Individual Details
Elah Park
(18 Aug 1793 - 22 Oct 1866)
Elah married Elizabeth Moon. They were the parents of:
1. Etna E. Park, died at age 6
2. Plumb M. Park
3. Theresa M. Park Brown
4. Candice E. Park Foot
5. Sarah H. Park Yaryan
6. Clarissa S. Park Killman
7. Etna E. Park Terrell (2nd Etna)
8. Margaret Park McNeely
9. Alice H. Park Hanson
10. Harriet C. Park
History of Lorain County Ohio, p. 272:
Elah Park, whose place of nativity was Tyrinoham, Berkshire county, Massachusetts, married Elizabeth Moon, of the same place. He settled on section twenty-one, in Avon township, in the fall of 1815, Mr. Park was a prominent public man, and held many positions of honorable distinction, beginning with the office of justice of the peace, to which he was many times elected. He was recorder of Lorain county from 1841 to 1843, and State representative from 1840 to 1848. He died in Avon, October 22, 1866. Mrs. Park died March 14, 1869. The children of this couple are Etna E., who died at the age of six years; Plumb M. (mute), who married Charlotte Peck, resides at Columbus, Ohio; Theresa M. married James S. Brown, who superintended the building of, and was superintendent of the institution for mutes, at Indianapolis, Indiana; he held the same position at Baton Rouge until public sentiment forced him north; Candace E. married Thomas E. Foot, and resides in Amherst, this county; Sarah H. married John Yaryan, a distinguished lawyer at Richmond, Indiana; Clarissa married David Skillman (deceased); Etna E., 3d, married Jay Terrell, proprietor of "Lake Breeze" summer resort, Sheffield township; Margaret married Janus H. McNeely, and resides at Evansville, Indiana; Alice H. (mute), married Martin M. Hanson (deceased); and Harriet C, who resides at Evansville, Indiana.
1. Etna E. Park, died at age 6
2. Plumb M. Park
3. Theresa M. Park Brown
4. Candice E. Park Foot
5. Sarah H. Park Yaryan
6. Clarissa S. Park Killman
7. Etna E. Park Terrell (2nd Etna)
8. Margaret Park McNeely
9. Alice H. Park Hanson
10. Harriet C. Park
History of Lorain County Ohio, p. 272:
Elah Park, whose place of nativity was Tyrinoham, Berkshire county, Massachusetts, married Elizabeth Moon, of the same place. He settled on section twenty-one, in Avon township, in the fall of 1815, Mr. Park was a prominent public man, and held many positions of honorable distinction, beginning with the office of justice of the peace, to which he was many times elected. He was recorder of Lorain county from 1841 to 1843, and State representative from 1840 to 1848. He died in Avon, October 22, 1866. Mrs. Park died March 14, 1869. The children of this couple are Etna E., who died at the age of six years; Plumb M. (mute), who married Charlotte Peck, resides at Columbus, Ohio; Theresa M. married James S. Brown, who superintended the building of, and was superintendent of the institution for mutes, at Indianapolis, Indiana; he held the same position at Baton Rouge until public sentiment forced him north; Candace E. married Thomas E. Foot, and resides in Amherst, this county; Sarah H. married John Yaryan, a distinguished lawyer at Richmond, Indiana; Clarissa married David Skillman (deceased); Etna E., 3d, married Jay Terrell, proprietor of "Lake Breeze" summer resort, Sheffield township; Margaret married Janus H. McNeely, and resides at Evansville, Indiana; Alice H. (mute), married Martin M. Hanson (deceased); and Harriet C, who resides at Evansville, Indiana.
Events
| Christen | 18 Aug 1793 | Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts |  |  | |
| Birth | 18 Aug 1793 | Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts | | | |
| Census (family) | 28 Sep 1850 | Avon, Lorain County, Ohio - Elizabeth Moon | | | |
| Death | 22 Oct 1866 | Avon, Lorain County, Ohio | |||
| Burial | Avon Cemetery, Lorain County, Ohio | | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Moon (1791 - 1869) |
Notes
Christen
Elah ParkEvent Type: Baptism
Event Date: 18 Aug 1793
Event Place: Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Christening Place: Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Father's Name: Nehemiah Park
Mother's Name: Margaret Park
Birth
Elah ParkEvent Type: Birth
Event Date: 18 Aug 1793
Event Place: Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Event Place (Original): Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Sex: Female
Father's Name: Nehemiah Park
Mother's Name: Margaret
Census (family)
Elah Park Male 26 Massachusetts - FarmerElizabeth Park Female 38 Massachusetts
Harriett Park Female 14 Ohio
John Baber Male 26 England - Farmer
Burial
PLOT Row 4, Plot #2573y 2m 4d
Endnotes
1. Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMV-5Y3Z.
2. Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ2K-2YV.
3. United States Census, 1850 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQ2-R93.
4. Find a Grave Memorial 125958745.