Today's free databases have some Markham entries. Hope some of you will make it a daily habit of going to these databases so I won't feel guilty when I pass them up as not being on my Markham line. 1. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com 2. Under the words, "Free for 10 days," you will see the heading: "Recent databases." Scan the list to see if the locality is of interest to you. 3. There is also a heading, "List of all databases." This will tell you if there is a database you want to become "free." Or, subscribe. In today's Massachusetts Town Marriage Records, there is the groom and bride names of John Markham to Lucy Ann Wheeler, married Jan. 22, 1832 at Richmond; Marg[are]t Markham and Nathan Pettingill, married 1775 at Bridgewater; Peter R. Markham & Hannah Maria Burghardt, married Dec. 9, 1832, Richmond; Polly Markham and Ashley Olds, married Mar. 28, 1820, Otis. Also, in the Muscatine County, Iowa Marriages 1851-1900 is: Amos E. Markham, Cora B. McIntire, married 31 Jan 1877 Hugh Bailey, Lillie E. Markham, married 17 Aug 1887 Orin E. Markham, Sarah B. McIntyre, married 22 Feb 1888. I appreciated that Pam let me know she appreciated my listing. Would someone else take upon themselves this responsibility of looking at the daily free databases at Ancestry.com or other sites? -Lois

Jonell, Hi. I am very interested in exchanging information with you. I have James D Markham in my family tree as a 1st cousin 3 times removed. Does this report agree with the information that you have? Descendants of James D Marcrum Generation No. 1 1. JAMES D4 MARCRUM (WILLIAM C3, DANIEL W2, WILLIAM1 MARKHAM) was born 1845 in Tn. He married ELIZA S LIGHTFOOT Dec 8, 1865 in Allen Co., Ky1. Notes for JAMES D MARCRUM: 1870 Allen Co., KY Census p 204 3 3 35 25 25 Markham James D 25 M W Farmer 130 Tennessee X 3 3 36 Eliza S 28 F W Keeping house Kentucky 3 3 37 William R 3 M W Kentucky 3 3 38 Sidney B 1 M W Kentucky Children of JAMES MARCRUM and ELIZA LIGHTFOOT are: i. WILLIAM R5 MARCRUM, b. 1867, Ky. ii. SIDNEY B MARCRUM, b. 1869, Ky. Endnotes 1. Allen Co., Ky Marriages. Lookig forward to exchanging information with you. Thanks, Roy Markham -----Original Message----- From: MR. AND MRS. JAMES CHANEY <jechaney@ktc.com> To: MARKHAM-L@rootsweb.com <MARKHAM-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 7:10 PM Subject: Marcrum Surname >Hi, > >Any Marcrums out here? My sister, June Evans (roynjunevans@fbg.net) are >descended from: > >James D. Marcrum, b. 20 Jan 1847 in TN, d. 04 Sep 1922 and Eliza S. >Lightfoot, b. 28 Nov 1843 in Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY, d. 30 May 1899 >in TX. They are buried in Blanco Cemetary, Blanco, Blanco Co, TX. > >Clarinda "Rinda" Marcrum, b. 11 Apr 1880 in Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY, >d. 08 Dec 1946 in Johnson City, Blanco Co, TX and Boody Edward Jacobs, b. >21 Jul 1884 in Hochheim, DeWitt Co, TX, d. 11 Nov 1959 in Fredericksburg, >Gillespie Co, TX. They are buried in Blanco Cemetary, Blanco, Blanco Co, >TX. > >Annie Belle Jacobs, b. 28 Apr 1906 in Blanco County, TX, d. 26 Feb 1991 in >Fredericksburg, Gillespie Co, TX and Edwin Earl Dollahite, b.18 Sep 1899 in >Center Point, Kerr Co, TX, d. 23 Apr 1978. They are buried in Greenwood >Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Gillespie Co, TX. > >We have information on the other eight children of James D. Marcrum and >Eliza S. Lightfoot. If you are interested, please contact us. > >Jonell D. Chaney >jechaney@ktc.com > > >==== MARKHAM Mailing List ==== >Markham Associated Web Page >Check out Leslie Ashman's Home Page >members.aol.com/lkashman/frame.htm >

