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H John Parks

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Information from Liisa Williams, Shepley's from Ontario, RootsWeb WorldConnect Project.

History of the Wigle Family and Their Descendants, The Wigle Family, Kingsville, Ontario, 1931.

1851 personal census, Colchester Twp, Essex Co., ON, 1-8:
Park Jonathan, M, Married, 42, born England, Christian;
Susanah, F, Married, 43, born England, Christian;
Sarah, F, Single, 17, born England, Christian;
John, M, Single, 15, born England, Christian;
Joseph, M, Single, 13, born England, Christian;
Elizabeth, F, Single, 11, born England, Christian;
Mary, F, Single, 9, born Up Canada, Christian;
Thomas H., M, Single, 7, born Up Canada, Christian;
Eliza, F, Single, 5, born Up Canada, Christian.

County Marriage Registers of Ontario, Canada 1858-1869 Volume 35 Essex County, Elizabeth Hancocks, 2005, Global Heritage Press, Campbellville, ON:
Parks John, 21, Malden, England, s/o Jonathan & Susannah, married 9 Nov 1858 Hannah A. Shepley, 25, Malden, Raleigh, d/o Solomon & Sarah.

1901 personal census, Malden Twp, Essex Co., ON, J3-4:
Parks John, M, Married, 11 Jan 1837, 64, born England, immigrated 1841, origin: English, English, Meth, Farmer;
Hannah, F, wife, Married, 22 April 1833, 68, born Ont, origin: Dutch, Can, Meth;
Susan, F, daughter, Single, 22 Oct 1872, 29, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Meth.

Liisa writes:
GOLDEN WEDDING-Amherstburg Echo
A day of golden sunlight was the fitting weather dealt out by the man in charge Monday to Mr. and Mrs. John Parks, river front, Malden on the occasion of their golden wedding, and everything in connection with the unusual celebration was in keeping with the bright beautiful day. Fifty years together as man and wife is so infrequent as to call for special mention and when that life is productive of the happiness and material comfort that the Parks-Shepley wedding of November 9th, 1858 engendered, it's a matter for sincere congratulations and a fitting time for the renewal of those vows which they entered upon in the spring time of their lives. Catered to by their four oldest granddaughters, Misses Bessie and Helena Mickle and Misses Ethel and Mary Parks, an elaborate dinner was served at 12 o'clock noon to about forty guests, among whom were the bride and groom, their children, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mickle and family; Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Mickle and family; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shepley and family; Elmer Parks and family; John Parks and wife; Mrs. Parks' brothers, Jas. Shepley, of Colchester South; Solomon of Essex; Jacob C. and wife, of Kingsville; Thomas Parks and wife, Mrs. A. Mickle, Mrs. Mary Mickle, Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Richardson and Miss Annie Shepley of Colchester South and Mrs. Rebecca Parks, of Windsor. The afternoon and evening were spent very pleasantly receiving congratulations from the numerous friends who called. Their pleasure was argmented by the presentation to them of a gold fob for Mr. Parks and a gold lined bon bon dish for Mrs. Parks, from their children. It is a source of satisfaction to many that Mrs. Parks' health, which has been far from satisfactory for some time, enabled her to enjoy the festivities of the day with the rest.
     John Parks and Hannah Shepley, daughter of the late Sol. Shepley, were married at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox, Amherstburg, by Rev. Mr. Chapman, November 9th, 1858. They took up their residence on Lockhart Island, Malden and lived there for eight years. He then purchased a place from the late Mr. Dougall, and after living on it for a few years, sold it to Lewis Arner and moved to the place now occupied by F.G. Hutchins. Here by industry and thrift they made this one of the beautiful places of Malden's District.

