Elizabeth Marks *
Birth: 1825, Gilmer Co., West Virginia, USA
Death: 1865, West Virginia, USA Source: Vitals: Gilmer Co., West Virginia, Deaths
Father: Thomas Marks *
Mother: Sarah "Sally" Jones *
- Married Adam Edwards * on BEF 1846
- Child 1: Perry Edwards <1846> - 21 Oct 1866
- Child 2: George E. Edwards <1848> -
- Child 3: Evans Edwards <1850> - m. Elizabeth (Edwards)
- Child 4: Louisa Jane "Jennie" Edwards * 1 Oct 1852 - 5 Oct 1944 m. Samuel Brannon "Sam" Snider (Snyder)*
- Child 5: Mary Edwards 8 Jan 1856 -
- Child 6: Martha Edwards 8 Jan 1856 - 1934 m. Winfield Scott Ellefritt
- Child 7: Elliot Edwards 7 Jul 1858 -
Notes: Possibly grandaughter of Benjamin Marks and Abigail Sugg, of Loudon Co. VA, moved to Union C o. KY, Harrison Co. (W)VA and then on to OH and IN
Likely daughter of Thomas Marks and Sally Jones; T.J. Brannon, mentioned below, was the uncl e of Samuel Brannon Snider who married Elizabeth's daughter Louisa Jane Edwards. T. J.'s sis ter (Samuel's mother) Nancy Brannon Snider moved to the Cedarville area when she was separate d from her husband. Elizabeth's death record, informant her son Evan(s), gives her parents a s Thomas and Nancy Marks. Thomas had three wives, none of them Nancy. However Sarah Jones M arks, apparently Elizabeth's mother, had been dead almost 40 years when Elizabeth died, an d had died well before Evan was born.
HISTORY OF CEDARVILLE COMMUNITY
By Mrs. Elsie Beall
The history of Cedarville Community dates back to about 1830. Some of the settlers of an ear ly date were the Townsend and
Boggs families who came from Virginia. Mr. .and Mrs. J. H. Burke and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Burk e came here from Sand Fork.
Francis Vanhorn came from Harrison County and settled on what is now known as the Vanhorn Far m, The Whites came from
Virginia and settled on little Bull Run. Evan Marks settled on what is now known as the Marks ' Farm and there reared his
family. T. J. Brannon was born in DeKalb district, married Elizabeth Marks, and inherited a p art of the Marks' farm where he lived until the time of his death. Andy Shock came from Staun ton, Virginia and settled first on Fall Run, Braxton County and later moved to Cedar Creek o n what is now known as the A. L. Jack farm. George Sponaugle came from Virginia and married S arah Marks.
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