Abraham Mark was born in Pennsylvania, 12 November 1812. Parents and siblings are unknown at this time. At some time he moved to Ohio. We know he was in Ohio by 1839 when he married Mary Isabella Heffelfinger. They had eight sons. Four of those sons served in the Civil War. Abraham and Mary Isabella lived in Wayne County, Ohio. Abraham died 7 April 1872 in Congress, Wayne, Ohio. Mary Isabella died 19 January 1904 in Ohio. They are buried in Reedsburg Cemetery, Ohio.
1 Abraham Mark b: 12 Nov 1812 in Corliss, PA, d: 07 April 1872 in Congress, Wayne, Ohio
…… + Mary Isabella Heffelfinger b: 29 April 1819 in Cumberland, PA, m: 21 Feb 1839 in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, d: 19 January 1904 in Ohio
…………2 Thomas Jefferson Mark b: 10 Aug 1840 in Chester, Wayne, Ohio, d: 16 Jan 1863 in Falmouth, Pendleton, Kentucky
…………2 John Mark b: 18 June 1842 in Chester, Wayne, Ohio, d: 28 Dec 1862 in Chickasaw Bluff, MS
…………2 William Mark b: 26 May 1844 in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, d: 21 Nov 1904 in Chester, Wayne, Ohio
………… + Elidia Rebecca Ritter b: 30 July 1854 in Chester, Wayne, Ohio, m: 20 April 1878 in Cedar Valley, Wayne, Ohio, d: 28 Aug 1912 in Chester, Wayne, Ohio
………………3 William M. Mark b: 12 Feb 1877 in Cedar Valley, Wayne, Ohio, d: Aft. 1920
……………… + Alice Leota Heacock b: 03 Oct 1880 in Ashland, Ohio, USA, m: 19 Oct 1899 in
Wooster, Wayne, Ohio
………………3 George Washington Mark b: 01 April 1878 in Chester, Wayne, Ohio, d: 16 Oct 1938 in Chester, Wayne, Ohio
……………… + Elizabeth Shifferly b: 10 Oct 1881 in Plain Twp., Wayne,Ohio, m: 20 Nov 1901 in Cedar Valley, Wayne, Ohio, d: 03 Sept 1949 in Chester, Wayne, Ohio
………………3 Thomas Kenneth Mark b: 19 July 1879 in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, d: 12 Feb 1975 in Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio
……………… + Nancy Regina Victoria Gruissy b: 31 Jan 1879 in Sharon, Medina, Ohio, m: 28 Jan 1903 in Medina, Ohio, USA, d: 24 May 1959 in Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio
………………3 Margaret Maude Mark b: 06 Jan 1881 in Chester, Wayne, Ohio, d: 10 Jan 1964 in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio
……………… + Ralph Clayton Kauffman b: 08 Nov 1877 in Wayne, Ohio, m: 28 Aug 1937 in Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, d: 12 Nov 1968
……………… + Samuel Martin Jolliff b: 08 Dec 1871 in Wayne, Ohio, m: 10 March 1898 in Wayne, Ohio, d: 28 Jan 1927
………………3 Emma Jane Mark b: 27 April 1882 in Overton, Wayne, Ohio, USA, d: 09 Dec 1961 in
Wooster, Wayne, Ohio
……………… + Alfred C. Pfeifer b: 23 February 1880 in Grafton, Lorain, Ohio, m: 30 Dec 1902 in Lagrange, Lorain, Ohio, d: 08 April 1968
……………… + Elmer Howard Wilson b: 10 Oct 1879 in NJ, d: 12 July 1959 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware
………………3 William Hercules Mark b: 30 April 1884 in Chester, Wayne, Ohio, d: 12 Aug 1929 in Congress, Wayne, Ohio
………………3 Mary Jeanette Mark b: 28 Feb 1886 in Chester, Wayne, Ohio, d: 06 May 1940 in Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio
……………… + John Rickert Shaw b: 13 Jan 1886, m: 12 June 1912, d: Abt. 1984
………………3 Amos Martin Mark b: 21 June 1888 in Chester, Wayne, Ohio, d: 16 June 1969 in Wayne, Ohio
……………… + Lillian Myrtle Hoverstock b: 25 April 1896 in Chester, Wayne, Ohio, m: 28 April 1914 in Overton, Wayne, Ohio, d: 10 October 1975 in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio
………………3 Eslie Guy Mark b: 02 Dec 1890 in Chester, Wayne, Ohio, d: 10 May 1972 in Medina, Medina, Ohio
……………… + Golda Mae Warner b: 22 Sept 1902 in Lodi, Medina, Ohio, m: 15 April 1922, d: 25 March 1982 in Lodi, Medina, Ohio
………………3 Charles Forest Mark b: 02 May 1892 in Chester, Wayne, Ohio, d: 30 April 1967 in Ohio
