Paternal grandfather of Meghan Markle, wife of Prince Harry of Wales, married 5/19/2018.

Gordon is the son of Isaac Thomas Markel and Ruth Arnold.

*Isaac is son of George Benjamin Markel and Mary Jane Mangle.

*George is son of Isaac Markel and Leah Reisenberg.

*Isaac is son of Conrad Markle and Catherine Hovis.

*Conrad is son of Johann Henry Markel and Maria Catherine Frasher.

*Johann Henry was son of Johann Heinrich Markel and Juliana Safftler - immigrants from Lampertsloch, Weissenburg, Alsace, Germany. Johann Heinrich is proven Patriot of the American Revolution by Guy E. Almony Jr. SAR #160713 and Guy III SAR #168500.

Johann Heinrich was the son of Martin Markel who also immigrated after his wife died in Germany.

MARRIAGE: Gordon Arnold Markel Gender: Male Age: 22 Birth Date: abt 1919 Marriage Date: 13 Mar 1941 Marriage Place: York, Pennsylvania, USA Father: Isaac Markel Mother: Ruth Ann Arnold Spouse: Doris Mary Rita Sanders Film Number: 000021216. Marriage 13 March 1941 Newport, Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States

WWII Draft: Gordon Arnold Markle Race: White Age: 22 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Place: Juniata, Pennsylvania, USA Birth Date: 22 Mar 1918 Residence Place: Millersburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Registration Date: 1940 Weight: 150 Complexion: Light Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Blonde Height: 6 Next of Kin: Ruth Markle

CENSUS: 1920

Isaac T Markel 26 Head

Ruth N Markel 27 Wife

Gorden A Markel 1 Son

1920; Census Place: Greenwood, Juniata, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1576; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 99

Isaac T Markel 38 Head

Ruth M Markel 35 Wife

Gordon Markel 11 Son

1930; Census Place: Newport, Perry, Pennsylvania; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2341823

CENSUS: 1940

Markle, Isaac F age 48 born PA male line foreman, PA Power and Light

-- Ruth A 46 Wife born PA

-- Gordan A 21 Son born PA Proprietor Gast Station single

1940; Census Place: Millersburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03484; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 22-101

DEATH: Unable to find SSA or obituary.

Gordon A. Arnold's parents were Isaac Thomas Markle and Ruth Ann Arnold. Martha "Mattie" Jane (Sykes) Arnold, wife of Adam A. Arnold, daughter of Thomas Sykes and Mary Ann (Sharp) Sykes. Both are buried in Tower City, Schuylkill, Pa. Mattie is the great grandmother of Thomas Wayne Markle, father of Meghan. Information gleaned from Allentown (PA) Morning Call, May 18, 2018, article originally published in same 2017 on Meghan's ancestral roots in Pennsylvania's coal region and in S.C. for the BBC documentary "When Harry met Meghan: A Royal Love Story". Genealogy Geni website for Thomas Sykes 1835-1877/78 documenting familial lines.