Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William J. Marks and Sadie J. Starr




Husband William J. Marks 1




           Born: 22 Dec 1857 - Hampton Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 1
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           Died: Bef 1909
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         Father: William Marks (1819-1885) 1 2
         Mother: Eliza Whiteside (      -      ) 2


       Marriage: 



Wife Sadie J. Starr 1

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         Father: William Starr (      -      ) 1
         Mother: 




Children

General Notes: Husband - William J. Marks


When thirteen years of age he went to work in a store, and was ever after connected with merchandising. He was later located at Glade Mills, Butler County, PA, where he carried on a general store. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, and one of the liberal supporters of that denomination. In politics, he was a Republican, filled the offices of township treasurer and clerk, represented his township in the county conventions for several years, and was a very active participant in local political affairs. He was a member of the oil firm of McCandless & Marks, who had extensive ter­ritory in Middlesex township, known as the Glade Mills field.

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Sources


1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 934.

2 Joseph A. Ferree, The McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Natrona Heights, PA: Self-Published, 1977), Pg 26.


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