John Joseph Markley

   Cause of his death was Suicide by Cyanide of Potassium.

  General Notes:

The 1900 Federal Census for Philadelphia, Ward 26, Philadelphia Co., PA, District 640, page 17B, dated June 3, 1900 records John J. Markley (Jan 1866 - PA/PA/PA) with his wife Jennie (Feb 1866 - NJ/PA/England) and children Emma (Sept 1890 - PA), George (Aug 1892 - PA), and Harry (Sept 1897 - PA) living at 1519 Mifflin Street. Also in the household are his in-laws: Emma Simon (Feb 1840 - England), Lizzie Simon (Feb 1864), and George Simon (April 1874). Emma Simon has had 3 children and immigrated to this country in 1859. John J. and George are Steel Engravers while sister-in-law Lizzie Simon is a Chemist.

John J. Markley's grave was removed to Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge [Philadelphia], PA ca 1952. He is buried next to his brother Charles and his brother Harry's mother-in-law, Mary A. Hagen Lenox in the Glenwood Section.

  Research Notes:

From www.familysearch.org
Name: John Joseph Markley
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 26 Jan 1866
Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
Race: white
Father's Name: John W. Markley
Mother's Name: Amanda E.
Reference ID: bk 1866 p 14
GS Film number: 1289310
Digital Folder Number: 004198958
Image Number: 00158

  Medical Notes:

From www.familsearch.org
Philadelphia Death Certificate
Name: John J. Markley
Death date: 09 Apr 1903 [another record is Philadelphia Registration of Deaths]
Death place: 1309 Morris St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Burial: April 14, 1903
Burial Palce: Odd Fellows
Gender: Male
Race or color (on document):
Age at death: 37 years
Estimated birth year: 1866
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Birth place: Philadelphia
Marital status: married
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Father birth place: Penna
Mother name:
Mother birth place: Penna
Occupation: Cloth Cutter
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Cemetery name: Odd Fellows
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Film number: 1854278 also 1011832
Digital GS number: 4009582
Image number: 1114
Reference number: cn 22924
Collection: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Cloth Cutter.

John married Jennie Louise Simon circa 1890 in Philadelphia, PA. (Jennie Louise Simon was born on 2 Feb 1868 in New Jersey, died on 1 Oct 1952 in Philadelphia, PA and was buried on 4 Oct 1952 in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery Co., PA.) The cause of her death was Hypertensive Cardiac Vascular Disease.