Genealogy of the Parke family, nine generations from Arthur and Mary Parke, 1720-1920 PDF
Preview Genealogy of the Parke family, nine generations from Arthur and Mary Parke, 1720-1920
U ^' Gc 929.2 P2211W 1190335 GENEALOGY COLLECTION ALLENCOUNTYPUBLICLIBRAR' 3 1833 01430 8461 GENEALCX3Y OF THE PARKE FAMILY NINE GENERATIONS FROM ARTHUR AND MARY PARKE [720-1920 1190335 PREFACE It is an ordinary occurrence to hear the pohtician, who aspires to gain votes forhimselfandfriends, to treat with ridicule the genealogist. Hethinks itpleasesthecommonpeople. The pedigrees ofhorses, dogs and fancypigeonshe admitshaveacashvalue. Andyetfarmoreimport- antforthestudent of human affairs are the pedigrees of men. By no possible ingenuity of legislation can a society made up of ruffians and boors be raisedtothe intellectualandmorallevelofasocietymadeupof well-bred merchants and yeomen, parsons and lawyers. One might as well expecttoseea dray horsewintheDerby. In offering this Historic GenealogyofourbranchoftheAmerican Parke family to my kindred, I do itwiththeassurancethatmystory is farfromcomplete. Our kinsmen, many of them, in their vernacular— wentbackoroverthemountainintheearlydaysandesteemedittheirduty tomake, nottowrite, history. No previous effort appears tohavebeen made towardwritinga Parke history,thoughtherearelivingtoday mem- bersoftheninth generation from Arthur and Mary Parke. Although this workmaybecrudeand imperfect,thecompilerfriicitateshimselfthat hiskindredarenotwithoutahistory. I most cordially thank mymany relationsfortheirverygreatassistance. JOHN P. WALLACE Januaty i, 1919
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