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Family Group Sheet


Husband:   Benjamin Franklin Marshall

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

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

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:  

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-)
Married:   11 Mar 1886 in:  
Spouse:   Albert T Snook
Born:   1859 in:  
Died:   1933 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Children:  

2nd Wife:   Rebecca Leavell

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

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

Henry County Indiana Marriages 1823-1851, by Ruth M Slevin
Part 4 - Groom 1842-1844 (Book E) (from FHL film# 0874489)

marriage record


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:

marriage record


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


headstone


Benjamin F. Marshall
Died
July 4, 1896
Aged
76 Y. 7 D.

Jane S.
Wife of Benj. F. Marshall
Died
May 12, 1854
Aged
35 y 2 m

New Lancaster Cemetery
(also known as Cook Cemetery)
Tipton County, IN

headstone

Mrs. Rebecca Marshall obituary, Elwood Daily Record, July 8, 1902:

obit


headstone headstone

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



headstone

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

land record


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

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).