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James Moore Marks 1938–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 NOV 1938

Birth Location: Sand Fork, Gilmer, West Virginia

Death Date: AUG. 1980

Death Location: Blackburn, Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Opal Marks

Mother: Ormeda Moore

Spouse(s): Sylvia Newlon

Children(s):

James Moore Marks was born in 1938 in Sand Fork, Gilmer, West Virginia, the child of Opal T Marks And Ormeda Beatrice Moore. In 1940, James Moore Marks resided in Philippi, Barbour, West Virginia, USA. James Moore Marks married Sylvia Jean Newlon. James Moore Marks passed away in 1980 in Blackburn, Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Moore Marks was born in 1938 in Sand Fork, Gilmer, West Virginia, the child of Opal T Marks And Ormeda Beatrice Moore.
  • In 1940, James Moore Marks resided in Philippi, Barbour, West Virginia, USA.
  • James Moore Marks married Sylvia Jean Newlon.
  • James Moore Marks passed away in 1980 in Blackburn, Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Marks's Ancestors

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James Marks
1938–1980
Birth Place: Sand Fork, Gilmer, West Virginia
Parents
Opal T Marks
1904–1973
West Virginia
Ormeda (Beatrice) Moore
1903–1993
Blackburn, Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Robert (Wirt) Marks
1879–1945
Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA
Blanche (Rosa) Radcliff
1881–1967
Great-Grandparents
John Marks
1856–1938
Corinda McHenry
1855–1939
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Marks
1832–
Eleanor Lynch
1836–1876
Robert McHenry
1818–1880
Lucinda Posey
1826–1904

James Marks's Timeline

3 Records

1938
22 NOV 1938
Birth of James Moore Marks in Sand Fork, Gilmer, West Virginia
Sand Fork, Gilmer, West Virginia
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 2
James Moore Marks resided here in Philippi, Barbour, West Virginia, USA
Philippi, Barbour, West Virginia, USA
1980
AUG. 1980
Age 42
Death of James Moore Marks in Orlando, Gilmer, West Virginia
Orlando, Gilmer, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 NOV 1938
    Event Place: Sand Fork, Gilmer, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philippi, Barbour, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4392; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 1-8
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Philippi, Barbour, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philippi, Barbour, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4392; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 1-8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AUG. 1980
    Event Place: Orlando, Gilmer, West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Blackburn, Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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