Alexander Parks

1873 - 1948  (75 years)

• Name	Alexander Parks
  Born	25 Sep 1873	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219294383
  Occupation	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Store Clerk
  Residence	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-310802
  Died	10 Nov 1948	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	13 Nov 1948	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I310802	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William Nathan Parks,   b. Sep 1849, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jul 1927, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Lockhead,   b. 16 Mar 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jan 1944, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1871  [3]
  Family ID	F221864	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lillian Florence "Lillie" Ure,   b. 11 Nov 1881, Pickering Twp., York Co., Ontario ,   d. 3 Aug 1947, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Married	18 Oct 1905	, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Donald Parks   2. Isabel Lockhead Parks,   b. 5 Aug 1906, , York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Lillian Ruth Parks,   b. 22 Apr 1912, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F251036	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Alexander Parks HESPELER, Nov. 12 - Alexander Parks, a respected, well-known and practically life-long resident of Hespeler, died Wednesday at his home at the age of 75 years. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Parks. Mr. Parks, for a number of years, operated an asphalt-paving business in Hamilton and Hespeler. He was one of the oldest members of the Commercial Travellers Association and had travelled in Canada and Europe. He was president of the Lakeside Park Association for about 20 years and had been affiliated with the Hespeler Rod and Gun Club. He was a member of the United Church. His wife predeceased him in 1947. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Alexander B. Loblaw, Islington, Mrs. T. Gale, Islington and Mrs. Harold B. Schultz, Preston; one son, Donald, at home and a brother, Ralph of Galt. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at his residence, Lewis St. Interment will be made in Hespeler Cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 12 Nov 1948 pg 7 _______________ PARKS, ALEXANDER Long a resident of Hespeler, respected and widely-known and for many years, prominent in the membership of the Commercial Travellers' Association, on Wednesday, November 10, 1948, at his home on Lewis St. in Hespeler, at the age of 75. He was a member of one of the oldest families in this district, his parents being the late Mr. and Mrs. William Parks of Puslinch Township. Mr. Parks lived in Hespeler for the greater part of his life. For a great number of years, he has operated an asphalt paving business in Hespeler and Hamilton and his business connections have made well known throughout the province. He was one of the oldest members of the Commercial Travellers' Association and had travelled extensively in Canada and Europe. He had been president of the Lakeside Park Association at McCormick's Point for twenty years, was actively identified with the Hespeler Rod and Gun Club for a great length of time and a member of the United Church. Predeceased by his wife last year, he is survived by three daughters, Isobel (Mrs. Alexander B. Loblaw) and Patricia (Mrs. T. Gale), both of Islington; Ruth (Mrs. Harold R. Schultz) of Preston; a son, Donald Parks, at home; and a brother, Ralph C. Parks of Galt. The service at his residence on Sat. , Nov. 13 at 2 was largely attended. Rev. George Kersey, minister of the United Church officiated. Pallbearers: Harold Schultz, Alex B. Loblaw, Mr. Farley, Graydon Ure, Thomas Gale and Robert Parks. Interment Hespeler Cemetery. A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 2 Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 8. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Alexander Parks Date of Birth:25 Sep 1873 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:William Parks Mother's name:Elizabeth Lochiead [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 9. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Alexander Park Age:32 Birth Date:abt 1873 Birth Place:Hespeler Marriage Date:18 Oct 1905 Marriage County or District:York Father:William Parks Mother:Elizabeth Lochead Spouse:Lillian Flo Ure Spouse's Age:23 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1882 Spouse Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario Spouse Father:Alex Ure Spouse Mother:Margaret Hurd

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Sep 1873 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Store Clerk - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 18 Oct 1905 - , York Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 10 Nov 1948 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 13 Nov 1948 - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth