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Cornelius James Marks 1845–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jun 1845

Birth Location: Lewis County, Virginia, now, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 9 Mar 1910

Death Location: Gandeeville, Roane, West Virginia, USA

Father: Morgan Marks

Mother: Sarah Cain

Spouse(s): Louise Hays

Children(s): Willie Marks, Roanna Marks, McKinley Marks, Nellie Marks, Walter Marks, George Marks, Dr. Marks, Chessie Marks, Floyd Marks, Morgan Marks, Harry Marks

Cornelius James Marks was born in 1845 in Lewis County, Virginia, now, West Virginia, USA, the child of Morgan Marks And Sarah Cain. Cornelius James Marks married Louise Ann Hays, and had children including Chessie L Marks, Dr Perry French Marks, Floyd Mitchell Marks, George William Willie Marks, Harry Edwin Marks, Howard Marks, Mckinley D Marks, Morgan Howard Marks, Nellie M Marks, Roanna Marks, Walter H Marks, Willie James Marks. Cornelius James Marks passed away in 1910 in Gandeeville, Roane, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Cornelius James Marks was born in 1845 in Lewis County, Virginia, now, West Virginia, USA, the child of Morgan Marks And Sarah Cain.
  • Cornelius James Marks married Louise Ann Hays, and had children including Chessie L Marks, Dr Perry French Marks, Floyd Mitchell Marks, George William Willie Marks, Harry Edwin Marks, Howard Marks, Mckinley D Marks, Morgan Howard Marks, Nellie M Marks, Roanna Marks, Walter H Marks, Willie James Marks.
  • Cornelius James Marks passed away in 1910 in Gandeeville, Roane, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Morgan Marks
1814–1892
Birth Location: Harrison, West Virginia, USA
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Sarah Cain
1816–1892
Birth Location: Lewis, West Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Louise Hays
1845–1922
Birth Location: Gilmer, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
LH

Children(s)

Willie Marks
1885–1944
Birth Location: Roane County West Virginia, USA
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Roanna Marks
1873–1906
Birth Location: Calhoun, West Virginia, USA
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McKinley Marks
1896–1912
Birth Location: Gandeeville, Roane, West Virginia, United States
MM
Nellie Marks
1889–1907
Birth Location: Spencer, Roane, West Virginia, United States
NM
Walter Marks
1887–1912
Birth Location: –
WM
George Marks
1883–1943
Birth Location: Gandeeville, Roane, West Virginia, United States
GM
Dr. Marks
1879–1949
Birth Location: Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia, United States
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Chessie Marks
1876–1960
Birth Location: Ritchie Co, W Va.
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Floyd Marks
1875–1878
Birth Location: –
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Morgan Marks
1871–1949
Birth Location: Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia, United States
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Harry Marks
1881–1962
Birth Location: –
HM

Cornelius Marks's Ancestors

Self
Cornelius Marks
1845–1910
Birth Place: Lewis County, Virginia, now, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Morgan Marks
1814–1892
Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Sarah Cain
1816–1892
Lewis, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Marks
1756–1840
Montgomery, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Sally ("Sarah") Jones
1790–1831
Harrison, Virginia, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Cornelius Cain
1773–1850
Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States
Margaret Sleeth
1785–1864
Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
David Marks
1750–1813
Jenny Williams
1764–1800
Robert Jones
1765–1815
Sarah Howard
1768–1810
Daniel Cain
1743–1851
Catherine Carpenter
1765–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rev
1716–1788
Uriah Lidyard
1720–1788
John Williams
1734–1784
Mary McCoy
1734–1784
James Howard
1744–1795
Anne Helm
1747–1800
Nicolas Cain
1714–1787
Catharina Man
1717–1785

Cornelius Marks's Descendants

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Cornelius (James) Marks (16 Jun 1845–9 Mar 1910) m. Louise (Ann) Hays (26 JAN 1845–24 NOV 1922)
  1. 1. Willie (James) Marks 1885–1944 m. Minnie (B) Cottrell 1890–1965
  2. 2. Roanna Marks 1873–1906 m. Francis (Marion) Connolly 1870–1941
    1. 1. Elva Connolly 1903–1998 m. Charles Duskey 1893–1976
      1. 1. Harold (Ray) Duskey 1928–2005
      2. 2. John Duskey 1923–1944
      3. 3. Charles (Duskey) Jr 1920–2016 m. Eleanor (Elizabeth "Dink") Riddel 1920–2008
    2. 2. Howard (Guy) Connolly 1896–1896
    3. 3. Ralph (C) Connolly 1898–1970 m. Etta (May "May") Boice 1908–1992
      1. 1. Gary (Duane) Connolly 1949–1949
      2. 2. Terrence (Daniel "Dan") Connolly 1949–2005 m. Patricia (Darlene) Haga 1949–2017
      3. 3. Francis (Marion) Connolly 1939–2008
      4. 4. Vada (Lea) Connolly 1936–2001
  3. 3. McKinley (D) Marks 1896–1912
  4. 4. Nellie (M) Marks 1889–1907 m. Walter (H) Marks 1887–1912
  5. 5. Walter (H) Marks 1887–1912 m. Nellie (M) Marks 1889–1907
  6. 6. George (William "Willie") Marks 1883–1943 m. Essie Bennett 1894–1977
  7. 7. Dr. (Perry French) Marks 1879–1949
    1. 1. Cornelius (Frank) Marks 1915–1996 m. Madelyn (W.) Walker 1918–2014
    2. 2. Perry (French Marks) Jr 1911–1987 m. Madelyn T 1916–1998
  8. 8. Chessie (L) Marks 1876–1960 m. William (Calvin) Camp 1877–1961
  9. 9. Floyd (Mitchell) Marks 1875–1878
  10. 10. Morgan (Howard) Marks 1871–1949 m. Leatha (E) Bowen 1876–1959
  11. 11. Harry (Edwin) Marks 1881–1962 m. Cora (Whitney) Elmore 1882–1967
    1. 1. Muriel (McCoy) Marks 1918–2009
    2. 2. Mildred Marks 1912–1986 m. Carl (Vincent) Medley 1908–1988
      1. 1. John (Richard) Medley 1946–1968
      2. 2. Leo (Lewis) Medley 1944–1998
      3. 3. Thornton (Lee Medley) Sr 1937–1987
    3. 3. Mabel Marks 1906–2005

Cornelius Marks's Timeline

4 Records

1845
16 JUN 1845
Birth of Cornelius James Marks in Glenville, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
Glenville, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
1845
16 Jun 1845
Birth of Cornelius James Marks in Lewis County, Virginia, now, West Virginia, USA
Lewis County, Virginia, now, West Virginia, USA
1910
9 Mar 1910
Age 65
Death of Cornelius James Marks in Gandeeville, Roane, West Virginia, USA
Gandeeville, Roane, West Virginia, USA
1910
9 Mar 1910
Age 65
Death of Cornelius James Marks in West Virginia, USA
West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 JUN 1845
    Event Place: Glenville, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1845
    Event Place: Lewis County, Virginia, now, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1910
    Event Place: Gandeeville, Roane, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1910
    Event Place: West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gandeeville, Roane, West Virginia, USA
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