Margaret (Funnell) Stork (1874 - 1959)

Born 1874 in Canada

Wife of Mathew Stork — married 2 Jun 1904 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan, United States

Descendants

Died 1959 at about age 85 in Michigan, United States

Biography

Margaret Funnell was born in 1874 in Canada, the daughter of John Funnell and Ruth Hill.

Marriage. On 2nd June 1904, she married Mathew Stork, at Mt. Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan, United States. John, the son of John Stork and 'Anna' Steel, shaved several years from his age, saying he was 40, born England. Margaret, aged 30, was born in Canada, the daughter of John Funnell and Ruth Hill.

The marriage license was granted 31st May. They both resided at Isabella where John was a Farmer and Margaret a Music Teacher. Rev. Maurice Grigsby performed the service before witnesses Florence Chapman and H. G. Chapman, of Rosebush. ^[1][2]

Widowed. Mathew died 8th July 1933, aged 73, at Union, Isabella, Michigan, United States. ^[3]

Death. She passed away in 1959.

Burial. In her husband's grave at Riverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCF3-33N : 18 February 2021), Mathew Stork, 1904.
2. ↑ Marriage Register "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N36H-5RQ : Sat Oct 21 06:56:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Mathew Stork and John Stork, 20 Jun 1904.
3. ↑ Death, Mathew "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF37-RWS : 13 March 2018), Mathew Stork, 08 Jul 1933; citing Union, Isabella, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,757.
4. ↑ Headstone Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76879282/margaret-e-stork: accessed 21 December 2023), memorial page for Margaret E. Stork (1874–8 Jul 1959), Find a Grave Memorial ID 76879282, citing Riverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Gravehound Club (contributor 47342206).

See also:

• "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML5J-FX9 : Fri Oct 06 07:23:41 UTC 2023), Entry for Mathew Stork and Margret Stork, 1910.
• "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ38-NY6 : Fri Dec 08 02:28:50 UTC 2023), Entry for Mat Stork and Margaret Stork, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQB7-NL1 : Wed Oct 04 08:37:46 UTC 2023), Entry for Mathew Sterk and Margaret Sterk, 1930.