Josiah V. Thompson Family Record Uniontown, Pa Vo

Marriages John Markle and Elizabeth Penny, widow alias Elizabeth Bright was married Oct 11, 1821.

Births

John Markle, son of Christian and Mary Markle was born Oct 24, 1785.

Elizabeth Bright, daughter of Jacob & Eve Bright was born March 10, 1799

Clarinda Penny, daughter of Joseph & Elizabeth Penny was born Oct 14, 1816.

1. Eveline Bright Markle, daughter of John & Elizabeth Markle was born Oct 14, 1822

2. Wm Christian Markle son of John & Elizabeth Markle was born Nov 25, 1824

3. George B. Markel son of John & Elizabeth Markel was born July 1, 1827.

4. Mary Margaret Markle daughter of John & Elizabeth Markle was born Dec the 19^th, 1829

5. Emma Jane daughter of John & Elizabeth Markel was born August the 15, 1834
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Deaths

Wm Christian Markle, son of John & Elizabeth Markle departed this life on Saturday morning April 6^th at four o'clock 1826 aged 16 months & 13 days.

Elizabeth, consort of John Markle departed this life August the 5^th, 1837 at six o'clock PM aged thirty eight years, four months & twenty six days.

Eveline Bright Markle, daughter of John & Elizabeth Markel departed this life on Saturday evening Oct the 7, 1843 at 4 o'clock aged 20 yrs 11 mos & 23 days.

Clarinda Sweeny (nee Penny) died Jany 18, 1867 aged 50 yrs 3 mos & 4 days

John Markle died Mar 14, 1868 aged 82 years 4 mos & 18 days.

[variations in spelling noted]
Mrs Kohler says her mother told her that the above record was written by John Markle himself except the last two entries are in a different hand.
On an addressed half of an envelope directed to George B. Markle, Hazleton Pa from the Quaker City Auto Co Phila postmarked Phila Pa Mar 14, 1908 9:30 PM is written in pencil by said Geo B. Markle, brother of Alvan the following:
"Pall H. Thompson married to Emma Jane Markle Oct 9, 1855.

Pall H. Thompson died April 18^th, 1886

G.B. Markle & Emily Robinson married?

G.B. Markle died Aug 18, 1888

Emily Markle died Sept 17, 1888"
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Mrs K. says her Aunt, Mrs P.H. Thompson died in Chattanooga Tenn & her husband died here & both are buried in the Hazleton Cemetery here.

Mrs K. says her mother, Mary Margaret Markle, wife of William Griffin died in Milton Pa on July 15, 1908 & is buried in the Milton cem right in the town.

A fine obituary states that she left 3 sons & 2 daughters & the names in the order of their ages are:

John Markle, Emma Elizabeth, Benjamin, living at the old Homestead No Centre St, Milton Pa has his parents bible with record. Clarence and Clara now wife of Luther M. Smith also in Milton Pa living on Stanton Ave has two daughters, Clarence is married & lives on Chestnut St Milton Pa & has 3 daughters & one son. Benjamin Griffin is unmarried & John M. died & is buried in Milton in his mother's lot & has a marker.

Emma Elizabeth Griffin was born July 30, 1855 at Providence Luzerne Co Pa where all five of the children were born. She married May 18, 1880 at Williamsport Pa by Rev Clark to William Lewis Kohler who was born June 18, 1848 the son of Jonas Kohler & his wife Martha _______. No issue. He was foreman of the Hazleton Mfg Co & a chip from a bolt flew & cut the eyes so that he is totally blind. This was in 1893. They were preparing to go to World's Fair & instead went to a Hospital at Phila to try [to] save his sight.
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Mrs K. shows me an obituary of Miss Anne Markle who died at her home on Mahoning Street & Garfield Ave Milton Pa about Mch 30, 1911 from the effects of a fall on the ice on Elm St 7 wks before breaking her left hip. States she was one of the oldest native born citizens of Milton being born in this Borough Aug 1829 & being then in her 82^d yr. She was the daughter of Jacob & Harriet (Eckert) Markle. Her father & John Markle were brothers, the latter being the father of Mrs Margaret Griffen & the late Geo B. Markle who was the father of Mrs Carl Dahlstrom of Ardmore, Mrs Herman Hessenbruch of Phila & Geo B. Jr, John & Alvan Markle of Hazleton. She was an esteemed & lovable woman. She was member of First Baptist church.

Mrs K. says Miss Anna is buried in front of the vault & thinks Miss Anna had a sister who is buried in same lot. She says that Zachariah Markle buried in another lot in same cemetery was a half brother of Anna. Thinks Zachariah was a widower, but without children. Mrs K. says Miss Georgia Derickson now married & living in Milton Pa can give more Markle data. Her mother's mother was Aunt Katie Markle who married a Fulmer & who was a sister of John Markle.

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John & Jacob had a brother Christian Markle. Alvan speaks of John at Sunbury & his sister Mrs Cadwallader also there & Mrs K. says Mrs C. was a first cousin of her mother so they are probably children of Christian. Georgia Derrickson will no doubt be able to give data in more detail. Alvan said Wm P. Bonbright's of NY City, mother was Markle, but Mrs K. never heard of them. Ask George. Georgia's father, Mr Derrickson & his wife were first cousins & ask her if her father's mother was a Markle. Mrs K. thinks Georgia's mother's mother & her father's mother were the two sisters of her grandfather John Markle. Mrs Kohler says they moved here in 1883. Look for Jacob Markle's will at Milton Pa.

