James
Coffield
Marks
Sr.
Born in Edgecombe Co. North Carolina
Son of Thomas B. Marks Sr.
and Annie (Coker) Marks
Brother of
Henry Marks and Joseph John Norfleet Marks
Husband of
Rosena Ann (McWilliams) Marks
— married
3 Sep 1835 in Edgecombe Co. North Carolina
Descendants 
Father of
Georgianna Hobby Marks, Mary Louisa Marks, William Thomas Marks, Sarah Francis (Marks) Nash, Rosena Ann Marks, Elizabeth Marks, James Cofield Marks Jr., Martha Elizabeth (Marks) Taylor and Anne Marie (Marks) Southall
Died
at age 52
in Halifax Co. North Carolina
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Biography
Biography
James was born in 1814. He was the son of James B. Marks Sr. and Annie Coker. On Sept. 3, 1835, James exchanged wedding vows with Rosena Ann McWilliams and they raised a large family of nine children. When the Civil War broke out and he joined the Confederacy. James became a member of Company F, 13th Battalion. James survived the war and died in 1866.
Sources ======== References
- 1840-1850-1860 United States Federal Census
North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
U.S Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~6.25%
Living R Marks
:
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~3.12%
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Judith (Johnstone) Chidlow
Judith (Johnstone) Chidlow
Marks-4628 and Marks-4251 appear to represent the same person because: They have the same parents, wife and death dates. Places also match.
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