The only child of Colonel Leon Dawson Marks and his wife, Amelia Jordan. Frank was a namesake of his paternal grandfather, Francis "Frank" McMurray Marks. His parents married in Caddo Parish on March 10, 1859. There is no definitive birthdate for Frank other than supposition he was born between 1860 and his father's death in 1863.
Col. Mark, a Jewish attorney from Shreveport was a member of the 1860 Seccession Committee for Louisiana. He was killed on the battlefield during the battle of Vicksburg. Ironically, his mother, Amelia Jordan was a second cousin to Julia Dent Grant, the wife of Ulysses S. Grant.
It is believed Amelia and Frank are buried in the same grave.
Frank and his mother were killed when the steamboat Mittie Stephens caught fire after sparks fell on a load of government hay and sank in Caddo Lake while on it's voyage from Shreveport to Jefferson, Texas. Of 107 people aboard her, 61 would die. Most deaths would occur when people jumping overboard were sucked into the still running side-mounted paddlewheel, a fatal mistake on the part of the captain in an attempt to reach land. The steamer was grounded near the shore and if the wheel had been turned off, most victims could have simply waded to land. The majority of the victims were women and children (Source: New York Times; Feb. 14, 1869)
Frank's stepfather, T. Lyttleton "T. Lytt" Lyon survived the explosion.
Col. Mark, a Jewish attorney from Shreveport was a member of the 1860 Seccession Committee for Louisiana. He was killed on the battlefield during the battle of Vicksburg. Ironically, his mother, Amelia Jordan was a second cousin to Julia Dent Grant, the wife of Ulysses S. Grant.
It is believed Amelia and Frank are buried in the same grave.
Frank and his mother were killed when the steamboat Mittie Stephens caught fire after sparks fell on a load of government hay and sank in Caddo Lake while on it's voyage from Shreveport to Jefferson, Texas. Of 107 people aboard her, 61 would die. Most deaths would occur when people jumping overboard were sucked into the still running side-mounted paddlewheel, a fatal mistake on the part of the captain in an attempt to reach land. The steamer was grounded near the shore and if the wheel had been turned off, most victims could have simply waded to land. The majority of the victims were women and children (Source: New York Times; Feb. 14, 1869)
Frank's stepfather, T. Lyttleton "T. Lytt" Lyon survived the explosion.
The only child of Colonel Leon Dawson Marks and his wife, Amelia Jordan. Frank was a namesake of his paternal grandfather, Francis "Frank" McMurray Marks. His parents married in Caddo Parish on March 10, 1859. There is no definitive birthdate for Frank other than supposition he was born between 1860 and his father's death in 1863.
Col. Mark, a Jewish attorney from Shreveport was a member of the 1860 Seccession Committee for Louisiana. He was killed on the battlefield during the battle of Vicksburg. Ironically, his mother, Amelia Jordan was a second cousin to Julia Dent Grant, the wife of Ulysses S. Grant.
It is believed Amelia and Frank are buried in the same grave.
Frank and his mother were killed when the steamboat Mittie Stephens caught fire after sparks fell on a load of government hay and sank in Caddo Lake while on it's voyage from Shreveport to Jefferson, Texas. Of 107 people aboard her, 61 would die. Most deaths would occur when people jumping overboard were sucked into the still running side-mounted paddlewheel, a fatal mistake on the part of the captain in an attempt to reach land. The steamer was grounded near the shore and if the wheel had been turned off, most victims could have simply waded to land. The majority of the victims were women and children (Source: New York Times; Feb. 14, 1869)
Frank's stepfather, T. Lyttleton "T. Lytt" Lyon survived the explosion.
Col. Mark, a Jewish attorney from Shreveport was a member of the 1860 Seccession Committee for Louisiana. He was killed on the battlefield during the battle of Vicksburg. Ironically, his mother, Amelia Jordan was a second cousin to Julia Dent Grant, the wife of Ulysses S. Grant.
It is believed Amelia and Frank are buried in the same grave.
Frank and his mother were killed when the steamboat Mittie Stephens caught fire after sparks fell on a load of government hay and sank in Caddo Lake while on it's voyage from Shreveport to Jefferson, Texas. Of 107 people aboard her, 61 would die. Most deaths would occur when people jumping overboard were sucked into the still running side-mounted paddlewheel, a fatal mistake on the part of the captain in an attempt to reach land. The steamer was grounded near the shore and if the wheel had been turned off, most victims could have simply waded to land. The majority of the victims were women and children (Source: New York Times; Feb. 14, 1869)
Frank's stepfather, T. Lyttleton "T. Lytt" Lyon survived the explosion.
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