Leaving 3:15 PM

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At residence of Chas E. Markle 411 E. Chestnut St Hazleton Pa, Sept 24, 1923, 3:33 PM

Just arrived here & have met Elmer John Sonn who says he was born in Hazleton Pa Dec 10, 1879, the son of Jesse Sonn & his wife Minnie Gilbert. see page 265. Mrs Markle & Mrs Shepperly say that Sarah Airgood see top of page 264 married 2^nd, John Shriver, a farmer & lived in Sugarloaf, Wallder [best guess, cut off]. Both died there & had 4 children:

1. Norman Spaulding

2. Eli Spaulding

3. Gertrude Shriver

4. Elizabeth Shriver

1. Norman is mar to Rachel Seible, daughter of Bill Seible. He lives at Tomhickon where he is a boss. Have 3 boys.

2. Eli, mar Sallie Pettit. He was a boss at Coleraine & died here abt 14 yrs ago, but she has never remarried & lives here on James St. Had four children 2 boys & 2 girls. Take st car up W. Broad to James & turn to the right.

3. Gertrude died of diptheria aged abt 16 yrs.

4. Elizabeth mar Drumheller & live in Sugarloaf Valley on the old farm. Thinks have 4 or 5 children.

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Deborah Airgood, see top Page 264 married John Welsh, being his 2^d wife & he being the father of Reuben Welsh who married her older sister Charlotte. See Page 264. She died before he did, without issue.

John Franklin Welsh Page 264 was born Jany 18, 1855 at Tamaqua Pa & on Feby 22, 1877 at Sugarloaf by Rev John Clemens, was married to Elizabeth Mahala Mace, daughter of David Mace & his wife, Harriet Spaid, who was born in Sugarloaf Valley on July 6, 1856. John Franklin Welsh died Sept 9, 1902 & on July 4, 1918, she was married to William Shepperly, son of John Shepperly & his wife Lucy_____. He was born Aug 29, 1856 & died Oct 29, 1922

Charlotte Airgood Welsh mar 2^d to Nathan Barager a farmer & lived in Sugarloaf Valley where he died about 43 yrs ago, thinks in Mch. She had no children by him. Mar 3^d to Jonas Bittenbender a farmer down by Sugarloaf. He died before she did, thinks 10 or 11 yrs before she died. She had no issue by him. Sarah Airgood mar 1^st a Spaulding & Norman & Eli were from this Union.

Geo Washington Markle, brother of Chas E. was born Feby 22, 1881 & mar abt 20 yrs ago in Mch 1904 to Emma Smith

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who was born Aug 1882 & have two children:

1. Wilbert, born Nov 11, 1907

2. Howard born Oct 1912

Leaving 4:36 PM

I then walked up the hill two blocks & turned to the right & was at:
Residence of Levi Henry Xavier Welsh on east Juniper St Sept 24, 1923 about 4:45 PM

His present or 2^d wife came in & said he had been very sick for the last day or two & was flighty & could not tell about or give any record, & said he did not have any bible record & she could not give any dates of his children by his first wife. She said he was born Oct 18, 1850 & married 1^st Mary Catherine Totten & had 8 children but she knew nothing abt the order of their ages, but their names, Oliver, mar & lives in Tomhicken

Eli married twice

Ellsworth? (Silas H.)

Roy

Arthur

Grace, married

Ida, married

Flora, married twice

Married 2^d Apr 24, 1899 at Hazleton Pa

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by Squire Fallon to Mrs Eva Michaels, my informant widow of Frank Michaels & daughter of Aaron Sager & his wife Sarah Sniders who was born Black Creek Tp, Luzerne Co Pa June 5, 1863 & has had two children to him:

1. Elmira Welsh born Oct 6, 1899 & died May 8, 1900

2. Ira Bruce Welsh born Feby 5, 1902. at home single & is their bread winner, working in the Laundry.

Mr Welsh is a carpenter by trade but has not worked for 18 years. He is, she sd, showing me his picture on the wall, a large fat man weighing over 200 lbs. She is a very short broad dumpy woman.

Leaving 5 PM
I then walked down to Broad St & out past 1^st Pres Ch & Alvan Markle's & turned to the right & went up James ST one block & was:
At residence of Sarah Catherine Spaulding No 24 N. James St Hazleton Pa Sept 24, 1923 5:30 PM

She was my informant & gave her own & Eli's record as follows:

Sarah Catherine Pettit was born Apr 19, 1862 in Black Creek Tp Luzerne Co Pa daughter of Wm Pettit & his wife Julia Smith. She married.
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Feby 24, 1883 at Conyngham Pa by Rev Derr Reformed Pastor to Eli William Spaulding who was born Nov 15, 1861 in Steuben Co NY. He died Nov 13, 1906. their children are:

1. John Franklin Spaulding born May 15, 1884 in Black Creek Tp Luzerne Co Pa married Aug 16, 1910 to Mary Ferrey who was born Apr 2^d or 3^d, 1892. Both living at Allentown Pa where he is an electrician. No issue.

2. Edith Lydia born at Tomhicken Pa Jany 1, 1886 & married Oct 24, 1917 to Philip Maue (pro Mow' ie) who was born Nov 26_____ son of Philip Maue & his wife Mary Nussbaum. They live at Shamokin Pa & have one daughter:

1. Jane Spaulding born Nov 24, 1918

3. Ethel Maud Spaulding born Apr 16, 1892 in Schuylkill Co Pa was killed on RR at Cranberry Crossing Aug 12, 1917 unmarried.

