Charles Markham was born in 1843 in Massachusetts, United States. His parents were John Markham and Lucy Wheeler. He married Ellen Quackenbush on May 10, 1875. Together they had 1 child: [1]
When Charley was about 32 he married on 10 May 1875 in Eden, Benton, Iowa.[3]
In the 1880 census Charley (age about 37) was living in Eden, Benton, Iowa. Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self.[2]
Charley died at the age of about 56 on 12 December 1898 and was buried in Vinton, Benton County, Iowa.[4]
Sources
↑Child Marriage: Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937,
Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Textual Records.
↑ 2.02.11880 Census: 1880 United States Federal Census,
Year: 1880; Census Place: Eden, Benton, Iowa; Roll: 326; Family History Film: 1254326; Page: 142B; Enumeration District: 025.
U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 National Archives and Records Administration Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Charley by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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