Markey Balyeat ¹³⁶²

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OBITUARY

Balyeat - Markey Balyeat was born in Lagrange County Indiana August 21, 1871; died at the home of his son =, Wilbert, Newaygo County, Michigan, November 11, 1931; age 60 3 20. He was married to Esther Eash in November, 1890. He leaves widow and 13 children (Mrs. Mary Broughman, Mrs Sevilla Mitchell, Mr. Bessie Snow, Mrs. Viola Malone, Mrs, Martha Northrop, Mrs. Lizzie Schrock, Mrs. Emma Marsh, Irene, Albert, Floyd, Clyde, Edward, and Wilbert). There are 23 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Funeral was conducted by T. U. Nelson, pastor of the Mennonite Church of Big Prairie. Services at the Oak Grove Church November 14, Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Source: Gospel Herald ¹³⁶²

Markey married Esther Eash, daughter of Samuel J. Eash and Barbara Bontrager, in Nov 1890.¹³⁶² (Esther Eash was born on 11 Apr 1872 ¹³⁶² and died on 10 Nov 1940 ¹³⁶².)