History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with
Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious,
Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons
and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co.,
Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 754, Kerton Township
William Markley, farmer, stock-raiser and apiarian, was born in
Coshocton Co., O., in 1830. At the age of 10 years he accompanied his
parents, David and Rebecca Markley, to Illinois. They at first settled
in Schuyler Co., but soon moved to Fulton, where Wm. was raised and
received a liberal education, and was quietly pursuing his farm duties
when the war broke out, when he enlisted in Co. I, 85th Ill. Inf. He
was discharged in 1862 and returned to his old home, where in 1838
{date wrong} he had married Lavina Masters. They have a family of 5
children. Mr. M. has a fine farm of 320 acres. He has held many local
offices.
Note: My records shows a possible match: William Markly married
Levine Lamaster January 26, 1858 in Mason County, Illinois.