4. Howard Gordon Spaulding born Oct 26, 1902 at Mellensville, Luzerne Co Pa. He is at home, single.

Leaving 5:55 PM See book 11 Ps 13 & 14
When across the street this morning from 10:05 to 12:15 Pm with Alvan Markle, he spoke of Judge Gains Halsey of their Courts here having once told him of the Merckles coming from Holland to New York State in Mohawk Valley
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in 1609 which he believes, but I don't & then a hundred years later, made their way down the Susquehannah River in boats to Harrisburg & then up Swatara Creek through Lebanon Co Pa to Berks & Moslem Creek. He said Zachariah Markle, a relative lived at Danville Pa. see Mrs Kohler's statement & that John Markle & his sister, Mrs Cadwallader of Sunbury Pa were also relatives. Also said Wm P. Bonbright the broker NY was related, his mother being a Markle.

He said Geo B. Miller of Lewisburg Pa was related but Mrs Kohler knew nothing of it.

He said there was a valuable record in the books about the Markles which you can learn about at the Wyoming Hist Society at Wilkes Barre Pa.

He thought Bright's mother at Reading Pa was a Markle but John Markle's bible shows that his wife's maiden name was Bright & the relationship evidently comes from that connection. It was a great find in his sending me to Mrs Kohler & finding their grandfather John Markle's bible. Mrs Kohler is a large heavy set woman very like the cousin Cyrus family of Markles. Alvan said when they came down to him they

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had about run out of names & a letter written by his mother to his oldest sister who was 12 or 13 yrs older than him states that after his birth, his father Geo B. Markle Sr sat down with the bible & commenced going through it to hunt a name & when he came to the 36^th chapter of Genesis & 23^d verse, he found the name Alvan which pleased him & so he looked no further & called him Alvan. He said he was born Aug 29, 1861. He said Miss Anna Markle of Milton Pa who died 12 yrs ago was a cousin of his father & that the Derricksons were also relatives on the Markle side. it was news to me that Alvan was a bible name. It is now 10:20 PM & as I wasn't in bed at all last night, nor slept any then or today, I will get ready for bed & get up early in the morning & try to figure out my itinerary for going the many places my slips call for.

JVT
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Ferguson Hotel Shenandoah Schuylkill Co Pa Downstairs office room Sept 25, 1923 8:27 PM

I got up at 6:15 AM at the Loughran Hotel at Hazleton Pa & spent one hour arranging my itinerary, got my breakfast & walked out to the cemetery on Vine St & will now record what I have penciled down & remember of a very busy days work, using the dates & hours of my conferences as if written originally in this book as I have not had the facilities or time where I have been today to write it at the time in the book.

Hazleton Pa Cemetery on Vine St Sept 2, 1923 8:33 AM I walked to the office Building & Sexton Frank Walser who has been in charge since Jany 1, 1901 took me to the Thompson & Jack graves, the lost being near together almost adjoining, just north of the office bldg. I made the following notations from the tombstones:

No 1. Pall H. Thompson died Apr 18, 1886 aged 52 yrs

Emma J. Thompson died Apr 23, 1917 aged 83 yrs

Chas C. Thompson died Oct 11, 1888 aged 32 yrs

Geo W. Thompson died Nov 18, 1909 age 42 yrs

Father, Mother & two sons. The wife being a sister of Geo B. Markle Sr, Sexton Walser says a son lives in Tenn.

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No 2. Rev Alexander Jack born June 13, 1831, died May 21, 1886.

then came markers of 7 children of A.B. & C [cut off] Jack. See book 11 page 396.

Alex O. Jack born & died Apr 29, 1870

Owen S. Jack Born Apr 29, 1870, died may 12, 1870

Alice O. Jack, Born Oct 15, 1880 died Apr 15, 1882

Gertrude A. Jack born Sept 2, 1879 died Jany 3, 1883

F. Louise Jack born Sept 2, 1879 died Jany 3, 1883

Henry M. Jack born Mch 21, 1871, died Nov 20, 1883

Alexander W. Jack born Oct 7, 1882 died June 7, 1888

Sexton Walser says Mrs Rev A.B. Jack is still living here with her son Rev R.B. Jack at 209 W. Diamond St which is only a square from here.

Leaving 8:55 AM

I then walked out the back entrance to Cem on to W. Diamond St & walked down same a square to:

Residence of Rev. Robert Bonner Jack No 209 W. Diamond St Hazleton Pa Sept 25, 1923 9:05 AM

I was admitted by Norman Hamilton Jack, the youngest of Ev A.B. Jack's twelve children & he called his brother Rev R.B. Jack downstairs. He is a large stalwart well proportioned six footer & recd me very graciously & was glad to see me. I told him I had been at Church Sunday morning & heard him preach & he recalled seeing me.

