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Markley, Leah Julia

Markley, Leah Julia

Female 1909 - 1999  (90 years)

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  1. 1.  Markley, Leah JuliaMarkley, Leah Julia was born on 28 Jul 1909 in Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA (daughter of Markley, Frederick Calvin and Buck, Laura Ida); died on 25 Oct 1999 in Palmerton, Carbon Co., PA.

    Family/Spouse: Krum, Paul. Paul was born about 1908; died on 15 Aug 1973. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Markley, Frederick CalvinMarkley, Frederick Calvin was born on 02 Aug 1874 in Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA (son of Markley, Stephen and Mantz, Sophia); died on 20 Dec 1965 in Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA; was buried in Big Creek, Franklin Twp, Carbon Co., PA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Tombstone Photo: Big Creek, Franklin Twp, Carbon Co., PA; St. Paul's Union Church Cemetery

    Frederick married Buck, Laura Ida. Laura was born on 22 Jan 1874 in Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA; died on 28 Apr 1936 in Palmerton, Carbon Co., PA; was buried on 3 May 1936 in Big Creek, Franklin Twp, Carbon Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Buck, Laura Ida was born on 22 Jan 1874 in Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA; died on 28 Apr 1936 in Palmerton, Carbon Co., PA; was buried on 3 May 1936 in Big Creek, Franklin Twp, Carbon Co., PA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Tombstone Photo: Big Creek, Franklin Twp, Carbon Co., PA; St. Paul's Union Church Cemetery

    Notes:

    Died:
    Palmerton Hostpital

    Children:
    1. Markley, Gladys June was born on 30 Jun 1906 in Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA; died on 17 May 1996 in Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA.
    2. Markley, Miriam May was born on 14 mary 1908 in Upper Towmensing, Carbon Co., PA; died on 03 Oct 2002 in Palmerton, Carbon Co., PA; was buried in Big Creek, Franklin Twp, Carbon Co., PA.
    3. 1. Markley, Leah Julia was born on 28 Jul 1909 in Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA; died on 25 Oct 1999 in Palmerton, Carbon Co., PA.
    4. Markley, Hazel Alice was born on 23 Feb 1913 in East Weissport, Carbon Co., PA; died on 29 May 1997 in Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA; was buried in Big Creek, Franklin Twp, Carbon Co., PA.
    5. Markley, Hilbert A. was born on 25 Jul 1915; died on 13 Sep 1916.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Markley, StephenMarkley, Stephen was born on 18 Oct 1838 in PA (son of Markley, Jonah and Walk, Catherine); died on 29 Sep 1919 in Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA; was buried on 4 Oct 1929 in Big Creek, Franklin Twp, Carbon Co., PA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Tombstone Photo: Big Creek, Franklin Twp, Carbon Co., PA; St. Paul's Union Church Cemetery
    • Alternate Born Date: 26 Sep 1838, PA
    • Baptised: 06 Jan 1839, Towamensing Twp., Northampton Co., PA; Towamensing Union Church
    • Census: 23 Sep 1850, Upper Towmensing, Carbon Co., PA
    • Census: 10 Jul 1860, Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA
    • Census: 11 Jul 1870, Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA; Farmer
    • Census: 10 Jun 1880, Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA; Farmer

    Stephen married Mantz, Sophia on 11 Oct 1861. Sophia was born about 1848; died in Jan 1881; was buried in Big Creek, Franklin Twp, Carbon Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Mantz, SophiaMantz, Sophia was born about 1848; died in Jan 1881; was buried in Big Creek, Franklin Twp, Carbon Co., PA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Tombstone Photo: Big Creek, Franklin Twp, Carbon Co., PA; St. Paul's Union Church Cemetery
    • Census: 11 Jul 1870, Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA
    • Census: 10 Jun 1880, Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA

    Children:
    1. Markley, Jonah Jacob was born about 1858.
    2. Markley, Alvin Lazarus was born on 17 Dec 1861; died on 12 Jun 1867.
    3. Markley, Montana Cecelia was born in 1866; died in 1948.
    4. Markley, Elizabeth Ann was born on 21 Apr 1868; died on 27 Nov 1947; was buried in Jim Thorpe, Carbon Co., PA.
    5. Markley, Elmer Stephen was born on 20 Mar 1870 in Walcksville, Carbon Co., PA; died on 28 Mar 1956 in Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA; was buried on 30 Mar 1956 in Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA.
    6. Markley, Caroline Hester was born on 29 Oct 1875 in Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA; died on 18 Oct 1960 in Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA; was buried on 22 Oct 1960 in Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA.
    7. 2. Markley, Frederick Calvin was born on 02 Aug 1874 in Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA; died on 20 Dec 1965 in Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA; was buried in Big Creek, Franklin Twp, Carbon Co., PA.
    8. Markley, Emma Leah was born in 1878; died in 1927; was buried in Weissport, Carbon Co., PA.
    9. Markley, Catherine S. was born on 14 May 1880; died on 04 May 1935 in Allentown, Lehigh Co., PA; was buried in Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Markley, JonahMarkley, Jonah was born on 01 Jul 1800 in Northampton Co., PA; died on 01 Feb 1886 in Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA; was buried on 05 Feb 1886 in Big Creek, Franklin Twp, Carbon Co., PA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Tombstone Photo: Big Creek, Franklin Twp, Carbon Co., PA; St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
    • Census: 23 Sep 1850, Upper Towmensing, Carbon Co., PA; Laborer
    • Census: 10 Jul 1860, Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA; Farmer
    • Census: 11 Jul 1870, Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA; Farmer
    • Census: 10 Jun 1880, Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA; Weaver

    Notes:

    Records of Reverend Frederick Wilhelm Meendsen, Lutheran Pastor in Northampton and Lehigh Counties, Pennsylvania (transcribed by Rev. Amandus S. Leiby, typescript at Lehigh County Historical Society, Allentown, Pennsylvania):

    Names listed as Johas Merkel and Katharine Walk

    1850 Census: Jonah 45 (b.1805), Catherine 38 (b.1812)
    1860 Census: Jonah 56 (b.1804), Catherine 47 (b. 1813); the age of 56 is what Ancestry.com says

    Jonah Markley: Carbon County's esteemed court crier
    EARLY TIMES CAPSUL
    BY JIM ZBICK
    Times News May 18, 1996

    Government officials throughout the area grieved at the sudden passing of Jonah Markley in 1886. For over 40 years, he was one of the county's most faithful servants.

    Born in Northampton County in 1801 to "humble and very respectable parents," Markley showed signs of early maturity as a teenager. At age 13 he became an associate of a Dr. Thomas, a respected physician in Philadelphia. Later, in life, Markley would be influenced by another doctor, Dr. Humphrey from cherryville who became his brother-in-law. During the Civil War, Dr. Humphrey, based in Easton, was the examining surgeon for the draft.

    After faithfully serving Dr. Thomas for a number of years in Philadelphia, Markley came to Carbon County, learning the weavers' trade at Lehigh Gap from a man named Peter Brown. Markley married Caroline Walck in 1828.

    Markley's next move was to Franklin where he established himself as a humble farmer. In a short time, however, he discovered his life was destined for public service.

    Soon after Carbon County's organization in 1843, Markley was elected one of the first constables. This made him familiar to county officials and when court crier William Holly retired, Markley was chosen as successor. It was a position the popular Franklin farmer would hold for the next four decades.

    "Through rain and shine and winter and summer, Markley was always in his accustomed place and with that manner so peculiarly his own, opened and closed the sessions of the court, calling out for good order and quietness during its continuance," one Mauch Chunk newspaperman noted.

    Despite being an octogenarian, Markley seemed to be in good health at the close of court on Jan. 23, 1886. As in countless previous sessions, he closed the court with a final prayer, "God save the commonwealth and the honorable court."

