Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection open for research.

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No physical characteristics affect use of this material.

Preferred Citation

Genealogical Notebook of Flora Davis Maull: the Marks Chapter 1985 (SC 0146), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.

Acquisition Information

Previously catalogued as V REF 929.2 MARKS

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Accruals

Previously catalogued as V REF 929.2 MARKS

Processing Information

Laura Christiansen, 22 April 2019

Biographical Information

Flora Mae Davis Maull (1904-2001), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sidney Johnston Davis, grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee. She graduated from Vassar College in 1925 and married Baldwin Maull (1900-1995) in 1929. The couple lived in Princeton, New Jersey and shared an interest in genealogy and colonial history. Both authored numerous genealogical articles and publications. The "Genealogical Notebook of Flora Davis Maull" is divided into several sections or chapters, each collecting information related to a specific family. Sections of the notebook can be found in genealogical libraries throughout the United States. An image of the title page of the "Genealogical Notebook" appears on Flora Davis Maull's tombstone in St. Peters Episcopal Church Cemetery, Lewes Delaware.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of a portion of the "Genealogical Notebook of Flora Davis Maull" that focuses on the genealogy of descendants of Rev. John Marks (1716-1788) of Loudoun County Virginia. Included are numerous documents, charts, illustrations, and photographs related to the Marks family. A note on the third page describes the contents as follows: "Compiles miscellaneous data about Reverend John Marks and Uriah Marks, notebooks pages of Flora Davis Maull, 1985, Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution, 1954 Newspaper Article re: Reverend John Marks, History of Montgomery PA Baptists Church, History of the Baptists, Notes from Ryland, Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Abel Marks Son of Rev. John, Hundred Oaks Castle, [and] Mary "Patsy" Marks Howell." Many of the included resources feature unique pagination, no table of contents or index is present. including one letter, with a transcription, and a pamphlet entitled Making War on Women July 5 A.D. 1864" by Reverend Elijah B. White III (1938-2015).

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Related Material

Ancestors of Robert W. Cameron, Donna Triana, and Abel Marks: Data from John and Uriah Ledyard Marks, V REF 929.2 MARKS; Ancestors of Victor E. Williams from John and Uriah Ledyard Marks Reverend John Marks, 1716-1788: His Descendants & Relating Families, V REF 929.2 MARKS.

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Bibliography

"Baldwin Maull Is Dead at 95; Banker and Advocate for Poor," 16 December 1995. New York Times Accessed online https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/16/nyregion/baldwin-maull-is-dead-at-95-banker-and-advocate-for-poor.html, 22 April 2019.

"Flora Mae Davis Maull" Lewes Historical Society Graves index, Accessed online https://www.historiclewes.org/graves/flora-mae-davis-maull, 22 April 2019.

Williams, Jesse Lynch, and Edwin Mark Norris. 1900. Princeton Alumni Weekly. [Princeton, N.J.]: [Princeton University Press, etc.]. V. 30, no. 7, Accessed online http://books.google.com/books?id=0IMhAAAAMAAJ. 22 April 2019.

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