NYFingerLakes-L Archives

Archiver > NYFingerLakes > 2003-10 > 1067629895


From: Bill Hart <>
Subject: [NYFL] Re: James and Elizabeth MARKS of England and New York
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 11:51:35 -0800
References: <3F8F009B.B9A40930@mscsoftware.com>


Since my initial post generated so little response, I decided to add the
next generation, i.e., James and Elizabeth's grandchildren and spouses
and see if that helps anyone connect.

Surnames (alphabetical) in my previous post:
AMER, FRIES, HART, MARKS, NIVER, PEER, QUINCY

Surnames (alphabetical) in this post:
AMER, BERRY, CLARK, DARE, DAVIS, FRIES, HART, HITCHCOCK, HOLLEY, HOWLAND,
HUNT, JACOBS, KING, LEESON, LONG, MARKS, MONROE, MORAN, NIVER PARKER,
PEER, PETERSILIE, QUINCY, SHARP, SHAW, VANOMMEN

Bill Hart wrote:
>
> In the will of Elizabeth Marks, died 1876 in Auburn, Cayuga, NY
> are specifically listed:
> 1. Husband - James MARKS
> 2. Daughter - Elizabeth FRIES
> 3. Son - Thomas MARKS
> 4. Son - William MARKS
>
> In the supporting documentation with that will are listed:
>
> 1. sons - Alfred MARKS and Charles MARKS of Auburn, Cayuga, NY
> 2. daughter - Elizabeth FRIES of Sennett, Cayuga, NY
> 3. son - James MARKS of Niles, Cayuga, NY
> 4. son - John MARKS of Waucan, ???, Connecticut
> 5. granddaughter - Ida MARKS of Waterloo, Seneca, NY
> 6. grandson - George MARKS of Waterloo, Seneca, NY
> (Ida and George were the children of son Thomas MARKS, who
> predeceased his mother)
> 7. son - William MARKS of Auburn, Cayuga, NY, who was the sole
> executor of his mother's will since his brother Thomas, who
> had been co-designated as such, had already died.
> 8. husband - Thomas HANDY, who she had married sometime after
> the time her first husband James MARKS died.
>
> Going through Census and cemetery records I've compiled quite
> a list, but rather than post a long list I'll cut this down to
> their James and Elizabeth's children and spouses where I know them
>
> 1 James MARKS (*18 Mar 1804, England - 21 Apr 1873, Auburn, Cayuga, NY)
> +Elizabeth ??? (*19 Sept 1810, England - 24 Feb 1876, Auburn, Cayuga, NY
>
> 1.1 Alfred MARKS (abt.1826, England - 1 June 1886, Owasco, Cayuga, NY)
> +Cynthia NIVER (*11 Jul 1826, Tompkins Co., NY - 21 Dec 1897, Auburn, Cayuga, NY)
> parents = William and Jemima (???) NIVER


1.1.1 Mary Elizabeth MARKS (1848, Tompkins Co., NY - 1923, Cayuga Co., NY)
+Joseph B. BERRY (1843, NY - 1923, Cayuga Co., NY)
parents = Jabez and Martha (???) BERRY

1.1.2 Frances A. MARKS (Apr 1850, Sennett, Cayuga, NY - 1917, NY)
+Charles Dewitt CLARK (Feb 1850, NY - )
parents = Samuel J. and Hannah B. (???) CLARK

1.1.3 Edward Syrenous MARKS (Jan 1852, Cayuga Co., NY - 1925, Cayuga Co., NY)
+Martha Jane LONG (Apr 1857, Canada - 1938, Cayuga Co., NY)
parents = James and Elizabeth (???) LONG

1.1.4 Elizabeth J. MARKS (abt.1855, Cayuga, NY - )

1.1.5 Charles A. MARKS (abt. 1856, Cayuga, NY - )

1.1.6 William James MARKS (16 Nov 1859, Niles, Cayuga, NY - 18 Feb 1918, Auburn, Cayuga, NY)
+Frances Hannah HITCHCOCK (22 Feb 1858, Auburg, Cayuga, NY - 25 Sep 1905, Auburn, Cayuga, NY)
parents Richard and Elisabeth (VANOMMEN) HITCHCOCK

1.1.7 Ella C. MARKS (24 Jul 1864, Auburn, Cayuga Co., NY - 4 Jan 1943, Auburn, Cayuga, NY)
+William M. PETERSILIE (Dec 1853, NY - 17 Jun 1910, Auburn, Cayuga, NY)
parents = Harmon John and Helen (???) PETERSILIE

1.1.8 Fred L. MARKS (Nov 1867, NY - )
+Mary J. ??? (Apr 1863, NY - between 1910 and 1920 Census dates)


> 1.2 James MARKS (1828, England - 19xx)
> +Henrietta AMER (1839, PA - 1902, NY)