    Death came quite suddenly to the respected court crier. He died at 9 a.m. in his home in Franklin on February 1. The cause of death was termed "heart disease."

    Markley and his wife raised five sons and three daughters, and two of the children preceded him in death. He also left 53 grandchildren and 49 great-grandchildren.

    His remains were interred in the cemetery adjoining the Big Creek Evangelical Lutheran Church in Franklin Township. Friends and relatives formed a funeral cortege from the home to the church, then crowded into the sanctuary to hear Rev. J.S. Erb of Slatington deliver a practical message from Isaiah 38:1 entitled, "set thine house in order for thou shalt die."

    The service, which was in German, also included hymn-singing, reading of the 90th Psalm, and the Lord's Prayer. Many county officials attended the service, including William Holly, the man he replaced as court crier over 40 years earlier.

    "He was good natured and kind hearted to a fault, simple mannered and always obliging," a Mauch Chunk writer eulogized. "With his pleasant face and plain old-fashioned form, he'll be remembered as long as this county endures."

    From The Carbon Advocate, Volume 7, Number 7, Saturday, January 11, 1879
    Big Creek Items. On New Years day, our old friend, Jonas Markley, court crier, and his wife Catharine celebrated their golden wedding. About 50 or 60 persons were present, among whom
    were their three sons and two daughters. Among the presents to the worthy couple were one sack of flour, 6 pounds of coffee, 8 pounds of sugar, a large ham and sundry other articles. To say that Jonas was happy on that occasion falls far short of expressing his feelings.

    Jonah married Walk, Catherine on 11 Nov 1828 in Towamensing Twp., Northampton Co., PA. Catherine (daughter of Walk, George Michael and Strohl, Maria Elizabeth) was born on 17 Sep 1811; died on 03 Feb 1893 in Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA; was buried in Big Creek, Franklin Twp, Carbon Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Walk, CatherineWalk, Catherine was born on 17 Sep 1811 (daughter of Walk, George Michael and Strohl, Maria Elizabeth); died on 03 Feb 1893 in Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA; was buried in Big Creek, Franklin Twp, Carbon Co., PA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Tombstone Photo: Big Creek, Franklin Twp, Carbon Co., PA; St. Paul's Union Church Cemetery
    • Baptised: 20 Oct 1811, Towamensing Twp., Northampton Co., PA
    • Census: 23 Sep 1850, Upper Towmensing, Carbon Co., PA
    • Census: 10 Jul 1860, Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA
    • Census: 11 Jul 1870, Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA
    • Census: 10 Jun 1880, Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA

    Children:
    1. Markley, Alexander was born on 01 Feb 1829 in Northampton Co., PA; died on 30 Sep 1863 in Carbon Co., PA.
    2. Markley, Harriet was born on 06 Oct 1830 in Northampton Co., PA; died on 2 May 1905 in Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA; was buried in Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA.
    3. Markley, Caroline was born on 21 Jan 1833 in Walcksville, Carbon Co., PA; died on 15 Dec 1927 in Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA; was buried on 20 Dec 1927 in Weissport, Carbon Co., PA.
    4. Markley, Thomas Harrison was born on 21 Sep 1835 in Carbon Co., PA; died on 10 Apr 1903 in Weissport, Carbon Co., PA; was buried on 14 Apr 1903 in Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA.
    5. 4. Markley, Stephen was born on 18 Oct 1838 in PA; died on 29 Sep 1919 in Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA; was buried on 4 Oct 1929 in Big Creek, Franklin Twp, Carbon Co., PA.
    6. Markley, Tilghman G. was born in 1841 in PA; died on 31 Jan 1928 in Allentown, Lehigh Co., PA; was buried on 2 Feb 1928 in Weissport, Carbon Co., PA.
    7. Markley, Benjamin F was born on 3 Apr 1845 in Carbon Co., PA; died on 1 Mar 1929 in Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA; was buried on 4 Mar 1929 in Weissport, Carbon Co., PA.


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