Riley Marshall

1797 - 1864  (66 years)

• Name	Riley Marshall  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	15 Sep 1797	Virginia   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Mar 1864	Marion, Grant County, Indiana   [1]
  Burial	Marshall Mausoleum, Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana   [1]
  Notes	Riley is not one of the children who were specifically listed in the Will of his father, Thomas Marshall, or in any other Bedford County records. However, his relationship is well established by the testimony of his youngest son, Woodson. Marilyn Childs sent Tom Marshall a copy of the account from Woodson's notebook, now in the hands of her aunt Jane Beard. His record says: "It is traditional in our family that before the Revolutionary War, three brothers: John, Samuel and Thomas Marshall came from England and settled in the Colonies. The two former in Maryland, the latter in Virginia. Thomas Marshall lived near Liberty in Bedford county, Virginia where my father Riley Marshall was born Sept. 15, 1797. His mother's maiden name was Oliver, and she belonged to a family of much respectability and for whom my oldest sister Harriet Oliver was named. My father disliked slavery and on reaching his majority, emigrated to the new free state of Ohio. One of his brothers, Alexander moved to Kentucky and one, Samuel to Missouri. His only (sic) son, Silas N. Marshall, lived in Little Rock, Arkansas." Some authorities claim that the father of Riley was Capt. Thomas Marshall, a brother of Chief Justice John Marshall. However, that Thomas married Frances Kennan and went to Mason County, Kentucky by 1790. The slavery issue, mentioned by Woodson above, may have sparked some family disagreements and may have been at least a partial factor in the decision of Riley and the Van Pelt's to go to Ohio in 1817 and Alexander and Samuel to Kentucky in 1820. Kentucky was not a free state but census records never show Alexander with any slaves and Samuel with just one colored female under age 25 in 1830. (Marshall, Ralph E. DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS MARSHALL BEDFORD CO., VA PLUS HIX-OWEN-NICHOLSON & RELATED FAMILES (Self Published, September 1986), p 14). (Research): Census Listings: 1830 Census Indiana, Delaware County, Mississinaway Twp Page 285 FREE WHITE MALES under 5-one ages 5 through 9-two ages 30-39-one FREE WHITE FEMALES under 5-two ages 10-14-one ages 30-39-one STATISTICS Free White persons under 20-six Free White persons 20 through 49-tow Total Free White persons-eight Total all persons, free and slaves-eight 1840 Census Indiana, Grant County, Washington Page 81 Image 168 FREE WHITE MALES under 5-two ages 5 through 9-one ages 10 through 14-one ages 15 through 19-two ages 40 through 49-one FREE WHITE FEMALES ages 10 through 14-one ages 15 through 19-one ages 40 through 49-one STATISTICS Employed in agriculture-four Free whites persons under age 20-eight Free white persons 20 to 49-two Total Free White persons-ten Total all persons, free and slaves-ten 1850 Census Indiana, Wabash County, LaGro Township Enumerated 12 Aug 1850 98-101 Riley Marshall 52 M Merchant 875 Va Elizabeth Marshall 50 F Pa William Marshall 20 M Clerk in Store Ind Samuel Marshall 16 M Ind Ezra Marshall 13 M Ind Woodson Marshall 11 M Ind ---/102 William Shively 22 M Taylor Va Nancy Shively 22 F Ind Lonson L Shively 4/12 M Ind
  Person ID	I19074	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Thomas Marshall,   b. Abt 1757, Wales d. Bef Oct 1819, Bedford County, Virginia (Age ~ 62 years)
  Mother	Nancy Ann Oliver,   b. Abt 1758, Maryland d. 26 May 1841, Bedford County, Virginia (Age ~ 83 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1777	Maryland   [1]
  	"Thomas was most likely born in the late 1750's and probably married in Maryland in the late 1770's. Son William appears to have been born by at least the early part of 1780. Nancy is named as wife of Thomas in his will and they are mentioned in an 1804 land transaction. However, no marriage record has been located yet for Thomas in either Maryland or Virginia to prove whether Nancy was the mother of all of his children. The fact that the first two known children of Thomas were named William and Nancy gives some credence to the idea that his father was named William and his wife was Nancy. Woodson Marshall (a grandson) state that the maiden name of Riley (his father's) mother was Oliver, and that his oldest sister, Harriet Oliver Marshall was named for her. It could be interpreted to mean that Riley's mother was actually named Harriet Oliver, in which case Thomas would have married Nancy after Riley's birth in 1797 but before 1804. Am inclined to think that Thomas only had one wife, and her name was Nancy Oliver. Based on the bits of available information, would guess Nancy was born about 1759 and was at least 81 years old when she died in 1841. Although probably cared for most by the youngest daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth and George Pollard, the 1840 census shows she COULD have been living with Nancy and Joseph Eubank. This Nancy was the daughter of William Marshall and probably the oldest grandchild of Thomas. If Nancy Marshall was living with the Eubank's then it woudl be another indication that she was the only wife of Thomas." Marshall, Ralph E. DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS MARSHALL BEDFORD CO., VA PLUS HIX-OWEN-NICHOLSON & RELATED FAMILES (Self Published, September 1986), p 15.
  Family ID	F2972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Cravens,   b. 20 May 1799, Dunkard Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania d. 22 Feb 1870, Indiana (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	6 Aug 1818	Highland County, Ohio   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Harriett Oliver Marshall,   b. 27 May 1819, Ohio d. 26 May 1899, Indiana (Age 79 years)   2. Joseph Cravens Marshall,   b. Abt 1821, Indiana d. Abt 1864 (Age ~ 43 years)   3. Daniel Miller Marshall,   b. Abt 1823, Indiana d. Abt 1892 (Age ~ 69 years)   4. Mary Evans Marshall,   b. Abt 1825, Indiana d. Abt 1904 (Age ~ 79 years)   5. Nancy S. Marshall,   b. 18 Mar 1827, Indiana d. Abt 1875, Kansas (Age 47 years)   6. William B. Marshall,   b. Abt 1829, Indiana d. Yes, date unknown   7. Sally Marshall,   b. Abt 1831, Indiana d. Abt 1832, Indiana (Age ~ 1 years)   8. Samuel M. Marshall,   b. Abt 1833, Indiana d. Yes, date unknown   9. Ezra Trask Marshall,   b. Abt 1836, Indiana d. Aft 1870 (Age ~ 35 years)   10. Woodson Shively Marshall,   b. Abt 1838, Indiana d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6941	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Sep 1797 - Virginia Marriage - 6 Aug 1818 - Highland County, Ohio Death - 2 Mar 1864 - Marion, Grant County, Indiana Burial - - Marshall Mausoleum, Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S306] Caldwell, Cecile (ccaldwel@eterier.net) "Draper/Marshall of Botetourt and Bedford Counties, Virginia" Ver. Feb 23 12:03:01 2002 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=4909. [S186] Marshall, Ralph E. DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS MARSHALL BEDFORD CO., VA PLUS HIX-OWEN-NICHOLSON & RELATED FAMILES (Self Published, September 1986), p 16 (Reliability: 3). [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), Indiana, Wabash County, LaGro Township Enumerated 12 Aug 1850 98-101 (Reliability: 3).