Rosa louise parks mccauley birthdate february 04 1913 birthplace tuskegee macon county alabama united states death october 24 2005 92 her apartment detroit wayne county michigan united states dementia place of burial. Rosa parks birthdate september 16 1883 birthplace on canada death immediate family daughter of wesley charles parks and sarah jane parks sister of eunice hartin james parks almira akey jennie oliver maggie jennings and 5 others. Rosa had to drop out of school twice to help her sick grandmother and mother when rosa would walk to school people would throw rocks at her at a young age rosa learned bible verses routinely quoting scripture at sunday school her early education was she enrolled into. Rosa parks biography born rosa louise mccauley february 4 1913 in tuskegee al died of natural causes october 24 2005 in detroit mi civil rights activist rosa parks was best known for her act of civil disobedience in december of 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to white man in montgomery alabama