Hi, Any Marcrums out here? My sister, June Evans (roynjunevans@fbg.net) are descended from: James D. Marcrum, b. 20 Jan 1847 in TN, d. 04 Sep 1922 and Eliza S. Lightfoot, b. 28 Nov 1843 in Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY, d. 30 May 1899 in TX. They are buried in Blanco Cemetary, Blanco, Blanco Co, TX. Clarinda "Rinda" Marcrum, b. 11 Apr 1880 in Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY, d. 08 Dec 1946 in Johnson City, Blanco Co, TX and Boody Edward Jacobs, b. 21 Jul 1884 in Hochheim, DeWitt Co, TX, d. 11 Nov 1959 in Fredericksburg, Gillespie Co, TX. They are buried in Blanco Cemetary, Blanco, Blanco Co, TX. Annie Belle Jacobs, b. 28 Apr 1906 in Blanco County, TX, d. 26 Feb 1991 in Fredericksburg, Gillespie Co, TX and Edwin Earl Dollahite, b.18 Sep 1899 in Center Point, Kerr Co, TX, d. 23 Apr 1978. They are buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Gillespie Co, TX. We have information on the other eight children of James D. Marcrum and Eliza S. Lightfoot. If you are interested, please contact us. Jonell D. Chaney jechaney@ktc.com

I would also like to know. Curt, please reply directly to misscissi@prodigy.net if possible. Thanks. Cissi ----- Original Message ----- From: <KeeperofUnicorns@aol.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 3:41 PM Subject: Markham > Dear Curt Hartwig.. > I would like to know how to recieve a copy of your book on Markhams.. > Rochelle Markham >

From the database of Chesterfield County, Virginia Births, 1892-1896: Markham, Eddie, Oct 22, 1894, Female, D. Arthur (father), Lula (mother) p.462 Markham, Rosalie, Feb 28, 1894, Female, William (father), Eliza (mother) p.462 See: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4450.htm -Lois

Bird Marcum first "appeared" in Jefferson County, Illinois in 1843, 29 Nov. when he married Sarah Jane Bond of the same county, dau of Allen Bond and Elizabeth Donoho. He purchased at least 3 pieces of Federal land during the next few years and he and Jane had 10 children before Jane died about 1870 or 71. Bird then married Lucy H. Donoho but was a widower in the 1980 census. His name appears in Allen Bond's will in 1861 as the husband of Jane Marcum. Their 10 children were: Mary E. Marcum born ca. 1846 married Jehu S. Price on 4 March 1871 Martha A. Marcum ca 1850 married Samuel Marcum of Marion County on 27 Oct. 1874. Sara R. Marcum ca 1852 married George W. Blunk or Bunk on 8 July 1879. William T. Marcum born 25 Sept 1855 narrued 25 aug 1869 died 27 Sept 1925. His death certifcate say his father was W.M. Marcum and his mother Jane Bond. Golden B. Marcum ca 1857 married Mary O. Brian on 27 July 1886. Marcus A. Marcum ca 1862. James Marcum ca. 1865. ann E.J. Marcum ca 1866. Joseph Marcum ca. 1867. John Henry Marcum borned 28 July 1869 married Edith Miller Due on 1 Oct. 1892 died 30 Dec. 1920 all in Jefferson County, Illinois. They had 9 children. This is my Grandfather. I am BIRDMARC@worldnet.att.net or Kay Markham. Maybe someone knows some of these people and can help me find out more about Bird. I do not believe this is a nickname as he purchased Federal Land and married twice useing the name Bird. He is in the 1860 census as his last name as BIRD and his first name as MARKHAM. He is listen in the 1880 census as Marcum, Bird. He died in Fayette County, Illinois.

Bird Marcum first "appeared" in Jefferson County, Illinois in 1843, 29 Nov. when he married Sarah Jane Bond of the same county, dau of Allen Bond and Elizabeth Donoho. He purchased at least 3 pieces of Federal land during the next few years and he and Jane had 10 children before Jane died about 1870 or 71. Bird then married Lucy H. Donoho but was a widower in the 1980 census. His name appears in Allen Bond's will in 1861 as the husband of Jane Marcum. Their 10 children were: Mary E. Marcum born ca. 1846 married Jehu S. Price on 4 March 1871 Martha A. Marcum ca 1850 married Samuel Marcum of Marion County on 27 Oct. 1874. Sara R. Marcum ca 1852 married George W. Blunk or Bunk on 8 July 1879. William T. Marcum born 25 Sept 1855 narrued 25 aug 1869 died 27 Sept 1925. His death certifcate say his father was W.M. Marcum and his mother Jane Bond. Golden B. Marcum ca 1857 married Mary O. Brian on 27 July 1886. Marcus A. Marcum ca 1862. James Marcum ca. 1865. ann E.J. Marcum ca 1866. Joseph Marcum ca. 1867. John Henry Marcum borned 28 July 1869 married Edith Miller Due on 1 Oct. 1892 died 30 Dec. 1920 all in Jefferson County, Illinois. They had 9 children. This is my Grandfather. I am BIRDMARC@worldnet.att.net or Kay Markham. Maybe someone knows some of these people and can help me find out more about Bird. I do not believe this is a nickname as he purchased Federal Land and married twice useing the name Bird. He is in the 1860 census as his last name as BIRD and his first name as MARKHAM. He is listen in the 1880 census as Marcum, Bird. He died in Fayette County, Illinois.

Dear Curt Hartwig.. I would like to know how to recieve a copy of your book on Markhams.. Rochelle Markham

On Mar 28, 2000 at Ancestry.com the Portland, Oregon City Directories 1890-1891: 1 entry (& is a substitute for the 1890 census) is offered by going to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4448.htm At least five days per week, Ancestry.com offers free databases. To learn each day what is free, go to: http://www.ancestry.com Thereon, choose the NEW LIST You may also choose to see a COMPLETE LIST of their databases. You may choose to subscribe if such databases are not free as of that day. On Mar 20, I printed for free the Troy, New York City Directory, 1890: 11 entries (which is not now available for free on Mar 28, 2000) as follows: Cornelius Markham, Occupation: Detective, Police Location 1: 17 City Hall Location 2: house 17 Fourteenth, Troy, NY John H. Markham, Occupation: Saloon Location 1 & 2: 577 Congress Michael Markham, Occupation: Teamster Location 2: 87 Ida, Troy, NY William Markham, Occupation: Rolling Mill Location 2: House 296 Second, Troy, NY Cornelius Markham (entered again as) Occupation: Chief Detective Police Location: 17 City Hall Location: 71 Fourteenth, Troy, NY John H. Markham (again listed but contained the same information as given above) William Markham (again listed, but contained the same information as given above) Cornelius Markham (again listed, but contained the same information as given above) John H. Markham (even listed three times, but with the same information) William Markham (even listed three times, but with the same information) -Lois

At the website of Ancestry.com there is a free offer to search the 1890 Cesus Substitute. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/census/1890sub/main.htm Markham results were: Bristol, Connecticut City Directories, 1882-1893: 7 entries Harrisburg, PA City Directories, 1887-1890: 4 Hartford, Connecticut City Directory, 1889-1892: 11 Joliet, Illinois City Directories, 1891-1892: 6 A person has to subscribe in order to get this directory. Evidently, this previously has been offered free. Los Angeles, California City Directories, 1888-1890: 12 Leadville, Colorado City Directories, 1882-1890: 5 Little Rock, Arkansa City Directories, 1893-1898: 1,825 Note: This is misleading. The many pages show people living on Markham Street. Pages 1-10 had Markham Street entries only. I next skipped to p. 20 and found only Markham St. I don't know if any people were actually named Markham. Memphis, Tennessee City Directories, 1893-1898: 16 Richmond, Virginia City Directories, 1889-1890: 2 Salt Lake City, Utah Directory, 1890: 1 To view this entry, one has to subscribe to Ancestry.com This was offered free on Mar 20, 2000. San Francisco, CA City Directory, 1889-1890: 2 Troy, New York City Directory, 1890: 11 entries. Evidently this has been offered free in the past, but now is a "paid" site and offered for only those subsribed to Ancestry.com In some entries at the above places, Markham is a street, or a business, etc. The free directories above are usually offered for ten days. The date of March 28, 2000 is the beginning day offered for the above mentioned directories. Hope this is helpful to you. -Lois

Found this in my misc. MARKHAM info. Hope it helps someone. Newspaper obituary from News-Independent, Mound City, MO. Thursday, July 19, 1979 Oregon News (Column) by Mrs. Ray McIntyre Former Holt Co. Resident Dies Kathleen Whitmore Marcum, 71, co-founder of Marcum Oil Company of Savannah, died Friday evening at her home in Savannah. The Oil company, which services a four state area, was founded in 1927 by Mrs. Marcum and her late husband, Hanson "Hank" Marcum. Born at Forbes, Mrs. Marcum lived most of her life in Holt and Andrew Counties. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Chapter 233, of Savannah and of the Savannah United Methodist Church. Survivors include two sons, J.D. Marcum, Savannah, and Larry Marcum, St. Joseph; and five grandchildren. Services were conducted Monday afternoon at the Breit-Hawkins Funeral Home in Savannah. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph.

In a message dated 03/27/2000 6:46:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, Pamhutgar@aol.com writes: > MARKHAM, OLIVER, gunsmith, inventor, was born July 17, 1825, in Middletown, > > Conn. He was a practical gunsmith and the inventor of several parts of the > gun, and a contractor for Sharp's armory during its entire existence. He was > > a member of the Hartford city council in 1862, and a director of the Central > > National bank of Middletown. When I looked up Markham on ebay I was suprised to find lots of Markham guns and rifles. I wonder if they connect up with this guy? Ava

Dear Friends, This information was sent to me by researcher, Dawn Linder. I thought it might be of interest to some of you. Pam Garrett << Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century. Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography page 616 MARKHAM, CHARLES EDWIN, educator, poet, was born April 23, 1852, in Oregon City, Ore. He is principal in the Tompkin's Grammar school in Oakland, Cal., where he is also superintendent of schools. He is the author of two volumes of poems: In Earth's Shadow; and Songs of a Dream Builder. MARKHAM, ERNEST ARTHUR, physician, legislator, was born Oct. 16, 1853, in Windsor, Vt. He graduated from the Eclectic Medical college of New York city, in which institution he was professor of chemistry in 1885–87. He received the degrees of A. B. and A. M. from the Wesleyan university, from which institution he was a graduate. In 1895–96 he served as a representative in the Connecticut general assembly. He is a successful physician of Durham, Conn., where he has filled numerous public positions of honor. He is a genealogist of note and the author of a work on the Markham Family. MARKHAM, GEORGE E., musician, poet, was born in 1849, in Broome county, N. Y. He is a teacher of music of Weeping Water, Neb., and is the author of a number of poems, some of which have been set to music. MARKHAM, HENRY HARRISON, lawyer, congressman, governor, was born Nov. 16, 1840, in Wilmington, N. Y. He was educated at the public and private schools of his native town, and at Wheeler's academy of Vermont. In 1861 he moved to Wisconsin, and entered the army from that state. He was with General Sherman on his famous march to the sea, and was severely wounded in February, 1865. He then practiced law in Milwaukee until 1878, when he moved to Pasadena, Cal., where for a number of years he was engaged in gold and silver mining. He was elected as a representative from California to the forty-ninth congress, securing the passage of many important measures for the benefit of Los Angeles county. He became one of the managers of the National Soldiers' home of the United States, and during 1890–95 he filled the high office of governor of the state of California. MARKHAM, JARED CLARK, architect, author, was born Nov. 18, 1816, in Tyringham, Mass. He is an architect who designed the Saratoga monument. He is the author of Appeal in Behalf of National Monuments; Monumental Art; and Historic Sculpture. MARKHAM, OLIVER, gunsmith, inventor, was born July 17, 1825, in Middletown, Conn. He was a practical gunsmith and the inventor of several parts of the gun, and a contractor for Sharp's armory during its entire existence. He was a member of the Hartford city council in 1862, and a director of the Central National bank of Middletown. MARKHAM, THOMAS BAILEY (Railey), clergyman, college president, was born in 1832, in Woodford county, Ky. During 1856–93 he was a clergyman of the presbyterian church in New Orleans, La. He has been president of the Mississippi college, and preached the funeral oration at the grave of Jefferson Davis. MARKHAM, WILLIAM, governor, was born about 1635 in England. He became colonial governor of Pennsylvania. He died June 12, 1704, in Philadelphia, Pa. MARKHAM, WILLIAM, soldier, was born Oct. 9, 1811, in Goshen, Conn. For many years he was mayor of Atlanta, Ga. He there built the Markham house, and was called the Father of Modern Atlanta. He died Nov. 9, 1890, in Atlanta, Ga >>

Hello Fellow Markhams, I have been trying for the past 3 yrs trying to locate any information on an Orville E. Markham.. I am looking for any information on a Walter Markham that lived in the Beaver Dam, Wisconsin or surrounding areas around 1870 thru 1890.. Orville E. Markham was the son of ???Markham and Lena or Laner LeClaire.. Orville was born in January of 1874 and supposelly his father died the following winter but can't locate any info.. This has nothing to do with the Markham family, but anyone might help.. My husbands grandfather Ben Leroy Ingalls, was given up for adoption. His mother was taken to the Seattle area to give birth and was forced to leave her child there.. Ben was Half Indian.. If anyone has ideas on how I might locate any family of birth mother or birth father let me know.. He was adopted into a wonder family. Was allowed to practise his tradtions and culture.. The tribe and stuff was lost in the next generation.. I would like to be able to pass on this to my children.. Any help would be appriciated.. Rochelle Markham

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BY MARGARET HARRADINE, PE, RSA ... ... ... X-Envelope-To: MARKHAM-L Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by bl-14.rootsweb.com id NAA13473 PORT ELIZABETH'S FIRST HOTEL - BY MARGARET HARRADINE. Our very first hotel was established by Richard Hunt at the end of 1821. The building he used was none other than Captain Fairfax Moresby's house on its elevated site facing the Bay and with a wonderful view of the river and the sea, much commented on by later visitors. Moresby had been granted a piece of land by Donkin in gratitude for his able assistance in 1820 when the British Settlers were landed here and the foundation stone of the house had been laid by Donkin himself, the labour being performed by Settlers still in Port Elizabeth. Moresby named his house "Markham House" after Donkin's late wife whose maiden name it was and the name also echoed that section of the Baakens River called "Markham Cove", down to whose banks the gardens of the house stretched. Moresby had little time in which to enjoy Markham House, for he was called to Mauritius in 1821 and the distinguished career which followed and created of him an Admiral, and never returned to live in Port Elizabeth. The whole of Moresby's grant is the Rufane Vale, part of the Baakens River Valley, and the piece on which Markham house stood, and which today is bounded by the river, Baakens Street, Military Road and Dalgleish Street, was taken over by Richard Hunt. It is possible that he is the 1820 Settler of the same name who came out as a farmer in Mandy's party on the Nautilus with his wife Ann and their children, George and Mary. Hunt was 50 when he died in 1843 and this agrees with the age of the Settler of 1820. Hunt ran a store as well as the hotel, but by 1829 he was insolvent and the Valley land was sold to J.B. Board. Hunt's Hotel seems to have continued for some years after this, but by the mid-1830's it had become the property of James Scorey, former captain of the schooner "Flamingo". In 1829 Scorey had married Ann Robinson in Port Elizabeth and it is of interest that a traveller to these part in 1832 commented that the best inn was kept by a Mrs. Robinson. Perhaps the now-settled seaman became part of a family business. The hotel became known as "Scorey's" and its popularity with visitors who admired its fine position and its gardens reaching down to the river, continued. In 1838 it was offered for sale. William Whybrew, who had been running the hotel at Somerset (today's Somerset East), had bought Scorey's by the end of 1839 and moved to Port Elizabeth at the beginning of the following year. "Whybrew's Hotel" was the venue for meetings of the Turf Club and was presumably a successful venture, but its owner had become ill and was forced to sell it early in 1841. In July he died at the age of 58, to be followed only a month later by his wife, Alice Eliza, aged 42. Nathaniel Randall was probably the next owner of the hotel, certainly he was a hotel keeper in 1842 and is listed with E.H. Salmond who had the Phoenix. Randall was a man of many parts who was later to serve a term as postmaster here and was also a shopkeeper and boarding house proprietor. Insolvency forced him to sell and in 1843 William O'Hara, a retired sergeant, announced that he was now running Scorey's Hotel. It is possible that it was during his time the hotel took the name which was to stay with it long after the building was gone: "Hope Hotel". In January 1844 the new name was already in use and it was announced that Mrs. O'Hara had left the Hope Hotel. What had become of William is not known. A few weeks later Joseph Jackson advertised that he now had the Hope or Scorey's Hotel. Before very long Joseph Avent Jeffery had bought the Hope Hotel, but he too became bankrupt and over the space of a year =97 October 1846 to September 1847 =97 it was offered for sale several times. Jeffery kept a canteen in Jetty Street after this and then had one in Rodney Row, but at the same time he had gone into business with John Glendinning of Humansdorp and by 1849 they had sold their store at Kabeljouw River and built a new one at the Fishery in St. Francis Bay, and were busy landing goods from ships and whaling. The partnership was over by 1851, but Jeffery and his family had settled at the Bay and that part soon acquired his name, though the spelling changed. In December 1848 the Hope Hotel was sold, the land having been divided into seven lots. Moresby's house was never again used as an hotel. The various parts had various owners over the years, one rebuilt the southern wing of the house and sold it in 1857, J. Berry offered it for sale in 1865, and in 1866 the site as a whole was owned by John Miller, I. McIvor and William Jones. Port Elizabeth's first fine house degenerated so, that in March 1899 the Town Council decided to condemn the stone buildings which then belonged to Henry Nash. Throughout, the area was known as "Old Hope Hotel", "Hope Hotel Stoep" and "Hope Stoep". A study of the old drawings, paintings and photographs of the town shows the old, flat-roofed, double-storeyed house clearly visible above the river. As time went by first the central section and then the whole building acquired a sloping roof, but its high position makes