Kasriel Markel

1858 - 1922  (64 years)

• Name	Kasriel Markel
  Nickname	John
  Birth	Feb 1858	Kovno, Lithuania
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Nov 1922	Baltimore, Maryland
  	born in Rasein (now Raseiniai), Lithuania, son of Yankel Merkel and Irla Bloch. The surname was altered to MARKEL upon immigration to America. Some of his children, and his twin brother Newman, spelled the name MARKELL. About 1886, John settled in Baltimore, MD, with his wife Anna Leah (Chana Leah) and two oldest children Dora (b. 1881) and Jennie (b. 1883). Additional children Elsie, Jacob, Fannie, and Eli were born in Baltimore and the youngest, Sarah (Selda) in Crisfield, MD, where the family lived briefly about 1895-1896 before returning to Baltimore. John Markel was a coal merchant. Hebrew name: Kasriel b. Yakov. John's twin brother Newman and his half-sister Chaje Zippe Markel Eliason are also buried in this cemetery.
  Person ID	I1187	Markel
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	Yankel Merkel,   b. Abt 1819   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Tzilia,   b. 1829   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Chana Leah Merkel,   b. Mar 1858, Kovno, Lithuania d. 30 Apr 1921, Baltimore, Maryland (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	1880/1	Lithuania
  Children	1. Girl died young Merkel   2. Twin Markel,   b. Abt 1885   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Twin Markel,   b. Abt 1885   d. Yes, date unknown > 4. Dora Markel,   b. 17 Jun 1882, Raseiniai, Raseiniai District Municipality, Kaunas, Lithuania d. 3 Feb 1965, Maryland , USA (Age 82 years) > 5. Jennie Markel,   b. 20 May 1883, Raiseniai, Lithuania d. Feb 1972, Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States (Age 88 years) > 6. Elsie Markel,   b. Abt 1889, Baltimore, MD USA d. 31 Jul 1945, Baltimore, MD USA (Age 56 years) > 7. Eli Herman Markell,   b. 4 Feb 1890, Maryland , USA d. 31 Mar 1982, Bronx, New York, United States (Age 92 years) > 8. Jacob Markell,   b. 24 Jul 1892, Baltimore, MD USA d. 29 Jun 1928, Kenova, West Virginia USA (Age 35 years) > 9. Sarah Selda Sadie Markel,   b. Dec 1895, Crisfield, Somerset, Maryland, United States d. 13 Feb 1971, Dade, Florida, United States (Age 75 years)   10. Boy Died Young Markel,   b. 14 Jun 1900, Baltimore, MD USA > 11. Fannye Markel,   b. Apr 1893, Baltimore, MD USA d. 16 Feb 1959, Baltimore, Maryland (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F486	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2026