 15 Missouri

Clarence Greer Son M 8 Missouri

Opal Greer Daughter F 0 Missouri ^[2]

(and next door to them is a THOMAS/Rosa GREER/3 kids- born MO/KY/KY a brother? ALSO works at the Railroad Shops)

YES-Thomas is Lemuel's brother & his wife Rosa is Adaline's sister.

Thomas B: 1875 Mar.Rosa Catherine Manis Greer (1878 - 1956) (sister-in-law's sister)

Marriages

1) Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920

NAME: Clarence Lee Taylor

SPOUSE: Lulu E. Greer

DATE: Dec 1911

PLACE: Sedalia, Pettis MO

Married Life

1920 Jan. 10 -- Kinsley, Edwards County, Kansas

Head: "Clara" "F" (should be Clarence) age 30 MO

Occ.: Boilermaker-- Railroad Co.

WIFE: Lula age 29 MO

son: Rossve (should be Roscoe) age 7 MO

dau.: Beulah age 5 MO

son: HERSCHEL age 2 MO

((So all this info is kinda right except I do not believe Kansas was allowing same sex marriages, whada you think?)

I believe the "Clara listed is actually HEAD: Clarence.............

M for male....last child born was Melvin in 1921 Kansas--Clarence deserted :her/4 kids in Kansas, after the 1920 census. ^[3]

1930 census Greeley, Weld County Colorado [1]

HEAD: Lula age 39 MO

Occ.: Cook- Tea Room

son: Roscoe age 17 MO - Usher in theatre

dau.: Beulah age 15 MO

son: Herschel age 12 MO (my dad)

son: Melvin age 9 KS. ^[4]

Lulu packed up her 4 kids and moved to Greeley to live near her Mom/Dad and her brothers and sister Opal. So my Dad was raised by his grandfather, Lemuel from age 3 til Grampa Lemuel died when Dad was just 10 years old.

Clarence divorced gramma in Las Vegas 1935s.

Marriage

2) Colorado County Marriage Records:

Husbands name: Robert Lee PARKS age 49

Wife's name: Mrs. Lula E Taylor age 44

Place of Marriage; Greeley, Colorado

DATE: JUNE 2, 1939 ^[5]

1940 Ward 2, Greeley, Greeley City, Weld, Colorado

Age 58

Marital Status Married

Birthplace Arkansas

Birth Year (Estimated) 1882

Last Place of Residence Same Place

Robert L Parks Head M 58 Arkansas

Occupation: Barber -- Barber Shop

Lula Parks Wife F 50 Missouri ^[6]

They then moved to Los Angeles, California where her 3 sons were living.

1941-- Gramma Lula and Bob Parks lived in Torrance, L.A California, I remember their Pekinese dogs and parakeets. And front steps of the house were painted red. I am not sure when Bob died but there are pictures of him with us in about 1944.. just found a picture that has my cousin, Marsha Self born 1943 in it with my Mom/brother Herschel and "Grandma Parks and Step-Grandpa Parks" so he was alive at least until 1944.

Gramma was a "Practical Nurse" in Desert Hot Springs, She moved there after her husband Bob Parks passed. She drove a fire engine red Pontiac. We visited her there in the summer when it was hotter than ....

Research Notes

THIS IS WHERE OUR FAMILY LINEAGE on wikitree... ENDS----OR CHANGES and none of theirs are on wikipedia.com as a source until Cobtharch...

Eochaidh (Eochaid) "Eoghan, King of Dalraida (Ireland)" Muinremur

Eochaidh Muinremur The wife and son are the same as Sue/Ralph are linking to but this has Fedelmid as father????????????

SPECIAL note: Adopted 3 profiles Achir Cirre Eochaid MacEchach ALSO, Eochaidh "Eochaid, Andoid of Ireland" Fiacha formerly MacFiachrach

Even though these names appear to be close to the names that Sue Wilcox-Hosbach/Ralph Terry have listed on their rootsweb TREES not sure they are the same people??? Much more research needed!

No they are not the same will try to find the link..........

Sources

1. ↑ census records 1900 Houstonia Twnshp, Houstonia village, Pettis, Missouri - District: 102 , Sheet Number and Letter: 7B , Household ID: 138 , Line Number: 74 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: T623 , GS Film Number: 1240881 , Digital Folder Number: 004118809
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2B6-K95 : accessed 18 December 2015), L C Greer, Sedalia Ward 4, Pettis, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 138, sheet 3B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,814.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF64-Q2Z : accessed 18 December 2015), Lula Taylor in household of Clara Taylor, Kinsley, Edwards, Kansas, United States; citing sheet 12B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,530.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7WD-VW7 : accessed 18 December 2015), Lula Taylor, 1930.
5. ↑ marriage license of Robert Lee Parks and Lula E. Taylor "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KNQJ-8J3 : 3 December 2014), Robert Lee Parks and Lula E Taylor, 02 Jun 1939, Greeley, Weld, Colorado, United States; citing no. 17579, State Archives, Denver; FHL microfilm 1,690,118.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRD6-5Z6 : accessed 7 April 2017), Robert L Parks, Ward 2, Greeley, Greeley City, Weld, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 62-104A, sheet 61A, line 39, family 125, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 482.

1. Marriage record for Lulu/Clarence Lee Taylor (I have a copy)
2. Certified copy -Death Certificate (in my possession)
3. Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #114743085 (accessed 1 April 2024)
   Memorial page for Lula E. “Lulu” Greer Parks (21 Apr 1890-6 May 1970), citing Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA (plot: B18, 48); Maintained by carole l taylor (contributor 47890355).
4. many family photographs

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Greer-1557 was created by Carole L. Taylor through the import of Taylor line 3 gene.ged on May 23, 2015. '