George Clifford Markley

Brief Life History of George Clifford

When George Clifford Markley was born on 2 August 1877, in Troy Township, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, George Markley, was 27 and his mother, Mary Eddy, was 27. He married Flora Belle Marvin on 10 April 1906. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Rural, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States in 1935. He died on 14 November 1960, in Pleasantville, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Troy Center Cemetery, Troy Center, Troy Township, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Clifford Markley
1877–1960
Flora Belle Marvin
1883–1950
Marriage: 10 April 1906
Markley
1907–1907
Markley
–1915
Leon M Markley
1909–1909
Leona Margaret Markley
1913–2002
Donald James Markley
1921–1988

Sources (12)

  • Geroge Markley, "United States Census, 1910"
  • George C. Markley, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
  • George Clifford Markley, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1883 · The Newhall House Hotel Fire

A fire erupted on January 10, 1883, at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee. The fire began at 4:00 am in an elevator shaft and raced up through the building. The fire spread so quickly that many could not escape. General and Mrs. Tom Thumb, stars of P.T. Barnum's circus, were guests in the hotel at the time of the fire. A firefighter reached them by ladder and they were able to escape safely. The exact number of deaths remains unknown as the hotel register was destroyed in the fire, however, the death toll is estimated between 75-90.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

habitational name from Markly in Heathfield (Sussex). The placename derives from Old English mearc ‘mark, boundary’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

habitational name from Much Marcle and Little Marcle (Herefordshire). The placename derives from Old English mearc ‘mark, boundary’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

perhaps a variant of Martley, which is probably a shortened form of Martland, a variant of Markland , or else a habitational name from Martley (Worcestershire) which probably derives from Old English mearth ‘marten, weasel’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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