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Walter Roach Mark

Male 1836 - 1911  (74 years)


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  • Name Walter Roach Mark  [1, 2
    Birth 21 Oct 1836  Luxulyan, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 4 Mar 1911  Vegreville, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The "Holtby Family Tree" online (http://www.oldebill.ca/HFT/hftg417.htm) shows Walter Roach Mark as a son of John Mark and Joanne Warren, and grandson of William Mark and Joan Roach.

      The following obituary was also found elsewhere online, date and place of publication not cited.

      DIED AT VEGREVILLE, ALTA

      Walter R. Marks Answered Final Summons Mar. 4

      Walter R. Mark died at Vegreville, Alberta, March 4, 1911. He was born in England in October, 1837. Moved to Ontario with his parents while still a small boy. In 1850 he married Miss Elizabeth McLean of Ontario. To this union were born eight children, five sons and three daughters, all of whom are living.
      He moved to Michigan in 1877, with his wife and children, living on a farm two miles north of Cass City. Mr. Mark also worked in the village for John Bader and David Spittler at the blacksmith trade.
      Mrs. Mark died in 1887 and in 1888 Mr. Mark was united to Mrs. Mary Jane Karr, who died October 11, 1910.
      Eleven years ago he went to Alberta with two sons-in- law, their wives and families, making his home there until his death. He leaves to mourn his death three daughters, Mrs. John Wright and Mrs. Wm. Muntz of Vegreville, Alberta, and Mrs. N. Karr of Kingston, and five sons, Archie, Walter, and John of this vicinity, Robert of Logvalley, Sask. and Thos. of Seattle, Wash. Also is grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
      The remains were brought to Cass City yesterday and the funeral service will be held at the home of Archie Marks this (Friday) afternoon at two o'clock.
    • (Research):Census Information:

      1880 Federal Census

      Household:
      Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
      Walter MARK Self M Male W 40 ENG. Blacksmith ENG. ENG.
      Elisabeth MARK Wife M Female W 35 CAN. Keeping House IRE. IRE.
      Archibald MARK Son S Male W 18 CAN. Farmer ENG. IRE.
      Jane MARK Dau S Female W 14 CAN. Without Occupation ENG. IRE.
      Johanna MARK Dau S Female W 12 CAN. At Home ENG. IRE.
      Walter MARK Son S Male W 10 CAN. At Home ENG. IRE.
      Robert MARK Son S Male W 8 CAN. At Home ENG. IRE.
      Thomas MARK Son S Male W 6 CAN. At Home ENG. IRE.
      Maud MARK Dau S Female W 4 CAN. At Home ENG. IRE.
      John MARK Son S Male W 3 CAN. At Home ENG. IRE.

      Source Information:
      Census Place Elkland, Tuscola, Michigan
      Family History Library Film 1254607 NA Film Number T9-0607
      Page Number 92C
    Person ID I29577  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2021 

    Family 1 Elizabeth McLean,   b. Between 1837 and 1845, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1887, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 50 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1862 
    Children 
     1. Archibald "Archie" Mark,   b. 22 Mar 1862, Whitby Township, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug 1934, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     2. Jane Mark,   b. Abt 1865, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Joanna Mark,   b. 12 Nov 1866, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Walter Mark,   b. 20 Oct 1868, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1946, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     5. Robert Lewis Mark,   b. 10 Oct 1870, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1954 (Age 84 years)
     6. Thomas Warren Mark,   b. Abt 1874, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Alice Maude Mary Mark,   b. 9 Jun 1874, Brock, Durham, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1928, Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     8. John Mark,   b. 15 Jul 1876, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 1954, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F9530  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Aug 2007 

    Family 2 Mary Jane Burns,   b. 4 May 1838, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1910, Silverwood, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1888  Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F9531  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2010 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Oct 1836 - Luxulyan, Cornwall, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1888 - Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Mar 1911 - Vegreville, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Mark, Walter Roach
    Mark, Walter Roach

  • Sources 
    1. [S597] Homepage for the Descendants of Robert & Mary Ann Wells David and Mary (Molly) Cragg; sbjohnson@sympatico.ca (Box 279, Callander, Ontario POH 1H0).

    2. [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Census Place Elkland, Tuscola, Michigan Family History Library Film 1254607 NA Film Number T9-0607 Page Number 92C (Reliability: 3).