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He said he was "baching" it & he & his brother were going to the Kiwanis Club for lunch, his wife being away & his mother, who he sd was 80 I believe being up at Providence R.I. She is a descendant of Roger Williams through a daughter of his. He took me upstairs & showed me on the wall the pictures of his three ascending ancestors all preachers viz: Alex B., Alexander & Robert, the latter, Robert being son of another Robert, who was a church elder at Glasgow Scotland. He has considerable information about the first two Roberts which a relative from Scotland dug out of different Histories & sent him. He said he wd at his leisure write it off & send to me. He took down some of the things I told him & was much interested in the statement I gave him that they were French Huguenots & spelled their name Jacques. He said his daughter had asked if they couldn't change their name to that spelling. He said it was a tradition in their family that they were descended from Huguenots, but they had no corroborating evidence before. He mentioned several of his father's sisters who married into prominent families in Great Britain & one had married Alexander Ramsay & their son is the man who was first successful in restoring the sight of a person who had been
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born blind & for his wonderful skill therein had been knighted by Queen Victoria I think & is now Sir Alexander Ramsay & is his first cousin. I bid them both adieu at 10:05 AM & walked out Vine St to W Broad & down to the Bank to see Alvan Markle Sr & Jr & bid them goodbye & was:
At Markle Banking & Trust Co No 8 W. Broad St Hazleton Pa Sept 25, 1923 10:22 AM

Alvan Jr took me back to his father's office & he was very gracious & kind as he had been yesterday & said his wife spoke of knowing of me through Ada Wentz, wife of Dr John L. Wentz, who with their daughter Dorothy who is married are all, he said, living in Scranton Pa. He said Dr Wentz got to playing the races & went bad. I told him of finding his grandfather John Markle's bible yesterday at ⁷*Mrs Kohler's & of it disclosing that he was son of Christian & Mary Markle. He said the address of his sister was Mrs Ida M. Hessenbruch Wynnewood Pa. His sister who died last week was Clora Markle Dahlstrom & her surviving husband's address who would likely have her father's bible she got is Carl A. Dahlstrom, 43 Linwood Ave Ardmore Pa

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Alvan Sr said the name of his Uncle that married his Aunt Emma J. Markle was Peletiah Haley Thompson who came here from St Louis Mo. He has a brother in St Louis Mo named Charles & he named a son for this brother, Ario Markle Thompson, son of P.H.& E. Thompson in Tennesse & his address is: Ario M. Thompson, Signal Mountain, Chattanooga Tenn. where he is connected with a lumber concern.

Alvan thought the John Markle at Sunbury who was brother of Mrs Cadwallader & who was not married & he thought Mrs Cadwallader had one child. He said both died in Sunbury Pa. Look up their wills & her descendants. Mr Alvan Markle's youngest son, John Markle, a short heavy set stocky young man came in & he introduced me. He said he was born May 22, 1902.

Alvan did not know who Georgia Derrickson at Milton Pa had married but recalled knowing Mame & Sade [sic] Derrickson, spinsters, who are buried at Milton Pa & also a Samuel Derrickson of New York City who was of the family & lived then at Washington Square the fashionable part of NY & was an old time friend of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt. As I came out I asked Alvan Jr
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when he was born & he said on July 28? 1889.

Alvan Sr sd yesterday that his mother was a Robinson & that she was a descendant of Daniel Boone. He sd today that if there was any further aid he could give, to call on him & he would be very glad to help. He said yesterday that they would move out of their old town house, which they had sold to the Elks or some order, today & he was going to build a new home out of town.

Left at 10:42 AM

I then went across to the Hotel, paid my bill, packed up & walked up W. Broad two blocks & took the 11 AM Mahanoy bus & arrived at the P.O. Delano Pa at 11:45 AM passing through scrub brush mountain land all the thirteen miles of the way. Asking at the P.O. for Mrs Violet Fritz, they said she lived in 3^d house up the street around the corner right there to the left & proceeding there was at:

Residence of Mrs Violet Jane Fritz, No 47 Bon Ton St, Delano Pa Sept 25, 1923 11:55 AM

Her grandson took me in & called her, a short active woman who came in from the kitchen to the sitting room where her daughter, a large handsome black eyed swarthy

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complected woman of Markle build & countenance was sewing.

Mrs Fritz says her father, Reuben Markle had brothers Jonas, Abraham, Gideon "Gede" & sisters Rachel & Leah (Airgood). Says she didn't know Leah, but knew Rachel well & that she was married but once & that to Abram Hontz & lived at Hyde Park, Scranton Pa. Both died & are buried there. Mrs Fritz was to see her before she, Mrs F. was married over 50 yrs ago, but says she never saw her after that.

Abe Kerchner was her first child. He lived in Chattanooga Tenn. His wife was Cordelia______ who he married in Scranton Pa. They never had any children. She is dead. Thinks she had one son & three daughters by Hontz. The son had falling fits & died unmarried. Says the daughters were young girls when she was there 53 yrs ago. Thinks some of them would be living in Scranton Pa yet, but don't know whether they were married or not.

Says Uncle "Gede"   Gideon   was a farmer & thinks he lived in the west. She never saw him, but knows he was married.

She knew her Uncle Abe. She came to visit his son Wm at Raven run & had a stroke at the supper table & died just after saying to his wife
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Susannah who was with him: "you can say what you have done, but don't say what you are going to do" & then drooped & they thought he was joking. His widow Susannah died in Shenandoah Pa where some of them live now & where the granddaughter Susie now lives. Didn't know to whom she was married but Jacob Mondeck is her second husband. She is daughter of Nathaniel of Abraham.

Some of the children live at Roaring Creek. Says Wm's folks have all left Ravenrun & gone to Roaring Creek. Says to ask Mattie Yost. She is daughter of Mrs Fritz sister Sybilla Welsh, but was taken by her Aunt Susannah Markle & raised. She lives in Conyngham Valley near Rock Glen abt 10 miles fr Hazleton Pa.

