| 1. | THOMAS C. STARK was born on 5 Jan 1858 in Clarendon, Pontiac Co., Quebec, Canada; died on 3 Sep 1936 in Bay City, Michigan; was buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Bay City, Michigan. Notes:
"Pa Stark" was well versed in Scottish tunes and could sing them in Gaelic. When Thomas actually moved to Michigan is unclear, but he was in Lake Otsego, Michigan in 1888 when his daughter, Margaret, was born there. His naturalization papers,
The Certificate of Citizenship, October 30, 1896, places him in Bay City at about the time he and His father-in-law, Andrew Telfer, started building the house at 600 N. Dewitt St. in Bay City. This house was occupied by the Telfer family
upstairs, and the Stark family downstairs. The property had a barn which housed 2 or 3 cows which provided milk, chickens, which provided meat and eggs, and occasionally a pig. There were also some fruit trees, of which a plum and pear tree
each still remain. The Bay City Directory lists Thomas as a Sawyer in 1910, residing at 600 N. Dewitt. In 1915, he is listed as a carpenter, and in 1920, his employment was as a custodian at the Wenona School, where he remained for many years.
Thomas died in his home after a lingering illness. His funeral was held at 600 N. Dewitt, one of many in that home from 1922 to 1938.
THOMAS married MARGARET JANE TELFER on 14 Apr 1886. MARGARET was born on 25 Feb 1863 in Bristol, Pontiac Co., Quebec, Canada; died on 23 Nov 1935 in Bay City, Michigan; was buried on 26 Nov 1935 in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Bay City, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- MARGARET GRACE STARK was born on 7 Dec 1888 in Lake Otsego, Otsego Co., Michigan; died on 4 Jul 1931 in Bay City, Michigan; was buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Bay City, Michigan.
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1858 - 1936 (78 years)