Emaline (Molly) Markin

Emaline (Molly) was born on March 30th, 1848 in Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio.¹   Emaline (Molly)'s father was James M. Markin and her mother was Elizabeth (Betsey) Blankenship.  Her paternal grandparents were Charles W I Markin and Lucinda Dechard. She had five brothers and six sisters, named John Wesley, Cornelius Singleton, James M., Daniel W, George S, Mary (Polly), Caroline, Anna, Sarah Ann, Martha and Nancy Arena.  She was the sixth youngest of the twelve children. She had three half-brothers named Amos, William Sherman and Benjamin F.  She died at the age of 77 on December 19th, 1925 in Vinton Township, Vinton County, Ohio.¹ 

‌Emaline (Molly) and Seth Hezekiah were married in a religious ceremony in 1870 in Athens, Lawrence County, Ohio.¹   They had five sons and two daughters, named John William, William Pearl, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Alva Sherman, Mary Isabella and Rosa Ann.