looking for john h park settled in harrisburg,pa and married ellen mcgrath.am told his father was a protestant minister and was opposed to the marraige.can't find a park on the protestant registry.don't know if he had any brothers or sisters.think his fathers name was james .found a james park with a son john h on a philadelphia census-1850.our john was born before that but can't prove connection.any leads will be appreciated.kate

It is a long time since this post was made but I have recently found this family through a son of John and Ellen who was Charles Edward Park

What time line are you finding him?
We have a Charles Park but he was born late 1890'2 and died 1972 in Philadelphia

My Great Grandfather John James McGrath (born in NY)possessed a photo sent to him of Charles E Park dated 1911 with the inscription "to Uncle J J McGrath from cousin Charles E Park age 19". I have this in my possession. My G Grandfather also had his address as 432 Race St Harrisburg PA which agrees with Census records I have researched.
I have just obtained records from the Diocese of Harrisburg and these show the parents of Charles Edward Park as John H Park Sr and Mary Ellen McGrath. Charles was born in Harrisburg 10 June 1892 and died 2 February 1972 and is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery Harrisburg. The 1860 census has Mary's family as McGraw, however in 1850 the family are of James McGrath and his wife Ester age 39. My email is gerryd@squirrel.com.au and I live in Australia. I can share further information with you if you like.