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Daniel John Markey
(1809-1885)
Susan Bentz
(1810-1887)
Ezra Parker Willard
(1821-1912)
Laurette Biser
(1834-1877)
John Hanshew Markey
(1835-1899)
Ida Marie Willard
(1853-1941)
Willard Markey
(1878-1916)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Bertha LaRue Zimmerman

Willard Markey 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 15 July 1878, , Frederick County, MD 1 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Bertha LaRue Zimmerman on 9 September 1908 in Frederick, MD 1 2
  • Died: 4 October 1916, Washington, DC at age 38 1 5
  • Buried: 6 October 1916, Frederick, MD 1 5
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Willard Markey
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 04 Oct 1916
Event Place: District of Columbia, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: clerk in shoe store
Birth Year: (Estimated)1880
Birthplace: Frederick, Md.
Burial Date: 06 Oct 1916
Burial Place: Frederick, Md.
Father's Birthplace: Frederick, Md.
Mother's Birthplace: Frederick, Md.
Frame Number: 1424

Citing this Record
"District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7RH-YV4 : accessed 9 April 2019), Willard Markey, 04 Oct 1916, District of Columbia, United States; citing reference ID cn 232329, District Records Center, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,115,878.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Frederick, MD on 3 June 1880. 3

1880 US Census
Page 141A, District 71, Dwelling 80, Family 87, Roll 0509
Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland
East Second Street
Willard Markey..Son..2..MD
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 15 Jul 1878, then his age should have been 1 instead of 2.
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Frederick, MD on 8 June 1900. 4

1900 US Census
Sheet 13B, District 6, Dwelling 293, Family 300
Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland
41 East Second Street; home owned, no mortgage
Willard Markey..Son..Jul 1878..21..MD
(Living with widowed mother.)
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Washington, DC on 18 April 1910. 2

1910 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 46, Family 58, Roll 150
Washington, District of Columbia
Home rented
Married 1 year
Willard Markey..Head..30..MD..Clerk, Shoe Store
(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 15 Jul 1878, then his age should have been 31 instead of 30.
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• He was buried on 6 October 1916 in the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Frederick, MD.

Find A Grave Memorial 24752842
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Willard married Bertha LaRue Zimmerman, daughter of George Henry Zimmerman and Florence Virginia Frazier, on 9 September 1908 in Frederick, MD.1 2 (Bertha LaRue Zimmerman was born on 30 March 1880 in , Frederick County, MD 1 2 5 6 7, baptized on 12 September 1880 in , Frederick County, MD, died on 3 March 1937 in Frederick, MD 1 5 and was buried on 5 March 1937 in Frederick, MD 1 5.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Washington, DC on 18 April 1910. 2

1910 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 46, Family 58, Roll 150
Washington, District of Columbia
Home rented
Married 1 year
Willard Markey..Head..30..MD..Clerk, Shoe Store
Bertha Markey..Wife..30..MD..1/1
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Sources


1 Nancy Lou (Snyder) Jacobsen, "Maryland Families," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=6105334 : accessed 29 Aug 2013).

2 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Washington, District of Columbia, enumeration district (ED) 46, sheet 9B, family 58, Willard Markey and Bertha LaRue Zimmerman; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 21 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 150.

3 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 71, p. 141A, dwelling 80, family 87, John Hanshew Markey and Ida Marie Williard; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 1 Jan 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0509.

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 6, sheet 13B, dwelling 293, family 300, Ida Marie Willard; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 Aug 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 9 April 2019), memorial page for Willard Markey (15 Jul 1878\endash 4 Oct 1916), Find A Grave Memorial no. 24752842, citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, USA

6 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 60, sheet 1A,1B, dwelling 10, family 12, George Henry Zimmerman; index and images (accessed 2 Mar 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 672.

7 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 11, sheet 4B, 5A, dwelling 106, family 112, Bertha LaRue Zimmerman; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Oct 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 874.


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