Born: July 1872, Delaware (probably Wilmington)
Died: November 20, 1954, Wilmington, Delaware.
Buried: Lombardy Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware.
Marks was apparently living in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1913. His works include:
Cream of Song, with Leander Pickett & O. B. Culpepper & (Louisville, Kentucky: Pickett Publishing Company, 1906)
Tears and Triumphs No. 4, with Leander Pickett & Benjamin Butts (Louisville, Kentucky: Pentecostal Publishing Company, 1910)
Noted Hymns, 1927 (editor)
Lyrics--
Christmas Joy
Tasting the Joys
Trying to Be More like Jesus
We Shall Hear Him Say, "Well Done"
Music--
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God’s abiding peace is in my soul today,
Yes, I feel it now, yes, I feel it now;
He has taken all my doubts and fears away,
Though I cannot tell you how.
Tune Title: [God's abiding peace is in my soul today]First Line: God's abiding peace is in my soul todayComposer: William Edie MarksIncipit: 54354 65512 33432Key: B♭ Major
Tune Title: [God's abiding peace is in my heart today]First Line: God's abiding peace is in my soul todayComposer: William E. MarksMeter: 11.10.11.7.9.10.9.7Key: B♭ MajorSource: The Cyber Hymnal (http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/i/t/i/itismine.htm); Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/It_Is_Mine)