Genealogy Record For
Jennie Thorpe - (Grace Stickell's Mother)
(Jennie) Jennifer Rebecca Markle (Thorpe) (05/11/1875-03/07/1942)
  • Spouse: Robert Bailey Thorpe (06/04/1870-10/23/1940)
  • Children:
    1. Son: Edgar Lee Thorpe (11 NOV 1895 - 14 DEC 1968) B:Rest, Frederick Co., Virginia, D:Phillipsburg, Warren Co., New Jersey, Marriage to (Lottie) Elena Virginia Welch (1891-Aft 1920) and they had 2 children, Burial in Fairmount Cemetery, Phillipsburg, Warren Co., New Jersey)
    2. Son: Harvey Gilbert Thorpe, Sr. (06 SEP 1897 - 01 AUG 1969) B:Virginia, D:King's Daughters Hospital, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, Married Maude Rebecca Huff (1899-1964) and they had 4 children, Burial at Rest United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rest, Frederick Co., Virginia with wife)
    3. Daughter: Maud A Thorpe (FEB 1899 - Aft 1900) B:Virginia, Likely died as an infant, Burial Unknown)
    4. Daughter: Robert E Thorpe (13 MAR 1900 - NOV 1974) B:Virginia, D:Birch River, Nicholas Co., West Virginia, Burial Unknown)
    5. Daughter: Grace Virginia Tharp (Stickell) (11/25/1902-07/15/1983)
    6. Son: (Lulu) Margert Lula Thorp (Unger) (31 DEC 1904 - 07 JUL 1979) B:Sugar Grove, Fairfield Co., Ohio, D:Winchester Memorial Hospital, Frederick Co, Virginia, Burial at Rest United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rest, Frederick Co., Virginia)
    7. Son: Frederick Leslie Thorpe (18 MAR 1909 - 9 JUL 1966) B: West Virginia, D:New Jersey Sanatorium , Glen Gardner, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Burial at Rest United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rest, Frederick Co., Virginia Virginia )
    8. Son: Carl Andrew Thorpe (23 MAR 1912 - 30 JAN 1987) B:West Virginia, D:Milford, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, Marriage to 1) Eleanor M Foreman (1906-?) Before 1928 and they had no children, then Married Flora Ellen Tock (1913-1994) on 22 Dec 1928 in Berkeley, West Virginia, and they had one son and two daughters, Burial in Milford Union Cemetery, Milford, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey)
    9. Son: Merle C Thorpe (03/31/1914 - 11/27/1962) B:Bunker Hill, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, D:Phillipsburg, Warren Co., New Jersey, Marriage to (Rose) Rosamond Kathleen Lance (1915-1994) and they had 6 kids, Burial in Fairmount Cemetery, Phillipsburg, Warren Co., New Jersey)
    10. Son: Earl Thorpe (Died in Infancy)
    11. Daughter: Pearl Thorpe (Died in Infancy)
  • Parents
    1. Father: (Frank) Francis Conrad Markle (19 OCT 1848 - 4 JUN 1911) B:Gerrardstown, Berkeley, West Virginia, D:West Virginia, Son of Thomas Markle (1812-?) and Laura Alton, Married 1) Christina on 27 Mar 1867 in Berkeley, West Virginia and they had 7 children then Married 2) Fannie in 1894 and they had 6 children, Burial in Gerrardstown Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Gerrardstown, Berkeley Co., West Virginia)
    2. Mother: Christina Gregory (1848 - 1890) B:Virginia, D:West Virginia, Married Frank on 27 Mar 1867 in Berkeley, West Virginia, Daughter of George Washington Gregory (1822-1897) and Susannah Sarah Carper (1829-1880), Burial in Gerrardstown Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Gerrardstown, Berkeley Co., West Virginia)
    3. Stepmother: Fannie Lillian Thompson (Markle) (5 MAY 1876 - 4 DEC 1969) B:West Virginia, D:Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, Married Frank in 1894, Burial in Gerrardstown Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Gerrardstown, Berkeley Co., West Virginia)
  • Siblings
