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John Wesley Marshall Family

Missouri, Kansas, Texas,
Oklahoma & Washington

John Wesley Marshall
b. 5 Sept 1843 Greene Co., Missouri
d. 13 Nov 1904 Tacoma, WA of pneumonia

m. Sarah Elizabeth Gower 28 Feb 1867 Bourbon Co., Kansas
b. 7 Apr 1852 Wright Co., Mo
d 17 Jun 1918 Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA
married by Rev. Elias Marshall, John W. Marshall's brother
her father: Zacheous Gower
mother: Polly Amanda Stewart
his father: John Marshall
his mother: Elizabeth Potter
Children
Thomas Homer Marshall b. 22 July 1868 KS d. 27 Feb 1904 Tacoma, WA m. Ida Oppie Jones
John Gower Marshall b. 26 Dec 1871 KS d. 19 May 1959 Tacoma, WA m. Laura Josephine Wilson
Alice "Allie" May Marshall b. 9 May 1885 Sunset, TX d. 1 Apr 1935 Seattle, WA 1m. Alonza Sheridan Wilkins (div.)
2m. Francis Killduff
3m. Thomas Lane
4m. ? Frazier

1843, 5 Sept - J. W. Marshall is born in Greene Co., Missouri, documented by the family Bible of Wm. Jasper Marshall's Family Bible in possession of Virginia England.

1850 - US Census, Jackson, Greene Co., Missouri.
John Wesley Marshall shows in the census next door to Thomas and Rachael Potter as a child with his mother, Elizabeth Popejoy. Elizabeth Potter had been previously married to John Marshall who died in January of 1845. She remarries very quickly and has two children by John Popejoy also listed here. He dies very soon before this census so she is shown here as a widow.

1852, November 1 - "John Wesley Marshall of Macon Co., Missouri" files a land patent #983 for "the South East quarter of the South East quarter of Section eighteen, in Township fifty-six, of Range fifteen, in the district of lands subject to sale at Milan, Missouri, containing forty acres.  [BLM patent records. Acession #MO4880_.397 BLM Serial# MO NO S/N]
This record can't be for this John W. Marshall. He would only be nine years old.  I'm sure he would have to have been legal age to register this land.  There were several records within a year or two of other patents with the same name but for similar reasons they are unlikely.  So I feel that he didn't get any land and this would have made the decision to leave the area much easier. 

1860 - US Census, Jackson Twp, Greene Co., Missouri.  M653  Roll: 621  Page: 67
Rachel Potter             52 f                               farming           /$800                 NC.
Andrew   "                19 m                                                                               MO
Thomas    "               17m                                                                                MO
Mary         "              14 f                                                                                 MO
Lewis        "              11 m                                                                               MO
     (next door)
Benj Potter                27 m                           farmer      $3400/500                  MO
Martha   "                  27 f                                                                                VA
Nancy    "                   5 f                                                                                 MO
Leticia    "                   3 f                                                                                 MO
     (next door)
Elizabeth Popejoy   47  f                            farming      $1400 / 500              Tenn
John Marshall           16 m                                                                                MO
Lucretia        "           13 f                                                                                 MO
Layfayette    "           11 m                                                                               MO
     (next door)
William Marshall     25 m                       farmer/ laborer         / 200                MO
Elizabeth    "              17 f                                                                                 MO


 The Marshall family had lived in Green and Wright Co., Missouri just prior to the Civil War. The family moved to Ft. Scott, Kansas in 1861.

