Family Group Sheet
NameThomas A. Markwell
Birth17 Dec 1838, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Death10 Feb 1907, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialStewart Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherJoel Markwell (1818-1892)
MotherHester Royse (1819-1897)
Other spousesMartha Patton
Marriageabt 1859, Kentucky
SpouseEsther “Easter” Evans
Birthabt 1840, Kentucky
Children
Birthabt 1859, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMarion McClurg
SpouseMartha Elizabeth Crager
Birthabt 1866, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birthabt 1868, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth1869, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death12 Feb 1953, Clearfield (Bradley) Cemetery, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseEtta Docia Gordon
Notes for Thomas A. Markwell
His middle initial variously appears as A, O, and P.
Census Notes for Thomas A. & Esther “Easter” (Family)
1860 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 14 Aug, lists on p. 43 as family #338:
T. A. Markwell, 21, farmer; Easter, 20; Jo, 1. All born in Kentucky.
“Jo” is recorded as male, but is really their daughter Josephine. The preceding household is headed by Thomas’s parents.
1870 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 4 July, lists on p. 7 as family #45:
Markwell, Thomas, 34, farmer; Esther, 30; Josephine, 10; John, 6; Laura, 4; Andrew, 2; J. S. Gray, 5/12, b. Dec. All born in Kentucky.
(Gray is formatted as a third given name, with the dash indicating a carried down surname preceding the J. S.)
T. A. Markwell, 21, farmer; Easter, 20; Jo, 1. All born in Kentucky.
“Jo” is recorded as male, but is really their daughter Josephine. The preceding household is headed by Thomas’s parents.
1870 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 4 July, lists on p. 7 as family #45:
Markwell, Thomas, 34, farmer; Esther, 30; Josephine, 10; John, 6; Laura, 4; Andrew, 2; J. S. Gray, 5/12, b. Dec. All born in Kentucky.
(Gray is formatted as a third given name, with the dash indicating a carried down surname preceding the J. S.)
