Gladys Gamble Parks Sailed on the RMS Scythia By Jim Potter RMS Scythia’s passenger list revealed personal information about Gladys Mary Parks. She was eighteen, married, born in 1908 in Kingston-Hull, England. Gladys was five feet, three inches tall (two inches shorter than Robert), with brown hair, brown eyes, and a dark complexion. She had a burn scar on the back of her neck, was in possession of twenty-eight dollars (worth $516 in 2026), and her occupation was listed as housewife. … [Read more...] about Researching Robert
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Dorothy Mackaill By Jim Potter A biography is non-fiction. The true stories told by biographers are written after diligent historical research. Like detectives, writers become so familiar with their characters, settings, and facts, that they are better prepared to predict the behavior of a person of interest when trying to solve a case. This chapter focuses on famous movie actress Dorothy Mackaill, born in the parish of Sculcoates, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire County, England, in … [Read more...] about Researching Robert
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A “Yank” in the Family By Jim Potter Robert Walter Parks and Gladys Mary Gamble married on April 6, 1926, in Hull, East Yorkshire of Reading, England. The ceremony occurred on a Tuesday, two days after Easter. The newlyweds had plans to live in the United States, which was very appealing to Gladys, but dreadful to her widowed mother. Sarah Jane Gamble must have regretted ever being persuaded by her teenage daughters to permit them to go to the Hull docks unchaperoned to watch the ships … [Read more...] about Researching Robert
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Gladys Gamble of Hull, England by Jim Potter When Robert Parks left Sunrise, Wyoming, I wonder if he had any idea he’d meet and fall in love with a young, vivacious, fun-loving, and daring woman living over five thousand miles away. According to Parks family history, Robert met Gladys Mary Gamble in 1925 as he walked down his ship’s gang plank on shore leave in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Gladys had a nice figure, marvelous legs, black marcelled hair, and brown eyes … [Read more...] about Researching Robert
