Person:Parker Truax (1)

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Parker Samuel Truax
b.27 Jul 1845 Farnham, Brome, Québec, Canada
d.20 May 1913
Parents and Siblings
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m. 16 Mar 1835
  1. Eunice Louisa Truax1837 - 1895
  2. Parker Samuel Truax1845 - 1913
  3. Leonard Truax1846 - 1902
Spouse and Children
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m. 22 Jul 1869
Spouse and Children
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m. 26 Apr 1877
  1. Jessie L. Truax1878 -
  2. Leonard A. Truax1879 - 1966
  3. Edith Augusta Truax1882 -
  4. Orville G. Truax1884 - 1906
  5. Elmer S. Truax1891 -
  6. Clyde H. Truax1895 - 1967
  7. George Owen Truax1899 - 1983
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Facts and Events
Name Parker Samuel Truax
Gender Male
Birth[1] 27 Jul 1845 Farnham, Brome, Québec, Canada
Christening[1] 24 Aug 1845 Farnham, Brome, Québec, Canada
Marriage 22 Jul 1869 Hopkins, Allegan, Michigan, United Statesto Rebecca Harris
Marriage 26 Apr 1877 Plainwell, Allegan, Michigan, United Statesto Eveline D. Gaylor
Death? 20 May 1913
Burial? Elmwood Cemetery, Allegan, Michigan, United States

1870 Census: Wayland, MI, age 24, Canada, farmer.

1880 Census: Hopkins, MI, age 35, farmer, Canada now married to Eveline Gaylor as of 26 April, 1877.

Parker was a beneficiary in his father's Will of 1885.

1900 Census: Hopkins, Allegan, MI, page 2B, line 93, July 1844, age 55, married 23 yr, CAN, CAN, CAN, immig 1863, farmer. Farms next door to 1st cousin Miles R. Ring.

There is a good bio of Parker beginning page 901 in the book on Kalamazoo, Allegan and Van Buren Counties. It names his parents and the fact that he was born in Canada July 27, 1844. He moved to Michigan in 1863, served in the Civil War in the 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics, was injured, discharged in 1865 and returned to Canada to recover his health. Eventually he returned to Allegan County, purchased a farm and in April 1877 married Eveline. The bio also names five children and the fact that they had another yet unnamed.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1845 Drouin collection for Farnham Methodist, 1845, folio 11: Samuel Parker, son of Andrew Truax, farmer of the Township of Farnham, and Eda Fordice his wife was born the 27th day of July, 1845 and was baptized the 24th day of August, 1845 in the presence of the subscribing witnesses, by me, Matthew Lang, Clerk. [signed]: James Burnet? & Charles Hope.
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