John Mark

1876 - 1954  (77 years)

• Name	John Mark  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	15 Jul 1876	Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Mar 1954	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 5]
  Burial	4 Mar 1954	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 5, 7]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Friday, March 6, 1954 Long Time Resident of Cass City Dies John Mark, 77, resident of this vicinity for most of his life, died early Monday in his home on South Seeger Street, following an illness of two months. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mark, he was born in Ontario, July 15, 1876. In 1898, he married Miss Laura Tanner in Cass City and after her death he married Mrs. Susanna Johnson on Jan. 2, 1941. She also preceded him in death. He is survived by two brothers, Robert Mark of Flint and Thomas Mark of Long Beach, Calif. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Douglas Funeral Home. Rev. Lewis Surbrook, United Methodist Church pastor, officiated and burial was in Elkland Cemetery. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong)
  Person ID	I29586	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Walter Roach Mark,   b. 21 Oct 1836, Luxulyan, Cornwall, England d. 4 Mar 1911, Vegreville, Alberta, Canada (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth McLean,   b. Between 1837 and 1845, Canada d. Abt 1887, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 50 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1862
  Family ID	F9530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura Tanner,   b. 26 Nov 1868, Ontario, Canada d. 3 Jan 1940, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	15 Dec 1897	Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 6, 8]
  	Name John Mark Race (Original): Age (Expanded) 21 years Birth Year 1876 Birthplace Canada Spouse's Name Laura A. Bickford (sic, mother's maiden name, not her surname) Spouse's Race (Original): Spouse's Age (Expanded) 28 years Spouse's Birth Year 1869 Spouse's Birthplace Canada Event Date 15 Dec 1897 Event Place Elkland, Tuscola, Michigan Father's Name Walter Mark Mother's Name Elizabeth Mclean Spouse's Father's Name Aaron Tanner Spouse's Mother's Name Malinda Bickford Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: GS Film number 2342508 Frame Number: Digital Folder Number 4207943 Image Number 593 Reference ID v 4 p 309 rn 252 Citing this Record: "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3XK-3P2 : accessed 29 Jul 2013), John Mark and Laura A. Bickford, 15 Dec 1897.
  Family ID	F11040	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2013

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Jul 1876 - Ontario, Canada Marriage - 15 Dec 1897 - Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Death - 2 Mar 1954 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Burial - 4 Mar 1954 - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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