NameJames Elijah Markwell
Birth21 Jul 1894, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death24 Oct 1967, Shelby, Richland Co., Ohio
BurialBrown Cemetery, off U.S. 60, Morehead, Ky
FatherJohn William Markwell (1862-1940)
MotherMartha Elizabeth Crager (1876-1937)
Marriage23 Jul 1910, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseJosie Cassity, 4C1R
Birth16 Feb 1892, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death26 Apr 1913, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialClearfield (Bradley) Cemetery, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherPeter Hayes Cassity Sr. (1851-1913)
MotherLula C. Roberts (1872-1937)
Children
1 MClyde W. Markwell, 5th Cousin
Birth8 Jul 1911, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Deathabt 1973
SpouseVirginia Hall , 1C1R
Notes for James Elijah Markwell
His WW I draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917, records James Markwell, age 22, residence Clearfield, Ky, born 21 July 1894 in Morehead, Ky, occupation locomotive fireman, employer Morehead & North Fork R.R. Co., married, supporting a wife and 2 children, medium height and build, grey eyes, black hair.

The Ohio deaths database lists James E. Markwell, age 73, died 24 Oct 1967 in Shelby, Richland Co., Ohio, married.

The SSDI lists James Markwell, born 21 July 1894, died Oct 1967, last residence Sehlby, Richland Co., Ohio, SSN issued in Kentucky before 1951.
Notes for Josie Cassity
Her death certificate records Jossie Markwell, age 22 years 2 months 11 days, born 16 Feb 1891 in Morgan Co., died 26 Apr 1913 in Rowan Co., married, father Peter Cassity born in Rowan Co., mother’s maiden name Lula Roberts born in Ky, cause of death pulmonary tuberculosis contracted from brother, informant blank, burial in Bradley Cemetery.
Notes for James Elijah & Josie (Family)
Rowan Co. marriage book 7, p. 197 records marriage on 23 July 1910 of James Markwell, 16, s/o John & Elizabeth Markwell, to Josie Cassity, 17, d/o Peter & Lula Cassity, at Morehead by James E. Stewart, witnesses Clara M. Stewart and Lyda Messer.
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