Mrs Fritz says her sister Mrs Price got her father's family bible & her daughter wd have gotten it. Mrs Price lived at Weatherly, but died in the Hazleton Hospital 13 yrs ago last July. Her child, Iva, lives at Lansford Pa. Dr Chas at Phila & George is with the Doctor. Audrey, the daughter lives at Middletown NY. She too thinks she wd have got the old Reuben Markle bible. She left the organ in Hazleton. Reuben Markle died aged 55 yrs, 2 yrs before Mrs Fritz was married. His
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children in the order of their ages were:

1. Elizabeth the oldest, mar 1^st Reuben Haldeman. mar 2^d John Motz. what children are living are in Chicago Ills. Her son:

1. Eli Haldeman lives in Altoona. He is a machinist boss in the shop. Married & has one daughter at home.

2. Rose Haldeman, married Ed Jasper of Wilburton, Columbia Co Pa 4 miles out of Mt Carmel Pa. Both living. He a miner. Have 3 boys & 1 girl.

3. Violet Haldeman, died unmarried

4. Louise Haldeman, who is the oldest girl married Al Gimpy, a barber in McAdoo. She can tell about Sally Motz, her half sister & the Chicago people. They correspond. They have a boy Ruby & a girl Pearl who live with their father.

5. Sallie Motz, married but don't know who.

2. Abraham Markle married Elizabeth Moyer who was born Nov 5. He died in Delano Pa & she in Tamaqua where both are buried in Odd Fellows Cem, he in soldiers ring & she in her daughter Gulder's lot, but does not believe she has a marker. Had several children viz:

1. Emma mar Hauser & live in Tamaqua Pa

2. Lizzie mar Kline & live in Tamaqua Pa

3. Tillie mar Joe Goldner & he lives Tamaqua Pa. She died 2 yrs ago

4. Lewis lives in Tamaqua, used to live
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here. He married Carrie Gouldner a niece of Joe Gouldner [variations in spelling noted]

5. Winfield is at Mt Carmel & used to be passenger brakeman here on the Lehigh Valley RR on which he runs yet. Married Arletta Blue & have 3 girls & a boy.

6. Martha Markle see page 292 et seq mar 1. Will Rhoads mar 2 Joe Tarn & lives here in Delano Pa up the RR tracks fr the Sta & has children Eva, Lee, Edgar & Mildred Rhoads & Emma Tarn. Her house is the last one up the RR tracks on the left hand side.

7. Harry Markle lives at Bethlehem Pa with one of his children on a chicken farm. He married Kate Koch, but they are parted. Has nine children.

8. Reuben Markle Jr lives Elizabeth NJ. Mrs Tarn his sister sd later that he lived at 649 Adams Ave where he is a blacksmith for the Jersey Central RR. His wife is living & they have three children.

3. Martha Markle died aged six yrs

4. Frank Markle died young

5. Sybill Markle mar 1. Albert Moyer & had 2 children. mar 2. Chas Welsh & had 3 children:

1. Albert Moyer. Lives in Chicago Ills

2. Mattie Moyer mar Harvey Yost & lives in Conyngham Valley

3. Minnie Welsh }

4. Sadie Welsh } All in Chicago Ills

5. Archibald Welsh }

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6. Hannah Markle married Charles Whitehead & had 4 children:

Emma, dead unmarried

George, d.y.

Harry, in Altoona

Edward, in Altoona

7. Violet Jane Markle born in Tamaqua June 11, 1850 & is the only one of Reuben Markle's twelve children living. She married June 24, 1870 in Hazleton Pa by Rev Yocum, Methodist, Henry Franklin Fritz (called Frank), son of Geo Fritz & his wife Elizabeth Angeline Henninger who was born in Palo Alto Pa (near Pottsville) Jany 16, 1849. He died on the couch right by me in this room Sept 11, 1915. Had eight children, the oldest born here in Delano, next two in Mt Carmel & last five in Delano in this house which belongs to the coal company & in which she has lived 38 yrs.

Anna Louisa born Dec 12, 1871 mar Sept 3, 1893 to Henry Lewis Perry son of James Perry & his wife Mary Brill who was born in Barnesville Pa Aug 15, 1871 & died Oct 25, 1901 in Hospital at Pottsville from injuries aged 30 yrs 2 mos 10 days. She was along with her mother, my helpful informant of the day. had 3 children viz:

1. Ronald Milton Perry Born Jany 20, 1898 in Mahanoy City Pa. At Home single works on RR firing engine.

2. Warren Henry Perry born Feby 1, 1900 in Mahanoy City. At home single. Works in the shops here of Lehigh Valley RR Co
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3. Unnamed daughter born Dec 28, 1901 here in Delano & died same day. She was unconscious at the time & never saw it.

2. Stillborn daughter born Nov 1874

3. Zillah Jane Fritz born Nov 2, 1875 mar Oct 20, 1895 at Tamaqua Pa by Rev Fisher of Reformed Ch to Edward Philip Thamarus (pro Ta mar' is), son of Philip Thamarus & his wife Alice Stong who was born in Tamaqua May 1871. Both living, he at Allentown Pa where he is a machinist & she in the Insane Asylum at Rittersville Pa. Had a stillborn boy Oct 1896.

4. Mary Violetta born Aug 1879 & died in Sept 1879, living but 15 days

5. Stillborn son born June 30, 1883

6. Esther Oliver Fritz born Sept 1885 & died July 1888 aged 3 yrs

7. Harold Wesley Fritz born Sept 16, 1889, married 1916 to Dora Gothrie dau of Joseph Gothrie & his wife Elizabeth _____. Both living, no issue. He ran off & married & they didn't know of it for 2 yrs.

8. Dead born girl born Mch 1892

8. Levi Markle d.y.

9., 10., & 11. There were some stillborn children being twelve in all.