    1. Brother: Hunter Ellsworth Markle (19 OCT 1871 - 04 SEP 1960) B:West Virginia, D:Berkeley, West Virginia, Married Nellie Gray McFilin Gano (1888-1965) on 4 Jul 1907 in Berkeley, West Virginia, and they had 14 children, Burial in Gerrardstown Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Gerrardstown, Berkeley Co., West Virginia)
    2. Sister: Laura E. Markle (Emerson) (29 OCT 1873 - 9 DEC 1924) B:Gerardstown, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, D:Berkeley Co., West Virginia, Married William Edward Emerson (1874-1939) on 16 Feb 1896 in Berkeley, West Virginia and they had two children, Burial in Gerrardstown Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Gerrardstown, Berkeley Co., West Virginia)
    3. Sister: Nettie B. Markle (Owens) (29 Aug 1877 - 5 Mar 1912) B:West Virginia, D:West Virginia, Married Robert B Owens (1873-1953) and they had 6 children, Burial in Burial in Gerrardstown Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Gerrardstown, Berkeley Co., West Virginia)
    4. Sister: Mary Markle (Huff) (14 JUN 1879 - JAN 1964) B: West Virginia, Married 1) Unknown Ross, then Married 2) Unknown Gosley, then Married 3) Frank Huff and they had 3 children, Burial Unknown)
    5. Brother: David Smith Markle (6 NOV 1879 - 1952) B:Gerardstown, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, D:Arizona, Married Ethel M Unknown (1882-1931), no children, Burial Unknown)
    6. Sister: Virginia Markle (? - ?)
    7. Halfsister: (Greta) Gratta Conrad Markle (Hays) (5 OCT 1896 - 24 APR 1975) B:West Virginia, D:Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia. Married Oscar Leo Hays (1892-1982) on 3 Apr 1915 in Berkeley, West Virginia and they 5 children, Burial at Rest United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rest, Frederick Co., Virginia)
    8. Halfsister: Lavina Markle (6 Oct 1900 - 6 Oct 1900) B&D:Berkeley Co., West Virginia, Died at Birth)
    9. Halfbrother: Thomas Gerrard Markle (3 NOV 1901 - 9 FEB 1937) B&D:West Virginia, Marriage to Margaret Friddell and they had one son, Burial in Gerrardstown Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Gerrardstown, Berkeley Co., West Virginia)
    10. Halfbrother: Stewart Finley Markle (AUG 1903 - DEC 1976) B:West Virginia, D:Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, Burial unknown)
    11. Halfsister: (Deanie) Modenia Duane Markle (Krieg) (22 MAR 1907 - 7 JUN 1991) B:West Virginia, D:Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, Marriage to 1) Ewell Meade Shipley Mohler in 17 Nov 1926, and then married 2) Lewis Henry Krieg (1902-1962) on 12 Apr 1961, Burial at Gerrardstown Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Gerrardstown, Berkeley Co., West Virginia)
    12. Halfbrother: (Frank) Francis Boyer Markle (14 OCT 1910 - 15 MAR 1987) B:West Virginia, D:Texas, Marriage to 1) Bernice M Unknown (1910-1988), and then Married 2) Margaurite Unknown, Burial at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas with wife)
Jennie's Personal Information
Born in Berkley Co., West Virginia (WV), USA on Tuesday, May 11, 1875
Died in Phillipsburg, New Jersey (NJ), USA on Saturday, March 7, 1942 (Age 67)
Marriage to:
    Robert Bailey Thorpe (06/04/1870-10/23/1940) on Monday, October 1, 1894 (Age 19)
Comments: Jennie's father Francis Markle was one half Tuscarora Indian.

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Find A Grave Entry for Jennifer Rebecca "Jennie" Markle Tharp and
Find A Grave Entry for Francis Conrad "Frank" Markle - Father and
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Find A Grave Entry for Fannie Lillian Thompson Markle - Step Mother and
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