MARSHALL-William - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Beckwith, H.W. History of Fountain County, Indiana. Chicago: HH Hill 1881 Page 428

William Marshall, now of Butler County, Kansas, was born in North Carolina March 28, 1818, and is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Hobson) Marshall, both natives of the same named state. Thomas Marshall died in North Carolina, and William came, with his mother, to Parke County, Indiana, in 1830, and there lived till twenty-three years of age. In 1841 he married Juretta McMasters, daughter of Andrew McMasters. She was born in North Carolina November 5, 1823, and came to Parke County about 1830. They settled in Mill Creek township, Fountain County, on eighty acres, which his guardian, Isaac Hobson, had entered for him. He built a log house, 18 X 20, which still is used, but remodeled, by his son Andrew. He cleared his land and added till he owned 320 acres. From 1865 to 1873 he lived on 160 acres, one half mile east of the homestead. In 1873 he moved to Eldorado, Kansas, where he is comfortably situated. While in Fountain County he was three times trustee of his township. He is a republican, and wife and self are members of the United Brethren church. They have eight children: Thomas, Andrew, Henry, Sarah, John A., Sylvester P., Mary E., William S., each of whom, when twenty-three years old, received $1,000 from parents. Andrew was born June 29, 1843, on the homestead. When seventeen years old he began teaching. August 20, 1862, Mr. Marshall enlisted in Co., H, 63d Ind. Vols., under Col. McManomy, and afterward Col. I.N. Stiles and J.S. Williams. He fought at Rocky Face, Dalton, Resaca, and on to Atlanta, at Lost Mountain, Jonesboro, Decatur, Franklin, Nashville, Fort Anderson, Wilmington, Smithville, Raleigh, Goldsboro, and at the surrender of Johnston at Greensboro. He was mustered out at Indianapolis July 3, 1865, and returned to the farm, but continued teaching in winters for nine years. May 3, 1866, he was married to Melissa Elwell, daughter of Amariah and Caroline Elwell. She was born in Fountain County, Indiana, in 1847. They settled on eighty acres of the home-place, and now own twenty-four acres. They have five children. They are members of the United Brethren church. In politics Mr. Marshall is a prominent republican. He has been three times township trustee, notary public since 1877, and in 1880 was elected to the state legislature.