1863, December 14 - John Marshall was in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas from 1861. Here he enlisted during the Civil War in the Company L, Kansas 6th Regiment, Calvary Regiment.  He has a rank as sergeant at the time of enlistment on 14 Dec. 1863.  His three brothers - Elias, James, and Washington Popejoy Marshall also enlisted. He is mustered out on 18th July 1865 at Devall's Bluff, Arkansas. [Union Civil War Service records, Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kansas]

1865-70 The family moved to Crawford County, Kansas

1867, 28 Feb - John Marshall has a marriage certificate to Elizabeth E. Gower.  a note on the bottom of the certificate states"The erasure made above and word "Elizabeth" written to correct the error.  The correct name is Sarah Elizabeth Gower. 
                                       [Bourbon County, Kansas, Marriage Certificate]

1870 - US Census, Kansas, Crawford Co., Girard. Series: M593  Roll: 431  Page: 365

Marshall, John W.     25 m w    farmer                   $2000 / $300           Kentucky
"              , Sarah  E.    17  f w     keeping house                                           "
"              , Homer          1 m w                                                                        Kansas

same page spread(Washington Popejoy is a half brother of John)
Popejoy Washington   21 m w   farmer                 $1650/$550              Missouri
"             , Pernetia          18 f  w    keeping house                                          "
"             , William            2 m w                                                                    Kansas

1880- He is in Sunset, Montague County, Texas census. We have not been able to ascertain why he came here from Kansas. page10-442A

1890-1 He moves with his family from Texas to Tacoma by covered wagon.

1900- US Census, Idaho, Ada Co., South Boise Precinct, enum. dist. 18, sheet 9. This record is very confusing since his son Thomas Homer is also listed in a different household with his wife.  The Homer listed here is supposed to be single.  Josie, the daughter-in-law is the wife of John Gower Marshall also here but listed as single.  The grand-children should be John G. and Josie's children
Marshall, John            head          w  m     July  1843   56     mar 33             Missouri         Tennessee     Tennessee
"              , Sarah E      wife          w   f     Apr   1862   48     mar 33  3/3      Missouri        Tennessee      Tennessee
"              , Homer T.   son            w  m    July  1868   31     s                         Kansas            Missouri        Missouri
"              , John G.      son           w  m     Dec  1871   28     s                         Kansas            Missouri        Missouri
"              , Allie M.     dau           w   f     May 1885   15     s                         Texas              Missouri        Missouri
"              , Josie         d in-law     w  f      Apr   1874    26     mar  7   3/2      Texas               Missouri       Missouri
"              , Thomas   grand-son   w  m    Aug   1883    6     s                          Indian terr.      Kansas          Texas
"              , Willie      grand-son   w  m    Apr    1898    2     s                          Oklahoma        Kansas         Texas

Thomas Homer Marshall is in Meridian Precinct, Ada Co., Idaho. Sheet #9, Enumeration Dist. #9, family 161 
Marshall, Thomas H.    head    w m     July   1868     31m  11yrs m.               Kansas   Missouri       Illinois      farm labor 0 mo. unemploy.rents
                 , Uda I	      wife     w f      April 1872      28m   11yrs m	5/5    Texas	  Kentucky    Kentucky
                 ,  Claud  A    son	  w m    Oct    1879      10s	                         Texas	  Kansas	 Texas	at school
                 , Thomas E   son	  w m    Mar    1891	      8s		                  Texas	   Kansas	       Texas
                 , Della	       dau.    w f      Feb    1892	       6 s		                  Texas 	   Kansas	       Texas
                 , Maud E	      dau.	  w f      Aug    1894       5 s	                         Indian Terr.	Kansas	Texas
                 , Clay E. 	      son	  w m     Sep    1898	      1s	                          Oklahoma	Kansas	Texas

1904, Nov 13  - John W. Marshall dies of pneumonia in Tacoma, WA. His oldest son had died the previous February also of pneumonia.

On John W. Marshall's Death Certificate in Tacoma, Washington his mother was listed as from Tennessee. This differs with what is listed on her chart.[Death Certificate]

1918, June 17 - Sarah Gower Marshall dies at the Tacoma General Hospital, Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA of chronic bronchitis at the age of 66 years, 2 months and 9 days. [Death Certificate]

Sources:

Marshall Family Index | Ancestor Chart #1

Cheryl's Family Index | Oregon Trail History | email to Cheryl Grubb


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