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James Alvin Marks 1913–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 May 1913

Birth Location: Cedarville, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 Aug 1994

Death Location: Lockney, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA

Father: William Marks

Mother: Sarah Smarr

Spouse(s): Helen Isenhart

Children(s):

The story of James Alvin Marks began in 1913 in Cedarville, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA. In 1920, James Alvin Marks resided in Center, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA. In 1930, James Alvin Marks resided in Center, Center, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA. James Alvin Marks married Helen Leona Isenhart. James Alvin Marks passed away in 1994 in Lockney, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Alvin Marks began in 1913 in Cedarville, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, James Alvin Marks resided in Center, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, James Alvin Marks resided in Center, Center, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA.
  • James Alvin Marks married Helen Leona Isenhart.
  • James Alvin Marks passed away in 1994 in Lockney, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Marks
1869–1931
Birth Location: Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
WM
Sarah Smarr
1876–1961
Birth Location: Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
SS

Spouses(s)

Helen Isenhart
1918–1964
Birth Location: Cedarville, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
HI

Children(s)

James Marks's Ancestors

Self
James Marks
1913–1994
Birth Place: Cedarville, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
Parents
William F Marks
1869–1931
Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Smarr
1876–1961
Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Ezekiel (Thomas Marks) POW
1843–1921
Cedarville, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Hacker
1843–1915
Lewis County, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Evan Marks
1813–1875
Margaret Parsons
1815–1875
Alexander Hacker
1799–1854
Rachel Cunningham
1809–1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jr
1784–1867
Sally Jones
1790–1839
Joseph Sr
1783–1868
Elizabeth Bush
1786–1867
William Sr
1770–1826
Mary West
1770–1826
Capt. Cunningham
1749–1835
Anne Randall
1749–1821

James Marks's Timeline

9 Records

1913
29 May 1913
Birth of James Alvin Marks in Cedarville, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
Cedarville, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 7
James Alvin Marks resided here in Center, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
Center, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 17
James Alvin Marks resided here in Center, Center, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
Center, Center, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 22
James Alvin Marks resided here in Center, Gilmer, West Virginia
Center, Gilmer, West Virginia
1938
1938
Age 25
James Alvin Marks resided here
None
1940
1940
Age 27
James Alvin Marks resided here in Newell, Butte, West Virginia, USA
Newell, Butte, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 37
James Alvin Marks resided here in Center, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
Center, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 38
James Alvin Marks resided here in West Virginia
West Virginia
1994
26 Aug 1994
Age 81
Death of James Alvin Marks in Lockney, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
Lockney, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 May 1913
    Event Place: Cedarville, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Center, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Center, Gilmer, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1952; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 43

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Center, Center, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Center, Gilmer, West Virginia; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2342264

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Center, Gilmer, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Center, Gilmer, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04403; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 11-3

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Births Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Newell, Butte, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For West Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 300

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Center, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Center, Gilmer, West

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1994
    Event Place: Lockney, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
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