Tuscarawas County OhArchives History - Letters .....Rev. Abraham B. Markle February 20, 1930
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Letter from Mrs Gunnett dated Feby 20, 1930  a clipping about Rev Abraham B. 
Markle which she clipped from last night's Feby 19th Anaheim Calif paper viz: 
the Anaheim Bulletin under "who is who in Anaheim" viz Rev Abraham B. Markle 
of 201 South Citron St, who before he entered the ministry was a printer, 
soldier & school teacher, who was born Mch 13 1841 in Eastport, Tuscarawas Co, 
Ohio. He was printer's devil on the Oskaloosa Times, Oskaloosa, Iowa when 14 
yrs old, was school teacher in Fairbury, Ills in 1858, joined Union Army Aug 
5? 1862, member of Co E 120th Reg Illinois volunteers, was in the grand march 
to the sea with Sherman through Georgia, participated in the Grand review of 
the Union troops in Wash D.C. on May 23 & 24, 1865, married Miss Cynthia 
Spence, one of his pupils June 25, 1865 at Newark, Ohio.  They have celebrated 
their 64th wedding anniversary.  Delivered his first sermon at Five Mile 
Grove, Ills for his wife's father who was a minister of the Christian Church, 
who was too ill to preach.  Took charge of the Christian Church, Chanute, 
Kansas in 1884? his first permanent charge, came to San Diego, Calif in 1889 & 
to Anaheim Calif in 1904, was Christian minister here for 7 yrs & then 
retired, Chaplain of Malvern Hill Post Grand Army of Republic.  Popularly 
known as "Abe".

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