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| Name | Mordecai MARKS [1] | |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | HELLO, Sorry.... I will give you better info... Hope all is well with you. Thank s for getting back to me. I was told that my Great Grand Mother Mamie Drawdy Driggers, Mother Alice Drawdy was a March....But she was a ( Marks) .... This is the info on Alice Marks Drawdy.... Description:... The Parents of Alice Marks Drawdy b. 1874.... are... Thomas Humphrey Marks and Mary Ann Miles, Mary Ann Miles is the daughter of Jeremy Otto Miles and Agatha Futrell of Lexington SC. They say Mary Ann Miles was a Confederate spy. On one mission out side of Columbia SC, Mary Ann was shot by a Yankee solider... The story goes she stuffed a silk scarf in the wound and road all the way back home to Lexington SC on her horse. Thomas Humphrey Marks is the son of Dr Frederick H. Marks and Ann unknown. of Columbia SC. Dr. Frederick H. Marks b.1793 Charleston SC born to Jews parents he was converted to Christianity by his mammy along with his brother Dr.Elias Marks. Dr. Frederick H. Marks parents are Humphrey Marks and Frances unknown both came from England to Charleston SC. Humphrey Marks born in England abt. 1760 b. Sept, 15, 1838... He was the son of Jewish immigrants with the given name of ( Mordecai ) Humphrey married Frances Unknown abt. 1787 not sure of France's nationality but she would have been born around 1762... On the death certificate of a son Elias Marks it documents that she was from London England. Humphrey and Frances Marks came to Charleston SC in Nov, of 1783... The Marks family were members of the original Beth Elohim Synagogue in Charleston SC. The Marks family are included in Americans of Jews Descent : First American Jewish Families ( 1654- 1977 ) By Rabbi Malcom H. Stern. Humphrey Marks owned 640 acers of Land on little Stephens creek in Charleston SC dated March 27, 1785. The Humphrey Marks family owned a shop on the corner of King and George streets on March 12, 1798. Humphrey also owned a house on the corner of King and John streets ( three story House ,front of house facing King ) By 1828 Humphrey and Frances had moved to Columbia SC... They lived in a house on Richland Street that extended to Assembly street. This Richland Street property is now the location of the Columbia City Hall and adjoining parking lot. Humphrey and Frances also owned Marks' Porter House and relish House on Richland Street, across the street from the Richland Masonic Lodge # 39..........The Marks house and Business was burned to the ground by Gen.W.T. Sherman and his troops on February 16. 1865.. The Marks family are listed as original members of the Hebrew Benevolent Society in Columbia SC and as well in Charleston SC. ( The Marks family are listed in the Jews Of South Carolina From Earliest Times To Present Day).... Most all of the Marks are buried at the ( Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery in Columbia SC. Humphrey Marks died at his house in Columbia SC on Sept 15, 1838 .....His wife Frances Marks died at their home in Columbia SC on March 24, 1850 .... At the time of Frances Marks death she owned a house in Charleston SC and a home in Columbia SC along with 21 slaves and an estate of $ 21,115.23 dollars. All was left to the Marks children. Both Humphrey and Frances Marks are buried at the Hebrew Benevolent Society in Columbia SC at the corner of Taylor and Gadsden Streets in Columbia SC. Children of Humphrey and Frances Marks are : 1. Alexander Marks b.Aug 4, 1788 - Sept 14, 1861 (M) Esther Hart of New York, Alexander and his family ended up in New Orleans by 1840.... Alexander and Esther had ( 12 ) Children. 2. Dr. Elias Marks b. Dec 2, 1790 - June 22, 1886 ... Dr. Elias was converted from Judaism to Christianity by his Negro Mammy.. Dr. Elias Marks was the Principal of the Columbia Female Academy at the corner of Washington Street and Marion Street from 1817-1828... He later became Principal and owner of the South Carolina Female Collegiate Institute, at Brhamville SC out side of Columbia SC. Dr. Elias Marks first married Jane Barham of New York ..... They had four children together. Jane Barham past away giving birth to their fourth child. Dr. Elias Marks remarried Julia Pierpont Warne of New Haven Connecticut. One of their daughters Edwina Pierpont Marks help organized the Mount Vernon Preservation Society and worked to restore Mount Vernon and register it as a national monument. 