Hi, Does anyone recognise these two Mark Markhams please? Mark Markham christened 5 April 1829 Finningley, Nottingham, UK. father - John Markham mother - Mary Mark Markham christened 2 June 1833 North Elkington, Lincoln, UK. father - Thomas Markham mother - Frances Regards, John AR Markham Pontypool, South Wales, UK.

Sorry to those who visited my family history, and had problems. I ran out of space, but hadn't realised; so many of the pages gave a "document contains no content" message. It's fixed now: http://freespace.virgin.net/j.markham/family/familypages/index.html Regards, John AR Markham Pontypool, South Wales, UK.

Here is the obituary for Martha Catherine Markum that I received today from her grandson Sam J. Hassell. I assume this obit is from the Nixon newspaper, the year is 1943. Martha is the sister of my great-grandmother Sovilla(Soviliar) Ann Markum. Gary Blakely blakely@flash.net -------------------------------------------- MRS. MARTHA ROBBINS Mrs. Martha Catherine Robbins was born in Gonzales County, Feb. 11, 1865 and departed from this life at 7:40 P.M. July 24 at Nixon, Texas. Surviving relatives are two sons and three daughters, John Thomas Hassell, San Antonio, Texas; Samuel Enos Hassell, Nixon, Texas; Mrs. Maggie Lee Moorman, Nixon, Texas, Mrs. Winnie Ann Landrum, Gonzales, Texas, Mrs. Georgia Meyer; Eagle Pass, Texas; six grandchildren and, two great grandchildren. One sister, Mrs. Lillie Dycus, of Dallas, Texas, and other relatives and a host of life-long friends. Ten years ago on her 68th birthday, she selected the songs for her funeral service and wrote her obituary. It follows: "I was born in Gonzales County, Texas, Feb. 11, 1865, moved on Elm when I was three years old. My father died on the 10th of January 1872; so my mother, Winnie Ann MARKUM, was left with four small children. Tom, my brother, was about nine. He was the oldest child, so he had to go to mill to Riddleville (Gillett) bareback on his horse, old Bally. He could ride good, he just put a lasso on the horse as he had no bridle. My father, Francis Marion MARKUM, had three children when he married my mother. ??? all left home soon after my father died. Callie, the oldest, was married pretty soon to Jim Elkins and lived at Rancho. In about 1886 or 1887 John, married Hanna Ware. Parilee married Forrest Hall. So John moved my mother and us over at Seales Chapel where he lived so us children went to school with all the Griffin children. In the fall of 1878 my mother and her four children moved to Rancho and my mother's brother, T. F. Kimbro, brought us a small place at Dry Town about one mile and a half from Rancho. In 1882 my brother, Tom, and Kate Sikes got married. My mother taken the next year and died August 30, 1883. She was only 43 years old. Us three girls were left to live among our folks. Soviliar Ann, Lillie, and myself and in 1884 I united with the Methodist Church at Seales Chapel and have been a member there 49 years. In 1885 I married Sam Tinon Hassell and had two sons, John Thomas and Samuel Enos Hassell. After my husband's death I was married to G. W. Robbins in 1896. We had three girls, Maggie Lee, Winnie Ann and Georgia Estelle Robbins. All my folks are dead except Lillie, the youngest one and myself. My sister, Mrs. Norman Dycus, lives in Dallas, Texas. I am writing this on my 68th birthday, Saturday, the 11th February, 1933, so goodbye from Mrs. Mattie Robbins." Funeral services were conducted in the Methodist Church at three o'clock, July 26th by her pastor, Rev; Wesley O. Butcher, assisted by, Rev. W. M. McKinney. Burial was made in the Nixon Cemetery. The many friends and relatives join the News in extending sympathy to the bereaved family.

Hi, I've finally managed to get most of my family up on my site at last: http://freespace.virgin.net/j.markham/family/familypages/index.html There's still more pages of pictures to do, but they'll have to wait for a while. Regards, John AR Markham Pontypool, South Wales, UK.

