Smyrna times., 1931-03-11
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Frederick A. Marker, Sr., Aged "a,
Passes Away at Home of His Son
Walter L. Marker Near Clayton

Walter L. Marker Near Clayton
Frederick Augustus Marker, Sr..
died at the home of his son, Walter
L. Marker, near Clayton, Thursday
last. March 5th. He was in the
95th year of his age. Mr.. Marker
was known as the Grand Old
Man" of Clayton and he was loved
and held IN high esteem by young
and old alike. He was very active
for his age and took keen inter
est in the affairs of life unto the
end Altho he gradually grew
weaker from the infirmities of age
he did not take to his bed until
stricken with pneumonia about a
week before he died. In the early
hours of last Thursday morning,
surrounded by loved ones, he pass
ed peacefully away. The deceased
was the son of the late Jonathan
and Elizabeth (Palmer) Marker
and was born at Garrettford, Del
aware County, Pa, on October 5,
1886. His father was a paper
manufacturer in Upper Darby, Pa.
He was the youngest of ten chill
dren, the majority of whom lived
past the three score years and ten.
His father was SO when he died
and his grandfather, Frederick
Marker, was a. Mr.. Marker, sub
ject of this sketch, was conductor
of the first horse-drawn street car
from Darby, Pa, to Philadelphia.
Marked have been the changes in
transportation since his boyhood
days to say nothing of the great
strides in invention. Though a
young man during the Civil War
he never was drafted nor did he
enlist. In 1868 Mr.. Marker mar
ried Miss Jennie Jordon, sister Of
Colonel Joseph Jordon, Of Bridge
port, Pa, who was the inventor Of
the Jordon paper and rag-cutting
machine. She died eighteen years
ago. BY this union there are eight
children as follows: Joseph Tired
erick al. Jr., Walter L., Clarence
Fl, Miss Florence al. Marker, and
Mrs. Carroll B.Massey, all Of whom
live in or near Clayton; Mrs. Mary
z. Barnes of Chesapeake City, Nd,
and Mrs. Jane M Lord of Philadel-
phia. Mr. Marker also leaves six
teen grandchildren and seventeen
great grandchildren He IS surviv-
also by many nieces and nephews.
Forty-four years ago Mr.. Marker
moved from near Media, Pa. to
Price, Queen Anne County, Nd,
where he and Mrs. Marker and
their growing family became very
active in the church and the social
affairs Of the community. Fifteen
years later Mr.. Marker purchased
a farm near Delaney, Delaware,
and moved thereon, but retired q
few years after to his home in
Clayton. Here he remained until
last November when he moved to
the home Of his son Walter near
Delaney. The deceased was a
Mason and a Past Master of his
lodge. He was a charter member
Of the George w. Bartram Lodge,
No. 298, F. and A. NJ, of Media,
Pa, in 1857, and was elected to the
office Of Worshipful Master in
1872. The funeral services were
held on Saturday afternoon in
Ewells M. p. Church. Clayton, by
his own request, and Of which
church he was a faithful attendant
for many years and as long as his
advanced years would permit. Rev.
J. w. Paris, pastor Of the church,
assisted by Rev. G. w. Spry, Of st.
Paul NJ. z. Church, Clayton, offici-
ated. The choir sang his favorite
hymns and Professor H. f. Nc
Bride of Chesapeake City, Md, eff
fectively sang Tennyson's Gross
ing the Bar" The funeral was
largely attended, many coming
from a distance. Interment was
made in the family lot at Odd Eel
lows Cemetery, Smyrna.
William s. Moffitt of Brenford
William S. Mifitt died at his
home in Brenford early Friday
morning, March 9Th, of heart
trouhle He was So wears of age