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Family Group Sheet
Husband: | Benjamin Franklin Marshall |
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Born: | 27 Jun 1820 | in: Harrison Co., KY |
Died: | 04 Jul 1896 | in: Tipton Co., IN |
Father: | James Marshall (1781-1866) | |
Mother: | Susannah Baker (1787-1873) |
1st Wife: | Jane S. Decker |
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Married: | 09 Nov 1843 | in: Henry Co., IN |
Born: | 07 Mar 1819 | in: VA |
Died: | 17 May 1854 | in: Tipton Co., IN |
Father: | ||
Mother: |
CHILDREN |
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1 F Name: | Mary Elizabeth Marshall | |
Born: | Sep 1844 | in: Rush Co., IN |
Died: | 20 Jul 1909 | in: Elwood, Madison Co., IN |
Married: | 01 Feb 1866 | in: Tipton Co., IN |
Spouse: | Titus Teter Snodgrass | |
Born: | Jun 1838 | in: Scioto Co., OH |
Died: | 22 Jan 1908 | in: Elwood, Madison Co., IN |
Children: |
Laura Belle Snodgrass (1867-1942) m. George Emory Dicks (1863-1932) Amanda Jane Snodgrass (1868-c1938) m. Merrill Husted Rebecca Ann Snodgrass (1872-1949) m. William Scott Powell (1872-) Sarah Charlotte Snodgrass (1873-1941) m. Joseph Eldon Heflin (1869-1936) Cora H Snodgrass (1876-c1944) m. John Josephus Jones (1875-) James Eldon Snodgrass (1878-1949) Viola Myrtle Snodgrass (1883-1953) m. Lawrence E Hollowell (1878-) Verona Merl Snodgrass (1888-c1958) m. George G Husted |
2 M Name: | William S Marshall | |
Born: | Abt 1846 | in: Rush Co., IN |
Died: | 05 Dec 1873 | in: Tipton Co., IN |
Married: | 29 Dec 1867 | in: Tipton Co., IN |
Spouse: | Charlotte Emily Smith | |
Born: | 19 Aug 1848 | in: Fayette Co., OH |
Died: | 13 Jul 1933 | in: Elwood, Madison Co., IN |
Children: |
Edward Clarence Marshall (1869-1875) Omer Nicley Marshall (1871-1938) m. Mary Catherine O'Neil (1871-1959) Wilmetta Marshall (1874-1955) m. Elijah Grant Havens (1869-1956) |
3 M Name: | James Presley Marshall (1847-1934) |
Spouse: | Sarah Jane Smith (1852-1885) |
4 F Name: | Nancy E Marshall | |
Born: | 23 May 1848 | in: Rush Co., IN |
Died: | 30 Jan 1859 | in: Tipton Co., IN |
5 M Name: | Jasper N Marshall | |
Born: | Abt 1850 | in: IN |
Died: | in: | |
Married: | 24 Apr 1884 | in: Tipton Co., IN |
Spouse: | Hannah C McCombs | |
Born: | in: | |
Died: | in: | |
Children: |
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6 F Name: | Susannah Marshall | |
Born: | 11 Mar 1853 | in: Rush Co., IN |
Died: | 16 Dec 1931 | in: Tipton Co., IN |
Married: | 1871 | in: Curtisville, IN |
Spouse: | Miner B Harney | |
Born: | 1 Dec 1851 | in: IN |
Died: | 1883 | in: |
Children: |
Ora Alonzo Harney (1875-1933) m. Lottie L Willis (1871-1946) Fairella Harney (c1876-) |
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Married: | 11 Mar 1886 | in: |
Spouse: | Albert T Snook | |
Born: | 1859 | in: |
Died: | 1933 | in: Tipton Co., IN |
Children: |
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2nd Wife: | Rebecca Leavell |
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Married: | 21 Sep 1854 | in: Tipton Co., IN |
Born: | 07 Dec 1828 | in: IN |
