'Exception: SQLSTATE[42S22]: Column not found: 1054 Unknown column \'gmap_taxonomy_node.marker\' in \'field list\''

'Exception: SQLSTATE[42S22]: Column not found: 1054 Unknown column \'gmap_taxonomy_node.marker\' in \'field list\''
I have gmap working fine but when I try to integrate gmap_taxonomy I get this error trying to load a map. The gmap_taxonomy_node table exists and has a field called marker but the table is empty. My taxonomy vocabulary and terms seem to be setup correctly (gmap taxonomy fields show up in the UI and a marker type is associated with each term) and the table gmap_taxonomy_term has the appropriate records in it.

I even went back and "edited" each node (testing with 5 nodes) to see if it would load anything into gmap_taxonomy_node but nothing goes.

I don't really understand why gmap_taxonomy_node even needs a field "marker" since it is populated in the gmap_taxonomy_term table which should be just a join away.