I hope someone can put me on the right track for my Markhams. Here's what I have proof of: Bert Augustus Markham b. 1882 in Rockford, IL His parents: Albert Vine Markham and Susan Amelia Markham I don't know if or how they were related to each other. Here's what I need to prove or disprove: Albert Vine Markham's parents were: Mary ELDRED and Delia Townsend Markham. Susan Amelia Markham's parents were: Susan NICHOLES and Marcus Babcock Markham. Any help is very appreciated. Becky Kraegel

Does anybody have Rachel Markham? Arnold. She was the wife of Stephen Arnold born CT lived in Morristown, NJ Dorothy Scott Muirhead@inebraska.com

John, Thank you for posting your lineage. I was looking at the parentage of Daniel Markham as you had him, and I began to wonder if this Deacon Daniel Markham has indeed had more than one set of parents?????????? In this modern day, it is not uncommon for children to have more than one set of parents due to marriage, divorce and remarriage of the original married partners...so I began to wonder if he had the same situation? Cheers, Beverly Markham, Arizona. Life on earth is expensive. The biggest perk is the free trip around the sun. Wear a hat and enjoy the ride....

A traditional view of Daniel Markham's heritage suggested his father was Daniel Markham, Sen., of Plumstead Magna, Norfolk, England. This position had been accepted and published by others even though his son, Sir Clements Markham, who inherited all his father's records, later refuted this claim. For a reference, some had cited the Rev. David Frederick Markham's book, A History of the Markham Family, published in London in 1854. In that book, on pages 49-50, he wrote that Daniel Markham, the third son of Sir Robert--after a wandering life--had amassed a considerable fortune and settled in Plumstead Magna. Here, he had two sons, Daniel and Matthew..."the latter was in holy orders and minister of Plumstead Magna, and, marrying Barbara, had three sons." Daniel, the eldest son, was reported to have served under James, Duke of York, and sailed to Canada near Halifax. He returned to England, finding his father, Daniel, still embittered towards him. In what had been claimed to be his will, nothing was left to his son, Daniel. His housekeeper, Ann Rounce, was left an inheritance instead. Young Daniel then left the army and settled in Ireland. These were the representations of David F. Markham in that prior publication. In 1913, the Reverend David's son, Sir Clements Markham, wrote Markham Memorials. In the preface to this book is the following: "Since this history by the Rev. David F. Markham was printed in 1854...his son, Clements R. Markham, during a period of sixty years, has collected further information from numerous sources, which enables him to revise, correct, and make additions to his father's work. The most important corrections are the following...(3) The Daniel Markham who made a will in 1690 was not Daniel, son of Sir Robert Markham, of Cotham, but a young native of Norwich, entirely unconnected with the Markham family." He elaborated on this in Vol. 2, pp.193-194, describing a family of worsted weavers named Markale, who later changed the spelling to Marcon and finally Markham. He mentioned Mathew Marcon, son of Daniel, was born in 1606, who had property in Plumstead Magna. He had a child (#6) Daniel, born 1653 and died 1690, aged 37, leaving his estate to a friend, Ann Rounce. This Daniel Markham or Marcon is clearly the one referred to by the Rev. Daniel, who mistakenly identified him as the son of Sir Robert Markham. Sir Clements Markham, in his chapter, Markhams of the United States, refers to Daniel Markham of Cambridge, Mass. in 1667 and stated, "This could not have been Daniel, the third son of Sir Robert of Cotham, whose age would render it impossible, nor his son, Daniel, who did not settle in America." He went on to conjecture that possibly he descended from Robert or Alexander. Who then did Deacon Daniel descend from? From where did he leave to come to the American colonies? These questions, I believe, can now be answered. Mark Goodmansen Sent by Lois Goodmansen, his mother