1.2.1 Elizabeth MARKS (Sep 1857, PA - after 1930, NY?)
+Charles LEESON (Dec 1855, NY - between 1910 and 1920 Census dates)
parents = Joseph and Rachel (KING) LEESON

1.2.2 Henrietta A. MARKS (Aug 1865, PA - 1931, NY)
+Riley A. SHAW (Mar 1865, NY - )
parents = Anthony and Alzina (HOWLAND) SHAW

1.2.3 Emma A. MARKS (abt.1865, NY - )
+??? DAVIS

1.2.4 Charles H. MARKS (Jan 1870, NY - )

1.2.5 James William MARKS (Aug 1869, NY - )
+Ella DAVIS (Dec 1869, NY - )

1.2.6 Fred MARKS (21 May 1872, Niles, Cayuga, NY - 13 Feb 1934, Venice Center, Cayuga, NY)
+Maud Lulu SHARP (25 Sep 1879, NY - 28 Jul 1972, Venice Center, Cayuga, NY)
parents = Thomas and Caroline (HOLLEY) SHARP

1.2.7 Ida May MARKS (Sept 1874, NY - 1936, NY)
+Joseph L. PARKER (jul 1877, NY - 1955, NY)
parents = George and Elizabeth (???) PARKER

1.2.8 Clarence MARKS (abt.1876, NY - 11 Sep 1887, NY)

1.2.9 Joseph MARKS (1878, NY - 1939, NY)
+(1) Adelia May SHARP (1886 - 1907, NY)
+(2) Sara JACOBS (10 Mar 1896, NY - Nov 1970, NY)


> 1.3 John MARKS (between 1830 and 1835 - )

this is all I've got for John. I'm working on it.


> 1.4 Elizabeth MARKS (Nov 1834, Oneida Co., NY - 1924, Auburn, Cayuga, NY)
> +William FRIES (May 1822, NY - 1907, Auburn, Cayuga, NY)
> parents = David and Elizabeth (PEER) FRIES


1.4.1 Clara E. FRIES (Dec 1857, NY - 1920, NY)
+Frederick W. DARE (Oct 1845, England - 1936, NY)

1.4.2 George P. FRIES (11 Apr 1858, NY - 1953, NY)
+Carrie M. ??? (7 Jul 1866, Canada - 1928, NY)

1.4.3 Mary E. FRIES (May 1862, NY - 1937, NY)
+George Frederick MONROE (1860, NY - 1926, NY)

1.4.4 Emma Jane FRIES (Aug 1865, NY - 1947, NY)

1.4.5 William D. FRIES (1868, NY - 1913, NY)

1.4.6 Herbert M. FRIES (Feb 1872, NY - 1959, NY)
+Caroline ??? (Jan 1875, NY - 1957, NY)

1.4.7 Arthur James FRIES (Sep 1874, NY - 1962, NY)
+Maude P. HUNT (Apr 1877, NY - 1953, NY)
parents = Thomas and Alice (???) HUNT

1.4.8 Eugene FRIES (abt.1876, NY - )

1.4.9 Florence FRIES (*28 Jun 1879, NY - 7 Jul 1881, NY)


> 1.5 Thomas H. MARKS (abt.1837, Oneida Co., NY - 3 Jan 1874, Auburn, Cayuga, NY)
> +Sarah E. (???) (abt.1844, Ireland - )
> I suspect her maiden name to be QUINCY


1.5.1 Ida A. MARKS (abt.1864, NY - )

1.5.2 George B. MARKS (abt. 1866, NY - )


> 1.6 William E. MARKS (Nov 1838, Oneida Co., NY - 12 May 1906, Rochester, Monroe, NY)
> +Elizabeth W. HART (abt.1845, NY - 22 Jan 1893, Rochester, Monroe, NY)
> parents = James and Jane (???) HART


1.6.1 Jennie MARKS (abt.1867, NY - 11 Apr 1873, NY)

1.6.2 Sanford Egbert MARKS (May 1870, NY - 31 July 1931, Rochester, Monroe, NY)
+Teresa "Tina" Frances MORAN (Sep 1876, PA - )


> 1.7 Charles MARKS (abt.1847, Tompkins Co., NY - )
> +Elizabeth ??? (abt.1849, Scotland - )

1.7.1 Lewis H. MARKS (abt.1872, NY - )
+Willis ??? (abt.1879, TN - )

1.7.2 Charles MARKS (abt.1876, NY - )

1.7.3 Herbert MARKS (abt.1878, NY - )

1.7.4 Jessie MARKS (1879, NY - )

> I have additional information on some descendants of all seven children.
>
> Alfred (1.1) is my direct line. And Elizabeth W. HART married to William (1.6) is,
> as far as I can tell at the moment, not related to me. I currently have 393
> descendents and spouses of James and Elizabeth MARKS, with 231 of those being
> in my direct line.

William James MARKS (1.1.6) is my direct line.

> Anyone connect?
>
Bill

This thread: