William Elisha Marler 1823–1884
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Sarah Rotincia Lancaster 1845–1932
Photos Courtesy the Charles and Kate Marler Family and Ross and Nell Marler Family
Meet the marlers William Elisha Marler and Sarah Rotincia Lancaster, married Jan. 24, 1865, are the founders of the Marler family line in Destin. After serving during the Civil War for the Confederate States Army, William came to Florida from Georgia, settling first at Boggy Bayou on the north shore of Choctawhatchee Bay, then moving to East Pass. The couple had eight children, whose children and grandchildren and greatgrandchildren continue the Marler legacy on the Emerald Coast. »
William Thomas marler 1866–1960
Susan Emma Marler 1867–1955
Joseph Elisha Marler 1871–1948
George S. marler 1874–1953
b. Coffee County, Ala. d. Destin, Fla.
b. Americus, Ga. d. Destin, Fla.
b. Destin, Fla. d. Destin, Fla.
b. Coffee County, Ala. d. Destin, Fla.
m. Carrie Bowers, 1892 + Ernest W. + David Henry
m. George Destin, 1886
m. Rose Etta Davis Maston
m. Emma L. Parrish
m. Camela Catherine Brooks, 1904 + Edwin Madison + Bertha + William Thomas Jr. + Edna + Benjamin Franklin + Willie Mae + Nellie + Thomas E. + Clyde
Samuel Tildon Marler 1876–1919 b. Knoxhill, Fla. d. Destin, Fla. m. Bell E. Cheeton, 1895 ch. + Willie L. + Minnie + S. Henry + Charles Roland + May Belle + Joe + Bessie + Grace
ch. + George D. + Gaines D. + Ada + Ida E. + John Angus + Dewey + Leonard E. + “Baby” Destin
David H. Marler 1878–1896 b. East Pass, Fla. d. East Pass, Fla. Never married.
ch. + William Elisha + Mary Ratencia + Clarence Lee + Lewis Absant + Isaac Ed + Joseph Christopher + Pearl Elizabeth + Howard Clifton + Helen Ethel + Wilhelmina
Fannie Rotincia Marler 1881–1965 b. East Pass, Fla. d. Millville, Fla. m. Charles Alexander Sweeney Sr., 1903 ch. + Joseph Daniel + Iva Pearl + Charles Alexander Jr. + Ira Ratencia + Sarah Ethel + Clifton Absolom
ch. + Aquilla + Priscilla + Madeline + “Baby” Marler + George S. Jr. (by another marriage)
Charles Absolom Marler 1883–1953 b. Boggy Bayou, Fla. d. Destin, Fla. m. Katie Florence Nicholson, 1903 ch. + Bruce F. + Hugh Thomas + Ross Clinton
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