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  • Name Orsman Markham  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20] 
    Birth 1818  Windsor, Broome, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19] 
    Gender Male 
    Burial 1899  Lansing, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [20] 
    • He, Mercy, Charles & Bertel share stone per our March 2017 visit there. This does not show up on FAG but Charles & Bertel's names are on stone also. This is Orsman's son Henry's kids so they are Orsman's grandkids.
    Death 7 Sept 1899  Wallula, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [20, 32] 
    • Mount Muncie Cemetery Leavenworth,KS. Stone says Orsman Markham, Mercy, his wife, and Charles, &Bertel Markham. Funeral was held at his son Henry J. Markham's house. Orsman died at Henry's house.
    Person ID I1372699917  Markham_and_Marcum
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2026 

    Father Joshua Markham,   b. 8 Apr 1789, Tyringham, Berkshire Co, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1878, Dayton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Anna C. Dowd,   b. 11 Apr 1794, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1876, Dayton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1814  Occanum, Broome Co, NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1265  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mercy Merrill,   b. 4 Jun 1822, Dayton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1901, Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 2/14/1841  Dayton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Marriage. Page 30 of Merrill Genealogy
    Children 
     1. Solon Markham,   b. 22 Apr 1842, Dayton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 June 1922, Bourbon County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     2. Eugene A Markham,   b. 22 Jul 1844, Dayton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1922, Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     3. Ann Eliza Markham,   b. 13 May 1848, Dayton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 June 1850, Dayton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
     4. Henry J Markham,   b. 4 May 1850, Dayton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1929, Monterey County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F904  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2026 

  • Photos
    Orsman Markham obit 14 Sep 1899    		Orsman Markham obit 14 Sep 1899
    Orsmond and Mercy Merill    		Orsmond and Mercy Merill
    Henry sells 20 acres to William Barnard.    		Henry sells 20 acres to William Barnard.
    contemplating selling out due to his health    		contemplating selling out due to his health
    This is Henry visiting his brother Eugene in Elk County.    		This is Henry visiting his brother Eugene in Elk County.
    death of grandson Bertel who was Henry's son.    		death of grandson Bertel who was Henry's son.
    Mercy & Bertel (Bertie) their grandson bitten by mad dog.    		Mercy & Bertel (Bertie) their grandson bitten by mad dog.
    Orsman sells land to Henry his son    		Orsman sells land to Henry his son
    Henry sues his 2 sisters Julia Metzger & Emeline Dart & his brother Orsman Markham.    		Henry sues his 2 sisters Julia Metzger & Emeline Dart & his brother Orsman Markham.
    Henry suing his brother Orsman & Julia Metzger who is Joshua & Anna Markham daughter.    		Henry suing his brother Orsman & Julia Metzger who is Joshua & Anna Markham daughter.
    Orsman buying land    		Orsman buying land
    Orsman Markham and grandson bitten by mad dog 20 Jun 1888    		Orsman Markham and grandson bitten by mad dog 20 Jun 1888

  • Sources 
    1. [S653013186] Ancestry.com, Illinois, State Census Collection, 1825-1865, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Illinois State Archives; Springfield, Illinois; Illinois State Census, 1855; Archive Collection Number: 103.008; Roll Number: 2191; Line: 14.

    2. [S_996185939] Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_74; Line: 2.

    3. [S_996185939] Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_74; Line: 7.

    4. [S_996185939] Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_74; Line: 9.

    5. [S_996185939] Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1865 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1865_5; Line: 31.

    6. [S_996185939] Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1865 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1865_5; Line: 33.

    7. [S_996185939] Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1895 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: v115_77; Line: 33.

    8. [S_996185939] Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1875 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1875_11; Line: 25.

    9. [S_995811968] Ancestry.com, Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Bourbon, Kansas.

    10. [S_995811968] Ancestry.com, Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Fairmount, Leavenworth, Kansas; Archive Collection Number: T1130; Roll: 10; Page: 3; Line: 30; Schedule Type: Agriculture.

    11. [S_995811968] Ancestry.com, Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Fairmount, Leavenworth, Kansas; Archive Collection Number: T1130; Roll: 22; Page: 13; Line: 4; Schedule Type: Agriculture.

    12. [S_995811956] Ancestry.com, U.S. Census Non-Population Schedules, New York, 1850-1880, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Dayton, Cattaraugus, New York; Archive Collection Number: A1; Roll: 1; Page: 589; Line: 40.

    13. [S653396566] Graden, Debra, Western Life Newspaper Name Index, 1900-02, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    14. [S_996014932] Godfrey Memorial Library, comp., American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    15. [S653504948] Leavenworth County Genealogical Society and Rita Benge, ed, Leavenworth, Kansas State Census, 1865, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    16. [S_996271927] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited ), Year: 1880; Census Place: Fairmount, Leavenworth, Kansas; Roll: 385; Family History Film: 1254385; Page: 165D; Enumeration District: 150; Image: 0717.

