Jul-28-2018
Husband: Howard C. Marks
Born: ca 1880 in Barbour Co, WV 1 Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1925 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 2 Resided: 1902 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Occupation: 1940 oil/gas measuring station operator 3 Father: Benjamin J. Marks (1843 - 1925) Mother: Sarah Ann Brohard (1843 - 1910)
Wife: Alberta Cox Also known as: Albertie Cox 1 Married: Nov-27-1902 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
Born: Feb- -1883 5 (see note 1) Died: Mar- 7-1970 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 6 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 6 Resided: in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30, 40 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Newton Benjamin Cox (1840 - 1922) Mother: Mary Ann V. Dennison (1844 - 1931)
F Child 1: Mildred Grace Marks Born: Mar- 9-1904 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 8,9,10 Died: Mar- 6-1989 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 8,9 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 8,11 Resided: in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Hayward J. Richards b. Jun- 1-1906 d. Jul-23-1983 Married: Aug-22-1931 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 10
M Child 2: Clavius "Tay" Marks 12 Born: Apr-13-1906 at Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 8,9 Died: Mar-11-1989 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 13,9 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 8,14 Resided: in Salem, WV 15 Census: 1910, 1920 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Cora Romine b. Dec-10-1905 d. Jan-12-1975 Married: Apr- 6-1929 16
M Child 3: Wilford William "Duke" Marks Born: Jul- 4-1908 in Salem, WV 8 Died: Apr- 1-1992 8 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 8 Resided: in Maitland, Orange Co, FL 8 Resided: formerly in Salem, WV Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: self-employed trucker 8 Wife: Blanche Virginia Nutter b. Jun-18-1913 d. Dec- 8-2001 Married: Mar-10-1934 in Salem, WV 17
F Child 4: Beatrice F. Marks Also known as: Bee 7 Born: Nov-30-1911 at Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 10,9 Died: Sep- 4-1997 9 Resided: in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 18 Resided: 1989, 1992 in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 7,12 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Thomas M. Williams b. Dec-24-1905 d. Apr-19-1996 Married: Jul-10-1943 in Salem, WV 10
M Child 5: Wilson Marks Born: Apr- 2-1914 in Doddridge Co, WV 19,15,11 Died: Mar- 3-1978 15,11 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 20 Resided: 1936 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1920, 1930 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Apr- 1-1944 - Nov-24-1945 U.S. Navy, World War II 21 Wife: Opal Agnes Stickel b. Mar- 3-1915 d. Oct- 4-1982 Married: Mar-31-1936 in Salem, WV 10
M Child 6: Ernest Marks Born: Dec-22-1917 9 (see note 2) Died: Nov-22-1971 22,9 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 14,20 Cause of death: heart attack while hunting 8 Resided: at Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 8,23 Census: 1920, 1930 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Dept of Highways 8 Military: S-2, US Navy, World War II 24 Wife: Pearl B. Knight b. Dec-24-1918 d. Jul- 4-2006 Birth name: Pearl Blanche Knight 19 Married: Jul- 1-1936 in Salem, WV 25,22
M Child 7: Roy H. Marks Born: Aug-30-1919 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 8,18,10,26 Died: Mar- 6-2006 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 13 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 8,14,20 Resided: lifelong in Salem, WV 8 Resided: 1937 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1920, 1930 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: (enlisted 2/6/1945) Tec 4, US Army, World War II 27,28 Wife: Emagean May Nicholson b. Dec-17-1922 d. Feb- -1979 Also known as: Emogene Nicholson 10 Married: Nov-26-1937 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 10
F Child 8: Mabel Virginia Marks Born: Nov-16-1922 in Doddridge Co, WV 29,10 Resided: 1960 92, 2006 14 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 29,12,16 Resided: 1948 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1930, 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Cassel Wayne Jerden b. ca 1919 d. bef Feb 1960 Married: Feb- -1948 in Doddridge Co, WV 10 Husband: John Alfred Gray b. May- 1-1922 d. Jul-25-2014 Married: Feb- 6-1960 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 29
F Child 9: Mary E. Marks Born: ca 1925 30 Resided: 1989, 92, 2006 in Owensboro, Daviess Co, KY 7,12 Census: 1930, 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: ___ Clark
F Child 10: Geneva Alberta Marks Born: Dec-26-1928 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV 19,9,11 Died: Apr-15-2001 9,11 Buried: Resurrection Cem in Clinton, Prince Georges Co, MD 20 Resided: in Derwood, Montgomery Co, MD 18 Resided: 1992 in Temple Hills, Prince Georges Co, MD 12 Resided: 1989 in Washington, DC 7 Census: 1930, 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: ___ Kneile Husband: ___ West
Sources: (1) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (2) Obituary of father. (3) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as H. C. Marks, 22, b. Barbour Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Albertie Cox, 20, of Doddridge Co. Married Nov 27 1902. (5) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (6) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (7) Obituary of sister. (8) Obituary. (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (11) Headstone. (12) Obituary of brother. (13) Obituary - Nursing home. (14) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (15) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Pennsylvania before 1951. (16) Obituary of husband. (17) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (18) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (19) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (20) Findagrave.com. (21) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (22) Obituary of wife. (23) Death record of son. (24) Military Grave Marker. (25) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (26) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District). (27) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (28) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (29) Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12557123&Type=Marriage. (30) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District). Event Notes Note (1) Death record gives birth date as May 18 1882, but 1900 Census shows it as Feb 1883. Note (2) Age 4 given in 1920 Census would put birth in about 1916, but SSDI states Dec 22 1917.Name Index