Like I said before: I am not a genealogist, but hopefully some of the following information may help someone. This is what I have and I am pretty sure that some of you may disagree with some of this. ("*" I descend from) *Deacon Daniel Markham was born approx. 1636 @ Plumstead Manor near Norwich England (Norfolk Co Eng.). He was married on 11-03-1669 to Elizabeth Whitmore, b 05-02-1649, daughter of Lt. Francis Whitmore. Daniel died 02-06-1712/13 @ Middletown, Middlesex Co Conn. Elizabeth died 05-10-1676. They had the following 3 children. Daniel C. b. 11-01-1671, m. Deborah Meacham in 1703, daughter of Capt. Issac Meacham. Elizabeth b. 07-03-1673, m. John Bates *James b. 03-16-1675, m. Elizabeth Locke.(I descend from James) *Deacon Daniel then married Patience Harris, daughter of William Harris of Middletown Mass. They had the following 3 children. Martha # 1 died an infant Martha # 2 b. 01-07-1685, m. Johnathan Center Edith b. 05-11-1694, m. Gideon Webb & later John Arnold. Since I descend from James I will continue on with James. *James Markham b. 03-16-1675 @ Cambridge, Middelsex Co. Mass. married Elizabeth Locke 10-14-1699 @ Middeltown, Middelsex Co. Conn. James died 06-08-1731 @ Middletown Middelsex Co. Conn., Elizabeth died 09-25-1753. They had the following 3 children. James b. 11-22-1701, d. 04-12-1776, m. Sarah Mummery. Elizabeth b. 01-18-1704, m. David Foster *William b. 01-28-1706, d. 1760, m. Esther Arnold *James then married Deborah Patterson and they had the following 6 children. John b. 12-28-1708, d. 1788, m. Desiah Sears Mary b. 05-01-1710, m. Elejear Vesey Abigail b. 07-27-1712, m. Sam Miller Martha b. 06-18-1714, m. Eliza Bliss Hannah b. 09-06-1716, m N. Foster & Nathan Doolittle Nathaniel b. 02-27-1719, not married *William Markham b. 01-28-1706 @ Middletown Co. Conn. married Esther Arnold 12-07-1737. *William died 10-01-1752. They had the following 6 children. William b. 09-14-1738, d. 05-01-1792, m. Abigail Willey *James b. 09-16-1740, d. 1811, m. Jane Sterling Joseph b. 07-25-1742, m. M. Spencer John b. 11-29-1744, Esther b. 1746, d. as a child Esther b. 1747, *James Markham b. 09-16-1740 @ Haddam, Middlesex Co. Conn. married Jane Sterling b. 04-23-1746 @ Colchester, New London, Conn. James died @ Lyndon Cattarougus Co. N.Y. They had the following 12 children. Steven b. 09-20-1764, d. 12-03-1790 James b. 03-11-1766, Jane b. 11-03-1767, m. Israel Brower 11-12-1792 John b. 07-24-1769, David b. 04-01-1771, d. 06-16-1771 David b. 06-05-1772, Esther b. 04-10-1774, Anne b. 06-19-1776, Mary baptized-1780, *Jepthah b. 03-26-1782, baptized 06-02-1782, d. 01-17/18-1869 @ Albany OR Russel baptized 08-03-1783 Seth baptized 11-28-1784 *Jeptha Markham b. 03-26-1782 @ Hartland, Litchfield, Conn. 1st married Jenny ?, b 1794/1804 (1820 census). They had the following 3 children. John b. d. about age 25 Steven b. d. about age 17 Emily b. about 1814. *Jepthah then married Lovina Vaughn b. 01-01-1818 @ NY. They had the following 9 children. Reuben Fuller b. 07-03-1818, m. Marilla Ferris 1840, m. Lovina Ferris 1844 *Simon Sterling b. 02-26-1820 @ Athens Ohio. Martin b. estimated 1822 Sylvester b. " 1824, m. Mary J. Westfall 04-29-1847. Mary Jane b. " 1826, m. George Briggs 10-17-1844. Betsy? b. 1828, Seth b. 1834, Matilda b. 1835, m. Bruntidger. Milton b. 1839, *Jeptha then married Mary D Morse 05-31-1843, separated 1849 *Simon Sterling Markham b. 02-26-1820 married Cynthia Fry b. 04-11-1822 in RI, m. 03-25-1843. They had the following 11 children. Reuben Henry b. 06-01-1844 @ Knox IL, m. Sophronia Wilson Lyman Ferris b. 08-09-1845 @ " " m. Lucy Edwards Francis Marion b. 12-12-1847 @ " " m. Elmina Biggers *Jasper Newton b. 08-29-1849 @ Salem OR m. Amanda Jane Fry Milton Douglas b. 01-02-1851 @ " Mary Celinda b. 02-08-1853 @ " m. George Biggers Rosesey Lovina b. 09-11-1854 @ " d. 01-08-1857 Nancy Jane b. 12-09-1855 @ " d. 03-06-1859 Lucy Ann b. 02-08-1859 @ " m. Oren H. Fry Matilda Jane b. 02-16-1860 @ " d. 11-04-1860 Rosa Maria b. 03-09-1865 @ " d. 10-20-1865 *Jasper Newton Markham b. 08-29-1849 married Amanda Jane Fry b. 11-27-1853 @ Rainier OR on 08-09-1869. They had the following 10 children. Mary Lavina b. 04-15-1870 @ OR m. Alfred A Warwick Sylvester Sterling b. 03-30-1872 @ Markham WA m. Edith Harlow Margaret Josephine b. 12-03-1873 @ " " m. Wesley Hill Rosa Jane b. 11-17-1876 @ " " m. Albert Benjamin Reuben Roy b. 1878 @ " " d. 1888 Jasper Clarence b. 06-15-1880 @ " " m Caroline H. Meyers *Lorenzo Orville b. 08-31-1882 @ " " m Bertha Pauline Haeger 2nd marriage to Mattie Gertrude Brown Lilly Allena b. 06-27-1884 @ Markham WA d, 07-24-1884 Pearl Lorena b. 06-22-1889 @ " " m. Thomas E Foreman Ruby Dale b. 12-16-1894 @ Delphi WA m. Ivan C. Look *Lorenzo Orville Markham b. 08-31-1882 first married Bertha Pauline Haeger b. 09-16-1885 @ lost River ID d. 07-03-1903. They had the following 2 children. Otto Lorenzo b. 09-11-1903 @ Delphi WA d. 04-08-1909 Bertha Mae b. 02-06-1905 @ Preachers Slough WA d. 10-30-1960@ Aberdeen WA. m. Albert Nordman *Lorenzo Orville Markham's 2nd marriage to Mattie Gertrude Brown b 11-21-1898 @ Delphi WA in Sept. 1926. They had the following 1 child (me) John Orville Markham b. 08-14-1929. If anyone has corrections or additions to this, let me know. Like I said before (as you can see above) I am not a genealogist. John O. Markham

