Husband Gen. Joseph Markle 1 2 3 4
Born: 15 Feb 1777 - South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 3 5
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Died: 15 Mar 1867 - South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 5 6 7
Buried: - Markle Cemetery, Sewickley Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA
Father: Gaspard Markle (1732-1819) 2 8 9
Mother: Mary Rothermel (Abt 1755-1832) 10
Marriage: 27 Sep 1825 - South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 7
Other Spouse: Elizabeth "Betsey" Painter (1782-1815) 7 11 12 - 18 Jan 1805 - Mill Grove, Sewickley Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 7 13
• Note: This may be the same person as : Gen. Joseph Markel.
• Family History: George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882).
To read a brief history of the Markle family, click here.
Wife Elizabeth Lloyd 7 14
Born: 1801 14
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Died: 30 Dec 1868 6
Buried: - Markle Cemetery, Sewickley Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA
Father: Col. Joseph Lloyd ( - ) 7
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Children
1 M Lafayette Markle 13 14 15
Born: 27 Sep 1825 - South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 14
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Died: Aft 1882
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Spouse: Mary Ashman (1833-1856) 14 15
Marr: 12 Jun 1855 15
Spouse: Unknown ( - )
Spouse: Unknown ( - )
2 U [Infant] Markle 14
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Died: in infancy
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3 U [Infant] Markle 14
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Died: in infancy
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4 M Joseph Markle 14 16 17
Born: 8 May 1830 - South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 14 17
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Died: 31 Jan 1892 - South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 14 18
Buried: - Mill Grove Cemetery, Sewickley Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA
Spouse: Jane Pinkerton (1833-1923) 14 17
Marr: 6 Dec 1855 - South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 14
5 F Sidnie Markle 16 20
AKA: Sidney Markle 19
Born: 23 Mar 1831 - South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 20
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Died: 1918 - West Newton, South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 20
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Spouse: Robert Taylor (1829-1899) 20 21 22
Marr: 18 Mar 1856 19
6 F Roxanna "Roxie" Markle 16 20
Born: 28 Feb 1832 - South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 20
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Died: 6 May 1915 - West Newton, South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 20
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Spouse: Dr. W. N. Miller ( - ) 20
Marr: 26 Dec 1872 20
7 U Airayadney Markle 23
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8 F Hannah Markle 16 23
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Died: Bef 1882
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
9 F [Unk] Markle 23
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Died: while young
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Status: Twin
10 F [Unk] Markle 23
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Died: while young
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Status: Twin
11 M George Washington Markle 16 23 24
Born: 2 Dec 1841 - South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 24 25
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Died: 10 Aug 1912 - Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA 25
Buried: - Markle Cemetery, Sewickley Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA
Spouse: Elizabeth Larimer Boyd (1845-1921) 26 27
Marr: 3 Jun 1875 - Westmoreland Co, PA 26 27
12 F Margaret L. "Maggie" Markle 16 23
Born: 17 Mar 1844 - South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 23
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Died: 25 Jun 1920 - West Newton, South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 23
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
General Notes: Husband - Gen. Joseph Markle
He was one of the most daring of the pack-riders between the cities of the East and the Allegheny mountain country. In 1799, when but a young man, he made his first trip to New Orleans with a cargo of flour from his father's mills. He left Robbstown (West Newton) in March, and was six weeks on the voyage to the Gulf. The early traders on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers quickly followed the trail of the hardy pioneers. Their return trips were made by the "Wilderness Route," via. Natchez, Nashville and Chillicothe, and through the Indian trail of the Chickasaw nation, a distance of more than six hundred miles. His father had retired from business activities by 1799, when the management of the farms and mills devolved upon General Joseph Markle, the son. In 1806 he erected another mill, and in 1811 formed a partnership with Simon Drum, of Greensburg, and during that year they built a large paper mill, the third one west of the Allegheny Mountains. Mr. Drum, father of Adjutant-General Drum, of the United States army, resided at a distance, and the entire superintendency was added to General Markle's duties. He was captain of a company of light dragoons (troop) in the war of 1812, and was in the battle with the Indians on the expedition against the Mississinewa towns on the Wabash River, in which Lieut. Waltz (from his vicinity) and sixteen others were killed. Four other members of the Markle family were in this troop, one of whom, Jacob, was appointed to fill the vacant lieutenancy occasioned by Waltzes death. General Markle was under General Harrison, and was at the siege of Fort Meigs.
While away fighting Indians in the West, a flood swept away his dam at the paper mills, but it was at once rebuilt through the management of his capable wife. His mills supplied the greater portion of western Pennsylvania with paper. His flour mill was kept constantly grinding. These, with his general store, brought in large returns, but the freedom with which he lent his name to help others to establish a credit left him deeply involved. Therefore to free his mind from so many cares, in 1829, he transferred to his two sons, S. B. and Cyrus P., over three hundred acres of land, including the paper mills, upon the conditions that they should pay his obligations. Every dollar was finally paid of this worrying debt. In 1837, he purchased of his old friend and commander, General Harrison, five hundred acres of land near Princeton, Indiana. His political principles may be understood by the averment that he cast his vote for Presidents Jefferson, Madison, and in 1828, for General Jackson, but became estranged from him and the party on account of the tariff question, and was ever afterward a staunch supporter of Henry Clay, and all the Whig and Republican candidates for president, up to the time of his death. He was urged to become a candidate for governor of Pennsylvania in 1844, and was only defeated by four thousand votes, while Clay lost the state by eight thousand. In 1838 he was a candidate for congress, but the Whig party was yet weak. The general was a great leader of men. Prominent among his traits of character were his courage, honesty, hospitality and great benevolence. During the rebellion, when past eighty years of age, his patriotism caused him to be elected captain of a home guard company. He was for many years identified with the old Sewickley Presbyterian church. [HWC 1906 II, 561]
He had twelve children with his second wife.