My Genealogy Hound

JOHN MARK (deceased). The subject of this memoir was born in Adams Co., Penn., May 14, 1809; he was a son of Peter Mark, a native of Pennsylvania, who lived and died in the place of his nativity. Our subject was raised on a farm, and assisted his father until his marriage which took place in Pennsylvania with Mary Wirtz in 1830; he followed farming in the above place until 1834, when he removed to Darke Co. and settled on the place where his widowed wife and children now reside; his land was in the wild woods, but Mr. Mark had the material to overcome the difficulties of a pioneer life, and cleared his farm and made a good home which offered him much enjoyment and comfort in his declining years; his wife Mary departed this life July 1, 1842; she was born March 2, 1807; they were the parents of five children, of whom all are dead; Mary departed this life the same night and almost at the same hour as her father, which is a remarkable coincidence, and, in fact, it has never fallen the duty of the writer to chronicle such an occurrence before. He was again united in marriage with Catherine B. Zumbum; she was born July 28, 1816; her father was a native of Maryland, and died when Mrs. Mark was quite small, aged 44 years; her mother died at the age of 69 years, and is buried in the Martin Cemetery; by this marriage, Mr. Mark had fourteen children, of whom six are now living; the death messenger has made terrible and frequent visits to this family; thirteen children and a father have been taken from earth to heaven. Mr. Mark departed this life Aug. 16, 1879; he was the parent of nineteen children, fifteen grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren; he died in the triumph of his faith, having been a true member of the church for the greater part of his life; in early life he was a Presbyterian, and an elder in the church, then he connected with the Campbellites and lived an exemplary life and died trusting in the promise of his Savior. Mrs. Mark has always been a good, consistent woman.