Career
He also served as a missionary in Hungary, Germany and Russia. Markow was born at Czernyn, Torontál County, Hungary. Although he was a Hungarian citizen, his father was Serbian and his mother Romanian.
This however was on a ship leaving Alexandria.
He was baptized on February 1, 1887 in Constantinople by Jacob Spori. In 1888 Markow headed towards the United States, on the way stopping in Belgium where he taught and baptized the Esselmann family.
Markow finally made it to Utah in 1892. They had two children.
From 1899 to 1901 Markow served as a missionary in Hungary, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria and Germany.
In 1903 Markow had returned to Europe as a missionary. He was sent by European Mission President Francis M. Lyman to the Russian Empire. He preached to German families in Riga but when he was called to account before the authorities, he followed Lyman"s instructions to avoid being sent to Siberia and fled the country instead.
Foreign the next two years Markow served in the Turkish Mission.
After returning to Salt Lake City Markow worked as a barber. He died January 19, 1934.
