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John William Mark 1854 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1854

Birth Location: St Charles, Madison, Iowa, United States

Death Date: 05 Apr 1918

Death Location: Valentine, Cherry Co., Nebraska

Father: Jacob Mark

Mother: Sarah Thompson

Spouse(s): Princess Goodin

Children(s): John Mark

In 1854, John William Mark entered the world in St Charles, Madison, Iowa, United States, born to Jacob Mark and Sarah Edith "Edy" Thompson. John William Mark married Princess Jane Goodin, and had children including John William Mark. John William Mark passed away in 1918 in Valentine, Cherry Co., Nebraska.

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Biography

  • In 1854, John William Mark entered the world in St Charles, Madison, Iowa, United States, born to Jacob Mark and Sarah Edith "Edy" Thompson.
  • John William Mark married Princess Jane Goodin, and had children including John William Mark.
  • John William Mark passed away in 1918 in Valentine, Cherry Co., Nebraska.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Mark
1811 – 1880
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Thompson
1811 – 1880
Birth Location: Athens County, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Princess Goodin
1854 – 1904
Birth Location: , Jefferson, Ohio, United States
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Children(s)

John Mark
1894 – 1979
Birth Location: Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska, USA
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John Mark's Ancestors

Self
John Mark
1854 – 1918
Birth Place: St Charles, Madison, Iowa, United States
Parents
Jacob Mark
1811 – 1880
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Edith "Edy") Thompson
1811 – 1880
Athens County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
William Mark
1782 – 1845
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Mary Jones
1786 – 1860
Maryland, Maryland, USA
Calvin (Lewis) Thompson
1787 – 1820
Ohio, USA
Sarah ("Sally" Smith) Dunne
1768 –
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Jones
1765 – 1815
Sarah Howard*
1768 – 1810
Ignatius THOMPSON
1767 – 1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Mark's Descendants

1.
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John (William) Mark (2 Jan 1854 – 05 Apr 1918) m. Princess (Jane) Goodin (18 Feb 1854 – 7 Apr 1904)
  1. 1. John (William) Mark (29 Nov 1894 – 17 Mar 1979)
    1. 1. Opal (May) Mark (31 Mar 1923 – 25 Apr 1988) m. George (Franklin) Higley (26 September 1915 – 13 December 1997)
      1. 1. Dolores (Higley) Ledford (10 Jun – )
      2. 2. George Higley (abt 1942 – )
      3. 3. Hazel (Mae) Higley (28 May 1943 – )
      4. 4. Alice Higley (11 Nov 1945 – ) m. Henry (Madison Moore) II (04 Apr 1943 – )
        1. 1. John (Scott) Moore (18 Sep 1963 – ) m. Beth (Ann) Higginson (16 Jul 1962 – 21 Feb 2023)
      5. 5. Bonnita Higley (abt 1947 – 7 June 2016)
      6. 6. Rhoda (Charlene) Higley (Dec 1949 – ) m. Michael (Whittington) Davis
    2. 2. Alice (Elnora) Mark (31 Jan 1925 – ) m. Donald (Lee) Brown (24 Aug 1928 – 21 Feb 2016)
      1. 1. Betty Urich
      2. 2. Mark Brown
    3. 3. Georgetta Marks (26 Jun 1927 – 15 Feb 1999) m. Harry Gregg (abt 1922 – )
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Gregg (abt 1949 – )
    4. 4. John (William) Mark (7 Jul 1930 – 10 Feb 2004)
    5. 5. Jack (Dewain) Mark (15 Jan 1933 – 12 Jul 2010) m. Emma Mark
    6. 6. Lois Marks (25 Apr 1936 – 3 Sep 2011) m. William (Hugh) Edwards (7 December 1930 – 26 November 1987)

John Mark's Timeline

2 Records

1854
2 Jan 1854
Birth of John William Mark in St Charles, Madison, Iowa, United States
St Charles, Madison, Iowa, United States
1918
05 Apr 1918
Age 64
Death of John William Mark in Valentine, Cherry Co., Nebraska
Valentine, Cherry Co., Nebraska

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1854
    Event Place: St Charles, Madison, Iowa, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Apr 1918
    Event Place: Valentine, Cherry Co., Nebraska
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