Leon Reporter, Leon, Iowa
Thursday, August 27, l925

Descendants of ABNER and CATHERINE (BURNETT) MARK, to the number of forty-four met Sunday, August l6, l925, at the home of MR. and MRS. J.S. HAGAN near Saline, Missouri.

This was the fourth annual reunion. Visitors and others connected with the family by marriage made the entire attendance seventy-two.

A cafeteria dinner was served on the lawn, after which the meeting was called to order by Melvin A. Mark, of Redfield, Iowa, and officers elected for the ensuing year. Ben L. Mark, of Pleasanton, then gave a short talk, telling the three younger generations something of the family history and traditions, what was supposed to have been the original spelling and pronunciation of the name, the nationality of the different lines and ancestry and the palces in Europe from which some were known to have come. He also stated the records showed two of his great grandfathers to have been soldiers in the Revolutionary War, while the tradition was that all four were enlisted.

The secretary was instructed to send greetings to the "Bush Association" of Washington C.H., Ohio, to be read at their annual meeting on August 30th. A registration of the relatives present was made and the business session adjourned to meet next summer, the place and date to be determined later. The remainder of the day was spent in visiting. Those present were:

Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Mark and Mr. and Mrs. Earl R. Mark, of Kansas City, Mo.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Chapman, two daughters, and Arthur L. Mark, McSouth, Kansas.

Mr. and Mrs. M.A. Mark, and Master Billy Tredwell, Redfield, Iowa.

Mr. and Mrs. George Woods and two children, Des Moines, Iowa.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Mark and three children, and William Mark, DeSoto, Iowa.

Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Smith and two children, Leon, Iowa.

Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hagan, Davenport, Iowa.

Mr. and Mrs. John E. Rockey, daughter and son, Ward Rockey, of Lineville, Iowa.

Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert
"With permission from the Leon Journal Reporter"
October 26, 2002