Iowa Family Group Sheet for the Benjamin O. Markham Family

Submitted by: Verna June Sorlie Rossevelt 


HUSBAND: Benjamin O. Markham
Birth date: c. 1828
Birthplace: Cattaraugus Co., New York
Death date: October 11, 1914
Place of death: Iowa
Burial date: New Oregon Township Cemetery
Burial place: New Oregon Township, Iowa
Other Spouse: 
Father: William Markham
Mother: Rachel Unknown Markham

Marriage date: early 1850s
Marriage place: New York State

WIFE: Mary Bowe or Bow
Birth date: c. 1828
Birthplace: Ireland
Death date: after 1880
Place of death: Iowa
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Other Spouse: 
Father: 
Mother: 


CHILDREN

Child No. 1: William "Will" John Markham
Sex: M
Birth date: c. 1854
Birthplace: Great Valley or Olean, Cattaraugus County, New York
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Child No. 2: Ellen "Ella" Lucy Markham Sage (Elen)
Sex: F
Birth date: Oct 1857
Birthplace: Cattaraugus County, New York
Death date: between 1910-1920
Place of death: Spooner, Washburn County, Wisconsin
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Spouse's name: George B. Sage
Marriage date: C. 1878 (22 yrs at 1900 US Census)
Marriage place: Wisconsin

Child No. 3: Julia Ella Markham Woodward (Juliaette)
Sex: F
Birth date: January 6, 1858
Birthplace: Little Valley, Cattaraugus County, New York
Death date: October 27, 1904
Place of death: Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, age 48
Burial date: 
Burial place: Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Spouse's name: William Elmer Woodward
Marriage date: December 4, 1881
Marriage place: Howard County, Iowa

Child No. 4: Mary Jane "Jennie" Markham Hess (Jenney)
Sex: F
Birth date: c. 1860
Birthplace: Little Valley, Cattaraugus County, New York
Death date: 
Place of death: possibly Elma, Howard County, Iowa
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Spouse's name: Albert J. Hess
Marriage date: November 5, 1882
Marriage place: Howard County, Iowa

Child No. 5: Harriet "Hattie" Sophronia Markham (Kattey)
Sex: F
Birth date: Aug 1863
Birthplace: Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York
Death date: 
Place of death: possibly in Vernon Springs, Howard County, Iowa
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Spouse's name: never married
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Child No. 6: Jessie Sophia Markham (Jesse)
Sex: 
Birth date: Aug 1865
Birthplace: Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York
Death date: 
Place of death: possibly in Vernon Springs, Howard County, Iowa
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Spouse's name: never married
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Documentation and Sources:

1850 US Census - Great Valley, Cattaraugus County, New York for William and Rachal Markham, 
son Benj O. Markham
1850 NY Census - Great Valley, Cattaraugus County, New York for William and Rachal Markham, 
son Benjamin Markham
1855 NY Census Olean, Cattaraugus County, New York for Benjamin and Mary Markem 
(actually Markham)
1860 US Census Little Valley, Cattaraugus County, New York for Benjamin O. and Mary Markham
1865 NY Census Little Valley, Cattaraugus County, New York for Benjamin and Mary Markham
1870 US Census Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin for Benjamin O. and Mary Markham
1880 US Census New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa for B.O. and Mary Markham
1880 US Census New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa for William and Mary Woodard (Woodward), 
son (William) Elmer Woodward
1880 US Census Prairie Du Chien, Crawford County, Wisconsin for George B. and Ella Sage
1880 US Census New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa for John and Eleziabeth Hess and son, 
Albert Hess
1882 3 Letters to William Elmer and Julia Woodward from his brother Henry Woodward
1882 Iowa Marriages - Albert Hess & Jennie Markham in Howard County, Iowa
1882 LDS Individual Records for Albert J. Hess and Jennie Markham marriage 05 Nov 1882, 
Howard, Iowa
1900 US Census Cresco Town, Howard County, Iowa for Benjamen Markham
1900 US Census Prairie Du Chien, Crawford County, Wisconsin for George B. and Ella Sage
1900 US Census Enterprise Twp, Moody County, South Dakota for William (Elmer) and Julia 
Woodward
1904 Obituary Julia Markham in Plain Dealer newspaper, Cresco, Iowa
1904 Wisconsin Births and Christenings - Vivian Lauretta Duveal, daughter of Jessie Louise 
Sage, daughter of George and Ella Sage
1905 Wisconsin State Census, Spooner, Washburn County, Wisconsin for George Sage
1905 South Dakota State Census - Dell Rapids, Moody County, South Dakota for Byrl Woodward 
Schlafer, Mary Woodward, Nettie Woodward
1910 US Census Vernon Springs, Howard County, Iowa for Benjiman Markham
1910 US Census Spooner, Washburn County, Wisconsin for Geo B. and Ellen Sage
1914 New Oregon, Iowa Cemetery has a Benjamin O. Mackham listed, but I believe this is Markham
1920 US Census - Washburn County, Wisconsin for George B. Sage, widowed
1942 Obituary William Elmer Woodward in Tribune newspaper, Jordan, Montana
1960 Obituary Nettie Woodward in Star newspaper, Miles City, Montana
Baby Book of Verna June Sorlie Rossevelt (Benjamin O. and Mary (Bow) Markham are 
my great, great grandparents)
Baby Book of Verna June Sorlie Rossevelt (William Elmer and Julia Ella (Markham) 
Woodward are my great grandparents)
Some information given to me by my daughter Kimberly Rossevelt Barnett who has done 
research in the LDS Genealogical Library in SLC, UT
Some information given to me by Hazel Stabler and Ruth Siebert, who are descendents 
of Benjamin O. and Mary (Bow) Markham also.(Their information includes family stories and 
information from photo albums as well as the Census information.) 
Bible given to Mary Alice Woodward Davis by her sister Oscar and Byrl (Woodward) Schlafer


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