William Mathews Marks
b. 1 February 1807, d. 28 August 1876
- Father: Nicholas Meriwether Marks b. 21 May 1777, d. 31 May 1847
- Mother: Ann Paul Mathews b. 28 January 1790, d. 21 September 1855
- William Mathews Marks was born on 1 February 1807 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
- He married Anne M. Olive on 6 August 1828 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, by license issued on the 1st, with William B. L. Gilmore, JP, officiating.
- William Mathews Marks became a widower at the 10 May 1831 death of his wife Anne M. Olive.
- He married Catherine Ann Crain on 22 December 1831 in Jasper County, Georgia, with Eli Glover, JP, officiating.
- William Mathews Marks became a widower at death of his wife Anne M. Olive.
- William Mathews Marks and Catherine Ann Crain appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Montgomery, Alabama. Other members of the household included James Marks, Mary Louise Marks, Spencer Crain Marks, Samuel Blackburn Marks and Elizabeth Thornton Marks.
- He was a planter, according to the 1850 census.
- William Mathews Marks died on 28 August 1876 at age 69 in Montgomery, Alabama.
- His wife Catherine Ann Crain became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama.
- Last Edited: 8 Jul 2014
Family 1: Anne M. Olive b. June 1810, d. 10 May 1831
- Anne Marks b. 3 January 1831, d. 15 March 1899
Family 2: Catherine Ann Crain b. 18 September 1809, d. 18 November 1895
- James Marks b. 5 November 1832, d. 3 May 1868
- Mary Louise Marks+ b. 29 November 1834, d. 13 May 1916
- Spencer Crain Marks+ b. 7 March 1840, d. 12 January 1904
- Samuel Blackburn Marks+ b. 7 April 1844, d. 28 November 1921
- Elizabeth Thornton Marks+ b. circa 1848, d. 1911