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Willets P. Markum

Birth	:	4 Feb 1891
Death	:	5 Sep 1912 Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA
Burial	:	Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.1439018, -97.0357971
Description	:	The Winfield Daily Free Press Winfield, Kansas Wednesday, September 18, 1912 Page 5 In Mermoriam Willets P. Markum, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Markum, was born February 4, 1891, died September 5, 1912, having lived twenty-one years, seven months and four days. He had a reputation of being a young man of excellent character, exemplary habits and generally respected by all who knew him. He always had a kindly greeting for those whom he met, and ever ready to extend a helping hand to those in distress and needing assistance. He was industrious, energetic and ambitious to achieve success... Read More	The Winfield Daily Free Press Winfield, Kansas Wednesday, September 18, 1912 Page 5 In Mermoriam Willets P. Markum, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Markum, was born February 4, 1891, died September 5, 1912, having lived twenty-one years, seven months and four days. He had a reputation of being a young man of excellent character, exemplary habits and generally respected by all who knew him. He always had a kindly greeting for those whom he met, and ever ready to extend a helping hand to those in distress and needing assistance. He was industrious, energetic and ambitious to achieve success in his chosen line of work, the construction and operation of telephone and telegraph lines. When a mere youth, he had a telegraph key in his bedroom for studying and practicing the morse alphabet. As he grew older, he purchased books on electricity and continued his studies of the science. He graduated from the country schools and spent one year in the Winfield High Schools. And was contemplating winter in a commercial and electrical college. While constructing a telegraph line along the Frisco railroad he was stricken with typhoid fever. After a courageous struggle of seven weeks, he died in the Frisco hospital at Springfield, Mo. He was given the best of care and attention by trained nurses and skilled physicians of the hospital, both day and night, amidst the most sanitary conditions; but it seems the fates had marked him for a better world. His father spent one week with him at the hospital. And his mothers presence cheered and comforted him, during his last four weeks on earth - her increasing vigilance accompanying him to the end. Willetts departure make visible the first vacant chair in a charming family circle of nine children - five girls and four boys. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. George Creekmore of Winfield, at the Hackney Baptist church, at 3 p.m. Sunday, September 8, 1912. His remains were followed by one of the largest processions ever seen in the Hackney community and laid to rest in the beautiful silent city of the dead - the Hackney cemetery. Pallbearers were Alva and Teddy Parsons, Marshall Drew, Jesse Knepper, Marck Cochran and Wm. Nickols.

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Where is Willets P. Markum's memorial?
Willets P. Markum's memorial is located at: Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Winfield, Cowley County, USA.
When did Willets P. Markum death?
Willets P. Markum death on 5 Sep 1912 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Willets P. Markum's memorial?
Latitude: 37.1439018
Longitude: -97.0357971

Family Members:

Parent

Michael Henry Markum

(1856 - 1923)

Mary Ellen Holtby Markum

(1868 - 1939)

Siblings

Lottie A. Markum Hester

(1888 - 1965)

Kathryn Ruth Markum

(1895 - 1920)

George Dewey Markum

(1900 - 1930)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1439018, -97.0357971

2. Memorial Lawn Cemetery
Arkansas City, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1352997, -97.0421982

3. Tannehill Cemetery
Arkansas City, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1622009, -97.0955963

4. Riverview Cemetery
Arkansas City, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.0800018, -97.0597000

5. South Bend Cemetery
Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1281013, -96.9408035

6. Melville - Brown Cemetery
Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1893700, -96.9509800

7. Parker Cemetery
Arkansas City, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.0703011, -96.9875031

8. Highland Cemetery
Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2235985, -97.0014038

9. Union Chapel Cemetery
Sumner County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2285995, -97.0744019

10. Cowley County Poor Farm Cemetery
Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2228012, -96.9689026

11. Elliott Gravesite
Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2301500, -97.1002000

12. Geuda Springs Cemetery
Geuda Springs, Sumner County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1300011, -97.1607971

13. Yeager Cemetery
Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1982700, -97.1422900

14. Saint Mary's Cemetery
Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2388992, -96.9725037

15. Union-Graham Cemetery
Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2542000, -96.9843979

16. Mount Zion Cemetery
Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2458000, -97.1136017

17. Liberty Cemetery
Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1281013, -96.8871994

18. Hope Cemetery
Arkansas City, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.0271988, -97.0914001

19. Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Winfield
Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2604600, -96.9783500

20. Rose Valley Cemetery
Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1713982, -96.8788986

21. Winfield State Home Cemetery
Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2623100, -96.9659800

22. Garden of Lollik Cemetery
Sumner County, USA
Coordinate: 37.0635986, -97.1656036

23. Griffith Cemetery
Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2154500, -96.8973000

24. Wright Family Cemetery
Sumner County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2183400, -97.1862200