CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - MARKS Ferdinand "Farnam"
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Wynot Tribune 11-30-1916

Passing of an Old Settler – taken from Hartington Herald

            Ferdinand Marks, commonly known as Farnam Marks, one of 
Cedar county oldest settlers, passed away in an Omaha hospital on Monday, 
Nov. 20th, after a long illness. The body was brought to this city, and 
funeral was held yesterday at the Methodist Church. Interment was at 
Wynot.

            The late Mr. Marks was born in Germany Oct. 13, 1853 and came 
to America in 1861, moving to Cedar County in 1870.

            He leaves to mourn their loss a wife and four children, three 
of whom were present at the funeral; Charles, Mary, and Arthur. He is 
also survived by three sisters, one in Oklahoma, one in Colorado and the 
other in Dakota.

            The late Ferdinand Marks was a diligent worker, a kind husband 
and a father and a good neighbor and his death will be greatly mourned.