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INKLEY, Oliver M.
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Name INKLEY, Oliver M. Birth 9 May 1877 Michigan, USA
Gender Male Burial 1908 Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan, USA
Death 15 May 1908 Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan, USA
Person ID I7702 Edgoose Last Modified 4 Feb 2026
Father INKLEY, Thomas Barnes, b. 8 Jun 1847, Kirton In Holland, Lincolnshire
d. 9 Apr 1925, Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan, USA
(Age 77 years) Mother MURDEN, Catherine, b. 1846, Spalding Registration District, Lincolnshire
d. 3 Jul 1910, Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan, USA
(Age 64 years) Marriage 1869 Spalding Registration District, Lincolnshire
Family ID F2779 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family PARKHURST, May, b. 5 Feb 1879, Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan, USA
d. 14 Apr 1969, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
(Age 90 years) Marriage 12 Sep 1900 Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan, USA
Children 1. INKLEY, Mary Josephine, b. 19 Feb 1908, Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan, USA
d. 21 Dec 1965, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
(Age 57 years)Family ID F2781 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Notes
OLIVER M. INKLEY 1877-1908
Oliver M. INKLEY was born in Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan, USA, on 9 May 1877, son of Thomas and Kate INKLEY of the same place. His father was a shoemaker.
(Michigan Births 1867-1902, image from birth register online)
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The 1880 US Federal Census of Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan, USA:
Thomas INKLEY, head, aged 32, shoemaker & dealer, born in England;
Catherine INKLEY, wife, aged 34, keeping house, born in England;
Willie T. INKLEY, son, aged 10, at school, born in Michigan, USA;
*Oliver M. INKLEY, son, aged 3, at home, born in Michigan, USA.
The 1900 US Federal Census of Grand Ledge Ward 1, Eaton, Michigan, USA:
Thomas INKLEY, head, aged 51, married 31 years, born June 1848 in England, immigrated 1869, naturalised, shoe store;
Catherine INKLEY, wife, aged 53, married 31 years, 5 children 4 living, born February 1847 in England, immigrated 1869;
*Oliver M. INKLEY, son, aged 20, single, born in Michigan, USA, in April 1879, shoe store;
Catherine INKLEY, daughter, aged 17, born in Michigan, USA, in August 1882;
Panzey R. INKLEY, daughter, aged 11, born in Michigan, USA, in July 1888, at school.
Oliver M. INKLEY, a 23 year old shoe salesman from Grand Ledge and son of T.B. INKLEY and Catherine née MURDIN, married May PARKHURST from Greenville, Eaton County, Michigan, USA, the 22 year old daughter of Jacob M. PARKHURST and Mary née THOMSON, at Greenville on 12 September 1900. Witnesses were Wm. PARKHURST of Greenville and Katherine INKLEY of Grand Ledge.
(FamilySearch: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925, marriage register online)
Their daughter Mary Josephine, daughter of Oliver M. INKLEY and May PARKHURST, was born on 19 February 1908.
(FamilySearch: Texas Deaths 1890-1976, death certificate online)
He died on 15 May 1908 at Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan, USA, and was buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan, USA. He was described as a 31year old merchant.
(FamilySearch: Michigan Deaths and Burials 1800-1995, no death certificate online)
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