Josiah V. Thompson Family Record Uniontown, Pa Vo

"Pap" Markle. His name was Henry Markle see pages 376 & 377.

[children]

Martha Markle, m. John DePuy Schoonmaker. Both long time dead. A farmer lived at Port Jackson, now Accord, Ulster Co NY some 12 yrs ago. sons, wife was living in Accord.

Helen, dead m. Emsee Hornbeck

Mary Elizabeth, dead m. Jno BurNoy [best guess}

Hyla, a girl m. Albert Myers may be living in Accord.

J.D. Jr, dead, m. Louise Krom.

Lydia Markle, m. Joe Wood both dead at Accord.

Leah, unmarried, died in Accord

Minerva, died single

Agnes, m. & he died 6 wks ago M. Silkworth

Calvin M. dead married & 2 chil

Hyla Markle, M. Benj Mowris both dead

Mary, living in Accord. Thinks single. Thinks can tell more than anyone. Also see Agnes Wood is village adjoining.

Charles, living in Western NY

Russell, mar & was living at Accord

Calvin Markle, m. Nancy DePuy. Her brother Wilbur DuPuy at Howells NY Blacksmith may give some information. He moved to Phila Pa where he died.

Lena Markle, m. Charles Corwin lived at Seneca Falls NY. Had issue.

Solomon Markle, died at Accord Apr 10, 1868 aged abt 46 yrs mar Elizabeth Hasbruck [best guess] Schoonmaker, but not of the J.C.s. family. She died Sept 1892 children all born at Accord.

Estella Markle [dau. of Solomon Markle], M Wm Van Keuren & lives Union Hill NJ. Lena sent her a chest of old papers 30 yrs ago P. 371.

Norris Eugene Markle [son of Solomon Markle], m. Emma Sherwood, He dead. she living at 8 Oak St

Norm Eugene Markle [son of Norris Eugene Markle], Lives West New York Hoboken Heights

James W. Markle [son of Norris Eugene Markle], married & lives here 193 W. Main St & is the chauffeur

Lydia Markle [dau. of Norris Eugene Markle],, m. Frank Reeves & lives Port Jervis at No 105 Ball St

George Markle [son of Norris Eugene Markle],, at Clifton NJ

Napier Markle [son of Solomon Markle], B Apr 29, 1862 never married Laborer clerk etc

Lena Markle [dau. of Solomon Markle],, m Peter W. Moore & both living at 49 Lake Ave here. She got parents bible records.

Hannah? Markle [dau.of Henry Markle], m.
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Edgar Hoffman born June 17, 1841 at Ulsterville Ulster Co NY

Leah DeWitt was born Feby 13, 1842

They were married at Philipsport Sullivan Co NY

Their children as recorded in their old dilapidated small bible printed by the American Bible Society NY in 1849. All born in Spring Glen, Ulster Co NY

1. Ora Ella Hoffman born Jany 13, 1868

2. Lilly Hoffman born Feby 18, 1870 ob Sept 11, 1870

3. Wesley Hoffman born Jany 25, 1871 ob Aug 9, 1872

4. Mary Hoffman born Dec 17, 1872

5. Bertha Hoffman born Feby 19, 1875

6. Alice Hoffman born Aug 19, 1877

7. Nina Hoffman born Sept 11, 1880

8. Earl Hoffman born Nov 9, 1883

9. Rachel Hoffman born Feby 20, 1886
Ora Ella Hoffman Caldwell died Nov 29, 1910 8:20 PM at Kingston Sanitarium from an operation. No issue.
4. Mary Hoffman mar Wm Irwin of Port Jervis NY & lives there. Lost 2 chil, none living

5. Bertha mar Fred Terwilliger & lives in Newburg NY. Have 2 boys & 1 girl

6. Alice mar Bert Misner an engineer & lives at Livingston Manor where her mother now is on a visit. Has 3 boys & 3 girls.

7. Nina mar Frank Boyce & lives in Newburgh NY No issue

8. Earl H. Hoffman mar Sept 29, 1909 at Middletown NY by Rev Walworth, Meth min.
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to Eunice Anna Brown, daughter John W. Brown & his wife Anna Greenfield, who was born at Rome NY Mch 10, 1888 & have three children of whom the oldest & youngest were born in Middletown NY & the middle one in Walton NY

1. Evelyn Hoffman born Feby 25, 1912

2. Robert Earl Hoffman born Oct 4, 1915

3. Margery Leah Hoffman born Apr 2, 1917

9. Rachel Hoffman m.1. Guy Quick & has 2 boys. He died of Typhoid fever. m.2. Allen Smith & both living in Beacon NY & no issue.

Leaving 10:44 AM

10:40 PM at Hotel, transcribing, Mr Hoffman sd that Spring Glen was on the line & some of his children were born there when he lived on the Sullivan Co side. He said his wife who was Leah DeWitt is now at her daughter Alice's at Livingston Manor NY on a visit. Said she was born at Alligerville, near Port Jackson. He said that Mrs Maria Delia Wood now aged 84 yrs was the oldest daughter of Mary M. Markle & her husband Wesley B. DeWitt lives at Port Jervis NY where she lives with her sister Jane, the youngest daughter, wife of Will E. Coleman, where he runs the A & P Tea store. He sd that Jane & Delia got the old bible. See pages 364 to 368. He also referred me to his wife's brother, Chas A. DeWitt living on Wickham Ave where I went.

He said he was 5 girls & 1 boy living & all married & 3 children dead 14 grandchildren & 1 great grandchild, see this & preceding page.

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At residence of Willis E. Coleman No 16 Spring St Port Jervis NY Oct 2, 1923 3:20 PM

Mrs Maria Delia Wood has brought down her father's old big leather backed bible & I am taking the record from it published by Wm McCarty Phila in 1842.

Births

His children:

1. Jacob DeWitt born Jany 17, 1838

2. Maria Adelia DeWitt born Feby 23, 1840

3. Leah DeWitt born Feby 13, 1842

4. Ephraim E. DePuy DeWitt born Aug 17, 1844

5. George Alva DeWitt born Oct 18, 1847

6. Rachel DeWitt born Oct 26, 1851

7. Charles Augustus DeWitt born Apr 14, 1852

8. Cornelia Jane DeWitt born Sept 6, 1854

Marriages

Wesley B. DeWitt married Mary Margaret Markle 1837

Geo A. DeWitt married Jane Graham in 1870

Jacob DeWitt married Jane Scott in 1868

Ephraim DePuy DeWitt enlisted in the Civil War when 16 & after 3 yrs of service was killed Aug 9, 1864
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at 11 AM at City Point VA by the explosion of Government ammunition barge. He was a Corporal & on duty to guard the barge. He was unmarried.

written on a slip:

"Mary Margaret Maracle, daughter of Cornelius Maracle and Mary Conner Born Nov 4, 1818 baptized Mch 7, 1819" see page 214. "Nelly Barantha Smith Maracle born Dec 16, 1820".

The above was copied from the Church records & sent to them. Mrs Woods thinks the church was between Ellenville & Rondout. Her mother sent for it when applying for a pension.

Wesley B. DeWitt died Oct 13, 1903

Mary M. DeWitt died Aug 17, 1902

They died in Spring Glen & are buried in Philipsport Cem, NY.

Mrs Woods says her grandfather Cornelius Markle died when her mother was confined with Rachel in Oct 1851 & her father didn't tell her mother. She says he was a very old man. He was a farmer & owned a nice farm, thinks in Ulster Co NY. In his later years, he became a drinking man & was well fixed before he got to drinking. See pages 214 & 215.

Cornelia Jane DeWitt was married on Sept 5, 1883 at Laurenkill NY by Rev J.W. Ackerly to Willis Eugene Coleman son of Archibald Coleman & his wife Mary Case who was born at Liberty in Thompson Tp NY July 1,
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1863 & have had five children four of them living viz:

1. Blaine Eugene Coleman born July 16, 1884

2.* George Alva Coleman born Oct 12, 1886

3.* Earnest Cudney Coleman born Apr 17, 1891

4. Vivian Vera Coleman born Nov 23, 1895 & died July 15, 1902

5. DeWitt Coleman born Jany 18, 1897

*Geo A. & Earnest C. were born in Chicago Ills.

1. Blaine Eugene Coleman was married June 10. 1907 at Ferndale, Sullivan Co NY by Rev _____ Meth to Nellie Adella Loder, daughter of Harrison H. Loder & his wife Amelia Krachts who was born in Ferndale NY July 8, 1885 & have had six children:

1. Evelyn Eugemia Coleman born Aug 1, 1908 ob June 6, 1911

2. Margarette L.C. Coleman born Mch 23, 1911

3. Harrison Willis Coleman born Oct 25, 1912

4. Jennie Louise Coleman born June 13, 1914

5. Claude Eugene Coleman born Apr 24, 1918 ob Oct 1918

6. Blanche Vivian Coleman born Nov 5, 1919 aged a few days over 6 mos.

Mrs Nellie Adella Coleman died Nov 30, 1921 at Middletown NY where Blaine E. lives at 7 1/2 Bonell Place where he runs a meat market.
2. George Alvah Coleman was married May 19, 1906 in Chester NY to Henrietta Miller dau of Chas A. Miller & his wife Emma Gavender who was born June 25, 1884 & died March 19, 1922 & had three children, 2 living.
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1. Willis Blaine Coleman born Jany 9, 1907

2. George Alvah Coleman born Apr 7, 1908

3. Infant son

3. Earnest Cudney Coleman was married Aug 3, 1922 at Sussex NJ by Rev Wm Allen Baptist to Dorothy Elizabeth Babcook, daughter of Benjamin Babcook & his wife Rachel Annie Huff, who was born in Vernon NJ Oct 9, 1904. Earnest C. is a carpenter & is living here. No issue yet.
5. DeWitt Coleman was married Feby 7, 1917 at Port Jervis NY by Rev Simmons of the Drev [best guess] Meth Ch to Grace May Burger, daughter of Edward T. Burger & his wife Anna Bryers who was born at Ellenville NY Feby 12, 1896. No issue.
Mrs Mary Adelia DeWitt says she was born at Ellenville NY & was married there by Rev ____ of Meth Ch on Mch 31, 1860 to Wm Sudbury Wood son of John Wood & his wife Mary Sudbury? who was born at Goshen NY (He was 7 yrs older than Mrs Wood). He died in 1884 in Jany. Was a farmer & boat owner on Erie Canal. had but three children viz born in Spring Glen NY

1. Wilbur Wood born in Apr 24, 1861 & died 4 yrs ago Apr 27? 1919 aged 58 yrs.

2. Ephraim DeWitt Wood born Nov 13, 1864 & died in Mch 1895.
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3. Lillie Eudora Wood born Apr 8, 1871. She is a patient in the State Hospital at Middletown & is single.

Neither Wilbur or Ephraim were married.

Mrs Wood said her grandfather Cornelius Markle was a tall man. Blaine says to see Mrs Jesse Carman at Richmond Hill, Middletown & she can tell about Sarah Coddington's family. Sarah was daughter of Lydia page 215.

Leaving 5:22 PM

AT Mitchell Inn Middletown NY office floor writing room Oct 2, 1923 9:05 AM

I got in last night at 9:35 PM & got room 415 where I wrote up in my cash acct book until I got sleepy 11 PM & then came down here to get warm by the wood fire in this big room.

I looked through their telephone book & find at:

Newburgh NY

Finley, D.P. r 188 Dubois Tel 322 M

Finley, Moses L.B. r 48 Montgomery Tel 402 W

Kilgour, Miss Gertrude r 258 Water Tel 2262 M

Washingtonville NY

Finley, Robert, farmer (Coldenham) Wastmode? 26 T4

with none of our family names of:

Caruthers, Finley, Jack, Kilgore, Markle, Redburn, & Rothermel in any of the following other towns shown in the telephone book:

Barryville, Beacon, Chester, Cold Springs, Cornwall on Studio, Dingmans Ferry, Florida, Garrason

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Goshen, Highland, Highland Falls, Highland Mills, Marlboro, Milford Pa, Milton Pa, Monroe, Montgomery, Pine Bush, Port Jervis & Waldein.
Out of the Middletown & Goshen Directory I got the following names:

Markel, Joseph, lab h 19 prince

Markle, Mrs Emma, nurse h 8 Oak

Markle, James W. Chauffeur now 193 W Main ST

Markle, Napier Emp W.W 90 Prospect

Markle, Sarah, wid of Solomon, Shirtmaker 66 Sprague Ave

Wear, Audrey L. wid Raymond N. Bkkpr 62 North St h 14 Wells Ave

I got a taxi at 8 AM & drove to Mrs Wear's & found she had gone to her work. I then drove to No 8 Oak St where I was 8:24 to 8:27 AM & was told she had gone to visit her daughter at 38 Prescott Ave Clifton NJ

Driving then to Mrs Sarah Markle's 66 Sprague Ave was told she had gone to her work at the factory. Leaving at 8:33 AM, I went to 90 Prospect Av & found Napier Markle a short heavy set smooth faced cordial man up in a tree in front yard picking prunes, a handful or two of which he gave me as I was leaving. I have noted pages 359 to 361 what he told me. He also referred me to his youngest sister Lena C. Moore 49 Lake ST who he said got their family records & where I went later which see.

I then went to Edgar Hoffman's 58 Wisner Ave & recorded on pages 362 & 363 when I arrived at 9:50 AM

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Residence of Charles Augustus DeWitt No 168 Wickham Ave Middletown NY Oct 2, 1923 11 AM

She said he was born Apr 14, 1857 (but was wrong, it being 1852 see page 364 for bible record) at the time of the big snow storm. He was married May 29, 1881 at Middletown NY by Rev Silliman (Epis) to Emma Elizabeth Wilson, my informant, dau of George Wilson & his wife Nancy Myers, who was born in New York City Mch 7, 1854 & have had but two children.

1. Ella Clemons DeWitt born Feby 2, 1882

2. Antoinette Fuller DeWitt born Jany 26, 1884

1. Ella C. married Oct 26, 1911 at Middletown NY by Rev Dr White of Pres Ch to Henry F. Linderman son of James Linderman & his wife Ruth Bull who was born Aug 1, 1886 at Bullville NY. Have one child.

1. Bernice DeWitt Linderman born Sept 20, 1912 Mr Linderman is conductor on the O&W RR & lives at 112 1/2 Linden Ave here.

2. Antoinette F. married Mch 1, 1905 at Middletown NY by Rev Cookman (Meth) to John B. Herbert who is a Policeman & lives at 72 Grand Ave here & who was born Feby 14, 1873 & have one child:

1. Morris DeWitt Herbert born Apr 8, 1910 Mrs DeWitt called her daughters on the phone to get much of their own record.

Leaving 11:25 AM. I then drove to:
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Residence of Mrs Lena Corwin Moore No 49 Lake Ave Middletown NY Oct 2, 1923 11:33 AM

Mrs Moore said she was named for her Aunt Lena (Markle) Corwin. She said that her cousin Agnes Silkworth, see page 360 whose husband died a month ago is daughter of Lydia Markle who married Joseph Wood & who lives at Accord, Ulster Co NY (12 miles fr Ellenville NY) or her cousin Mary Mowris unmarried, dau of Hyla Markle, who married Benjamin Mowris (Hyla having died only a yr or so ago aged 92 yrs) would either of them know more abt the family than she does as she is the baby of her family. She disclaimed having the old bible records & said that some 30 yrs ago, she put a lot of the old papers in a chest & sent them to her sister Estella Markle who married William Van Keuren an engineer on the West Shore RR & who lives at Union hill NJ near the Grove Church of which her husband is Treas at 96 Dollison St. Mrs Moore has some of her mother's old papers in the attic here, but she had a cold & cough & can't go today to the attic to search as she has been staying in a warmed room for two weeks. Don't know whether she has her parents or grandparents old bible or whether she sent it to her sister but will look it up &let me know. she wants book. Says to go on O&W to Accord. She, Lena Corwin Markle Moore, my informant, daughter of Solomon Markle

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& his wife Elizabeth Schoonmaker was born at Port Jackson, now Accord, the baby of the family & married on Dec 2, 1890 in NY City by Rev Fletcher Hamlin (Meth) to Peter Walter Moore son of Oliver Moore & his wife Mary Jane. He was born in Orange Co NY & have had five children, two dead & three living viz:

1. Elizabeth Hasbrouck Moore born Sept 6, dead

2. Eva Napier Moore

3. Estella Van Keuren Moore

4. Leah M. Moore

5. LaGrande Walter Moore, dead.

She would not tell their ages. Thought her grandfather was Henry Markle but in this she was not wrong. See page 376 & 377 & 360 & 361.

Left at 12 o'c noon

I then came to the hotel, got my lunch & went around to 62 North St & saw Audrey L. Wear, a handsome black eyed widow & she sd when she went home tonight, she would look for the old records which she stoutly disclaimed she did not have. I then took the 2:04 PM train on the Erie RR for Port Jervis NY & on pages 364 to 368 is noted what I learned there. Blaine E. Coleman drove me back in his auto 5:35 to 6:25 & we stopped at his home & got some additional dates, then came to the hotel, got my dinner & at 7:55 PM drove to:
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Residence of Mrs Sarah Markle 66 Sprague Ave, Middletown, NY Oct 2, 1923 8 PM

She said she was married to Solomon Benjamin Markle July 1, 1912 at Newburgh NY & that he was born Mch 6, 1867 at or near Kohonson NY (Don't know abt spelling) in Greene Co in the Catskills but don't know the name of his father. He had a step mother whose name is Markle, who she says is living there now. She thinks his father had been dead some years. Solomon B. died June 13, 1915 in a hospital at Scranton Pa & is buried at White Mills Pa. No issue. Says some of his Markle Aunts & Uncles are living yet at Kohonsen. Mrs M's name was Sarah Andrew, dau of Wm Andrew & his wife Lucy Weller & she was born at Streator Ills Feby 19, 1875. Her mother, a large woman was there totally blind, having lost her sight by giacona? [glaucoma probably]. She said Solomon B. didn't have any full brothers & she never heard of any full sisters, but did know of a half sister who lived at Kohansen. Mrs M. says she has lived here for 26 yrs & is a shirtmaker in Lesburg's factory. Said her husband was a glass cutter.

Leaving 8:30 PM

I then drove to the:

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Residence of Mrs Audrey L. Wear at No 14 Wells Ave, Middletown NY Oct 2, 1923 8:45 PM

She had not yet looked for the papers, said if she had them, they were in the attic & there was no light there & she could not look until daylight. She took my address & said she would send me the record when she found it, but insisted on my seeing her brother Ivan Price 406 W. Bertock St Lansford Pa who she thought would know about them.

Left at 8:50 PM
Then came to the hotel, got my dinner & have written up the day's work until date & it is now 12:30 AM & I will quit & go to bed as I am to be called at 5:30 AM to take the 6:20 train on the O&W for Accord NY. A name I saw in Blaine E.'s bible was Homowack NY where I think some of them died. JVT
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At residence of Mrs Agnes J. Silkworth Accord NY Oct 3, 1923 10 AM

Says Fred Markle was first cousin of her mother & he was married twice but don't know wives names. Says Mrs Vernooy can tell.

Never heard of Elias J. Markle being related.

Leaving 11:11 AM

Written at Sayre Pa 5 AM 4^th

Mrs Silkworth's home is a very attractive frame cottage, with a yard in front just back of Miss Mowris & opposite the depot. She was out to the P.O. & her sister in law, Mrs Wood who lives with her received me & Mrs Silkworth, also a tall woman soon came in. She hunted up a little home made leaflet or book of her mother's from which she read me the dates of birth of her grandparents & their children & some of the deaths & also some of the dates of the younger generations. Mrs Silkworth was leaving on 12 o'c train & had to get ready & being thus hurried I only got from her the record of the descendants of her Aunt Hannah & her mother on the next two pages & the address of Mrs Perry.

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[Descendant Chart]
[Markle]

[children]

Henry Markle was born Jany 2[cut off] 1795 [or 3]. He married Mary Kelder who was born Sept 5, 1792. They are both buried here in Accord NY Rural Cemetery & inscriptions on their tombstones give dates of death. They died here.

Hannah Leah Markle, B Sept 28, 1813. She thinks at Whitefield, formerly Newtown near here ob May 6, 1880 m. John Burns who died Mch 7 in his 82^d yr. They are buried in Seneca Co NY. She thinks at Clyde.

Lamari, B Sept 8, 1834 ob. M. Will Anderson

Oscar Anderson on the old homestead at Malcolm NY in Seneca Co NY

Mary, m. Dr Chas Vernooy & live at Cortland NY & she can give records of her family.

Sabrina, ob M. Hiram Waddams 3 chil. Ask Mrs Vernooy.

Mary, ob Feby 12, 1888 m. Chas Smith 2 chil get fr Mrs Vernooy.

Lydia Markle, B Feby 12, 1817 ob Aug 5, 1897 m. Feby 4, 1841 to Joseph Wood son of Wesley Wood who was born Jany 22, 1818 & died Nov 29, 1864 & are buried at Whitfield. He had a grocery store.

Asa Miller Wood, B Nov 2, 1841 ob Aug 3, 1843

Leah Maria Wood, B Sept 19, 1843 ob Mch 26, 1899 unmarried.

Sarah Catharine Wood, B Feby 26, 1846 ob Oct 18, 1847

Edward Henry Wood, B Sept 1, 1848 ob Sept 7, 1848

Martha Ellen Wood, B Aug 16, 1849 Living. M. Ferris W. Ploss Both living at New Haven Conn, but are about moving. He works in lumber yard. Have 2 chil living & 2 dead.

Anna Minerva Wood, B Mch 13, 1852 ob Apr 6, 1915 unmarried

Agnes Jane Wood, B Feby 17, 1857 my informant. M. Dec 27, 1893 to John H. Silkworth, son of Dubois Silkworth & his wife Eliza Freen who was born Mch 27, 1857 & died Aug 21, 1923.

John Howard Silkworth, B May 31, 1897 ob June 3, 1898

Calvin Markle Wood, B July 5, 1860 ob Mch 5, 1917 m. Nov 29, 1888 to Mary Silkworth, sister of Jno H. who was born Sept 18, 1862.

Harold, B Sept 13, 1891

Charles Merlin, B July 20, 1897

Martha Markle, B Sept 30, 1819 ob. M. John DePuy Schoonmaker

Ellen Schoonmaker, ob m. Emzy Hornbeck Both dead at Accord NY