HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

Biographical Appendix

EDWIN W. MARSHALL

Edwin W. Marshall, farmer and stock raiser of Castor Township, and the son of James and Charity A. (Whitworth) Marshall, was born in 1851 in Madison County, on the farm which he now resides. His father was born in Mecklenburg County, Va., in 1806, and when small, he and his father, Josiah Marshall, immigrated to Sumner County, Tenn., where James was reared. After attaining years of manhood he came to Madison County, and was here married in 1831 to Olivia S. Bennette, who died in 1843. She was the daughter of Joseph Bennette, who located three miles east of Fredericktown, where he became the owner of 275 acres of land. Of the five children born of this marriage three are now living: Josiah, Martha J. (wife of Francis M. Tidwell) and Sarah A. (wife of A. J. Gibbs). James Marshall was elected sheriff and collector of Madison County in 1838, and was also elected to the General Assembly in 1842. He was also elected county court justice in 1876. In 1846 he was married to Charity A. Whitworth, who was born in Madison County in 1826, and died in 1878. She was a daughter of Winston Whitworth, who was one of the early settlers. By this second marriage seven children were born, three of whom are now living: Edwin W., Phoeba A. (wife of William C. Spiva) and Laura E. (wife of Walter Shields). Edwin W. was educated in the common schools, and was reared on the farm. In 1876 he was married to Miss Lizzie Gill, who was born in Wayne County in 1855, and reared in Madison County. She was the daughter of Leander S. and Margaret M. Gill. By this marriage four children were born: Nellie E., James L., Henry A. and Clarence E. Mr. Marshall has resided on the old farm his entire life, being the owner of 155 acres of land, and has never resided outside of his own county. He is a Democrat in politics, casting his first presidential vote for Greeley in 1872. He is a member of Saline Creek Farmers' Alliance No. 116, and he and his wife are members of the Christian Church, of which he has been deacon for the past six years.