Markee Family Bible
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the family Bible for the Joseph Markee family. This Bible contains family records for births, marriages, and deaths Joseph, his wife Mary Jane Waite Markee, and their children. Also included in this collection is a family unit chart and a bookmark.
Dates
- Creation: 1820s-1920s
Creator
- Markee Family (Family)
Biographical / Historical
Joseph Markee was born on June 23, 1823 in Orleans, Canada. Joseph participated in the California gold rush during the 1840s and used the money he earned to buy farm land in Bureau County, Illinois. Joseph married Mary Jane Waite on June 25, 1857 in Bureau County, Illinois. Together they had nine children, seven of whom survived. Joseph and his family continued to farm in Bureau County as well as raising cattle. Joseph died on May 26, 1906 and was buried in Buda, Bureau County. Mary Jane Markee died July 18, 1931 and was buried in Bureau County.
Full Extent
1 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Folder 2: Family Record Sheets [scanned]
Folder 3: Bookmark from Bible
Folder 4: Bible
Topical
- Title
- Markee Family Bible
- Subtitle
- A finding aid from the Midwest Genealogy Center
- Author
- Nicole Schlagel
- Date
- 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Midwest Genealogy Center Repository