Richard Cook Yerxa was buried at
Keswick Ridge, York County, New Brunswick, Canada. He Ran an auto livery in New London in 1920s/30s.
1900 US Census for Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA:
YERXA (all born Can, all arrived US in 1890, except Clara):
Richard C., head, w, m, Oct-1855, 44, M-22, Can, Can, Can, driver (or owner?) - groceries
Esther, wife, w, f, Apr-1858, 42, M-22, 10/5, Can, Can, Can, none
Susie A., dau, w, f, Nov-1878, 21, Can, Can, Can, cashier - groceries
Stella M, dau, w, f, Oct-1880, 19, Can, Can, Can, clerk - groceries
Clarence E/C, son, w, m, Apr-1882, 18, Can, Can, Can, elevator man
Benjamin H., son, w, m, Nov-1889, 10, Can, Can, Can, at school
Clara M., dau, w, f, Jun-1891, 8, MA, Can, Can, at school
NOTE ON CLARENCE: In PANB, listed b. 14-Apr-1882, Douglas, York Co, NB, as Roxby Clarence Yerxa.
NOTE ON BENJAMIN: In PANB, listed b. 24-Nov-1889, Keswick Douglas, York Co, NB, listing father as Cook
ADD NOTE: Given the 'Cook Yerxa' entry, found another child, who apparently died young. B. 05-Feb-1888, Male, b. Douglas, York Co, NB.
Here's the family in 1881 Canada Census for Bright Parish, York Co, New Brunswick:
Cook YERXA M Male English 25 New Brunswick Farmer Free Baptist
Ether YERXA M Female English 22 New Brunswick Free Baptist
Bessie YERXA Female English 2 New Brunswick
Stella YERXA Female English <1 Born:
; 7/12 New Brunswick. He was born in 1855 at Douglas Parish, York County, New Brunswick, Canada. He was the son of Moses Yerxa and Margaret A. Cliff. Richard Cook Yerxa married Esther (Ester) Urquhart circa 1878 at New Brunswick, Canada. Richard Cook Yerxa married Elenora Belle Call, daughter of Jonas Franklin Pierce Call and Ida May Kimball, on 28 November 1926 at Laconia, New Hampshire, USA. Richard Cook Yerxa died in 1933 at USA or Canada?.