James Parks (other)
James or Jim Parks may refer to: * James Parks (freed slave) (1843–1929), freed slave prominently buried in Arlington National Cemetery * James Parks (actor) (born 1968), American actor * James C. Parks (1942–2002), American botanist and plant taxonomist * Jim Parks (cricketer, born 1931) (1931–2022), the son, a batsman who became a wicket keeper * Jim Parks (cricketer, born 1903) (1903–1980), the father, an all-rounder See also * James Park (other) * James Parkes (other) * James Parke (other) James Parke is the name of: *James Cecil Parke (1881–1946), tennis player, Australian Open winner 1912 *James Parke, 1st Baron Wensleydale (1782–1868), English judge See also * James Park (other) * James Parkes (other) *James ...

James Parks (freed Slave)
James Parks (March 19, 1843 – August 21, 1929) was a freed Slavery in the United States, slave who is prominently buried in Arlington National Cemetery and is the only person buried there who was born on the grounds. He was born a slave but was later freed by his owner and continued to work at the cemetery as a grave digger. He helped historians locate some of the buildings and landmarks that existed prior to the establishment of Arlington National Cemetery such as the slave cemetery, roads and other key locations. He died at Freedman's Village in Arlington, Virginia and was granted special permission to be buried at Arlington by the Secretary of War. Biography Parks was born a slave on March 19, 1843, in Arlington, Virginia to Lawrence Parks and Patsy Clark. The first graves in Arlington National Cemetery were dug by James Parks, a former Arlington Estate slave. Parks was freed in 1862 under the terms of the will of his former owner, George Washington Parke Custis. He still ...
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