Brown Family Tree - Person Sheet
Brown Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameJohn Marks , M
Birth Date15 Jul 1818
Birth PlaceMt. Pleasant, Westmoreland County, PA
Death Date25 Nov 1899 Age: 81
Death PlaceKecksburg (Acme), PA
FatherHenry Marks , M (1791-1862)
MotherCatherine Bush , F (1799->1860)
Spouses
Birth Date8 Aug 1816
Birth PlaceMt. Pleasant, Westmoreland County, PA
Death Date25 Jul 1903 Age: 86
Death PlaceKecksburg (Acme), PA
FatherChristopher Overly , M (1771-1861)
MotherCatherine Houpt (Hout) , F (1798-1884)
Marr Date1845
Marr PlaceMt. Pleasant, PA
ChildrenWilliam W. , M (1846-1930)
 Catherine , F (1846-)
 Emanuel , M (1842-1862)
 Elemina , F (1845-1925)
 Cyrus , M
 David , M (1858-1936)
 Mary Agnes , F (1849-1922)
 Elizabeth , F (1850-1925)
 John Julius , M (1851-1915)
 Benjamin Charles , M (1861-1944)
Notes for John Marks
He married a descendant of John George Houpt who emigrated from Germany in 1750. John George Houpt’s son, Jacob Houpt, born 1755, fought in the Revolutionary War and died in 1830. They settled in Philadelphia.

The Hout Family book states he died in Czechoslovakia.

They had a total of 12 children. Four brothers fought in the Civil War, one was killed in action.
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