William Nathan Parks

1849 - 1927  (~ 77 years)

• Name	William Nathan Parks
  Born	Sep 1849	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217747945
  Occupation	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Wagon Maker
  Residence	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Carriage Maker, Shop
  Residence	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-224450
  Died	3 Jul 1927	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I224450	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Alexander Parks,   b. 1819, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Feb 1880, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Eagle,   b. 24 Sep 1827, , Norfolk, England ,   d. 4 Feb 1908, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	8 Dec 1842
  Family ID	F21390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	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  [4]
  Children	1. James Haggert Parks,   b. Nov 1870,   d. 18 Aug 1871  (Age ~ 0 years)   2. Alexander Parks,   b. 25 Sep 1873, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Nov 1948, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   3. Ralph Charles Parks,   b. 11 Dec 1879, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Sep 1970, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F221864	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ONE OF OLDEST NATIVES IS DEAD IN DEATH OF W. PARKS DISTRICT LOSES ONE OF OLDEST NATIVE SONS. In the death of William Parks, who passed away shortly before noon yesterday at his home on Queen street east, Hespeler loses one of its oldest and most respected citizens and this district loses one of its oldest native-born sons. The deceased was in his 78th year and passed away peacefully yesterday morning. after a prolonged illness. The late Mr. Parks was born at Puslinch Lake in 1849 and has been lifelong resident of the adjacent a life district. At the age of about 16 years he came to Hespeler, where he learned the the carriage-making trade at the establishment James Anderson operated In later by opened a carriage and wagon works later years he on Queen street, which he operated until recent years. This was his chosen vocation and he had been employed at it for practically all his life, excepting for a time when he held a position with the Goldie- McCulloch company in Galt. In 1869 he married Miss Elizabeth Lochead of Hespeler, who survives him. The late Mr. Parks was the oldest living member of the United church, having been on that congregation for over sixty years. He was also a charter member of the Royal Templars When the forerunner of the present Highland Light Infantry was formed, the deceased was among the first to volunteer to enter the ranks and he was also a devotee of hunting and fishing and all similar out-of-door sports. He is survived by his wife, two sons, Ralph C. Parks of Preston and Alex. Parks of this town, one sister, Mrs. William Hortop, Queen street, and one brother, J. Wesley Parks, Queen street. The funeral will be held on Tuesday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock from his late residence to the Hespeler cemetery. Galt Evening Reporter 4 Jul 1927 ______________ PARKS, WILLIAM Another Old Resident Passes Shortly before noon on Sunday, July 3, 1927, at his home on Queen St. East in Hespeler. He was born in Puslinch Township over 77 years ago and has resided all his life in this district. He spent the early years of his life at Puslinch Lake, where his father kept a hotel. As a young man of 16 years, he came to Hespeler and was apprenticed to the late James Anderson, with whom he learned the wagon making and which he plied most of his lifetime, opening an establishment of his own, except several years he spent working for Goldie-McCullough at Galt. In 1879, he married Elizabeth Lochead of Hespeler. Surviving are his wife; two sons, Alex of Hespeler; Ralph C. of Preston; one brother, J. Wesley; and one sister, Mrs. William Hortop, both of Hespeler. Having spent his lifetime in the district, many were the reminiscences he had of the early days and being of a genial disposition, he remembered the humourous side of them. He enlisted with the militia the year of the Fenian Raids. He was a lifelong member of the United Church, having been one of that congregation for over sixty years. He was also a charter member of the Royal Templars. When the forerunner of the present Highland Light Infantry was formed, he was among the first to volunteer to enter the ranks. He was a devotee of hunting and fishing and all manner of outdoor sports. Though ill for years with asthma and heart trouble, he always looked on the bright side of things and was well liked by his wide circle of friends. The funeral was held T uesday afternoon at 2: 30 from his residence to Hespeler Cemetery. Rev. H. L. Merner of the United Church officiated. Pallbearers: John S. Baker, John Jardine, William Hortop, A. J. Beattie, Alex Parks, all of Hespeler and Ralph Parks of Preston. 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

  [S392] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1911, Div. 21 Pg. 19. [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 8. [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link . West: William Williams/ 1828-1921/ Born Cornwall Eng. / He Giveth His Beloved Sleep/ Anna Walker His Wife/ 1843-1928/ Born In Ayr, Ont. / Hannah Hungerford/ Wife Of John Walker/ 1808-1882/ Alzina Walker/ Wife Of James Lougead (Sic)/ 1830-1915/ Williams East: William N. Parks/ 1849-1927/ His Wife/ Elizabeth Lochhead/ 1852-1944/ Parks A. Our Loved One/ James Haggert/ Died Aug. (18),1871/ Aged 9 Mo. / Beloved Son Of/ William & Elizabeth/ Parks [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 9.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Sep 1849 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Wagon Maker - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carriage Maker, Shop - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Jul 1927 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth