John Armstrong MARKLEY

1843 - 1919  (75 years)

• Name	John Armstrong MARKLEY
  Birth	13 Nov 1843	Lancaster County, PA
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Feb 1919	Richmond, Wayne County, IN
  Burial	East Germantown Lutheran Cemetery, East Germantown, Wayne County, IN
  Notes	(1) A household headed by John A. MARKLEY is listed in the 1910 census of Ward 6, Richmond, Wayne County, IN. [John's surname is listed as MACKLEY in the index to the 1910 census.] John A. is listed in the 1910 census as a bailiff who was then 66 years of age; therefore, according to the 1910 census, he was born in about 1844. According to the 1910 census, he was born in PA, and both of his parents were born in PA. According to the 1910 census, he had then been married 39 years. Listed with John A. is his wife, Mary C., who was then 69 years of age; therefore, according to the 1910 census, she was born in about 1841. According to the 1910 census, she was born in PA, and both of her parents were born in PA. According to the 1910 census, she had then been married 39 years and had theretofore given birth to 4 children, all of whom were then living. Also listed with John A. is his son, Scott B., a shipping clerk who was then 36 years of age; therefore, according to the 1910 census, he was born in about 1874. According to the 1910 census, he was born in IN, and both of his parents were born in PA. (2) www.findagrave.com: John Armstrong Markley Birth: Nov. 13, 1843, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA Death: Feb. 24, 1919, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, USA John served in Company D, 8th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry from August 1861 until the end of the Civil War. He fought in the battles of Pea Ridge, Port Gibson, Black River Ridge, Vicksburg and Jackson, Mississippi. In 1964 John transferred east and took part in the Shenandoah campaign under General Sheridan in the battles of Winchester, Cedar Creek and Fishers Hill. John, a farmer, was elected Jackson Township trustee in 1876 and served two years. In 1880 he was named deputy assessor for the township and served in that position and as assessor for a number of years. In 1886 he was elected Wayne County recorder, and lived in Richmond until leaving office in 1892. After his retirement from public office he returned to Jackson Township and located on a farm near East Germantown. He moved back to Richmond when appointed bailiff for the county, a position he held until November 1918. Burial: East Germantown Lutheran Cemetery, East Germantown, Wayne County, Indiana, USA Created by: Rebecca Barefoot Record added: May 24, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 37434449
  Person ID	I25283	Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Mary C. BURKERT,   b. Sep 1840, PA d. 1929 (Age ~ 88 years)
  Marriage	9 Oct 1870	Wayne County, IN   [1]
  Children	1. Ruth MARKLEY,   b. Abt 1875, IN
  Family ID	F11031	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

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  Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Citation Text: (1) Indiana MarriageCollection, 1800-1941 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005: Name: John A. Markley Spouse Name: Mary C. Burkort Marriage Date: 9 Oct 1870 Marriage County: Wayne Source Title 1: Wayne County, Indiana Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1860 - 1920 Inclusive Vol Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O Book: C- J OS Page: 530.