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Thomas Cain Marks 1842–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 JUL 1842

Birth Location: Lewis, West Virginia

Death Date: 2 OCT 1929

Death Location: Gandeeville, Roane, West Virginia, USA

Father: Morgan Marks

Mother: Sarah Cain

Spouse(s): Martha Gandee

Children(s): Thomas Marks, Amanda Marks, John Marks, Gideon Marks, William Marks, Wesley Marks, Alfred Marks, Ezra Marks, Lewis Marks, Margaret Marks, Cornelius Marks, Amanda Marks

The story of Thomas Cain Marks began in 1842 in Lewis, West Virginia. In 1860, Thomas Cain Marks resided in Calhoun, Virginia. Thomas Cain Marks married Martha A Gandee, and had children including Alfred Edward Marks, Amanda Bell Marks, Amanda Belle Marks, Cornelius D Neil Marks, Ezra G Marks, Gideon Marks, John Marks, Lewis S Marks, Margaret Ann Marks, Sarah Marks, Thomas Cain Marks, Wesley C Marks, William Morgan Marks. Thomas Cain Marks passed away in 1929 in Gandeeville, Roane, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Cain Marks began in 1842 in Lewis, West Virginia.
  • In 1860, Thomas Cain Marks resided in Calhoun, Virginia.
  • Thomas Cain Marks married Martha A Gandee, and had children including Alfred Edward Marks, Amanda Bell Marks, Amanda Belle Marks, Cornelius D Neil Marks, Ezra G Marks, Gideon Marks, John Marks, Lewis S Marks, Margaret Ann Marks, Sarah Marks, Thomas Cain Marks, Wesley C Marks, William Morgan Marks.
  • Thomas Cain Marks passed away in 1929 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)

Martha Gandee
1846–1922
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Children(s)

Thomas Marks
1878–
Birth Location: –
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Amanda Marks
1873–1951
Birth Location: –
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John Marks
1871–
Birth Location: –
JM
Gideon Marks
1867–
Birth Location: –
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William Marks
1882–1957
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Wesley Marks
1878–1949
Birth Location: Roane County, West Virginia, USA
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Alfred Marks
1872–1953
Birth Location: Gandeeville Roane County West Virginia, USA
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Ezra Marks
1876–1948
Birth Location: Gandeeville Roane County West Virginia, USA
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Lewis Marks
1869–1942
Birth Location: Gandeeville Roane County West Virginia, USA
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Margaret Marks
1868–1893
Birth Location: –
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Cornelius Marks
1867–1939
Birth Location: –
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Amanda Marks
1873–1951
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Marks's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Marks
1842–1929
Birth Place: Lewis, West Virginia
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

Thomas Marks's Descendants

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Thomas (Cain) Marks (27 JUL 1842–2 OCT 1929) m. Martha (A) Gandee (12 Nov 1846–5 Nov 1922)
  1. 1. Thomas (Cain) Marks 1878–
  2. 2. Amanda (Bell) Marks 1873–1951 m. Spencer (C.) Stalnaker 1871–1952
    1. 1. Altie Stalnaker 1915–1915
    2. 2. Alpha (Jean) Stalnaker 1912–1991 m. Powell (W.) Lane 1917–1987
    3. 3. Ralph Stalnaker 1910–1981 m. Effie (Mae) Westfall 1918–1965
    4. 4. Roy (Junior) Stalnaker 1908–
    5. 5. Bub (E.) Stalnaker 1906–1982 m. Jessie (A.) Litton 1909–1974
    6. 6. Martha Stalnaker 1903–1972 m. Lewis (Kenna) Slaughter 1888–1971
    7. 7. Luster Stalnaker 1901–1977
    8. 8. Goldie (G.) Stalnaker 1899–1940
    9. 9. Walter Stalnaker 1898–1898
    10. 10. Ella (May) Stalnaker 1896–1916 m. Holley Jeffries 1886–
  3. 3. John Marks 1871–
  4. 4. Gideon Marks 1867–
  5. 5. William (Morgan) Marks 1882–1957 m. Francis (Mae) Fletcher 1878–1949
    1. 1. Mary (Magdalene) Marks 1914–1979
    2. 2. Jewel Marks 1913–
    3. 3. Guy Marks 1903–1904
    4. 4. Paul (James) Marks 1908–1979 m. Carrie (Catherine) McClure 1908–1988
      1. 1. Roy (Lee) Marks 1943–1995
      2. 2. George (William) Marks 1941–1990
    5. 5. Dorothy (Mae) Marks 1912–2003 m. Elmer (Ellsworth) Ritter 1907–1970
    6. 6. Juel (Elizabeth) Marks 1910–1985 m. Scott (I) Whited 1912–1993
      1. 1. Harold Whited 1933–1979
  6. 6. Wesley (C) Marks 1878–1949 m. Lydia (E) Bird 1884–1914 m. Martha (Edna) Snyder 1876–1950
    1. 1. Hazel (Irene) Marks 1910–1998 m. Samuel (Doy) Neville 1908–1995
    2. 2. Clarence (Harold) Marks 1906–1967 m. Adelphia (Una) Lockhart 1913–1967
      1. 1. Tech (Sgt. Stephen Alan) Marks 1940–2005
    3. 3. Jimmy Marks 1906–1967 m. Adelphia (Una) Lockhart 1913–1967
    4. 4. Gladys (Pearl) Marks 1905–1909
    5. 5. Homer (Cecil) Marks 1916–1968 m. Geraldine Ferrar 1920–2016
  7. 7. Alfred (Edward) Marks 1872–1953 m. Alfa (Maude) Shields 1883–1970
    1. 1. Ezra (Dale) Marks 1920–1994 m. Charlotte (May) Matheny 1926–2015
    2. 2. Arnie (Buell) Marks 1916–1980
    3. 3. Thomas (Virgil) Marks 1915–1944
    4. 4. infant (daughter) Marks 1913–1913
  8. 8. Ezra (G) Marks 1876–1948 m. Donna C 1886–1953
  9. 9. Lewis (S) Marks 1869–1942 m. Ollie Fletcher 1872–1939
  10. 10. Margaret (Ann) Marks 1868–1893 m. Sylvestor Wilson 1865–1948
    1. 1. Dora (Mae) Wilson 1891–1982
    2. 2. Ora (Belle) Wilson 1889–1920
  11. 11. Cornelius (D "Neil") Marks 1867–1939 m. Emma (Susan) Westfall 1859–1945
  12. 12. Amanda (Belle) Marks 1873–1951 m. Spencer (Clebert) Stalnaker 1871–1952

Thomas Marks's Timeline

8 Records

1842
27 July 1842
Birth of Thomas Cain Marks in Lewis County, Virginia (now West Virginia)
Lewis County, Virginia (now West Virginia)
1842
27 JUL 1842
Birth of Thomas Cain Marks in Lewis, West Virginia
Lewis, West Virginia
1860
1860
Age 18
Thomas Cain Marks resided here in Calhoun, Virginia
Calhoun, Virginia
1870
1870
Age 28
Thomas Cain Marks resided here in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA
Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 58
Thomas Cain Marks resided here in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA
Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 68
Thomas Cain Marks resided here in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA
Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA
1929
2 Oct 1929
Age 87
Death of Thomas Cain Marks in Jackson, West Virginia, United States
Jackson, West Virginia, United States
1929
2 OCT 1929
Age 87
Death of Thomas Cain Marks in Gandeeville, Roane, West Virginia, United States
Gandeeville, Roane, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 July 1842
    Event Place: Lewis County, Virginia (now West Virginia)
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Walton, Roane, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1699; Page: 94B; Family History Library Film: 553198
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Walton, Roane, West Virginia; Roll: 1772; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1241772
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Calhoun, Virginia; Roll: M653_1340; Page: 58; Family History Library Film: 805340
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Walton, Roane, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1696; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0092; FHL microfilm: 1375709
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 JUL 1842
    Event Place: Lewis, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Calhoun, Virginia
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Calhoun, Virginia; Roll: M653_1340; Page: 58; Family History Library Film: 805340

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Walton, Roane, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1699; Page: 94B; Family History Library Film: 553198

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Walton, Roane, West Virginia; Roll: 1772; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1241772

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Walton, Roane, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1696; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0092; FHL microfilm: 1375709

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1929
    Event Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 OCT 1929
    Event Place: Gandeeville, Roane, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gandeeville, Roane, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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