Died: | 07 Jul 1902 | in: Tipton Co., IN |
Father: | James Leavell | |
Mother: | Elizabeth Cooper |
CHILDREN |
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1 M Name: | Oliver M Marshall | |
Born: | Sep 1855 | in: Tipton Co., IN |
Died: | 6 Nov 1924 | in: Madison Co., IN |
Married: | 16 Feb 1877 | in: Tipton Co., IN |
Spouse: | Viola McCombs | |
Born: | Abt 1855 | in: Henry Co., IN |
Died: | in: | |
Children: |
Lizza M Marshall (c1878-) James Franklin Marshall (1879-1965) m. Lena M Fowler (1883-1938) John Arlo Marshall (1883-1956) m. Edna Laverna Durant (1892-1945) Claude Marshall (1885-) m. Halcie L Moon (1890-) |
2 M Name: | John F Marshall | |
Born: | 18 Jul 1860 | in: IN |
Died: | 20 Oct 1861 | in: Tipton Co., IN |
3 M Name: | Francis Marion Marshall | |
Born: | Jun 1861 | in: Tipton Co., IN |
Died: | 4 Nov 1937 | in: Madison Co., IN |
Married: | 4 Feb 1882 | in: Tipton Co., IN |
Spouse: | Myrtle Ann Tyner | |
Born: | 21 Sep 1862 | in: Wabash Co., IN |
Died: | 4 Jan 1937 | in: IN |
Children: |
Guy Wilmer Marshall (1885-1974) m. Jennie Barbara Quinn (1887-) |
Biography and Timeline
Timeline:
Date: | Place: | Event: |
1819 | KY, Harrison Co. | Birth: Benjamin |
1819 | VA | Birth: Jane |
1843 | IN, Henry Co. | Marriage: Benjamin and Jane |
1850 | IN, Rush Co. | Census: Benjamin (age 31) farmer, Jane (age 31) |
1850 | IN, Tipton Co. | Land: Benjamin purchases 80 acres |
1851 | IN, Tipton Co. | Moved: Benjamin and Jane moved to Tipton Co. |
1854 | IN, Tipton Co. | Death: Jane |
1854 | IN, Tipton Co. | Marriage: Benjamin and Rebecca |
1860 | IN, Tipton Co. | Census: Benjamin (age 40) farmer, Rebecca (age 32) |
1868 | IN, Tipton Co. | Business: Benjamin built steam saw mill in Curtisville |
1870 | IN, Tipton Co. | Census: Benjamin (age 50) farmer, Rebecca (age 42) |
1880 | IN, Tipton Co. | Census: Benjamin (age 59) saw mill manager, Rebecca (age 52) |
1896 | IN, Tipton Co. | Death: Benjamin |
1900 | IN, Tipton Co. | Census: Rebecca (age 72) widowed |
1902 | IN, Tipton Co. | Death: Rebecca |
Family Photos
Birth Records
Marriage Records
Benjamin F Marshall and Jane S Decker marriage record, Henry Co., IN, married on 9 Nov 1843:
![Marriage record](marriage003.jpg)
Henry County Indiana Marriages 1823-1851, by Ruth M Slevin
Part 4 - Groom 1842-1844 (Book E) (from FHL film# 0874489)
Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 (Ancestry.com):
Name: Benjamin F. Marshall
Spouse: Jane S. Decker
Date: 9 Nov 1843
County: Henry
State: Indiana
Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT
Microfilm: 0874489 item 2
Indiana State Library, Indiana Marriages Through 1850:
Benjamin F Marshall
Jane S Decker
County: Henry
Date: 11-9-1843
Benjamin F Marshall and Rebecca Leavell marriage license, Tipton Co., IN, married on 21 Sep 1854:
Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 (Ancestry.com):
Name: Rebecca Level
Spouse Name: Benjamin F. Marshall
Marriage Date: 21 Sep 1854
Marriage County: Tipton
Source Title 1: Tipton County, Indiana
Source Title 2: Marriages 1844-1870 Bk. 1: Aug. 1844-May 1852 Bk.