it conspicuous even after it had been surrounded by other buildings. It should be quite clear from this description of the original Markham House, that the present Markham Hotel is not on the same site. Although the ground on which the hotel stands is part of the grant to Moresby, it has its own history. J.F. Comfield's sketch of the small town at the end of 1823 shows a cottage below and to the right of Moresby's house. This cottage features in all the old pictures and must be the same building which became known, in its turn, as Markham House. Richard Hunt must have owned it, but whether he built it, or whether it had already been built when he bought the land, is not known. In 1838 when Scorey sold the hotel, there was a "comfortable dwelling house, detached": on offer as well. It doesn't seem to have found a buyer, for after Scorey's death in 1847 (he died in Cape Town and his tombstone is now in the Woltemade Cemetery) it was offered again with the rest of his property. The advertisement stated that the house had an extensive frontage to two streets and was in the occupation of Mr. Coleman. Coleman bought the house and continued to live in it and in August 1848 the Herald reported that a well was being dug "near Mr. Coleman's residence, formerly Mr. Scorey's". The house was a convenient one for William Coleman because in 1848 he built a steam mill on land nearby in Baakens Street. The mill was something of a wonder in the town and the Herald described it as "perhaps the most complete in the Colony and offering to every lover of the science of Mechanics a sight which he would do well to inspect". So well did the lovers of mechanics respond that Coleman had to close the doors to visitors unless they came by appointment. The mill prepared flour, pollard, bran, ground rice and crushed barley and was followed by the addition of a sawmill. In 1854 Coleman sold his mill privately and offered "Markham House" for sale as well, so the house was known by this name then. Coleman was running a woolwashing and pressing business nearby on the banks of the Baakens and one photograph shows the raised stages for the drying wool built on the river bank. In 1856 Coleman moved his business further up the Valley and Kirkwood and Co. bought his premises, the well-known James Somers Kirkwood living in Markham House for a few years before buying Hillside House in Bird Street from the merchant, Joseph Simpson. As it happens, Simpson bought Markham House, and with the stores next door, which he leased, ran a wool-pressing business. In 1876 he was bankrupt and, though the business continued until the store was burned down in 1878, Markham House was sold to Peter Finlay for =A3650. Simpson played a prominen= t part in the mercantile world during a long life, and died full of honours in 1890. There is a fine window given in his memory in the chancel of St. Mary's Church. Peter Finlay, proprietor of the Goose and Gridiron in Main Street, lived in Markham House for a while and then let it to one Herman Werth who, besides m aking it his home, manufactured cigars there, and in 1883 it was damaged by a fire. The following year Markham House appears for the first time in the guise of a hotel, with a new liquor licence being granted to George Nelson Pell. This was transferred to Loughlin Brennan in September 1885, the month in which he bought the "newly-built" two-storey Markham House for =A31975. >From this it seems possible that the re-building actually took place at the beginning of 1884, after the fire which was said to have gutted the old house. A sketch of the hotel made in 1885 shows a building with balustrade and arched windows and doorways built onto the pavement with a verandah over it. In a later photograph there is a verandah in front of the upper storey as well, but the building is the same one which continued in use under various owners until it was demolished and the present hotel built in 1951. SOURCES: Local newspapers, Port Elizabeth directories, and numerous sources in the South African Collection of the P.E. City Libraries. ______________________________________________________________________ EDITOR'S NOTE: Elizabeth Donkin, wife of Sir Rufane Shawe Donkin, maiden name was Elizabeth Markham, descending from the Archbishop of York. See "TW" for more details and pictures. This chapter was written by Margaret Harradine, PE, RSA, and submitted by Len Stratford. The complete article with pictures is found in my section of the main "TW" menu called "PORT ELIZABETH'S FIRST HOTEL". ______________________________________________________________________ MARKHAM WORLD NEWS: http://members.xoom.com/kenmarkham/zim/news/ [You may feel free to send me items you feel may be of interest to others relating to news items in your local area, around the world, for other Markhams to read. This does not have to be Markham genealogy related at all. Items will NOT be references to the sender of the information, nor indexed. Items should be scanned in either greyscale or colour, depending on the original document. A scan resolution of 144 DPI and saved in .JPG format is suitable, depending on how you scan your pictures, etc... If pictures are too large etc., I will adjust items myself etc. These items MUST be sent directly to myself. Depending on content, some items will not be uploaded here, and no reason will be given, not necessary here to do so, etc. This section of "TW" should NOT spill over on to this list for any reason whatsoever. I am looking items to add here that might catch an eye or the interest of others, and relating to the current affairs in your part of the world. This link above is NOT linked into any menu of "TW" as yet. Intended to use the space we have on the website until it is required later for Markham books etc.] ______________________________________________________________________ O'GRADY / EDWIN MARKHAM: http://members.xoom.com/kenmarkham/zim/ogrady/ [I am looking for some-one to type out the texts here so they can be placed into chapters in "TW" in web format in HTML.]______________________________________________________________________ Yours Sincerely, Capt. Columbus & Super Ken, [Phenomenal Researchers In The Mists Of Time] [Genealogists Extra-Ordinaire] ______________________________________________________________________ --part1_a0.23b169d.260580ba_boundary--

In the 1860 census of Cumberland County KY, the is a Mary Marcom living with William(31 male KY) and Mariah(29 female KY) Burchett family. Mary (32 female KY) and her children: Winfrey B. (15 male MO), Lewis T.(13 male MO), Mary E.(12 female MO), John(8 male MO) and Nancy(8 female MO). The Burchett children: Jessee(8 male KY), Hannah E.(5 female KY) and Mary E.(1 female KY). Who is this Mary Marcom? Is she a widow with children? Is this Burchett family any relation to the Wheeler Burchett who married Mary Gurthrie? Patricia

Dear List Members: I have just recently finished compiling and editing the Web Presentation "The Markhams From Jennings Creek" As in many genealogical works, many of the families in this presentation have many missing parts like dates, spouses, ect. Many of the Markham Families in the southeastern United States originated in Virginia, and most migrated from the Jennings Creek Area. If you have time look at this presentation, and see if your early family is there. If so, please see if you have information that is not included for them, and get it to me. I will edit this information into their particular family where it belongs. This also goes for information mistakes that need to be corrected. The URL for "The Markhams From Jennings Creek" is: http://home.earthlink.net/~markm1935/ Please help me make our family records correct and proper for everyone to use and see. If you have pictures you would like to include for these families send them to me via Email, and I will include them in "The Jennings Creek Picture Gallery" Thanks again to all my cousins, Tommy Thomas A. Markham markm1935@earthlink.net