12. Ivan Markle, died aged 3 yrs while his brother Abe was in the Civil war. He was the youngest. They showed me a History of Schuylkill Co published in 1882 in which was a page notice on page 176 facing his picture
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of Michael Merkel, wonderful resemblance to our West Newton Markles which stated that he was born in Cressona, Schuylkill Co Pa 58 yrs ago say 1824 the son of Philip Merkel a native of Berks Co Pa. I did not have time to read all of the article and left at 1:46 PM

I wanted to take the 1:55 PM train on the Lehigh Valley RR for Mahanoy City Pa four miles further on, which did not give me time to go up the tracks to see Mattie Tarn, but the agt sd the train was 18 minutes late & I asked him if it would give me time to go up to see her & he said she was there in the women's waiting room, so she came in the men's waiting room & her husband & son also & gave me data until train came & she & her husband were going to Mahanoy City & they continued until we reached Mahanoy City & we went in the waiting room there & finished up her record which was considerable & which is as follows: see page 289.

6. Martha Markle born July 15, 1872 in Delano Pa mar 1^st Oct 1, 1892 to William Edward Rhoads who was born Nov 15, 1865 at Locust Gap Pa son of Jacob Rhoads & his wife Rosanna ______ & who died Jany 10, 1910.
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Mar 2^d Apr 13, 1912 to Joseph Rhoads Tarn son of Wm Tarn & his wife Elizabeth Davis who was born at Shenandoah Pa Apr 16, 1884 & who is extra conductor on the Lehigh Valley RR, a tall well built capable man who by reason of his familiarity with RR & trolley lines was very helpful in suggestions for my itinerary. She is a bright well formed plump, pleasing woman & I was very fortunate in connecting up with them. She has had six children, Eva, Lee & Edgar born in Delano, Mildred & Rosanna in Mt Carmel & Emma in Delano.

1. Eva May Rhoads, born May 30, 1893 m. 1^st Nov 11, 1909 when she was 16 & he 19 Thomas Thatcher, son of Thomas Thatcher, who was born at Shenandoah Pa say 1890 & who died Jany 29, 1912 being killed on the Lehigh Valley RR at Andenried overhead bridge aged [cut off] M. 2^d Apr 1920 George Beers who is 14 yrs older than Eva & was 45 his last birthday, son of George Beers. Her children:

I. Harold William Thatcher, born Aug 29, 191[cut off]

II. Georgine Beers born July 6, 1922

2. William Lee Rhoads, born Oct 15, 1894 m. Aug 1917 to Franey [sic] Smith dau of David Smith & his wife Ellen Shaffer. Didn't know date of her birth. Have 3 children.

I. Lorraine Rhoads born July 16, 1918

II. Martha Eleanor Rhoads born Dec 10, 1919

III. David William Rhoads born July 6, 1923

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3. Samuel Edgar Rhoads born Aug 3, 1896 & died July 9, 1918 unmarried.

4. Mildred Elizabeth Rhoads born Jany 12, 1898 m. Oct 19, 1916 to Lee Watkins who was born in Janesville Pa. He is chief locomotive inspector for the Lehigh Valley RR Co & lives in Delano Pa & have 5 children:

I. Jane Virginia Watkins born May 20, 191[cut off]

II. Edgar Watkins born July 9, 191[cut off]

III. Lee Watkins Jr born Mch 192[cut off]

IV Myrle (a girl) Watkins born May 16, 1922

V Arline (a girl) Watkins born Apr 4, 1923

5. Rosanna Rhoads born Nov 7, 1899 unmarried. is with her Uncle Lewis Markle at Tamaqua Pa at No 119 Washington ST. He is machinist foreman for Atlas Powder works & has 3 children.

6. Emma Marion Tarn born Feby 16, 191[cut off]

Her brother Winfield Markle's address is Park St, Mt Carmel Pa just across from the park. He has 4 children. Mrs Tarn says there are Markles in the Quakake Valley, two old men but only one now. Says the one moved away with his son (this was Daniel who went to Sayre Pa) but his brother, also old, is blacksmith at Stewarts Water Plug abt 3 miles east of Quakake town. Mr Tarn saw him last Sunday on his last trip there. He was down on RR & waved to him as he went by. (This is Joel oldest son of Jonas.)

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Mattie Tarn says her mother's house was burned down by fire at Delano & their bible with record & everything was burned up. Her brother Harry is at Bethlehem Pa on Cherico St & has 9 children, all married but three. He works on a farm with his son Howard Markle between Bethlehem & Allentown.

Mr Tarn sd after going to Jackson Patch to take trolley to Shenandoah & then take PRR train or trolley to Minersville & then go via Pottsville to Tamaqua on train or trolley & then take train on P&R RR to Quakake & see Joel Markle by auto which can get in Quakake & take next train at Quakake & take P&R train to Ringtown. Mrs Gimpy at McAdoo can tell abt her sister Rose at Aristes Columbia Co Pa or Mrs Albert Markle can tell. Aristes is near Mt Carmel.

Bidding Mr & Mrs Tarn goodbye, I walked out to the P.O. at Mahanoy City & got the address on W. Spruce of Daniel Day & walked 8 blocks & found him setting on his front porch & was:
At residence of Daniel Day No 108 W. Spruce St Mahanoy City Pa Sept 25, 1923 3:50 PM

Mr Day says his Aunt ⁸*Ella Markle sister of his

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mother was married three times. M.1. Robert Marsh who is dead. M.2. John Blair who is dead, M.3 Tighlman Dreisbach who is dead, he called it Trispot & that she lives at 904 Rose St Reading Pa up near the cemetery on a back St. Had two children, one by Blair & one by Dreisbach. She lives with her daughter by Blair who married a mail carrier. She will be able to tell about the family. She is daughter of Jonas Markle & sister of Daniel at Sayre & Joel at Quakake.

