James Marks

  General Notes:

The 1860 Federal Census for Goochland Co., Virginia, Caladonia P. O., page 904 taken August 27, 1860 records James S. Marks (2 - VA) with his parents Griffin C. (36 - VA) and Sarah A. (25 - VA) Marks and children George L. (13), Susan A. (11), Benjamin S. (9), Francis V. (7), Griffin F. (5), Lucy (4), Helen (3), and Joseph (1).

The 1870 Federal Census for Byrd Township, Goochland Co., Virginia, Caladonia P. O., page 9B taken June 19, 1860 records James S. Marks (13 - VA) with his parents Griffin C. (47 - VA) and Sarah (47 - VA) Marks and children Virginia F. (19), Franklin G. (17), Helen O. (15), Joseph T. (11), and Bonie B. (3). Griffin is a Farmer with real estate valued at $900 and a personal estate valued at $270.

The 1880 Federal Census for Byrd Magisterial District, Goochland Co., Virginia, District 53, page 234A taken June 23, 1880 records James S. Marks (23 - VA) with his parents Griffin C. (55 - VA/VA/VA) and Sarah A. (54 - VA/VA/VA) Marks and brother, Birdie Marks (13).

James' parents:
Griffin C. Marks & Sarah A. Johnson

James' grand parents appear to be Griffin Marks and Susan Webb:
Virginia Marriages, 1740 - 1850 <www.ancestry.com>
Name: Susanna Webb
Gender: Female
Spouse Name: Griffin Marks
Spouse Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 11 Jun 1805
County: Fluvanna State: Virginia

The 1850 Federal Census for Goochland Co., Virginia, page 151A taken December 5, 1850 records Grifin (70 - VA) and Susan (67 - VA) Marks with children Lancelot (41), Elizabeth (38), Martha J. (31), and Mary (28). Also in the household is Farmer Webb (11). Grifin has real estate valued at $2,275 and 5 slaves.

James' father in the same census: The 1850 Federal Census for Goochland Co., Virginia, page 153B taken December 11, 1850 records Griffin (26 - VA) and Sarah A. (24 - VA) Marks with children George L. (5), Susan A. (3), and Benjamin T. (1). Laso in the household is a mulato, James Heath (12). Griffin also owns 1 slave, an 8 year old boy.

The 1860 Federal Census for Goochland Co., Virginia, Caladonia P. O., page 902 taken August 22, 1860 records Griffin (80 - VA) and Susan (74 - VA) Marks and children Lancelot Marks (50), Elizabeth Marks (40), and Polly Marks (30). Griffin has real estate valued at $2,900 and a personal estate valued at $3,000 including 3 slaves.

  Research Notes:

Virginia Marriages, 1740 - 1850 <www.ancestry.com>
Name: Sarah A. Johnson
Gender: Female
Spouse Name: Griffin C. Marks
Spouse Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 25 Nov 1843
County: Greenbrier
State: Virginia

James married Ann Rebecca Kidd on 22 Dec 1880. (Ann Rebecca Kidd was born in Jan 1859 in Virginia and died after 1900 in Columbia, Fluvanna Co., VA.)