Soldier Information
Name: Talton Parks
Alias: Tarlton
Place of Birth: Madison KY Year of Birth: 1837
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 8
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Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: October 1, 1864
Enlistment Place: Camp Nelson
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District: 8th
Company: K Regiment(s): 12th USCHA
Mustered Where: Camp Nelson, Ky.
Mustered Out Date: April 24, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
When Parks mustered out April 24, 1866, he had been last paid Feb 28, 1866, and was due $100 in bounty payment.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
Military Death Date:
Military Death Location:
Military Cause of Death:
Death Date: August 20, 1909
Cause of Death: Unknown
Soldier Pension Information
Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: August 12, 1890
Application No.: 858676 Certificate No.: 669431
Alternate First Name: Alternate Last Name:
Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: September 14, 1909
Application No.: 927198 Certificate No.: 692136
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
Pension File: Pension File
Pensioners: Caroline Pearson
Pensioner County: Mercer Pensioner State: KY
Number of Pages:123
Pension Notes:
Widow, Caroline Parks, was a resident of Fayette County, Kentucky. Talton was enslaved by William Oldham of Madison County, KY. At the time of her widow pension filing, she lived in Mercer County, Ky.
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
No Freedman’s Bank information found
No Freedmen’s Bureau Documents found
Family Information
Mother First Name: Jennie Mother Maiden Name: Oldham
Father First Name: Eli Father Last Name: Parks
Siblings: Louise Parks
Wife #1 First Name: Caroline Maiden Name: Pearson
Wife #2 First Name: Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: Thomas Parks 1856
Milton Parks 1860
James Parks 1866
Susie R. “Janie” Parks 1868
Family Notes:
Talton Parks’ wife, Caroline, may have given birth to five children, but only four are named in the census records. William Oldham was named as the enslaver of Talton Parks. Talton’s mother, Jennie, was likely owned by William Oldham’s father, Hezekiah Oldham. Talton’s father, Eli Parks, was likely enslaved and named after owner, Eli Parks. The enslaver Parks’ son George Parks was the probable enslaver of Talton’s sister Louisa.
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1870 Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Profession: Wagoner
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1870 Real Estate Value: 1870 Personal Estate Value:
1870 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1870 Census Notes:
Parks and family were listed in the household of David and Nancy Kenidy. David worked in a hemp factory, and Parks was a wagoner (driver).
1880 Census
1880 Census Link: View
1880 Profession: Farm laborer
1880 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1880 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1880 Census Notes:
In 1880, the family lived in Harrodsburg, Mercer Co, Ky.
1890 Census
1890 Census information not found
1900 Census
1900 Census Link: View
1900 Profession: Day laborer
1900 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1900 Own/Rent: Rent 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1900 Farm/House: House
1900 Census Notes:
Parks lived in Burgin, Mercer Co, Kentucky, with wife Caroline and family of married daughter Janie Davis. Tarlton’s wife, Caroline, was noted as having given birth to 5 children with 2 surviving by 1900.
1910 Census
1910 Census Link: View
1910 Profession: None
1910 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1910 Own/Rent: Rent 1910 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1910 Farm/House: House
1910 Census Notes:
Caroline Parks was widowed in 1910; married granddaughter Carrie May Taylor and family lived with her including great-grandson Henry Taylor. The enumerator noted that Caroline had given birth to 3 children with 1 surviving in 1910. Evidence from previous census enumerations supported the birth of at least 4 children for Tarlton and Caroline.
1920 Census
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1920 Profession: None
1920 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1920 Own/Rent: Unknown 1920 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1920 Farm/House: Unknown
1920 Census Notes:
By 1920, Caroline Parks was living with married daughter Janie Davis in Lexington, Ky.
Enslaver Information
Name: William Oldham Location: Madison County, KY
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:
William K. Oldham was an extremely wealthy farmer and landowner. His father, Hezekiah, at one time owned 400 acres of land near Richmond, Kentucky, and apportioned 100 acres to four of his sons.
1850 Enslaver Census
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1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 6
1860 Enslaver Census
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $19,300 1860 Personal Estate Value: $19,500
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 14
1870 Enslaver Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: $20,000 1870 Personal Estate Value: $3000
1880 Enslaver Census
Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found