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    Who Is James McCauley? James and his wife Leona McCauley are Rosa Parks’ parents, an American civil rights activist. Here’s all you need to know about him and his family!

    Who Is James McCauley? Wife Leona McCauley And Family- Rosa Parks Parents

    Rosa Parks’ father, James McCauley, is an American activist. His daughter is well-known for her participation in the Montgomery bus boycott.

    Furthermore, Parks is known as “the first lady of civil rights” and “the mother of the freedom movement.”

    On October 24, 2005, the legendary political activist passed away. Her contributions and struggles for racial equality, on the other hand, will be remembered for the rest of her life.

    Who Is James McCauley?

    The Father of  Rosa Parks, James was a carpenter by profession.

    He was born in the year 1925 in Abbeville, Alabama. His great-grandfathers were Scots-Irish and he also has African Ancestry.

    McCauley is the eldest child of Anderson and Louisa McCauley. He had obtained skills in carpentry and stonemasonry from his father.

    There is a portrait photograph of  McCauley available on the Internet.

    Rosa Parks Parents – Meet James McCauley & His Wife Leona McCauley

    Rosa Parks was born to their parents;  James McCauley and his wife Leona McCauley.

    James met his future wife Leona Edwards in Alabama. Back, then he was visiting his sister Addie in Pine Level.

    After love at first sight, Park’s parents married on April 12, 1912, at Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church in Pine Level.

    Rosa’s mother, Leona was born the youngest child of Sylvester and Rose Edwards. She had attended the Payne University in Selma.

    James and Leona McCauley went to Tuskegee, Alabama, shortly after their marriage. Together they found jobs in Macon County building houses.

    By profession, Rosa Park’s mother was a teacher, however, after getting pregnant she had to leave her job.

    Leona wished James to teach at the Tuskegee Institute. But, preferring the contract job was more profitable for running the family.

    Rosa Parks’ Family Tree Explored

    Rosa Parks received her name from her grandmother. Her birthday is on February 4, 1913, and she was born to a diverse group of families.

    Parks belongs to a mixed-race; her great-grandfathers were Scots-Irish and also has African Ancestry.

    Similarly, one of her great-grandmothers was a slave who was half-Native American.

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    Anderson McCauley, James McCauley’s father and Park’s grandfather, was born in Georgia, the son of Ghiogee and Charles McCauley.

    Ghiogee, Rosa’s great-grandfather, was a Creek Indian, while Charles was an Irish and Cherokee soldier.

    Anderson McCauley and his wife Louisa are said to have had 17 children. Only ten of their children had reached the age of adulthood.

    When it comes to Parks’ siblings, she has one named Sylvester James McCauley. He served in the Army in Europe and the Pacific.


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