Overview of Marks Family History

I have been researching the MARKS families of Ship Harbour, Nova Scotia for about ten years. During this time I have uncovered "the rest of the family" in the southern states with variant spellings such as Marks, Merck, Murks, Merk, Merks, Marck, Mark and Merck.

The "Southern" branch of the family are originally from Pickens County, SC. I have had the pleasure of meeting several of these "new" cousins, many of whom are working on their direct lines also.

The progenitor of all these families is Johann Balthasar Marks/Merck from Dannenfels province in Germany.

I am interested in communicating with anyone who has an interest in any of these families and is willing to share information.