William Marshall Parks
1837 - 1930 (93 years)-
Name William Marshall Parks - son of Jacob Parks and Nancy McMeans [1]
Born 11 May 1837 Grayson County, Virginia 
[1] Gender Male Census 1880 Piney Creek, Alleghany County, North Carolina Census 1900 Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia Census 1920 Zion, Wythe County, Virginia Occupation farmer [2] _MILT Civil War. Confederate Army. 51st Infantry, Company I. [3] Died 26 May 1930 Richmond City, Virginia [1, 3] Buried Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia [1, 3] Person ID I2237 Robinson Last Modified 4 Feb 2025
Family Tabitha Hash, b. 19 Jun 1845, Grayson County, Virginia , d. 27 May 1919, Wythe County, Virginia (Age 73 years) Married 21 Jul 1871 Grayson County, Virginia [1, 4] Last Modified 4 Feb 2025 Family ID F977 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 11 May 1837 - Grayson County, Virginia 
Married - 21 Jul 1871 - Grayson County, Virginia 
Census - 1880 - Piney Creek, Alleghany County, North Carolina 
Census - 1900 - Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia 
Census - 1920 - Zion, Wythe County, Virginia 
Died - 26 May 1930 - Richmond City, Virginia 
Buried - - Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - note of Find a Grave:
Co.I,51st Va.Inf.Regt.-CSA
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Enl. on unknown date and place.
Taken POW at Waynesboro,Va. on 3/2/65,
Sent to Fort Delaware on 3/12/65, released on 6/22/65,
Res. of Grayson Co., dark comp., brown hair, grey eyes, 5'6".
Granted pension on 5/15/1902 by the Grayson Co. Pension Board.
[1] - William Marshall Parks
Richmond, May 26 (Special). - William Marshall Parks, Confederate veteran, 93, was found dead in bed at Soldier's Home this morning when he failed to show up for breakfast. coroner Whitfield who was called into the case, said that his death was due to the infirmities of age. He was admitted to the institution six years ago from Wytheville. He fought throughout the was with Company I, Fifty-First Infantry, and though in many bloody engagements was never wounded or disabled. He was a native of Grayson county. His nearest living relatives are a son and a grandson, living at Elkhorn, W.Va. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon with burial in the Confederate section in Hollywood.
The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia. Tuesday, 27 May 1930.
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