Michigan Family Group Sheet for Edmond/Edward ROURKE/RORK Family

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SUBMITTER NAME: STEVE K. NICHOLS
Your E-mail Address: steve_nichols2000@yahoo.com
MICHIGAN COUNTIES:  Ingham, Ionia, Clinton, Shiawassee and Isabella
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HUSBAND: Edmond/Edward ROURKE/RORK (1a) (2b) (6f)
date and place of birth: Ireland
married:
spouse:
date and place of marriage:
other marriages:
date and place of death:
date and place of burial:
father:
mother:
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WIFE: Mary BRADY/BRODEY (6f) (1a) (2b)
date and place of birth: New York
married:
spouse:
date and place of marriage:
other marriages:
date and place of death:
date and place of burial:
father:
mother:
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CHILD 1: John RORK a.k.a.. John ROOK (1) (8)
date and place of birth: February 7, 1848, Michigan
married: Yes
spouse: Lillian "Liley" PETTIBONE (13)
date and place of marriage: June 15th 1877, Ionia County, Michigan
other marriages: No
date and place of death: March 15th 1915, Denver Twp., Isabella County, Michigan (16)
date and place of burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing Twp., Lansing,
                          Ingham County, Michigan (19)
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CHILD 2: James S. RORK a.k.a. James BORK (1) (4) (8) (9)
date and place of birth: January 27th 1850, Michigan
married: Yes
spouse: Julia E. ????
date and place of marriage: About 1875, Michigan
other marriages: No
date and place of death: June 01st  1922, Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan
date and place of burial: Section D, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing Twp.,
                          Lansing, Michigan (19)
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CHILD 3: Ellen RORK (5) (10) (11) (12)
date and place of birth: April 1853, Shiawassee County, Michigan
married: Yes
spouse: Alfred V. Little
date and place of marriage: January 20th, 1877 (13)
other marriages: No
date and place of death: July 09th 1939, Delwin, Denver Twp., Isabella County,
                         Michigan (2B) (17)
date and place of burial: Woodland (Rosebush) Cemetery, Rosebush, Isabella Twp.,
                          Isabella County, Michigan (20)
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CHILD 4: Edward RORK (3) (6)
date and place of birth: August 1856, Michigan
married: Yes
spouse: Alma O. DODSON
date and place of marriage:
other marriages:
date and place of death: April 26th 1932, Palo, Ronald Twp., Ionia County, Michigan
date and place of burial: Plot 349, Palo/Van Vleck Cemetery, Palo, Ronald Twp.,
                          Ionia County, Michigan (18)
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CHILD 5: Michael "Mike" D. RORK a.k.a. Michael ROARK (2) (7) (8)
date and place of birth: About 1860, Michigan
married: Yes
spouse: Beulah L. GOODSELL (14) (15)
date and place of marriage: September 28th 1891, Clinton County, Michigan
other marriages: Kate ????
date and place of death:
date and place of burial:


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SOURCES: 1) 1880 1st Ward, Lansing, Ingham County Michigan Federal Census
         2) 1880 Lansing Twp., Ingham County Michigan Federal Census
         3) 1880 Ronald Twp., Ionia County Michigan Federal Census
         4) 1900 4th Ward, Lansing Twp., Ingham County Michigan Federal Census
         5) 1900 Rosebush, Isabella County Michigan Federal Census
         6) 1900 Palo, Ronald Twp., Ionia County Michigan Federal Census
         7) 1900 4th Ward, Lansing Twp., Ingham Michigan County Federal Census
         8) 1910 4th Ward, Lansing Twp., Ingham County Michigan Federal Census
         9) 1920 4th Ward, Lansing Twp., Ingham County Michigan Federal Census
        10) 1920 Denver, Denver Twp., Isabella County Michigan Federal Census
        11) 1930 Denver, Denver Twp., Isabella County Michigan Federal Census
        12) 1915 Denver Twp., Isabella County Land Records
        13) Dibean Marriage Index
        14) Clinton Republican, Oct. 01st 1891, Pg 5, Col. 1.
        15) Maple Rapids Dispatch, Clinton County, Michigan Oct. 1891
        16) 1915 Isabella County Michigan Death Index
        17) Ellen "RORK" LITTLE Death Certificate, Register No. 136, Lieber 3,
            Pg 187. Mt. Pleasant County Court House, Isabella County, MI
        18) Palo/Van Vleck Cemetery, Palo, Ionia County, MI ( Visual and Index)
        19) Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Ingham County, MI ( Photo's and Index )
        20) Woodland ( Rosebush ) Cemetery, Rosebush, Isabella County, MI (Visual)

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NOTES:  1a) John RORK'S Death Record shows parents as Edmond ROOK and Mary BRADY
            of Ireland.
        2b) Ellen "RORK" Death Record shows Edward ROCK and Mary BRADEY as parents.
        3c) James and Michael. owned Rork Bros. Pumpmaker and Windmill Manufacturing
            in N. Lansing and Palo in the 1890s to early 1900s.
        4d) A RORK Windmill head was loaned to the Michigan Historical Musuem for
            the Lansing 1897 Exhibit by the Michigan Agricultural Heritage Program,
             Michigan State University Musuem.
        5e) ROCK was also a used family name by son of James RORK
        6f) ROURKE was changed to RORK thru family bible records, Edmond ROURKE
            and Mary BRADY provided thru Family Bible. No known real Record exists
            or located yet.
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