    17. [S_996271863] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record), Year: 1870; Census Place: Fairmount, Leavenworth, Kansas; Roll: M593_437; Page: 191B; Image: 27243; Family History Library Film: 545936.

    18. [S_996015372] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1860; Census Place: Bourbon, Kansas Territory; Roll: M653_346; Page: 390; Image: 390; Family History Library Film: 803346.

    19. [S_996271740] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the ), Year: 1850; Census Place: Dayton, Cattaraugus, New York; Roll: M432_479; Page: 266A; Image: 517.

    20. [S_996185895] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    21. [S699865738] Ancestry.com, Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1922; Roll: 1.

    22. [S693956084] Newspapers.com - The Leavenworth Times - 1888-06-20 - Page 1, (The Leavenworth Times), Orsman Markham and grandson bitten by mad dog 20 Jun 1888 1888-06-20.
      Orsman Markham and grandson bitten by mad dog 20 Jun 1888      		 Orsman Markham and grandson bitten by mad dog 20 Jun 1888


    23. [S710413797] Newspapers.com - The Leavenworth Weekly Times - 24 Oct 1878 - Page 6, (The Leavenworth Weekly Times), Orsman buying land 24 Oct 1878.
      Orsman buying land      		 Orsman buying land


    24. [S711426202] Newspapers.com - The Buffalo Commercial - 18 Jan 1881 - Page 3, (The Buffalo Commercial), Henry suing his brother Orsman & Julia Metzger who is Joshua & Anna Markham daughter. 18 Jan 1881.
      Henry suing his brother Orsman & Julia Metzger who is Joshua & Anna Markham daughter.      		 Henry suing his brother Orsman & Julia Metzger who is Joshua & Anna Markham daughter.


    25. [S711426416] Newspapers.com - Buffalo Morning Express and Illustrated Buffalo Express - 19 Jan 1881 - Page 4, (Buffalo Morning Express and Illustrated Buffalo Express), Henry sues his 2 sisters Julia Metzger & Emeline Dart & his brother Orsman Markham. 19 Jan 1881.
      Henry sues his 2 sisters Julia Metzger & Emeline Dart & his brother Orsman Markham.      		 Henry sues his 2 sisters Julia Metzger & Emeline Dart & his brother Orsman Markham.


    26. [S711437627] Newspapers.com - The Leavenworth Times - 24 Oct 1883 - Page 4, (The Leavenworth Times), Orsman sells land to Henry his son 24 Oct 1883.
      Orsman sells land to Henry his son      		 Orsman sells land to Henry his son


    27. [S711437748] Newspapers.com - The Leavenworth Standard - 4 Jul 1888 - Page 1, (The Leavenworth Standard), Mercy & Bertel (Bertie) their grandson bitten by mad dog. 4 Jul 1888.
      Mercy & Bertel (Bertie) their grandson bitten by mad dog.      		 Mercy & Bertel (Bertie) their grandson bitten by mad dog.


    28. [S711437805] Newspapers.com - The Tonganoxie Mirror - 28 Feb 1889 - Page 1, (The Tonganoxie Mirror), death of grandson Bertel who was Henry's son. 28 Feb 1889.
      death of grandson Bertel who was Henry's son.      		 death of grandson Bertel who was Henry's son.


    29. [S711437850] Newspapers.com - The Tonganoxie Mirror - 24 Oct 1889 - Page 1, (The Tonganoxie Mirror), This is Henry visiting his brother Eugene in Elk County. 24 Oct 1889.
      This is Henry visiting his brother Eugene in Elk County.      		 This is Henry visiting his brother Eugene in Elk County.


    30. [S711437890] Newspapers.com - The Tonganoxie Mirror - 21 Aug 1890 - Page 1, (The Tonganoxie Mirror), contemplating selling out due to his health 21 Aug 1890.
      contemplating selling out due to his health      		 contemplating selling out due to his health


    31. [S711438009] Newspapers.com - The Tonganoxie Mirror - 22 Jun 1893 - Page 1, (The Tonganoxie Mirror), Henry sells 20 acres to William Barnard. 22 Jun 1893.
      Henry sells 20 acres to William Barnard.      		 Henry sells 20 acres to William Barnard.


    32. [S732758164] Newspapers.com - The Leavenworth Times - 9 Sep 1899 - Page 4, (The Leavenworth Times), Obituary for Orsman Markham 9 Sep 1899.
      Newspapers.com - The Leavenworth Times - 9 Sep 1899 - Page 4 Obituary for Orsman Markham      		 Newspapers.com - The Leavenworth Times - 9 Sep 1899 - Page 4 Obituary for Orsman Markham


    33. [S733531646] Newspapers.com - The Leavenworth Times - 24 Sep 1884 - Page 4, (The Leavenworth Times), Butler Rally 24 Sep 1884.
      Newspapers.com - The Leavenworth Times - 24 Sep 1884 - Page 4 Butler Rally      		 Newspapers.com - The Leavenworth Times - 24 Sep 1884 - Page 4 Butler Rally



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