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Ida Markham

Female 1867 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ida Markham was born 1867, , Ontario, Canada (daughter of David Markham and Anna Kathrine Bitzer); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-328673
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laundress


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  David Markham was born 22 Dec 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of James Markham and Sarah Ann "Sally" Pipe); died 9 Jan 1921, Mentor Township, Oscoda Co., Michigan.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Mentor Township, Oscoda Co., Michigan; druggist
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-81502
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wesley Methodist
    • Residence: 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Brick Maker
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

    Notes:

    David Markham did not die before the 1911 census, despite his wife Anna being enumerated as a widow on that census. He died 09 Jan 1921 in Mentor Township, Oscoda Co., Michigan.

    David spent most of his adult life as a brickmaker in Croswell, Michigan. He quickly abandoned Anna and married Jane (Jennie) Smurthwaite in Port Huron, St Claire, Michigan on 09 Sep 1874. I have not determined if there was a Michigan divorce (which would not have had legal standing in Ontario) but I suspect the wedding was bigamous. Two US born children are known (and a third is likely). His brother James married Sarah Ann Smurthwaite in Port Huron, Michigan in May 1875. I suspect that the two wives were sisters, and daughters of a Michigan brickmaker named Thomas Smurthwaite.

    On the 1871 census Anna was enumerated as a widow, under her maiden name. I don't know if she really thought that she had been widowed or if that was just the story she was telling. On the 1881 and subsequent censuses she was once again enumerated as Anna Markham. She was listed as married in 1881, 1891, and 1901. David was in Berlin with Anna for the 1891 census, but on the 1900 Michigan census he was in Michigan, listed as divorced. He was a naturalized citizen and had supposedly lived in the US continuously since 1865 (clearly not correct).

    David married Anna Kathrine Bitzer 31 Mar 1867, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of Gottlieb Bitzer and Dorothea Schaak) was born 14 Jun 1849, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Anna Kathrine Bitzer was born 14 Jun 1849, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Gottlieb Bitzer and Dorothea Schaak); died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Anna Kathrine Markham
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-35356
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Nurse, Private
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. 1. Ida Markham was born 1867, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Ida Markim was born 1867, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James Markham was born 1811, , England; died 27 Nov 1897, , Leelanau County, Michigan, USA; was buried , Oakwood Cemetery, Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, United States.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29338
    • Residence: 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wesley Methodist
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

    Notes:



    Morning Record Traverse City, 28 Nov 1897 pg 1 c 3

    James married Sarah Ann "Sally" Pipe 1840, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sarah was born 5 Nov 1822, , England; died 21 Jan 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Sarah Ann "Sally" Pipe was born 5 Nov 1822, , England; died 21 Jan 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Sarah Ann "Sally" Markham
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29339
    • Residence: 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wesley Methodist
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

    Children:
    1. Mary Ann Markham was born 30 Jul 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Nov 1899, Amabel Township, Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Edgehill Cemetery, Wiarton, Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada.
    2. Marian Markham was born 3 Jul 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 2. David Markham was born 22 Dec 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jan 1921, Mentor Township, Oscoda Co., Michigan.
    4. John Markham was born 29 Apr 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died CA 1865.
    5. James W. Markham was born 29 Apr 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 May 1924, Elmwood Twp., Leelanau Co., Michigan; was buried , Oakwood Cemetery, Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, United States.
    6. Sarah Ann Markham was born 30 May 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Dec 1900, Wiarton, Amabel Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bayview Cemetery, Wiarton, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Abraham Markham was born 6 Dec 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Samuel Markham was born Sep 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Isaac Markham was born 6 Sep 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jul 1929, Croswell, Sanilac, Michigan, USA; was buried , Croswell Cemetery, Croswell, Sanilac, Michigan, United States.
    10. Isadore Markham was born 2 Feb 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Feb 1925, Caledonia, Alcona, Michigan, USA; was buried , Harrisville, Alcona, Michigan, United States.
    11. Joseph Alexander Markham was born May 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Sep 1927, Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States; was buried , Greenhill Cemetery, Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States.

  3. 6.  Gottlieb BitzerGottlieb Bitzer was born CALC 18 Oct 1815, , Wuerttemberg, Germany; died 27 Mar 1884, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; innkeeper
    • Occupation: vinegar manufacturer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-35354
    • Business: 1840, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lancaster Hotel
    • Occupation: 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Vinegar Maker
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Death: 27 Mar 1884, Barton Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Occupation:
    Lancaster Hotel was built by Gottlieb Bitzer in 1840 after his death his was Dorothea carried on for a few years. The building is still standing (2009).

    Business:
    At one time or another there were five hotels in the village. Tom Ferrier owned the old hotel building on the corner of Bridge Street and the Bloomingdale road. The building is presently used as an apartment. The Lancaster House was the first hotel built here in 1840 by a Mr. Bitzer, at the junction of Lancaster and Mill Streets. In 1896 John Grasser purchased it from Habfried Hunderhager. Fred Querin sold it to Jim Walsh in 1950. The Grand Hotel, situated at the head of Lancaster Street, has passed through many owners' hands and is presently owned by George Berges. Early owners were a Mr. Albert and John Boettinger who owned it for many years.

    Bridgeport, A History by Idessa Eichler - Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1950

    Gottlieb — Dorothea Schaak. Dorothea was born CALC 17 Jun 1827, , Hessen, Germany; died 25 Nov 1873, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Dorothea SchaakDorothea Schaak was born CALC 17 Jun 1827, , Hessen, Germany; died 25 Nov 1873, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Dorothea Bitzer
    • Name: Dorothea Schaag
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-35355
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tavern Keeper
    • Business: 1867, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Commercial Hotel

    Notes:

    Business:
    from: Gazetteer and directory of the County of Waterloo. 1867

    Children:
    1. 3. Anna Kathrine Bitzer was born 14 Jun 1849, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Jacob Bitzer was born 1850, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Mayor Conrad Bitzer, B. A. was born 11 Jan 1853, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Sep 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Amelia Bitzer was born Mar 1866, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


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