John Henry Markham Jr.

John Henry Markham Jr.

• Father: John Henry Markham b. 17 August 1845, d. 11 December 1931
• Mother: Jennie Agnes Hayes b. 17 May 1847, d. 9 November 1917

• John Henry Markham Jr. was born on 17 November 1875 in Karns City, Butler County, Pennsylvania.
• He married Maud Clayson circa 1903.
• John Henry Markham Jr. registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, while living with his wife Maude at 1630 North Carson Avenue in Tulsa, and self-employed there as an oil producer.
• John Henry Markham Jr. died on 17 February 1933 at age 57 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at Mercy Hospital.
• Maud Clayson became a widow at his death.
• He was interred at Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
• The following appeared on 23 February 1933 in the McKean County Democrat: John H. Markham, 56, of Tulsa, Okla., husband of the former Maude Clayson, of Kane, died last Friday night in the Mercy hospital at Chicago following a brief illness of pneumonia, it was learned here.
       Markham, a former Bradford resident, had been a leader in the American oil industry for the past thirty years. He was president of the Petroleum Corporation of America, a $1,000,000 investment trust.
       With him when he died were his wife and three children.
       The funeral was held Monday in Tulsa.
       Mr. Markham was born in Karns City, near Oil City, coming to this county at an early age. He attended the Bradford schools. About 25 years ago he went into the West where he became eminently successful in the oil industry.
       A member of the Knights of Columbus and of the Catholic church, Mr. Markham was widely known for his activity in the work of his church. He was one of 18 men to be received into knighthood in a National Council of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre at ceremonies held in St. Patrick's cathedral, New York City, in 1931.
       Mr. Markham is survived by his wife, a son, John Henry Markham, III; a daughter, Miss Marjorie Markham, at home; another daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Freese, of Tulsa; six sisters, Miss Frances Markham, of New York City, Misses Lillian and Jane of Bradford; Mrs. Thomas Simpson, of Tulsa; Mrs. Winifred Washabaugh, of Wichita, Kansas, and Mrs. C. W. Updegrave, of Corry; two brothers, Walter Markham, of San Antonio, Texas, and Robert E. Markham, of Tulsa, Okla. One grandchild also survives.

• Last Edited: 15 May 2014