William & Rosannnah Marks Home - Nauvoo, Illinois
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BruceS
N 40° 32.455 W 091° 23.629
15T E 636018 N 4489035
Marker for historic house in the Nauvoo Historic District in Navoo, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WMF9WH
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/16/2012
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Text of historical marker:
William & Rosannnah Marks Home
the house was built in theearly 1840s and is typical New England saltbox style. It was the moe fo William Marks, born in Rutland, Vermont, on November 15, 1792. He served as president of the Nauvoo Stake for the church from 1839-1844. He also served as president of the Nauvoo Standing High Council of the church, alderman for the city of Nauvoo, and chief justice of the Municipal Cort of Nauvoo. Marks later affiliated with the Reorganization and became a counselor to Joseph Smith III (church president and prophet from 1860-1914) in 1863. Marks died on May 22, 1872, in Plano, Illinois.
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