Source Title 3: Compiled by Ruth M. Slevin
Book: 2
OS Page: 74
Tipton County, IN Marriage Records 1844-1870, p.186:
MARSHALL, Benjamin F. m. Rebecca Leavell , 21 Sept. 1854
Bk. 2-74
(Benjamin was in Rush Co., IN in 1850; Benjamin Franklin, 40 and Rebecca, 32, 1860 M; he 1st m. Jane Decker, who d. May 1854, aged 35-2-1; 1870-1880 M; 1900 wid. Rebecca; Benjamin d. 1896)
Death Records
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Mrs. Rebecca Marshall obituary, Elwood Daily Record, July 8, 1902:
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Nancy E. and John F. Marshall (left and right)
New Lancaster Cemetery, Tipton Co., IN
Susannah Marshall and Albert T. Snook (below)
Curtisville Cemetery, Tipton Co., IN
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Census Records
1850 Census, Indiana, Rush County, District No 97:
B F Marshall | age 31, male, farmer, $150 real estate, born in KY |
Jane Marshall | age 31, female, born in VA |
Mary E Marshall | age 5, female, born in IN |
William D Marshall | age 4, male, born in IN |
James P Marshall | age 3, male, born in IN |
Nancy E Marshall | age 2, female, born in IN |
Jasper N Marshall | age 3/12, male, born in IN |
1860 Census, Indiana, Tipton County, Madison Township:
Franklin Marshall | age 40, male, farmer, $1200 real estate, $450 personal, born in KY |
Rebecca Marshall | age 32, female, born in IN |
Elizabeth Marshall | age 15, female, born in IN, attended school |
William G Marshall | age 14, male, born in IN |
James P Marshall | age 12, male, born in IN |
Susana Marshall | age 8, female, born in IN, attended school |
Oliver Marshall | age 4, male, born in IN |
1870 Census, Indiana, Tipton County, Madison Township:
Benjamin Marshall | age 50, male, lumber contractor, $1000 real estate, $2000 personal, born in KY |
Rebecca Marshall | age 42, female, keeping house, born in IN, cannot write |
Susanna Marshall | age 17, female, at home, born in IN |
Oliver M Marshall | age 14, male, at home, born in IN, attended school |
Francis Marshall | age 10, male, at home, born in IN, attended school |
1880 Census, Indiana, Tipton County, Curtisville:
Benjamin Marshall | age 59, male, married, saw mill management, disabled with mashed foot, born in KY, father born in MD, mother born in KY |
Rebecca Marshall | age 52, female, wife, married, keeping house, cannot write, born in IN, parents born in KY |
Francis M Marshall | age 19, male, son, single, works in saw mill, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in IN |
Mary Caldwell | age 12, female, servant, single, attended school, born in IN, parents born in IN |
1900 Census, Indiana, Tipton County, Madison Township:
Rebecca Marshall | head, female, born Dec 1827, age 72, widowed, 4 children 2 living, born in IN, parents born in "unknown", can read and write, owns home free of mortgage |
Eliza J Leavill | boarder, female, born Apr 1836, age 64, widowed, 3 children 2 living, born in VA, parents born in VA |
Notes and Other Records
To do:
- Look for Benjamin Marshall obituary in Tipton Co., IN
- Return to Cook/New Lancaster cemetery to get photo of Rebecca's headstone
- Write biography
Proof of lineage notes:
- 1843 Henry County, IN, marriage record shows Benjamin F Marshall married Jane S Decker.
- 1850 census shows James P Marshall (age 3) living with B F and Jane Marshall.
- 1854 Tipton County, IN, marriage record shows Benjamin F Marshall married Rebecca Leavell.
- 1860 census shows James P Marshall (age 12) living with Franklin and Rebecca Marshall.
- 1934 obituary for John Presley Marshall states that he was son of Franklin Marshall and was born in Rush County.
From 1883 History of Tipton County, Indiana, p.215:
B. F. Marshall erected a good steam saw mill in 1868 at the village of Curtisville and did quite an extensive lumber business at that place for several years. He subsequently sold it to Goodwin & Goodwin, the present proprietors, who remodeled the machinery and added a heading factory.
Ben came to Tipton County in 1851.
U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 (Ancestry.com):
Benjamin F Marshall, Indiana, 1 May 1850, Tipton Co., Twp: 22-N, Range: 6-E, Sec: 30
1863 Civil War draft registration record:
Indiana, Tipton Co., District 90, Benjamin F Marshall, age 43, white, farmer, born in Kentucky![Civil War Draft Registration](civilwardraft.jpg)
Sources and Credits
- Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 (Ancestry.com).
- Henry County Indiana Marriages 1823-1851, by Ruth M Slevin.
- Indiana State Library, Indiana Marriages Through 1850.
- Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 (Ancestry.com).
- Tipton County, IN Marriage Records 1844-1870.
- 1843 Henry County, Indiana marriage license.
- 1854 Tipton County, Indiana marriage license.
- 1883 History of Tipton County, Indiana.
- 1850 Census, Indiana, Rush County, District No 97.
- 1860 Census, Indiana, Tipton County, Madison Township.
- 1870 Census, Indiana, Tipton County, Madison Township.
- 1880 Census, Indiana, Tipton County, Curtisville.
- 1900 Census, Indiana, Tipton County, Madison Township.
- U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 (Ancestry.com).
- Mrs. Rebecca Marshall obituary, Elwood Daily Record, July 8, 1902.
- Cemetery headstone photos by Tom.
- 1863 Civil War draft registration record.
- Marshall Family of Harrison Co. KY and Indiana by Jane A. Leavell.
- Data and photos from FindAGrave.com.
- Records from Two Marshall Family Bibles, 1752–1932, transcribed by Lloyd Hosman.
- Data from Ancestry.com family trees (Tina Weismiller).