Family Group Sheet
NameJoel Markwell
Birthabt 1818, Kentucky
Death1892, Kentucky
Marriage9 Mar 1838, Fleming Co., Kentucky
SpouseHester Royse
Birth2 Oct 1819, Fleming Co., Kentucky
FatherAaron Royse (1790-1856)
MotherRebecca Hunt (1792-1856)
Children
SpouseEsther Evans
Birthabt 1842, Fleming Co., Kentucky
SpouseBenjamin Franklin Royse
SpouseSusannah Jackson
Census Notes for Joel & Hester (Family)
1870 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 7 July, lists on p. 17 as family #112:
Markwell, Joel, 52, farmer; Esther, 57; Wallace, 21; Mary, 17; Sarah, 15; Emma, 11; McClurg, Marion, 14; John, 12. All born in Kentucky.
Marion and John are step-grandchildren, sons of Aaron’s wife Susannah Jackson and her first husband Isaac N. McClurg, who died in the Civil War when the boys were very young.
Markwell, Joel, 52, farmer; Esther, 57; Wallace, 21; Mary, 17; Sarah, 15; Emma, 11; McClurg, Marion, 14; John, 12. All born in Kentucky.
Marion and John are step-grandchildren, sons of Aaron’s wife Susannah Jackson and her first husband Isaac N. McClurg, who died in the Civil War when the boys were very young.