3. Dr. Frederick Humphrey Marks b. 1793 - July 20, 1849 Dr. F.H. Marks was also converted to Christianity by his Negro Mammy and perhaps influenced by his brother Dr. Elias Marks. Dr. F.H. Marks Graduated from the Philadelphia Medical School of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1822. He married Ann L. Unknown. They had three daughters and four sons. Dr. F. H. Marks and his wife Ann L. Marks are buried at Washington Street Methodist Church cemetery in Colunbia SC. Chidren of Dr F. H. Marks and Ann L. Marks are : 1, Frances Marks 1826 - 1910 (M) Joshia A. Patton of New York 2, Rebecca Jane Marks 1828 - ? (M) Richmond Hawley of Columbia 3. Elizabeth Marks 1840 - ? whereabouts unknown 4. Oscar L. Marks 1836 - ? 5. Edward B. Marks 1848 - 1918 6. Frederick Humphrey Marks Jr. b. Feb 6, 1831 - Oct 20, 1871 (M) Emily Jane Snead daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Snead of Colleton County SC. A daughter was born to them Annie E. Marks in 1853. Emily Jane Snead Marks past on June 24, 1853. Frederick Humphrey Marks then married Rebecca Meadows Snead on July 24 , 1854. She was Emily Jane Sneads sister. A son, Frederick was born to them in 1855. Rebecca Snead Marks past on Oct 17, 1855. 7. Thomas Humphrey Marks . b. 1844 - Dac 15, 1876 (M) Mary Ann Miles Thomas H. Marks was a farmer and, owned land on what is now Ft Jackson in Columbia SC. He married mary Ann Miles doughter of Otto Miles and Agatha Futrell of Lexington SC. They had three children. 1.Edward Boyd Marks b. Aug 2, 1866 (M) Martha A. Berry of Lexington SC 2. Andrew Eugene Marks b. Feb 14, 1873 (M) Savannah Elizabeth Campbell 3. Alice Marks b. 1874 (M) Edward Matherson Drawdy son of Dennis C. Drawdy and Annie Harrison. They had my great grand mother Mamie Drawdy born Dec 16, 1890.... Hope this helps out... Thanks, Chris Thomas Humphrey Marks recalled in a story, That as a child he was put on a mattress out under a tree with other family members as the house burned. Chris Parker chrisfp2394@yahoo.com [1] | |
| HIST | HELLO, Sorry.... I will give you better info... Hope all is well with you. Thank s for getting back to me. I was told that my Great Grand Mother Mamie Drawdy Driggers, Mother Alice Drawdy was a March....But she was a ( Marks) .... This is the info on Alice Marks Drawdy.... Description:... The Parents of Alice Marks Drawdy b. 1874.... are... Thomas Humphrey Marks and Mary Ann Miles, Mary Ann Miles is the daughter of Jeremy Otto Miles and Agatha Futrell of Lexington SC. They say Mary Ann Miles was a Confederate spy. On one mission out side of Columbia SC, Mary Ann was shot by a Yankee solider... The story goes she stuffed a silk scarf in the wound and road all the way back home to Lexington SC on her horse. Thomas Humphrey Marks is the son of Dr Frederick H. Marks and Ann unknown. of Columbia SC. Dr. Frederick H. Marks b.1793 Charleston SC born to Jews parents he was converted to Christianity by his mammy along with his brother Dr.Elias Marks. Dr. Frederick H. Marks parents are Humphrey Marks and Frances unknown both came from England to Charleston SC. Humphrey Marks born in England abt. 1760 b. Sept, 15, 1838... He was the son of Jewish immigrants with the given name of ( Mordecai ) Humphrey married Frances Unknown abt. 1787 not sure of France's nationality but she would have been born around 1762... On the death certificate of a son Elias Marks it documents that she was from London England. Humphrey and Frances Marks came to Charleston SC in Nov, of 1783... The Marks family were members of the original Beth Elohim Synagogue in Charleston SC. The Marks family are included in Americans of Jews Descent : First American Jewish Families ( 1654- 1977 ) By Rabbi Malcom H. Stern. Humphrey Marks owned 640 acers of Land on little Stephens creek in Charleston SC dated March 27, 1785. The Humphrey Marks family owned a shop on the corner of King and George streets on March 12, 1798. Humphrey also owned a house on the corner of King and John streets ( three story House ,front of house facing King ) By 1828 Humphrey and Frances had moved to Columbia SC... They lived in a house on Richland Street that extended to Assembly street. This Richland Street property is now the location of the Columbia City Hall and adjoining parking lot. Humphrey and Frances also owned Marks' Porter House and relish House on Richland Street, across the street from the Richland Masonic Lodge # 39..........The Marks house and Business was burned to the ground by Gen.W.T. Sherman and his troops on February 16. 