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Percy Alton Mark

Male 1892 - 1985  (93 years)


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  • Name Percy Alton Mark  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 13 Apr 1892  Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 18 Oct 1985  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Burial Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Notes 
    • Cass City Chronicle
      Wednesday, October 23, 1965
      Page Four
      Obituaries

      Alton Mark

      Alton Mark, 93, a lifelong resident of the Cass City area, died Friday Oct. 18, at Provincial House after a lengthy illness.

      He was born April 13, 1892 in Elkland Township, the son of Walter and Myrtle (Karr) Mark.

      Mark was united in marriage to Miss Mary Ethel Yakes Aug. 26, 1925 in Cass City where they made their home.

      He was the oldest member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Cass City.

      He is survived by his wife, Mary; one nephew, Robert Hunter of Cass City; one niece, Lois Arthur of Saginaw; two grandnieces, Carla and Karen, and two grandnephews, Scott and Brian. One sister, Mrs. Esther Hunter, and one brother, Ernest, preceded him in death.

      Mrs. Mark was taken from Little's Funeral Home Monday morning to the Trinity United Methodist Church to lie in state until 10:30 a.m., time of funeral service. Rev. Joe Robertson, pastor, officiated.

      Burial was in Elkland Cemetery.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, August 2013)
    Person ID I43476  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 3 Aug 2013 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Myrtle "Myrtie" Karr,   b. 24 Sep 1871, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 1955, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1891  [1, 5
    Family ID F11042  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ruby Watson,   b. 25 Jul 1898, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1920, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years) 
    Marriage 24 Dec 1918  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Name Percy Mark
      Race (Original):
      Age (Expanded) 26 years
      Birth Year 1892
      Birthplace Tuscola Co.
      Spouse's Name Ruby Watson
      Spouse's Race (Original):
      Spouse's Age (Expanded) 20 years
      Spouse's Birth Year 1898
      Spouse's Birthplace: Cass City
      Event Date 24 Dec 1918
      Event Place Cass City, Tuscola, Michigan
      Father's Name Walter Mark
      Mother's Name Myrtle Karr
      Spouse's Father's Name Jas. Watson
      Spouse's Mother's Name:
      Marital Status:
      Previous Wife's Name:
      Spouse's Marital Status:
      Spouse's Previous Husband's Name:
      GS Film number 2342728
      Frame Number:
      Digital Folder Number 4209972
      Image Number 123
      Reference ID v 5 p 172 rn 185

      Citing this Record:
      "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3T6-Y9F : accessed 29 Jul 2013), Percy Mark and Ruby Watson, 24 Dec 1918.
    Family ID F12959  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Jul 2013 

    Family 2 Mary Ethel Yakes,   b. 23 Sep 1898, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Apr 1992 (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage 26 Aug 1925  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 7
    • Name P. Alton Mark
      Race (Original):
      Age (Expanded) 32 years
      Birth Year 1893
      Birthplace Cass City
      Spouse's Name Mary Ethel Yakes
      Spouse's Race (Original):
      Spouse's Age (Expanded) 26 years
      Spouse's Birth Year 1899
      Spouse's Birthplace Cass City
      Event Date 26 Aug 1925
      Event Place Cass City, Tuscola, Michigan
      Father's Name Walter Mark
      Mother's Name Myrtle Karr
      Spouse's Father's Name Elmer Yakes
      Spouse's Mother's Name Catherine Willis
      Marital Status:
      Previous Wife's Name:
      Spouse's Marital Status:
      Spouse's Previous Husband's Name:
      GS Film number 2342771
      Frame Number:
      Digital Folder Number 4210009
      Image Number 158
      Reference ID v 9 rn 129

      Citing this Record:
      "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQ76-L5X : accessed 29 Jul 2013), P. Alton Mark and Mary Ethel Yakes, 26 Aug 1925.
    Family ID F12960  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Aug 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Apr 1892 - Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Dec 1918 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 26 Aug 1925 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Oct 1985 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp Enumerated 30 Apr 1910 through 2 May 1910 SD 8 ED 112 Ward 4 Sheet 7A Stamped 127 118-122 (Reliability: 3).

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

    3. [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.), # 45012353 (Reliability: 3).

    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/, Wednesday, October 23, 1965 Page Four Obituaries (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.), # 73542565 (Reliability: 3).

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    7. [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.), # 49757482 (Reliability: 3).