Dear Marion, and anyone else who has interest in this post - I looked up the website of Ken Markham at http://members.xoom.com/kenmarkham/ At this site there is quite a bit written under the heading of Deacon Daniel Markham. At this point there is record of a baptism of a Daniel Markham in 1641 at Earls Colne. The writeup also mentions other names of people who also lived in Mass. at the time that Daniel Markham lived in Mass, USA. It would seem that whole villages of people uprooted themselves and moved to the new land. I have found this to be true in the German migrations to Australia and to America.....not true in all cases but true in many cases. I do not have Mark Goodmansen's email address handy at present, but some time back, he submitted his findings at Earls Colne to this list. I am sure if someone were interested in what he said, they could to to the Archives of Rootsweb and find it. Failing that, perhaps he or someone from his family would see this note and post the findings all over again. In any case, I am personally grateful that so many people are looking for connections to this man. I often wonder about him - was he tall, did he have a beard, was he kind, was he wise, was he willing to do what he could to help his fellow man? Was he a great standout as a leader in his community or was he a humble worker? I wish there was some sort of a description of him to let us know more about him. I think that given that he was a Deacon in the Congregational Church, that we can surmise that he was Christian and that he followed the tenets set down by Jesus. He must have been held in esteem by those around him for him to be elevated to the office of Deacon. Perhaps it is also safe to assume that he was in good standing in his society. I still wish he had left something written about himself and his origins. cheers, Beverly Markham, Arizona. Life on earth is expensive. The biggest perk is the free trip around the sun. Wear a hat and enjoy the ride....

Beverly, Here is what I have. "Wm. Markham b. in England about 1621. Had land in Middleton, CT. about 1650. Married about 1654 Priscilla Graves, daughter of George Graves. Lived at Hartford 1659, then Hadley, Mass. Married second wife, Elizabeth Webster, (daughter of Gov. John Webster?) Wm. died in 1689 or 1690." The above is in my mother-in-law's handwriting. Aunt Mary's original notes -- very hard to read -- add "See Hartford Courant, 9/2/1942 and Hadley Genealogy, p. 92, ch. by Priscilla, inc." The next bit doesn't make sense to me because of the abbreviations but I think she was saying that Priscille had previously been married to Th. Hale or Heald at Enfield, CT 11/18/167? Then she says, Ch. of Wm. and Eliz. inc(lude?) Lydia who married Timothy Eastman (son of Roger?), John,7/3/1661,d 9/12/1664, Mercy b 9/22/1663 & Daniel b 11/3/1669, D. 11/3/1669. This seems to imply that Elizabeth Webster, not Priscilla Graves, was Daniel's mother, although Aunt Mary told me that Priscilla was Daniel's mother when my daughter had a genealogy assignment in 4th grade. (The daughter is now 40 so that was a long time ago.) I'm also going to post this to the list in the hope that someone can straighten it all out. Marion Markham

On the lighter (or would it be darker) side of research, a totally unrelated friend sent the following tale, which, unfortunately, is the attitude of many bright, young and able members of any family. It makes me, and probably you, want to instill a desire in some select members of our families to TAKE AN INTEREST!!! Enjoy and think who in your family you can recruit to follow in your footsteps! Clare Patteson Braden - Rio Pride@aol.com "Dear Cousin, In response to your letter, I am sorry to inform you that grandpa "Fred" died some time back and the stuff you asked about is not available. The personal property the family did not want was sold at an estate sale. All those boxes of junk did not interest a single buyer. We were able to salvage several binders for the kids homework after we sent all the paper to the incinerator. The kids really complained about having to lug all that paper and pictures of those ugly old folks to the Dumpster. An old family Bible from the 1840's did bring $ 5.00. The one from the 1870's did not sell. There also was a bunch of floppy disks that we were able to reformat and download some games for the kids to play on their new play station. At least SOMEBODY got some good from the three generations work. I saw the fellow at a flea market a couple of weeks ago and he said he threw the Bible in the trash after nobody was interested in it. He said he got an offer for fifty cents for it, but would rather burn it than give it away. He seemed to be having a lot of success with some very nice Elvis paintings at his booth. The two aunts you asked about are also dead. They were such a delight and could talk all day long about the things papa had written about. I remember them saying something about some records that were copied from two courthouses that later burned. Neither ever wrote down a single thing. The letter you referred to was one he typed up and sent to lots of folks who wrote him. He laughed about them never getting any of his hard work as well as his Fathers and Grandfather who was in the Civil War. He guarded all the information carefully to the bitter end. I wish I could remember some of the things to help you, but I was bored to tears listening to them talk about the family members who were in the civil war and those silly pieces of paper he showed so proudly. I vaguely remember they had some beeswax seals and something to do with the land grants that were destroyed in the courthouse fires. I wish I could remember the story about his grandfather's evening with Jefferson Davis when he was on the run. There are also some very juicy stories that were handed down, but I don't remember them very well. Another thing I remember after he got sick was some fellow calling him and he agreed to let him come down and copy all his material. He told him he would call him back when he felt better. Papa mentioned something about letting the society the man was from have all his work since nobody in the family cared anything about a bunch of people who had been dead for 200 years. Papa died the next week. I am so sorry papa and the two generations wasted so much of their life on such worthless hobbies and hope your family will follow something more interesting. We enjoy Bingo and bowling very much here in Pleasantville. I really enjoyed hearing from a long lost cousin and would like to hear back if you find anything important. The kids need the computer for their games and I need to watch the "Millionaire" show. Thank you, Cuz,"

Dear Marion and List, The Daniel Markham who married Elizabeth Whitmore was a freeman and deacon in the Congregational Church. Arguments rage about his birth credentials and parentage. Mark Goodmansen took a trip to England armed with some facts and such from the USA and he tracked (Deacon) Daniel Markham to a small church in Earls Colne, Essex. I heard Mr. Goodmansen give an explanation of his reasoning about the parentage of Daniel Markham and his origin in Essex. I am inclined to believe that he has found the right parents and right birth place. When I married into this family, I was introduced to the volumes of the Markham Memorials. I got really excited that finally here was a genealogy all tracked out for me and all I had to do was copy it. I was writing furiously when it suddenly occurred to me that this history of the Markhams, aside from being a monumental work, was in actual fact a tracing of the Title or Rank that came with the Manor named Cotham. I was only interested in Blood LInes and not Titles. I was really disappointed. For the millionth time since being "bit by the Genealogy BUG" I wish that Deacon Daniel had taken the time to write down who his mother and father were and where in England he came from. It would settle the question once and for all. Marion, in light of Mr. Goodmansen's research, I suspect that you do not have the correct parents for Deacon Daniel. Perhaps you could do a re-check of the information that you have to hand. I know that we are not seeking for family gold hoarded up somewhere to make us all rich, but I invite others to discuss their findings regarding the parentage and origin of Deacon Daniel Markham (who started all of this and then had the good sense to die with his secrets intact!) I do not wish to start a fight on the internet over this, but if we all pooled our resources and looked at the research I am sure we can come to some sort of a consensus about which origin is most correct if not absolutely correct. Cheers, Beverly Markham in Arizona. Life on earth is expensive. The biggest perk is the free trip around the sun. Wear a hat and enjoy the ride....

John, et al, I haven't been doing a lot of Markham genealogy because my husband's aunt spent years of her life researching in the NYC Pulbic Library. However, I'm at a low point in trying to find my family so I joined the Markham list. I keep seeing names, Daniel and William in particular, but I have no idea if they are related. Aunt Mary's line goes back to a William Markham born in England about 1621 and died in Middleton, CT in 1690. He had a son, Daniel, by Priscilla Graves. Daniel married Elizabeth Whitmore and their son, another Daniel was born in 1673. He married Debora Meacham and they had a son, Israel. Since Aunt Mary didn't bother with siblings of the direct line, I have no idea about brothers or sisters of either Daniel or Israel. Does any of this connect with anyone else? (Beverly and I have already been in contact and she gave me the names of Daniel, Jrs. children.) Is one of these Daniels Deacon Daniel? Marion Markham

Hi Beverly and anyone else out there that may be listening: I read what Beverly said and wanted to add this little bit of info about the Markham's. I too am a descendant of Deacon Daniel. I am not a genealogist, but I try a little. Hers goes--- Deacon Daniel, James, William, James, Jeptha, Simon Sterling, Jasper Newton, Lorenzo Orville and me, John Orville Markham. I have more info on the children of each of the above if anyone is interested. Your old cousin from Olympia WA, John O. Markham.

I've noted for a long period of time, with Email in general to a limited extend, but especially on this mailing list - The number of people who don't sign their messages, leaving us to guess from their Email address, what their name might be. Is this poor etiquette, a lowering of standards, or am I just being old-fashioned (or very English!). Regards - John Markham South Wales U.K.

Sorry Dusty, but Markhams need longer than just two years to dig out of the census records....LOL. I spent about 15!!!!! trying to find my James R. H. Markham.(my great grandfather. ....and hook him up with his father. They were on the census in Ark. but they were not readable to the transcriber...but I was able to pick them out from ages and names.....but it took me for ever....to link him each step of the way. So I guess I am saying don't give up after two years. I know in Arkansas....there were Markhams in the Indian censuses.....but I think they may have been Cherokee during the Trail of Tears trek. Keep looking. Ava

Hello John,..... and all my Cousins Perhaps the answer to your question is "all of the above" but your point is well taken , I will be more careful to sign all correspondence, and I, like all of you read these e-mails to hear from my extended family , I read each one carefully trying to find not only what your name is ,but where you live, and what you do, I really want to know because we are an interesting lot. I am your cousin ( several times removed)... Columbus C. Marcum Wayne , west Virginia. USA. ( yer Hillbilly cousin, er kin ... ) ----- Original Message ----- From: "J.Markham" <j.markham@virgin.net> To: <MARKHAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 2:45 PM Subject: Our Names > I've noted for a long period of time, with Email in general to a limited > extend, but especially on this mailing list - > > The number of people who don't sign their messages, leaving us to guess > from their Email address, what their name might be. > > Is this poor etiquette, a lowering of standards, or am I just being > old-fashioned (or very English!). > > Regards - John Markham > South Wales > U.K. > > > ==== MARKHAM Mailing List ==== > "The Wanderer Above The Mists" > http://members.zoom.com/kenmarkham/ > >

Dear Columbus et.al, I have been lurking/reading/participating on the Markham list now for some time and often wondered who this Columbus Markham or Captain Columbus as referred to by the Wanderer above the Mists.... Ken Markham in South Africa. I have not known who or where you are all from. The Markhams have surely spread out - glad to know that Columbus Markham is a real name and that you live in the States. I married into the Markham family and my husband is 11th generation from Daniel Markham and Debra Meacham. He was born in Connecticut but we now live in Arizona. Like I said, the Markhams have surely spread out. Here in the town where we live, there are three other Markham families represented - one I have discovered is from the Daniel Markham who migrated from Ireland. We hope to hold a Markham gathering in our home to discover who is connected to whom and to encourage them to join the Markham list. cheers, Beverly Markham, Arizona. Life on earth is expensive. The biggest perk is the free trip around the sun. Wear a hat and enjoy the ride....

Hi Cousins" I am at the end of my rope....my dad and I have looked for 2 years for my gr. grfthr, RICHARD E. MARKHAM, in 1880, but cannot find him in any state we've checked. We have him born in Miller Co., Ark. and is in Bowie Co., Texas in 1870 and again in 1900. Seeing as how that 1890 census is missing, we've got 30 years missing. We know he was married in about 1882 to a lady from Miller Co., Ark. right across the border, but neither of them show up in either Bowie or Miller on the 1880 census. I NEED to find where they were married. We've even checked surrounding states, including Indian Territory, as his wife was full-blood Choctaw, but....nothing found. If ANYBODY has seen my Richard E. Markham, possibly R.E. Markham (that's how he signed his name) in 1880 I would be eternally grateful if you would let me know. His father was Robert Markham, died 1860 in Lafayette Co., Ark (now Miller Co.) Thanks!! dustyc@microgear.net