Markley, Elmer Stephen

1870 - 1956  (86 years)

• Name	Markley, Elmer Stephen
  Birth	20 Mar 1870	Walcksville, Carbon Co., PA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	21 May 1871	Carbon Co., PA   [2]
  	Baptised by Rev. Abraham Bartholomew
  Census	10 Jun 1880	Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA   [3]
  Death	28 Mar 1956	Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA   [1]
  Burial	30 Mar 1956	Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA   [1]
  	Union Hill Cemetery [1]
  Person ID	I82248	My Damon Genealogy
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	Markley, Stephen,   b. 18 Oct 1838, PA d. 29 Sep 1919, Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Mantz, Sophia,   b. Abt 1848   d. Jan 1881 (Age ~ 33 years)
  Marriage	11 Oct 1861
  Family ID	F31031	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Meckes, Ella A.,   b. 19 May 1870, Albrightsville, Carbon Co., PA d. 08 Jan 1944, Allentown, Lehigh Co., PA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	08 Nov 1890
  Family ID	F31048	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 Mar 1870 - Walcksville, Carbon Co., PA Baptism - Baptised by Rev. Abraham Bartholomew - 21 May 1871 - Carbon Co., PA Census - 10 Jun 1880 - Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA Death - 28 Mar 1956 - Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA Burial - 30 Mar 1956 - Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents		1880 U.S. census, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Franklin Twp, enumeration district 123, p. 502C
  		Markley, Elmer Stephen Death Certificate

  
  

• Notes

  HISTORY OF CARBON COUNTY Markley, Elmer S., a dealer in shoes and foot wear at Lehighton, was born in Franklin township, Carbon County, March 20, 1871. His grandfather, Jonah Markley, was a native of Bucks county, where he was born about the year 1800. While still very young, he went to Philadelphia, where he was employed as a clerk in an apothecary shop. At the age of fifteen he came to Carbon county, settline in Franklin township, near Walksville. He became a cloth and carpet weaver, residing in the township during the remainder of this life. His descendants in this portion of the county are to-day quite numerous. His wife bore the maiden name of Catherine Walk. For more than twenty years Mr Markley served as court crier of the county. He died in 1885. Elmer S. Markley is the son of Stephen and Sophia (Mantz) Markley. Elmer spent his boyhood days on his father's farm, learning the trade of a shoemaker. After a time he opened a shoe and repair shop in Weissport, where he remained for fourteen years. Early in 1915 he opened his present store in Lehighton. On November 8, 1890, Mr Markley was united in marriage to Ella, daughter of Henry Meckes, of Albrightsville, Carbon county. He served as a member of Weissport town council for nine years, and has been influential in the councils of the Democratic party. Mr Markley is a member of the Order of Independent Americans, the Red Men, and the Daughters of Liberty. He was one of the founders of the Carbon County Historical Society.

  
  

• Sources

  [S130] Death Certificate. Pennsylvania Department of Health, death certificate form HVS-20008-650M, no. 22378 (1956), Elmer S Markley: Bureau of Vital Statistics, Harrisburg; reproduction of an original record by PA State Archives, Harrisburg. [S32] Beyond the Blue Mountain. Johns, Carolyn Zimmerman. Beyond the Blue Mountain: Bartholomew Pastoral Records (Westminster, Maryland: Heritage Books, 2008), 12. [S621] 1880 U.S. census, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Franklin Twp, enumeration district 123, p. 502C (stamped), dwelling 119, family 130, Senia and Steven Markle [Markley], digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 October 2013); citing FH film 1255108, roll 1108, image 0656.