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 220-221:
John Parks, one of the leading farmers of Malden township, County of Essex, is a son of Jonathan Parks, who was born in Staffordshire, England.
     In his native shire Jonathan Parks learned the mason's trade, following same until 1841, in which year he came to Canada. In Staffordshire, on June 11, 1832, he married Susanna Hartshorn. They were six weeks on the voyage to Canada, and the family landed in Quebec, weary but not discouraged. From that city they made their way by water to Toronto, and soon afterward, settled some twenty-five miles from the city, on a small ten-acre bush farm in Markham township, County of York, which was wild land, and on which they built a log cabin, making their home there for eight years. They then came west to the County of Essex. Prior to this, however, they had gone to Baraboo, Wisconsin, but only remained a few months. Returning to Ontario, Mr. Parks purchased a farm of 100 acres in Lot 83, 7th Concession, Malden township, on which he resided until his death, in 1873. He added twenty-five acres to the original property. To him and his wife were born the following children: Mary, born in 1833, died March 20, 1834; Sarah, born Feb. 20, 1835, married George Bratt, and died Jan. 27, 1860; John was born Jan. 11, 1837; Joseph, born Feb. 4, 1839, died in 1892; Elizabeth, born Jan. 2, 1841, married George Bratt, a farmer of Malden township, and died June 19, 1890; Mary, born June 22, 1843, married Charles Bratt, of Malden township; Eliza, born Dec. 3, 1846, married Robert Sellars, and died in May, 1879.
     John Parks was born in Staffordshire, England, Jan. 11, 1837, and at the age of eight(?!) years was thrown upon his own resources. He has succeeded by his own efforts in building up a fine fortune, and establishing himself in the full confidence of the community. At the time of his marriage he rented a farm on Lockhart's Island, and remained there for eight years, after which he purchased eighty acres of wild land. He then bought a 100-acre farm in the 7th Concession, where he remained nine years, at the end of that time trading it for a 325-acre property in the clergy reserve, upon which he made his home for ten years. Nineteen years ago he bought of Percy Leighton his present farm of 219 acres, later selling a portion of the 325-acre farm. He still owns over 300 acres in the township, and is recognized as being one of the most properous farmers of his section, his property being one of the most attractive on the River Road. In politics Mr. Parks is a Reformer, and for several years served on the township council.
     When he was twenty-two years of age, Mr. Parks married Miss Hannah A. Shepley, a native of Raleigh township, County of Kent, and a daughter of Solomon Shepley. To this union came children as follows: Elmer, born Jan. 4, 1863, married Miss Jeanette Benton, and they have had six children, Ethel C., born Sept. 10, 1892; Hannah M., Jan. 9, 1894; Allen Elmer, Nov. 27, 1896; Willie J., Oct. 17, 1898; Ann Clara, April 18, 1901; and Janet, April 28, 1903. Minnie, born July 6, 1866, married Fred Mickle, of Malden township, and they have three children: Bessie, born Aug. 26, 1884; and Ella H. and Frederick H., twins, born June 2, 1891. Mary, born May 18, 1868, married Curtis Mickle, and has had one child, Earl Parks, born Oct. 31, 1901. Susanna, born Oct. 22, 1871, married Frank Shepley, and has one child, Hannah L., born Sept. 19, 1902. John, Jr., born Aug. 14, 1874, married Miss Lenora Dorsey, and they have had one son, John Glenn, born Aug. 14, 1899, who died March 20, 1902; they reside with his parents, John Parks carrying on the farming, and he is kept very busy looking after so large a property.
     Solomon Shepley was born in Harwich township, County of Kent, Nov. 17, 1797, and during his young manhood lived for a time in Gosfield township, Couty of Essex, where he married Sarah Wigle, who was born Aug. 26, 1798, and died Jan. 10, 1868. Mr. Shepley died May 17, 1868. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Shepley lives in Raleigh township, near Cedar Springs, and there engaged in farming all of their lives. The children born to this worthy couple were as follows: John W., born Jan. 22, 1820, died at Chatham, Ont., in 1892; Michael A., born April 4, 1822, died at Bothwell in 1896; Joseph W., born Dec. 22, 1825, lived in Colchester South, where he died March 28, 1878; James D. G., born June 9, 1828, resides in Colchester; Hannah A., the wife of John Parks, the subject of this biography, was born April 22, 1833; Solomon R., born in April, 1835, resides at Essex; Jacob C., born Sept. 22, 1843, resides at Kingsville; Charles W., twin brother of Jacob C., born Sept. 22, 1843, also resides at Kingsville, where both are prominent men. The Parks and Shepley families are justly numbered among the most representative of the locality, and their members have well borne their part in the upbuilding and development of the several sections in which they have made their homes.

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Jonathan Parks ca 1810-   Susanna Hartshorn ca 1809-
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John Parks 1837-1911