Lineage Key Catalog
Track and identify the various unrelated Park/e/s lines with this unique cataloging system.
Starting with Vol. 45, No. 1 of the Newsletter, we’ve been publishing the Society’s 300+ Lineage Key Catalog, including data as to the founder and other details for the general information of Society members. As more of the catalog appears in the Newsletter, this page will reflect the most recent updates.
The Parke Society Lineage Key System
Track and identify the various unrelated Park/e/s lines with this unique cataloging system created by David Parke, Sr., a guiding force in the early days of the Parke Society.
David Parke Sr.'s Lineage Key system (abbreviated as LK) is truly the ‘key’ that enables us to refer to any Park/e/s family and individual without unnecessary verbiage or confusion.
While it may seem confusing or intimidating at first glance, once the basics of the LK system are understood, the logic of it makes everyone’s life simpler.
How it works:
Each individual Park/e/s lineage, when it becomes known to the Parke Society, is assigned a unique LK. The LK consists of one or two letters, assigned by the Parke Society Historian, with no special significance as to the letters themselves.
For example, one lineage may be designated by the letter ‘A’ and another by the two letter combination ‘BC’—expressed thus: LK=A, LK=BC.
How do we identify the individuals within each lineage? By adding numbers before and after the LK letter designation.
Numbers Before the LK Letter(s)
This represents the generation of the individual, beginning with the earliest known ancestor.
Numbers After the LK Letter(s)
This represents the number assigned to that individual on the Family Group Sheet (FGS) on which the person appears. *Note: the number after the LK letter does not necessarily represent birth order.
Here's an Example:
Roger Parke, immigrant ancestor of the LK=K line is designated 01K1, meaning he is the first generation listed, and his number on the FGS is one.
Roger’s son John is designated 02K1, meaning he is the second generation and his identifying number on his FGS is also one.
John’s son George is designated 03K4, again meaning he is the third generation and his FGS number is four.