Individual Details

Samuel Nathanial Markland

(May 7, 1916 - January 21, 1989)

"Samuel Nathanial Markland served in the U. S. Army from 1937 until 1942. He was a coal miner in Wise County, Virginia until 1952. At that time the mines were closing and he moved his family to Grant County, Indiana. There he was a tool and die maker for General Motors until he took early retirement because of Black Lung disease. He died of lung cancer. His interests included music, organ playing, woodworking, gardening and fishing." (Sandy McBride, 509 Green Springs Street, Highland Village, Texas 75067; tele: 972-317-1999; email: sandym26@home.com>.)

Events

BirthMay 7, 1916Blackwood, Wise County, Virginia
MarriageSeptember 11, 1939Wise, Wise County, Virginia - Ruby Pearl Seabolt
Divorce1955Marion, Grant County, Indiana - Ruby Pearl Seabolt
DeathJanuary 21, 1989Marion, Grant County, Indiana
BurialRiverside Cemetery, Gas City, Grant County, Indiana

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