Below is a family biography included in The History of Newton County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1888. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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Delevin Markey, the senior member of the firm of Markey & Moore, dealers and workers in marble and iron railings at Neosho, Mo., was born in St. Louis, Mo., January 30, 1854, and is a son of Peter and Margaret (Hurst) Markey, who were born in Ireland and immigrated to the United States, locating in St. Louis. Delevin, who is the eldest of their six children, was reared in his native county, and then went with his parents to Livingston County, Mo., where he grew to maturity. He learned the marble cutter’s trade and after attaining his majority returned to St. Louis, and worked in that city and other places until 1880, when he settled in Neosho, and here the above named firm was organized. They have a good trade in this and surrounding counties, and fully deserve the success that has attended their efforts. Mr. Markey has been closely identified with the interests of the city, and is serving his second term as a member of the city council, and is also president of the board. He was married October 13, 1883, to Emma Leeper, of Chillicothe, Mo., and by her is the father of two children living: Andrew L. and Frederick H. They had another son, Francis, now deceased.
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This family biography is one of 220 biographies included in The History of Newton County, Missouri published in 1888.
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