David Markham^[1]

1843 - 1921  (77 years)

• Name	David Markham
  Born	22 Dec 1843	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Mentor Township, Oscoda Co., Michigan   [6]
  	druggist
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Wesley Methodist
  Residence	1867	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Brick Maker
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Anglican
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-81502
  Died	9 Jan 1921	Mentor Township, Oscoda Co., Michigan   [6]
  Person ID	I81502	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	James Markham,   b. 1811, , England ,   d. 27 Nov 1897, , Leelanau County, Michigan, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Sarah Ann "Sally" Pipe,   b. 5 Nov 1822, , England ,   d. 21 Jan 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 51 years)
  Married	1840	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F7710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Kathrine Bitzer,   b. 14 Jun 1849, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	31 Mar 1867	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4]
  Children	1. Ida Markham,   b. 1867, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ida Markim,   b. 1867, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F184984	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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).

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 4 Apr 1867. Married 31 Mar 1867 By Rev. Kaessmann, David Markham was married to Anna Bitzer, both of Waterloo Township. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 21. David MARKHEM Birthplace: Canada Age 9 Wesleyan Methodist b. 22-Dec [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div 3 Page 16. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Markham David, 23, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, s/o James & Sarah (Pipe), married 31 Mar 1867 Anna Betzer, 18, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, d/o Gottleib & Dorothea (Schanke) [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 62. [S1345] Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51873-8 System Origin: Michigan-EASy GS Film number: 963397 Reference ID: v 1 p 21. David Markham Gender: Male Death Date: 09 Jan 1921 Death Place: Mentor Township, Oscoda Co., Michigan Age: 75 Birth Date: 1846 Birthplace: Canada Occupation: Druggist Marital Status: Widowed Father's Name:James Markham Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Name: Sarah Piper Mother's Birthplace: Canada [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Marriages by Rev'd F. W. Bindemann, Minister of the German Evangelical Protestant Church at Greenbush Village, Waterloo Township, Halton County, Wellington District, 31 Aug. 1840 to 31 Aug. 1841 #6. James MARKHAM, Yeom. , to Sara PIPE, both of Waterloo. Rev. BINDEMANN. Wit. Abraham WILSON, Yeom. , and Maria DEKAY, both of Waterloo. [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 1 Page 43.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Dec 1843 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - druggist - - Mentor Township, Oscoda Co., Michigan Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Wesley Methodist - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1867 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 31 Mar 1867 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Brick Maker - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 9 Jan 1921 - Mentor Township, Oscoda Co., Michigan  = Link to Google Earth