William James Markham (1826 - 1894)

Born 24 Mar 1826 in Great Valley, Cattaraugus, New York, United States

Husband of Sophronia A. (Field) Markham — married Nov 1847 in Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Jun 1894 at age 68 in Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York, United States

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Biography

William James Markham was born March 24, 1826 in Great Valley, Cattaraugus, New York to William Markham and Rachel Phillips.

William was included in the 1830 United States Census headcount for "William Markum", head of household in Great Valley. William is one of three sons under age 5. He had a total of seven siblings in the household.^[1]

William married Sophronia Field in November 1847. In 1850, they and their one-year-old son, Ambrose, were living in Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York. William was a farmer.^[2]

William served as a private in the Union Army in the United States Civil War, Company BD, 9th Regiment of the New York Cavalry.^[3][4] On "Sept. 23, 1861, he enlisted in Co. B, 9th N. Y. Cavalry, and Jan. 1, 1864, re-enlisted in Co. D of the same regiment, being commissioned second lieutenant and discharged July 17, 1865. He was shot through the thigh at Brandy Station, Virginia; at Berryville, Virginia, the bones above his ankle were broken by a shell; at Port Republic he received a stunning blow from a pistol on his head which fractured his skull; and by the bursting of a shell he was made permanently deaf. He is a farmer and an ordained clergyman in the Church of the United Brethren. He is a Republican and has served as overseer of the poor eighteen years. " ^[5]

William died June 7, 1894 and was buried in Little Valley Rural Cemetery, Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPP-ZJW : 29 July 2017), William Markum, Great Valley, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing 193, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 85; FHL microfilm 17,145.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCTK-32Y : 12 April 2016), William Markham, Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing family 133, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSM3-BPD : 4 December 2014), William J. Markham, Private, Company BD, 9th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M551 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 87; FHL microfilm 882,143.
4. ↑ "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDBD-QX2 : 13 March 2018), William J Markham, 1878.
5. ↑ [1] Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, published 1893, History of the Town of Little Valley – Chapter XXXIV (34)
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86637726/william-james-markham : accessed 19 April 2018), memorial page for William James Markham (24 Mar 1826–7 Jun 1894), Find A Grave Memorial no. 86637726, citing Little Valley Rural Cemetery, Little Valley, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Grace (contributor 47418287) .