Family/Spouse: Majorie KERR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Lillian Helen WOOLMAN. Lillian was born in Dec 1880 in Wentworth County, Ontario; died in 1973. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ontario Land Registry
Lot 8, Con 3, Beverly, Hamilton Wentworth Co., Abstract, Beverly Book 2, p40 .
. 1882 Apr 1, B&S, Peter Wood et ux, to Annie E Parks, $1200, Pt S 1/2 - 20.5 North.
. 1882 Apr 1, Mortgage. Annie E & Robt. T Parks, to Peter Woods, $1000., Pt South Half - 2R 12.P
. 1881 Nov 26, B&S, Chas B Parks et ex, to John G Clements, $100., Pt South, Half. - - -

Birth:

Robert married Annie ELIZABETH WILSON on 25 Dec 1870 in Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario. Annie was born in 1845 in Driffield, Yorkshire, England; died on 7 Oct 1935 in Troy, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Elizabeth is the daughter of Amanda & William Wilson.

Elizabeth Wilson Parks was not on the Census 1871 Trafalgar Twp., with her husband Robert Parks, "married September" [1870]. - - -

Died:
[Troy is betwixt the City of Hamilton & the township of Trafalgar.]

Notes:

. 1842 St. Georage Ward Census.
Charles Parks. Printer, 1 Lot, from Estate of Johnson, Owner Charles Parks.

. Photo of Charles Garner Parks
Robust gentleman in a black jacket & vest, white shirt, small bowtie. Charles has a full beard, bright blue eyes. If the photo was taken at the same time as his wife, Mary Ann Johnston, the estimated date is about 1865 ±.
Ref: Ferne Isobel Parks Ward.

Ontario Land Registry Abstract, Beverley Book 2, p40.
Lot 9, Con 3, Everley, Hamilton Wentworth Co.
. 1906 Apr 5, B&S, Robert Johnston & Wife, to Charles B Johnston, $4200., 100A W Half except 41 rods at W corner.
. 1926 Apr 21, Grant, Charlotte Melissa McDonald, married woman & as admirx. of Estate of Charles B Johnston, deceased & Elmore Roy Johnston, unmarried, to John Allan, $5500. WH 100A. I
. Troy, Beverly Twp., Wentworth, Lot 9, Con 3. - - -

Birth:


Died:
COD: Uraemina [i.e. caused by renal failure.]. Beverly Twp. now joined with Flamborough Twp.

Buried:
Monument F-160/161a & d. Book shaped stone/cement monuments lies on the ground.

Charles married Mary Ann JOHNSTON, .1 on 1 May 1837 in St. James Anglican Cathedral. Mary (daughter of Robert W JOHNSTON, Jr. and Margaret LAWRENCE, .5 DUE) was born on 17 Mar 1818 in Toronto, York Co., Ontario; died on 19 Jun 1887 in Waterdown, E Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario; was buried in Toronto Necropolis Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary Ann is the daughter of Margaret Lawrence & Robert Johnston, Jr.

. WILL of Robert Johnston:
1843 Aug 12 - Daughter MARY ANN: The house & lot adjoins the one devised to Richard Johnston. Estate Files J4. (That is next to the store at King & Toronto St.)

. Drawings of 'Checked Store,' on King Street may also be found in Toronto newspapers advertisements.

Johnston, Mary, Newgate St. [1843-4.
Verify this Mary or cousin Mary Johnston? -PJA]

. 1837 May 1 May, by license, Charles Garner PARKS, of the city of Toronto, bachelor,
& Mary Anne Johnston, of the same place, spinster.
Witnesses, Sidney S. Hamilton, Mary Ann DOYLE.

. 1837 May 3 - Constitution Newspaper of Toronto:
On Monday, 1st Inst. Charles G Parks, Printer, to Mary Anne,
eldest Daughter of the late Robert Johnston, both of this city.
Rev. H. Grassett, St. James Anglican Cathedral, Toronto.

Recorded for further research:
. Mary Ann 's sister, Margaret Johnston, steadily maintained she was of Scottish parentage.
Below is an excerpt from a letter that my grandmother, Grace (Brown) Emerson wrote to a relative: 
"My father's mother was Mary Ann Johnston & her parents & grandparents settled originally in Muddy York near the Old St. Lawrence Market. …Her father, William Johnston from Co. Tyrone arrived in NYC in 1815 & owned property which was confiscated & they moved to Upper Canada."
Ref: Sarah Nelson, Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, 11 Mar 2001 & the Emerson Family Tree.

. Photo Mary Ann Johnson
Beautiful cameo photo of Mary Ann Johnston. Bright eyes, clear of a healthy & respectful women. She is seated at a small covered table with books, 'Thinking.' She has traces of smile.
Age possibly mid fifties. The Victoria dress should be dateable: plain 'grey' skirt with medium dark lace over top, short ruffles on her shoulders & chest, also ruffles on the wrists; white kerchief around her next with male cameo broach; a ribbon necklace with dangling broach is partially visible. She wears bracelet, possible black stone & on the other wrist she wears a double metal jointed band which is an inch & half wide. Earrings are possibly clip on.
She appears to have light short? brown hair parted in the middle. Distinctive Victoria white & black lace or ribbon, dangling house -headdress - with two or so prominent black centre pieces. (1865ish is an estimate).
Over her dress she is wearing a dark printed flower shawl, hanging just off her shoulders.

. Toronto Necropolis Cemetery:
Monument F-160/161d, TWO grey slate stones, both imbedded in the ground.
1. Mary Ann Johnston, wife of C G Parks, died Jun 19, 1887, in her 69th year.
2. Open grey state 'book' reads Charles G Parks, died Dec 24, 1909, in is 91st year & Mary M Parks, died Nov 19, 1910 in her 65th year. - - -

Birth:


Died:
Aged 69y 3m 2d. Heart failure., ill about 2 weeks.

Buried:
Monument F-160/161d TWO grey slate imbedded in ground.

Notes:

Married:
Monday