John Morris Parks ^{1 2 3 4}

   FamilySearch ID: GVLM-G72.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1930 in West Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. ⁶ The 1930 census recorded owning a $12,000 home at 491 Maple Street in West Lafayette: Morris R. Parks, lawyer, 44, living with wife Ruby M., 39; son John M., 12; and son Robert W., 8. All were born in Indiana except Morris in Maine.

2. Occupation: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1940 in Troy, Rensselaer, NY. ⁷

3. He was described as 5' 6" 160 lbs. Blue eyes brown hair light complexion in 1940 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. ⁷

4. Occupation: Dept. Of Metallurgy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on 8 Jun 1944 in Troy, Rensselaer, NY.

5. Newspaper: Journal and Courier: John Parks - Martha Mac Elhose Wedding, 10 Jun 1944, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. ¹ The marriage of Miss Martha Mac Elhose, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irving H. Mac Elhose, of Morgan avenue, Schenectady, N. Y., to Dr. John Morris Parks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris R. Parks, of West Lafayette, was solemnized Thursday evening at 8, at Union Presbyterian church in Schenectady. Rev. Willard E. Rice officiated before an altar decorated with palms, springa, white peonies and lemon lilies, flanked with lighted candles. An organ recital was given by Henry W. Stewart. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Attendants were Miss Jean Mac Elhose, sister of the bride, as maid of honor, and Miss Martha Sprenger, Miss Mary Lou Mac Elhose, of Schenectady, and Miss Dorothy Spencer, Delmar, as bridesmaids. Lieut. Robert W. Parks, of West Point, served his brother as best man. Ushers were D'orville Doty, Ernest F. Nippes, and Albert Muller, of the faculty of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. A reception followed the ceremony in the church parlors. Following a wedding trip to Washington, Williamsburg, Va., and Lafayette, the couple will reside at 207 Pawling avenue, Troy, N. Y. Mrs. Parks is a member of the 1945 class at Russell Sage college. Dr. Parks was graduated as a chemical engineer from Purdue university and from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N. Y, with master's and doctor's degrees in metallurgical engineering. He is now a member of the faculty in the department of metallurgy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Guests for the wedding included Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Parks and Robert Parks, of West Lafayette.

6. Census in 1950 in La Grange, Cook, IL. ⁸ The 1950 census recorded John M. Parks, mechancial research, 32, born in Indiana, living with wife Martha M., 27, born in New York; Robert E., 4, born in Ohio; and Lorinda R., 3, born in Illinois.

7. Residence: on 8 Jul 1962 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH. ⁴

8. Residence: on 17 Feb 1975 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH. ⁹

9. Residence: on 5 Sep 1993 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH. ¹⁰

John married Martha Mac Elhose, daughter of Irving H. Mac Elhose and Unknown, on 8 Jun 1944 in Schenectady, Schenectady, NY.¹ (Martha Mac Elhose was born on 3 Dec 1922 in Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY.)