Walter Davis "Squire" Parks

PARKS, Walter Davis of Summers, Arkansas, was born March 17, 1842 in Davidson County, Tennessee, the son of Walter Davis Parks of Virginia and Nancy Park, daughter of J.H. Park of Kentucky. Subject was educated at Cane Hill, Arkansas, was Justice of the Peace in Price Township for years, county Treasurer of Washington County, Arkansas 1908-1912, was a Democrat, a Cumberland Presbyterian and a Mason. He served in Company B, 34th Arkansas Infantry. On March 4, 1874 he married Mary Gibson, daughter of William and Eliza Giati, in Washington County, Arkansas. Their children are: George Harvey Parks, husband of Laura Ballard, Long, New Mexico; Polk Parks; Spright Parks of Bisbee, Arizona; Bruce Parks, Clint Parks of Fort Worth, Texas; Eliza Parks and Walter D. Parks, both of Summers, Arkansas. [1911 Arkansas Confederate Census]

W.D. Parks filed Veteran Application #21585 with the Confederate Pension Board of Washington County for a Confederate pension and it was received as allowed August 17, 1917 at the State, citing service with Company B, 34thArkansas Infantry from 1861 thru 1865. Mr. Parks died May 17, 1932. [State of Arkansas Confederate Pension Archives]

PARKS, Walter – Funeral services for Walter Parks, 91, for many years Justice

of the peace, former representative and county treasurer, were held this

afternoon at Cincinnati. Mr. Parks was a Confederate veteran who had served

the full duration of the war. He was born and raised at Summers and was well

known throughout this part of the State. He was county treasurer two terms from

1908 to 1912 and afterwards served a term as representative. He leaves a son

and daughter, a brother, Berry Parks and a number of nephews. [Fayetteville

Democrat 5/19/1932]

Walter D. Parks, 92, died at Summers on Tuesday at the home of his son. Mr.

Parks was a representative of Washington County. He and E.I. Morris, who

passed away at his home near Lincoln Friday, May 13th, were personal friends as

they were both prominent in political circles. The funeral services were held on

Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Presbyterian Church at Cincinnati and

interment was made in the Union Cemetery by the Luginbuel Undertakers. Five

sons and a daughter survive him. – Lincoln Sun [Prairie Grove Herald 5/26/1932]