Gordon Arnold Markle
Birth: 22 Mar 1918 Juniata County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Jul 1982 (aged 64) Pennsylvania, USA
Burial: Saint Davids Reformed Church Cemetery, Killinger, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Memorial #: 189711342
Bio: Gordon is the son of Isaac Thomas Markel and Ruth Arnold. Isaac is son of George Benjamin Markel and Mary Jane Mangle. George is son of Isaac Markel and Leah Reisenberg. Isaac is son of Conrad Markle and Catherine Hovis. Conrad is son of Johann Heinrich Markel and Maria Catherine Frasher. Johann was son of Heinrich Markel and Juliana Safftler - immigrants from Lampertsloch, Weissenburg, Alsace, Germany.WWII Draft: Gordon Arnold Markle Race: White Age: 22 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Place: Juniata, Pennsylvania, USA Birth Date: 22 Mar 1918 Residence Place: Millersburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Registration Date: 1940 Weight: 150 Complexion: Light Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Blonde Height: 6 Next of Kin: Ruth Markle MARRIAGE: Gordon Arnold Markel Gender: Male Age: 22 Birth Date: abt 1919 Marriage Date: 13 Mar 1941 Marriage Place: York, Pennsylvania, USA Father: Isaac Markel Mother: Ruth Ann Arnold Spouse: Doris Mary Rita Sanders Film Number: 000021216Paternal grandfather of Princess Meghan Markle, wife of Prince Harry of Wales, married 5/19/2018. Gordon A. Arnold's parents were Isaac Thomas Markle and Ruth Ann Arnold. Martha "Mattie" Jane (Sykes) Arnold, wife of Adam A. Arnold, daughter of Thomas Sykes and Mary Ann (Sharp) Sykes. Both are buried in Tower City, Schuylkill, Pa. Mattie is the great grandmother of Thomas Wayne Markle, father of Meghan. Information gleaned from Allentown (PA) Morning Call, May 18, 2018, article originally published in same 2017 on Meghan's ancestral roots in Pennsylvania's coal region and in S.C. for the BBC documentary "When Harry met Meghan: A Royal Love Story". Genealogy Geni website for Thomas Sykes 1835-1877/78 documenting familial lines.
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Isaac Thomas Markle 1891-1972
Ruth Ann Arnold Markle 1892-1963
Created by: President Chris Christou (46491266)
Added: 13 May 2018
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189711342/gordon-arnold-markle
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 May 2018), memorial page for Gordon Arnold Markle (22 Mar 1918–Jul 1982), Find A Grave Memorial no. 189711342, citing Saint Davids Reformed Church Cemetery, Killinger, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by President Chris Christou (contributor 46491266) .