1865.. The Marks family are listed as original members of the Hebrew Benevolent Society in Columbia SC and as well in Charleston SC. ( The Marks family are listed in the Jews Of South Carolina From Earliest Times To Present Day).... Most all of the Marks are buried at the ( Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery in Columbia SC. Humphrey Marks died at his house in Columbia SC on Sept 15, 1838 .....His wife Frances Marks died at their home in Columbia SC on March 24, 1850 .... At the time of Frances Marks death she owned a house in Charleston SC and a home in Columbia SC along with 21 slaves and an estate of $ 21,115.23 dollars. All was left to the Marks children. Both Humphrey and Frances Marks are buried at the Hebrew Benevolent Society in Columbia SC at the corner of Taylor and Gadsden Streets in Columbia SC. Children of Humphrey and Frances Marks are : 1. Alexander Marks b.Aug 4, 1788 - Sept 14, 1861 (M) Esther Hart of New York, Alexander and his family ended up in New Orleans by 1840.... Alexander and Esther had ( 12 ) Children. 2. Dr. Elias Marks b. Dec 2, 1790 - June 22, 1886 ... Dr. Elias was converted from Judaism to Christianity by his Negro Mammy.. Dr. Elias Marks was the Principal of the Columbia Female Academy at the corner of Washington Street and Marion Street from 1817-1828... He later became Principal and owner of the South Carolina Female Collegiate Institute, at Brhamville SC out side of Columbia SC. Dr. Elias Marks first married Jane Barham of New York ..... They had four children together. Jane Barham past away giving birth to their fourth child. Dr. Elias Marks remarried Julia Pierpont Warne of New Haven Connecticut. One of their daughters Edwina Pierpont Marks help organized the Mount Vernon Preservation Society and worked to restore Mount Vernon and register it as a national monument. 3. Dr. Frederick Humphrey Marks b. 1793 - July 20, 1849 Dr. F.H. Marks was also converted to Christianity by his Negro Mammy and perhaps influenced by his brother Dr. Elias Marks. Dr. F.H. Marks Graduated from the Philadelphia Medical School of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1822. He married Ann L. Unknown. They had three daughters and four sons. Dr. F. H. Marks and his wife Ann L. Marks are buried at Washington Street Methodist Church cemetery in Colunbia SC. Chidren of Dr F. H. Marks and Ann L. Marks are : 1, Frances Marks 1826 - 1910 (M) Joshia A. Patton of New York 2, Rebecca Jane Marks 1828 - ? (M) Richmond Hawley of Columbia 3. Elizabeth Marks 1840 - ? whereabouts unknown 4. Oscar L. Marks 1836 - ? 5. Edward B. Marks 1848 - 1918 6. Frederick Humphrey Marks Jr. b. Feb 6, 1831 - Oct 20, 1871 (M) Emily Jane Snead daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Snead of Colleton County SC. A daughter was born to them Annie E. Marks in 1853. Emily Jane Snead Marks past on June 24, 1853. Frederick Humphrey Marks then married Rebecca Meadows Snead on July 24 , 1854. She was Emily Jane Sneads sister. A son, Frederick was born to them in 1855. Rebecca Snead Marks past on Oct 17, 1855. 7. Thomas Humphrey Marks . b. 1844 - Dac 15, 1876 (M) Mary Ann Miles Thomas H. Marks was a farmer and, owned land on what is now Ft Jackson in Columbia SC. He married mary Ann Miles doughter of Otto Miles and Agatha Futrell of Lexington SC. They had three children. 1.Edward Boyd Marks b. Aug 2, 1866 (M) Martha A. Berry of Lexington SC 2. Andrew Eugene Marks b. Feb 14, 1873 (M) Savannah Elizabeth Campbell 3. Alice Marks b. 1874 (M) Edward Matherson Drawdy son of Dennis C. Drawdy and Annie Harrison. They had my great grand mother Mamie Drawdy born Dec 16, 1890.... Hope this helps out... Thanks, Chris Thomas Humphrey Marks recalled in a story, That as a child he was put on a mattress out under a tree with other family members as the house burned. Chris Parker chrisfp2394@yahoo.com | |
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