John + Agnes E. Grant. Agnes (daughter of David Richard Grant and Sarah Park) was born on 25 Mar 1880 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Sarah Park on 31 Mar 1863 in Blossomburg, Coal Valley Township, Rock Island County, Illinois. Sarah (daughter of John Park and Charlotte Hillier) was born on 24 May 1844 in Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 10 Jan 1894 in Rock Island County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1). SOURCE: BOOK: PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF ROCK ISLANDCOUNTY, ILLINOIS CONTAINING Full-page Portraits and BiographicalSketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County,Together With PORTRAITS AND BIOGRAPHIES OF ALL THE GOVERNORS OFILLINOIS, AND OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES. Also ContainingA History Of The Present Time.; CHICAGO BIOGRAPHICAL PUBLISHING CO.,1885.
"John Park. Among the numerous and respected citizens of Coal ValleyTownship, who are of foreign birth, is Mr. John Park, a farmer onsection 23. He is the son of Andrew and Agnes (Irvin) Park, nativesof Scotland. Early in life they came across the Atlantic and locatedin Nova Scotia, where the mother died 1850, aged 51 years. The elderPark came to Rock Island in 1852, where, on the 30th day of January,1859, he died. He was born in 1797.
John, the subject of this biography, was the second child of a familyof ten children born to his parents. His native place is alsoScotland, where he was born April 13, 1820. When 17 years of age
he came to the Western Hemisphere with his parents, and lived in NovaScotia until 1851, being engaged in mining. During that year he cameto Rock Island County, where he has since been engaged in mining andfarming. He is the owner of 97 acres of land, most of which is undercultivation.
Our subject was married July 27, 1843, in Nova Scotia, to CharlotteHillier. She was born in Gloucestershire, Dec. 23, 1820. To themhave been born the following children: Sarah, born May 24, 1844;Agnes, March 31, 1846; Andrew, Jan. 20, 1848; George, March 22, 1852,died Sept. 12, 1852. John H., born April 23, 1854; George W., April27, 1857; Charlotte E., Nov. 19, 1859; David E., July 18, 1862;Margaret A., May 18, 1865; Sarah married David Grant, and they havenine children: Duncan, Ella and Gertie are deceased. Those living areCharlotte, John P., Thomas, Sally, Agnes and David. Agnes marriedJohn Sommerson. Their union has been blessed with five children,namely: Robert, Charlotte, John H., Burt and David. John H. isdeceased. Andrew married Mary Calahan, and they have had sevenchildren: Ellen, John, Richard, George, Charlotte, Agnes and Andrew.Of these John is deceased.
Mrs. P. is a member of the Primitive Methodist Church. In politics,Mr. Park is a Democrat."
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2). SOURCE: BOOK: THE PAST AND PRESENT OF ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, ILL.,CONTAINING: A History Of The County---Its Cities, Towns, &c., ABiographical Directory Of Its Citizens, War Record Of Its VolunteersIn The Late Rebellion, Portraits Of Early Settlers And Prominent Men,General And Local Statistics, Map Of Rock Island County, History OfIllinois, Constitution Of The United States, Miscellaneous Matters,Etc.. Etc.; CHICAGO: H.F. KETT & CO., COR. 5TH AVE. AND WASHINGTONST., 1877.
"PARK, JOHN, Farmer; Sec. 23; P.O. Coal Valley; born in Bridge ofJohnson, Scotland, April 13, 1820; came to this Co. in 1851; Dem;Presb; owns 200 acres of land, value $9,000.00; son of Andrew andAgnes (Ilven) Park; left Scotland in 1837 for Nova Scotia, lived therethirteen years, one year in Pennsylvania, then came to this Co.; atNova Scotia married Charlotte Hillier, July 27, 1843; she was born inGloucestershire, England, Dec. 23, 1820; have seven children living,Sarah, (now Mrs. David Grant), Agnes (who married John Sommerson, Dec.26, 1864, and died May 29, 1876, leaving five children), Andrew, (whomarried Mary Callihan), John Henry, George William, Lottie E., DavidE. and Margaret A."
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"1860 United States Federal Census
about John Park; Name: John Park Age in 1860: 40 Birth Year: abt 1820Birthplace: Scotland Home in 1860: Coal Valley, Rock Island, IllinoisGender: Male Post Office: Coal Valley; John Park 40 Charlotte Park 39Sarah Park 16 Agnes Park 14 Andrew Park 12 John H Park 7 George Park3 Charlotte Park 9.12; Year: 1860; Census Place: Coal Valley, RockIsland, Illinois; Roll: M653_222; Page: 0; Image: 730.; Ancestry.com.1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:The Generations Network, Inc., 2004."

John married Charlotte Hillier on 27 Jul 1843 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Charlotte (daughter of Hillier) was born on 23 Dec 1820 in Gloucestershire, England; died in 1892 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois; was buried in 1892 in Probably With Husband At Coal Valley Cemetery, Coal Valley Township, Rock Island County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]