Individual Details
(13 Feb 1777 - 15 Mar 1867)
Joseph Markle became one of those engaged in this trade . In 1799, he m a d e a trip to New Orleans on a flatboat loaded with flour from his fath e r 's mill. Leaving Robbstown , now West Newton, in March, he was six w e e ks on the voyage . He returned by the "wilderness route", going from N a t chez to Nashville by the Indian trail through the Chickasaw nation. F r o m Nashville, he returned by way of Lexington, K Y & Chillicothe , Oh. W h e n his father retired from business , about the time he returned, he t o o k over the management of the mills & farms that his father had establ i s hed, conducting them with great success. In 1806, he erected another g r i st mill, & in 1811, in partnership with Simon Drum of Greensburg, the f a t her of Adjutant General Drum, of the U .S. Army, he built a large pap e r m ill, the third of the kind west of the Alleghenies. During the War o f 1 8 12, he organized a company of light dragoons which included 4 membe rs o f t he Markle. The troop remained in the service for 11 months, part ici pa ting in the Battle of Mississinewa and in the siege of Fort Meigs. S o o n after his return from the army, Captain Markle was elected major-ge n e ral of the Pennsylvania militia for the district comprising Fayette & W e s t." Source : J.V. Thompson Journals, vol. 1 , p. 9-13, 17-20, 29, 30- 3 1 , 6 6, 102-103, 79; vo l. 3, p. 76-77, 397-399; vo l. 4, p. 20 ,220; v o l. 1 5, p. 525 JVT Vol. 1, p. 7 0-71: Records not imported into INDI (i n di vidual) Gramps ID I6047: Tag recognised but not supported L i n e 85817: 3 _TMPLT Skipped subordinate line L i n e 85818: 4 FIELD Skipped subordinate line Line 85819: 5 N A M E Page
Events
| Birth | 13 Feb 1777 | South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
| Marriage | 17 Jan 1805 | Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States - Elizabeth Painter | | | |
| Marriage | 27 Sep 1824 | Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States - Elizabeth Lloyd | | | |
| Census | 1860 | | | | |
| Burial | Mar 1867 | Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
| Death | 15 Mar 1867 | Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
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