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Meredith Maraday Parks

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Meredith Maraday Parks

Birth
Death
30 Mar 1848 (aged 48)
Burial
Lancaster, Dallas County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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The Parks family moved to Texas from Indiana after the Mexican War. They arrived in 1847 and settled in Dallas County between what is now Lancaster and DeSoto. All of Catherine's sons received head rights. Meredith died the year after they arrived, leaving a widow, Malinda Sharp, and 14 children. His original land grant was kept in the family for 100 years.
The Parks family moved to Texas from Indiana after the Mexican War. They arrived in 1847 and settled in Dallas County between what is now Lancaster and DeSoto. All of Catherine's sons received head rights. Meredith died the year after they arrived, leaving a widow, Malinda Sharp, and 14 children. His original land grant was kept in the family for 100 years.

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Additional details from Sherry (member #47010546)



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