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John Mark

Male 1876 - 1954  (77 years)


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  • Name John Mark  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Birth 15 Jul 1876  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Death 2 Mar 1954  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    Burial 4 Mar 1954  Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1911, Vegreville, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother 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 
    Family ID F9530  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Laura Tanner,   b. 26 Nov 1868, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1940, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 15 Dec 1897  Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [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
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Jul 1876 - Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Dec 1897 - Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Mar 1954 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 4 Mar 1954 - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, Friday, March 6, 1954 (Reliability: 3).

    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).

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

    4. [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, August 31, 1934 Page 5, Obituary of Archibald Mark (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 99621110 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S783] FamilySearch.org, Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925.

    7. [S722] Elkland (Twp, Tuscola Co, MI) Cemetery Records ; http://elkland.rawson.lib.mi.us/.

    8. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 99621415 (Reliability: 3).