Daniel Day was born here in Mahanoy City Pa May 11, 1872 & on Aug 29, 189[7 or 9 cut off] married Mary Krause widow of Daniel Krause & daughter of Peter Engelman & his wife Dora Dietrich who was born in Germany Mch 25, 1866. They were married here in Mahanoy City by Rev G.M. Buck, German Lutheran minister & have two children born here viz:

1. Eva Elizabeth Day born Apr 26, 1901

2. Mary Katherine Day born Feby 14, 1905 Both at Home single.

He is a miner & a German Lutheran. His brother James Day is dead. His widow who survives is a Catholic. She has five boys at home all single & her two daughters both died.

His brother Jonas Day had ten children, seven living. He lives at 100 Prince Ave Norwood (Darby) Phila Pa.

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His sister Mrs Minnie Connors lives Spring Garden St, Pottsville Pa, up fr the jail. Has 3 chil. His sister Mrs Emma Landis, wife of Philip Landis is 431 Paoli Ave. See Bk 16 P 571. Roxborough Phila Pa.

His brother Thos J. Day lives in Calif. Daniel is 5 ft 11 in tall & weighs 212 used to weigh 230. I had to wait until his wife & daughter Mary came home, whom I met. Mrs Day medium weight short woman & Mary a big fleshy pretty girl. He then walked with me to his sister in law's who has his parents bible.

At residence of Mrs Julia Ellen Day No 423 or 428 E. Mahanoy St Mahanoy City Pa Sept 25, 1923 4:30 PM

Daniel introduced me to Mrs Day & one of her sons. She sent her son upstairs & he brought down the big bible of his grandfather Day which was printed by M.J. Moore & B.W. Mahanoy City Pa but without date. I copied the record as follows:

Father: Thomas Jefferson Day born Mch 22, 1814

Mother: Elizabeth Day born Feby 1, 1841

George Day born June 20, 1852

(Daniel said his mother was a Hinkle probably his father's first wife). Then follows the children of T.J. Day by his wife Elizabeth Markle dau of Jonas Markle.

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1. James Day born Mch 23, 1861

2. Thomas Jefferson Day Jr born Feby 4, 1865

3. Daniel Day born Mch 11, 1872

4. Emma Day born Sept 30, 1873

5. Jonas Day born Mch 4, 1877

6. Ellamena Day born July 23, 1881

(Daniel says her name was Wilhelmina & they call her Minnie)

7. Ellen Day 2^d child next younger than James who died would be now 59 born say 1863 or 1864. She married Andrew Warren. He lives in Phila. She died 19 or 20 yrs ago. Left 4 boys & a girl viz: See page 308.

Thomas Warren, lives Phila Pa

John Warren 413 E. Market, Pottsville up from the depot, from PRR turn to left. From P&R turn to right across st Married & an engineer.

Arthur lives in Phila

Eva lives in Phila

Woodward lives in Phila

James Day was married Dec 24, 188[cut off] to Julia Ellen Thornton dau of Michael Thornton & his wife Annie Sherry who was born Sept 4, 1862 at St Nicholas Pa outside the town. Mr Day was a miner & died Jany 20, 1911. Have had 8 children all born in this town except Thos who was born at St Nicholas Pa.

1. James Day born June 7, 1884

2. Thomas Jefferson Day born Aug 19, 1886

4. John Joseph Day born Oct 1, 1891
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3. Stillborn Day born Dec 11, 1890

5. Michael Francis Day born July 12, 189[cut off]

6. Joseph Benson Day born Nov 12, 1898

7. Annie Day born Sept 23, 1889

8. Elizabeth Rose Day born July 16, 1892 ob July 3, 1906 aged 1[cut off]

All at home single

Thos J. & John J. were abroad in the World War and Joseph B. were in the service on this side.

Leaving 5:05 PM

Hotel Allan Pottsville Pa downstairs public writing room Sept 26, 1923 7:17 PM

I commenced after supper last night to write down yesterday's work see page 280 & wrote until 7:54 AM this morning without stopping but half an hour for breakfast & then took the 8 AM trolley from Shenandoah from here on the car that Joseph H. Markle was conductor on & he would not take any pay. I got all of yesterday's work down but the last conference with his mother & family & will now transcribe that & today's work so far as I can. I was not in bed at all last night & cannot get a room here tonight but have enough work to keep me another night, provided I don't get too sleepy.

I took St car at 5:30 last night at Mahanoy City for Jackson Patch, left my satchel with Mrs Simpson & walked down to the "Barn" & was:
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At residence of Mrs Sarah Markle "The Barn" Jackson's Patch near Mahanoy City Sept 25, 1923 5:55 PM

Mrs Markle said her husband's full name was William Albert Markle (called Albert) son of Jonas Markle & his wife Julie Ann Stewart. Says that Joel at Quakake is the oldest or 79. Ellen Dreisbach at Reading Pa 904 Rose St might tell. Mrs Markle says she was married five times or six. Wm Albert Markle was born in Rush Tp, Luzerne Co Pa in the Quakake Valley on Nov 18, 1861 & died June 26^th 1912. He was married Sept 13, 1886 in Mahanoy City Pa in St Caricus Church by Father Peter McEnroe to Sarah Igo daughter of James Igo & his wife Annia Salen who was born at Valley Furnace who was born Jany 1, 1866 & have had 5 children all born in Mahanoy City except Joseph H. who was born in Jackson Patch.

1. Annie Matilda born July 12, 1888

2. Julia Cecelia, born Nov 30, 1890

3. Loretto Rosalie born Feby 23, 1893

4. Joseph Howard born Apr 30, 1895

5. Sarah Frances born July 27, 1898

1. Annie Matilda mar Feby 22, 1908 at NY to Arthur John Scanlon, son of John Scanlon & his wife Margaret Rogan, who was born Jany 1, 1889 at Hudsondale Pa. Both living at No 109 Petrie Ave Rosemont Pa (near Bryn Mawr) where he is an electric engineer. Have 5 children 1^st one born in NY 2^d & 3^d in Jackson Patch & last two at Bryn Mawr.
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1. Anna Catharine Scanlon born May 22, 1[cut off]

2. Mary Scanlon born May 14, 19[cut off]

3. Helen Scanlon born Dec 4, 191[cut off]

4. Paul John Scanlon born June 29, 1915

5. Margaret Scanlon born Aug 24, 1919

2. Julia Cecelia mar Apr 27, 1911 at Phila by Father Cowle to Charles O'Neil Wisher son of Charles Wisher & his wife Ellen O'Neil, who was born in St Nicholas Pa Aug 28, 1888 & both living in a part of this same house "The Barn" where he is a miner & have 5 children, 4 born here & Arthur born in Phila Pa.

1. Charles Daniel Wisher born Jany 5, 1912

2. Eleanor Claire Wisher born Feby 20, 1913

3. Joseph Howard Wisher born June 23, 1917

4. Arthur Wisher born Dec 23, 1919

5. Sarah Wisher born Dec 25, 1921

3. Loretto Rosalie mar Oct 1, 1914 at Mahanoy City Pa by Father McEnroe who married her mother, to Raymond Kline son of Fred Kline & his wife Kate Lookingville who was born in Mahanoy City Pa Jany 6, 1893 & both living at Mahanoy City Pa where he is a miner.

4. Joseph Howard Markle mar Aug 10, 1921 at Mahanoy Place Pa by Father Fleming to Catharine Marie Boyle daughter of John Thomas Boyle & his wife Mary Josephine McGough, who was born in Phila Pa Mch 18, 1901 a most beautiful girl & have one child:

1. Joseph Markle born May 26, 1922 in this house.

Joseph H. lives here & is conductor on the Schuylkill Street Rlwy
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5. Sarah Frances Markle mar Feby 8, 1921 at Ellangowan Pa by Father Munley to John Cullen son of John Cullen & his wife Alice McCgreen [McClreen? McCoreen? best guess] who was born at Mahanoy City Pa Nov 26, 1895 & have one child:

1. John Cullen born Nov 19, 1921.

Mrs Markle said Missouri Rose was married five times & is now living at Bethlehem Pa.

Left abt 7 PM

in Joe H. Markle's Ford with him & his handsome wife, for Shenandoah Pa where I arrived 7:22 AM [sic] at Hotel Ferguson where I wrote all night last night.

I left with Joe on the trolley at 8 AM this morning, reached Pottsville Pa 31 miles at 9:30 AM, left my satchel & overcoat at New Eagle Hotel & walked 6 or 8 squares up most hilly Sts to 323 Spring Garden St & was told I might find Mrs Connors at Lees Corner N 2^d St & E. Market. On the way down the steep streets, I stopped at the Court House & on pages 304 to 307 inclusive are noted what data I took from the records at the Registers office. I then walked down N. Second to Market & was soon at:

Residence of Miss Ella Lee No 5 N 2^d St Pottsville Pa Sept 26, 1923 12:17 PM

I found Mrs Connors here at work, she explaining that

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she worked different days for different people & that while they called her "Minnie", her name was Wilhelmina Day born July 23, 18[cut off] & married Jany 6, 1898 at St Patricks Rectory in Pottsville by Father Dryle to John J. Connors, son of Daniel Connors & his wife Bridget Kenne[cut off] who was born in Pottsville Pa Nov 25, say 1861 (as she sd he was 20 yrs older than she was) & died Mch 1, 1911. Have three children, lost none, all born in Pottsville Pa viz:

1. Daniel Alliwishers Connors born Jany 19, 189[cut off]

2. John Joseph Connor [sic] born Dec 1, 190[cut off]

3. Mary Elizabeth Connor born Dec 2, 1910

1. Daniel A. married July 27, 1922 at St Patricks Rectory by Father Campbell to Catharine Sweigert & they live with his mother at 323 Spring Garden St. He works in the Round House at Tamaqua Pa. John J. & Mary E. are in school. She thinks her mother died in 1893 in July aged 56, buried in Odd Fellows Cem here & her husband is also buried there & Mr Connors is buried in the Catholic Cem No 3 just along side. No markers at her father's or husband's. Her father died at Mrs Warren's in Phila but Mrs Landis wd likely know the date.

John Warren an engineer on PRR living on east side of Market here has a bell Tel. says she wasn't 11 yet when her mother died. Says her mother had 13 children of whom 7 grew up & 6 d.y. Thinks Mrs Landis can give record.

Leaving 12:40 PM
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Registers office of Schuylkill Co at Pottsville Pa Sept 26, 1923 10 AM

An old gentleman in the office says the County was organized 1811 or 1813. He says he is 82.