……………… + Bertha Flickinger b: 02 March 1904 in Wayne, Ohio, m: 02 June 1923 in Overton, Wayne, Ohio, d: 01 July 2000 in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio
………………3 Elva Gale Mark b: 28 June 1894 in Chester, Wayne, Ohio, d: 12 Jan 1959 in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio
……………… + Myron A. Boreman b: Abt. 1893 in Wyane County, Ohio, m: 13 Sept 1912 in Wayne, Ohio
………………3 James Everett Mark b: 28 Oct 1896 in Chester, Wayne, Ohio, d: 28 Oct 1968 in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio
……………… + Effie Margaret Carter b: 15 Feb 1904 in Knox, Ohio, m: 31 Dec 1924, d: 05 April 1966
………… + Emma Abeline Flory b: 24 Oct 1852 in Wayne, Ohio, m: 02 June 1870, d: 23 July 1877 in Chester, Wayne, Ohio
………………3 Cora Bell Mark b: 30 July 1872 in Chester, Wayne, Ohio, d: 10 June 1905 in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio
……………… + Edward Newell b: April 1873 in Ohio, m: 24 Nov 1892 in Wayne, Ohio
………………3 Marian Francis Mark b: 14 Nov 1874, d: 06 April 1947 in Wayne, Ohio
…………2 Marion Mark b: 12 August 1848 in Chester, Wayne, Ohio, d: Aft. 1930
………… + Jennie
…………2 Abraham Martin Mark b: 18 Nov 1849 in Chester, Wayne, Ohio, d: 04 Aug 1933 in Chester, Wayne, Ohio
………… + Mary
………………3 William Mark b: Abt. 1875
……………… + Evelyn b: PA, m: Abt. 1895
…………2 Franklin P. Mark b: 10 April 1853 in Chester, Wayne, Ohio
………… + Laura M. Miller b: Sept 1860 in Ohio, m: 26 June 1877 in Wayne, Ohio
………………3 Minnie Mark b: 23 June 1878 in Congress, Wayne, Ohio
………………3 Emma Mark b: July 1882 in Ohio
………………3 Lloyd Mark b: October 1883 in Ohio
………………3 Glenn Mark b: July 1888 in Ohio
…………2 David Mark b: 24 May 1856 in Congress, Wayne, Ohio, d: 08 Feb 1951 in Creston, Wayne, Ohio
………… + Mary Ann Clason b: Dec 1867 in Ohio, m: 17 April 1879, d: Bet. 1900–1910
………………3 James Benton Mark b: 07 Feb 1880 in Wayne, Ohio
………………3 Ella Mark b: 23 Aug 1882 in Wayne, Ohio
………………3 Suzie B. Mark b: May 1887 in Ohio, d: Abt. 1947
……………… + Van Zile
………………3 John Mark b: November 1890 in Ohio
………… + Mary Holderbaum
…………2 Edwin Mark b: 06 Sept 1861 in Congress, Wayne, Ohio, d: 05 Dec 1920 in Wayne, Ohio
………… + Delpha b: May 1873 in Ohio, m: 28 May 1896 in Wayne, Ohio, d: 1929
Selected Sources:
- Marriage Record for Abraham Mark and Mary Isabella Heffelfinger, 21 Feb 1839, Volume 4A, Page 253, Wayne Co Marriage Records, Wayne Co Public Library, Wooster, Ohio. Note:: Both of Wooster.
- Smith, Richard G.. Seventy-Five Years of Wayne County, Ohio Marriages 1813 – 1888. Wayne Co Genealogical Society, 1979. Page 58. Abraham Marks & Mary Isabella Heffelfinger 21 Feb 1839
From Wayne County Public Library - 1840 U.S. Census, Wayne County, Ohio; 1840; Vol.26; Page 8; Family History Center Microfilm #358211; Abraham Marks family in Wooster
- 1850 Federal Census, Wayne Co, Ohio; 1850; Extracted from Census by C. Arthur Phillips, Published by MicroPhoto Div., Wooster, Ohio, R.929.377161Un3wp; Page 324; Wayne Co. Public Library. abraham Mark family
- 1860 U. S. Census, Wayne Co, Ohio; 1860; ; Page 150, Lines 14-22; Family History Center Microfilm #805051: Abraham Marks Family in Congress Twp
- 1870 US Census, Wayne Co, Ohio; 1870; Vol 60 (1-244);Page 19, Line 1 ; Family History Center Microfilm #552779; Notes: A. Mark Family in Congress Township
- Pension Report of John Marks; 1861-1883; National Archives Civil War Pension Report, Ohio Volunteers, Co.C. 16th Regiment, filed by mother, Isabelle Marks, Box #35175, Bundle #7
- Death Record for Abraham Marks, 7 April 1872, Volume 1, page 38, Wayne Co Probate Court, Court House, 107 W Liberty St., Wooster, Ohio
- Family charts, letters, documents, interviews & photographs
Learn much more about this family in my book, ‘The Mark Family Story’.
