Mark Henry Essex (1890 - 1955)

Born 2 Jul 1890 in Dunlap, Morris, Kansas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ora Nettie (Murray) Essex — married about 24 Aug 1916 in Kansas, United States

Descendants

Died 6 May 1955 at age 64 in Kansas

Biography

Mark Essex is a part of US Black heritage.

Mark was born in 1889. ^[1]

Mark registered for the WWI draft on 5 June 1917 using his nickname 'Markey'. On the registration his birthdate is written as July 2 1889. His occupation is farming and he states he is married with a child.^[2]

He married Ora Murry about 1917 according to the 1917 draft registration and 1930 census.

In the 1942 WWII draft registration, Mark's birthdate is noted as 2 July 1890. ^[3]

Mark married Agnes Small 30 September 1944 after the death of his wife Ora in 1931.^[4]

Markey(Mark) applied for Social Security in January 1937^[1]

He passed away in 1955 and was buried in Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas.^[5]

Census

1895 Kansas; Henry Essex(farmer), his wife Louisa, lived with children Mark, Huston, Joseph and Louise(Matilda) Henry and Corrine.^[6]

1900 Henry Essex(farmer), his wife Louisa, lived with children Mark, Heston, Joseph and Matilda.^[7]Note: census was incorrectly documented concerning Mark(Martha) and other documents support the child as male, Mark.

1905 Kansas; Henry (farmer), his wife Louisa, lived with children Mark, Houston, Joseph Louisa and Corean(Corrine)^[8]

1910 Valley, Morris, Kansas; The household of Henry Essex, his wife Louisa, sons Markey, Huston, Joseph, Henry and daughters Louisa and Corrine ^[9]

1915 Dunlap, Morris, Kansas; The household of Henry Essex, his wife Louisa, sons Markey, Huston, Joseph, Henry and daughters Louisa and Corrine and Clyde Payne, Louisa's bother.^[10]

1915 Valley Township, Morris, Kansas; Mark and his brother Joe (Joseph), vocations for both were listed as laborer, moved out of their parents home.^[11]

1920 Emporia, Lyon, Kansas: Markey (laborer teamster)was the head of a family which included wife Ora N, daughter Reva, son Markey Henry, widowed mother Louisa, and brothers Joseph (farm laborer), Henry (garage machinist) and sister Corrine.^[12]

1930 Dunlap, Morris, Kansas; Mark(farm laborer) moved to Dunlap with his family; wife Ora, daughter Reva, and sons Junior(Mark), Paul, James and Jessie. ^[13]

1940 Ward 4, Kansas City, Kaw Township, Jackson, Missouri; Now widowed and a farm laborer in a private home, Mark moved his family into his brother Houston's home. His children James, Jessie, Gomer and Gladys lived with him.^[14]

1950 Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri; Mark (no occupation) and his wife Agnes (maid) lived on Vine Street. ^[15]

Research Notes

No current documentation supports the middle names of Van Steven in FAG memorial. There are also discrepant birthdates for this person in the memorial as well as records.Adams-36348 12:49, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KW4-235W : 10 February 2023), Markey Essex, .
2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K66F-LGR : 29 December 2021), Markey Essex, 1917-1918.
3. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/16140960:1002?tid=&pid=&queryId=369559224265f3d96a3acbf38b076e6c&_phsrc=sCJ52517&_phstart=successSource The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 861
4. ↑ Emporia Gazette, Friday, May 6, 1955; p. 2, c. 5 ..." Mr. Essex was born in Dunlap July 2, 1890, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Essex. He married Agnes Small in Kansas City, Kas., September 30, 1944. ..."obituary found on FAG memorial
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98995674/mark-henry_van_steven-essex: accessed 9 April 2023), memorial page for Mark Henry Van Steven Essex (2 Jul 1890–6 May 1955), Find a Grave Memorial ID 98995674, citing Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Becky Doan (contributor 46821009).
6. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL8J-6V3L "Kansas State Census, 1895", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL8J-6V3L : 12 March 2020), Mark Essex in entry for H H Essex, 1895.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMYW-V69 : accessed 10 April 2023), Martha V Essex in household of Henry Essex, Four Mile, Valley Townships Dunlap city, Morris, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 103, sheet 10A, family 191, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,491.
8. ↑ "Kansas State Census, 1905", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJP-L96K : 23 September 2019), Markey Essex, 1905.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2CY-BKR : accessed 10 April 2023), Markey Essex in household of Henry Essex, Valley, Morris, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 84, sheet 13A, family 69, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 449; FHL microfilm 1,374,462.
10. ↑ "Kansas State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGYV-FZDK : 13 October 2019), Markey Essex in household of H H Essex, Dunlap, Morris, Kansas, United States; citing Dunlap, Morris, Kansas, United States, 22, 4, Kansas Historical Society, Topeka.
11. ↑ "Kansas State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLF-G7T1 : 12 October 2019), Mark Essex, Valley Township, Morris, Kansas, United States; citing Valley Township, Morris, Kansas, United States, 67, 31, Kansas Historical Society, Topeka.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF6P-XWJ : 1 February 2021), Markey Essex, 1920.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7QG-9S5 : accessed 10 April 2023), Mark Essex, Dunlap, Morris, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 2B, line 71, family 49, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 711; FHL microfilm 2,340,446.
14. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K74M-P6V Where The Record Is Found (Citation) "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:K74M-P6D : Mon Apr 10 12:11:08 UTC 2023), Entry for Houston Essex and Minnie Essex, 1940.
15. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FMY-29T8 "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6FMY-29T8 : Sun Jan 29 16:24:03 UTC 2023), Entry for Mark Essex and Agnes Essex, 14 April 1950.